Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Jacksonville Expansion Project, and Request for Comments On Environmental Issues, 30069-30071 [2015-12615]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 26, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 7141–002] Mill Shoals Hydro Company, Inc.; Mill Shoals Hydro Company, LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption 1. By letter filed April 24, 2015,1 William B. Conway, Jr., Counsel for Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA),2 informed the Commission that the exemption from licensing for the Milstead Dam Project, FERC No. 7141, originally issued April 15, 1983,3 has been transferred to Mill Shoals Hydro Company, LLC, an affiliate of Enel Green Power. The project is located on the Yellow River in Rockdale County, Georgia. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. 2. Mill Shoals Hydro Company, LLC is now the exemptee of the Milstead Dam Project, FERC No. 7141. All correspondence should be forwarded to: Mill Shoals Hydro Company, LLC, c/o Enel Green Power North America, Inc., Attn: General Counsel, 1 Tech Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810. BILLING CODE 6717–01P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 5633–011] Hydro Development Group, Inc., Hydro Development Group Acquisition, LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption 1. By letter filed April 24, 2015,1 William B. Conway, Jr., Counsel for Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA),2 informed the Commission mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2015–12605 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Jacksonville Expansion Project, and Request for Comments On Environmental Issues [FR Doc. 2015–12609 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] 1 Seventeen other exempted projects which are to be transferred were included in the April 24, 2015 letter. These exemptions will be handled under separate proceedings. 2 Enel Green Power North America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enel Green Power. Enel Green Power is a well-capitalized publicly traded company. 3 23 FERC ¶ 62,045, Notice of Exemption From Licensing (1983). 1 Seventeen other exempted projects which are to be transferred were included in the April 24, 2015 letter. These exemptions will be handled under separate proceedings. 2 Enel Green Power North America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enel Green Power. Enel Green Power is a well-capitalized publicly traded company. 17:50 May 22, 2015 Dated: May 19, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [Docket No. CP15–144–000] Dated: May 19, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. VerDate Sep<11>2014 that the exemption from licensing for the Number 3 Mill Project, FERC No. 5633, originally issued July 14, 1982,3 has been transferred to Hydro Development Group Acquisition, LLC, an affiliate of Enel Green Power. The project is located on the South Branch Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County, New York. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. 2. Hydro Development Group Acquisition, LLC is now the exemptee of the Number 3 Mill Project, FERC No. 5633. All correspondence should be forwarded to: Hydro Development Group Acquisition, LLC, c/o Enel Green Power North America, Inc., Attn: General Counsel, 1 Tech Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810. Jkt 235001 The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Jacksonville Expansion Project (Project). The Project would involve constructing and operating interstate natural gas transmission facilities by the Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) in Bradford, Clay, Columbia, and Suwannee Counties, Florida. Specifically, FGT would construct: (1) About 3 miles of pipeline in Suwannee and Columbia Counties; (2) about 5.7 miles of pipeline in Bradford County; and (3) a new compressor unit and regulation station in Bradford County. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public 3 20 FERC ¶ 62,054, Order Granting Exemption from Licensing of a Small Hydroelectric Project of 5 Megawatts or Less (1982). PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30069 and interested agencies on the Project. You can make a difference by providing us with your specific comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental impacts, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or minimize environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before June 15, 2015. If you sent comments on this Project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on March 31, 2015, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP15–144–000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you are a landowner receiving this notice, an FGT representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the Commission approves the Project, that approval conveys with it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with state law. The ‘‘For Citizens’’ section of the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) provides more information about the FERC and the environmental review process. This section also includes information about getting involved in FERC jurisdictional projects, and a citizens’ guide entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need to Know?’’ This guide addresses a number of frequently asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission’s proceedings. Public Participation For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1 30070 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 26, 2015 / Notices follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the filing type; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP15–144– 000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Summary of the Proposed Project mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES According to FGT, the purpose of the Project is to provide a total of approximately 75,000 MMBtu/d of natural gas capacity to be delivered at various amounts at several points throughout Florida. To accomplish this, FGT proposes to: • Construct approximately 3.0 miles of 30-inch-diameter looping pipeline and associated facilities 1 in Suwannee and Columbia Counties; • install one new compressor unit, rewheel an existing turbine compressor unit, and construct and modify piping and valves at Compressor Station 16 in Bradford County; • construct approximately 5.7 miles of 20-inch-diameter looping pipeline and associated facilities in Bradford County; and • construct a new regulation station in Bradford County. FGT would also own, operate, and maintain these interstate natural gas transmission facilities. The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix 1.2 1 Associated facilities include new or relocated pig launchers and receivers, valves, and cathodic protection equipment. 2 The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502- VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:31 May 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 140 acres of land. Following construction, FGT would maintain about 50 acres of land; the remaining land would be restored/ stabilized and allowed to revert to former uses. Where feasible, FGT proposes to use existing rights-of-way for construction and operation of the proposed facilities. Both of the proposed pipelines would be 100% collocated with other existing FGT pipelines. The EA Process The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the potential environmental impacts of a proposed project whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us 3 to discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA. In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these general headings: • Geology and soils; • land use; • water resources, fisheries, and wetlands; • cultural resources; • vegetation and wildlife; • air quality and noise; • endangered and threatened species; • public safety; and • cumulative impacts. We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA will be available in the public record through eLibrary and depending on the comments received during the scoping process we may also publish and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We will consider all comments on the EA before 8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 3 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects. PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 making our recommendations to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public Participation section below. With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA.4 Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the Public Participation section of this notice. Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project’s potential effects on historic properties.5 We will define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the project develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include construction right-of-way, contractor/ pipe storage yards, compressor stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106. Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission’s regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for 4 The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. 5 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 26, 2015 / Notices project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. If we publish and distribute the EA, copies of the EA will be sent to the environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached Information Request (Appendix 2). Becoming an Intervenor In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want to become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an official party to the Commission’s proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission’s final ruling. An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s Web site. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Additional Information Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number CP15–144 (note: the last three digits are excluded). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:50 May 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Dated: May 19, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–12615 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 30071 The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: May 19, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [Docket No. ER15–1714–000] Targray Americas Inc.; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization [FR Doc. 2015–12616 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Targray Americas Inc.’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is June 8, 2015. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 6756–008] Sweetwater Hydroelectric, Inc.; Lower Valley, LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption 1. By letter filed April 24, 2015,1 William B. Conway, Jr., Counsel for Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA),2 informed the Commission that the exemption from licensing for the Lower Valley Project, FERC No. 6756, originally issued November 9, 1982,3 has been transferred to Lower Valley, LLC, an affiliate of Enel Green Power. The project is located on the Sugar River in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. 2. Lower Valley, LLC is now the exemptee of the Lower Valley Project, FERC No. 6756. All correspondence should be forwarded to: Lower Valley, LLC, c/o Enel Green Power North America, Inc., Attn: General Counsel, 1 Tech Drive, Suite 220, Andover, MA 01810. 1 Seventeen other exempted projects which are to be transferred were included in the April 24, 2015 letter. These exemptions will be handled under separate proceedings. 2 Enel Green Power North America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Enel Green Power. Enel Green Power is a well-capitalized publicly traded company. 3 21 FERC ¶ 62,216, Notice of Exemption from Licensing (1982). E:\FR\FM\26MYN1.SGM 26MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30069-30071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12615]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-144-000]


Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Jacksonville 
Expansion Project, and Request for Comments On Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will 
discuss the environmental impacts of the Jacksonville Expansion Project 
(Project). The Project would involve constructing and operating 
interstate natural gas transmission facilities by the Florida Gas 
Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) in Bradford, Clay, Columbia, and 
Suwannee Counties, Florida. Specifically, FGT would construct: (1) 
About 3 miles of pipeline in Suwannee and Columbia Counties; (2) about 
5.7 miles of pipeline in Bradford County; and (3) a new compressor unit 
and regulation station in Bradford County. The Commission will use this 
EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is 
in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the 
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested 
agencies on the Project. You can make a difference by providing us with 
your specific comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental impacts, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or minimize environmental impacts. 
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they 
need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and 
properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission 
receives them in Washington, DC on or before June 15, 2015.
    If you sent comments on this Project to the Commission before the 
opening of this docket on March 31, 2015, you will need to file those 
comments in Docket No. CP15-144-000 to ensure they are considered as 
part of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for this project. State and local government 
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed 
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, an FGT representative 
may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to construct, 
operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company would seek 
to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the 
Commission approves the Project, that approval conveys with it the 
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to 
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation 
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with 
state law.
    The ``For Citizens'' section of the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) 
provides more information about the FERC and the environmental review 
process. This section also includes information about getting involved 
in FERC jurisdictional projects, and a citizens' guide entitled ``An 
Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need to Know?'' 
This guide addresses a number of frequently asked questions, including 
the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's 
proceedings.

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at 
(202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully

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follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, 
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a 
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. 
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on 
``eRegister.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project, 
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number 
(CP15-144-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    According to FGT, the purpose of the Project is to provide a total 
of approximately 75,000 MMBtu/d of natural gas capacity to be delivered 
at various amounts at several points throughout Florida. To accomplish 
this, FGT proposes to:
     Construct approximately 3.0 miles of 30-inch-diameter 
looping pipeline and associated facilities \1\ in Suwannee and Columbia 
Counties;
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    \1\ Associated facilities include new or relocated pig launchers 
and receivers, valves, and cathodic protection equipment.
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     install one new compressor unit, re-wheel an existing 
turbine compressor unit, and construct and modify piping and valves at 
Compressor Station 16 in Bradford County;
     construct approximately 5.7 miles of 20-inch-diameter 
looping pipeline and associated facilities in Bradford County; and
     construct a new regulation station in Bradford County.
    FGT would also own, operate, and maintain these interstate natural 
gas transmission facilities. The general location of the project 
facilities is shown in Appendix 1.\2\
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    \2\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in 
the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those 
receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov 
using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call 
(202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to 
the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 140 
acres of land. Following construction, FGT would maintain about 50 
acres of land; the remaining land would be restored/stabilized and 
allowed to revert to former uses. Where feasible, FGT proposes to use 
existing rights-of-way for construction and operation of the proposed 
facilities. Both of the proposed pipelines would be 100% collocated 
with other existing FGT pipelines.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the 
Commission to take into account the potential environmental impacts of 
a proposed project whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate 
of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us \3\ to 
discover and address concerns the public may have about proposals. This 
process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of the scoping 
process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important 
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public 
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will 
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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    \3\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff 
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of 
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these 
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to 
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA 
will be available in the public record through eLibrary and depending 
on the comments received during the scoping process we may also publish 
and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We 
will consider all comments on the EA before making our recommendations 
to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and 
address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the 
Public Participation section below.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of 
this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
EA.\4\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status 
should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the 
Public Participation section of this notice.
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    \4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing 
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's 
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation 
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to 
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested 
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on 
historic properties.\5\ We will define the project-specific Area of 
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the project 
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum 
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include 
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor 
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our 
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status 
of consultations under section 106.
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations 
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those 
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or 
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in 
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic 
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other 
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also 
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's 
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property 
may be used temporarily for

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project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of 
aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project. 
We will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds 
to ensure that we send the information related to this environmental 
review to all individuals, organizations, and government entities 
interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project.
    If we publish and distribute the EA, copies of the EA will be sent 
to the environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you 
would prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD 
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please 
return the attached Information Request (Appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want 
to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the 
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the 
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard 
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. 
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a 
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in 
the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web 
site.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number 
CP15-144 (note: the last three digits are excluded). Be sure you have 
selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC 
Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also 
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the 
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: May 19, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-12615 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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