Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Appalachian Gateway Project, 19349-19350 [2011-8246]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 67 / Thursday, April 7, 2011 / Notices Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): NYISO Filing to Revise BPCG Calculation and Request for Waiver to be effective 6/1/2011. Filed Date: 03/30/2011. Accession Number: 20110330–5184. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–3237–000. Applicants: Wisconsin Electric Power Company. Description: Wisconsin Electric Power Company submits tariff filing per 35.12: Wisconsin Electric Formula Rate Wholesale Sales Tariff Service Agreement No 2 to be effective 6/1/2011. Filing Type: 20. Filed Date: 03/30/2011. Accession Number: 20110330–5201. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Take notice that the Commission received the following open access transmission tariff filings: Docket Numbers: OA07–32–011. Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc. Description: Informational report of Entergy Services, Inc. Filed Date: 03/30/2011. Accession Number: 20110330–5241. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other than the Applicant. As it relates to any qualifying facility filings, the notices of self-certification [or self-recertification] listed above, do not institute a proceeding regarding qualifying facility status. A notice of self-certification [or self-recertification] simply provides notification that the entity making the filing has determined the facility named in the notice meets the applicable criteria to be a qualifying VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:53 Apr 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 facility. Intervention and/or protest do not lie in dockets that are qualifying facility self-certifications or selfrecertifications. Any person seeking to challenge such qualifying facility status may do so by filing a motion pursuant to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). Intervention and protests may be filed in response to notices of qualifying facility dockets other than self-certifications and selfrecertifications. 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 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for 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 e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 19349 Appalachian Gateway Project proposed by Dominion Transmission, Inc. (Dominion) in the above-referenced docket. Dominion requests authorization to construct and operate the Appalachian Gateway Project including 110 miles of 20- through 30inch-diameter pipeline (26.3 miles in West Virginia and 74.9 miles in Pennsylvania) along with associated minor pipeline and support facilities, and additional compression, which would increase Dominion’s authorized capacity for the transportation of natural gas by about 484 million cubic feet per day. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Appalachian Gateway Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The proposed Appalachian Gateway Project includes the following facilities: Pipeline Facilities Federal Energy Regulatory Commission • the 5.3 miles, 20-inch-diameter TL– 570, EXT. 1 pipeline in Kanawha County, West Virginia; • the 6 mile, 24-inch-diameter TL– 492, EXT. 5 pipeline in Greene County, Pennsylvania; • the 42.3 mile 30-inch-diameter TL– 590 pipeline in Marshall and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania; • the 54.2 mile, 24-inch-diameter TL– 591 pipeline in Greene, Washington, Allegheny, and Westmoreland Counties, Pennsylvania; • the 0.5 mile, 16 inch-diameter TL– 596 pipeline in Wetzel County, West Virginia; • the 0.1 mile, 10-inch-diameter TL– 597 pipeline in Wetzel County, West Virginia; • the 0.3 mile, 16-inch-diameter TL– 598 pipeline in Harrison County, West Virginia; • the 0.4 mile, 16-inch-diamter TL– 599 pipeline in Harrison County, West Virginia; [Docket No. CP10–448–000] Compressor Station Facilities Dated: March 31, 2011. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–8251 Filed 4–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Appalachian Gateway Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • the new 4,735 horsepower (hp) Chelyan Compressor Station in County, West Virginia; • the new 3,550 hp Lewis Wetzel Compressor Station in Wetzel County, West Virginia; • the new 1,775 hp Morrison Compressor Station in Harrison County, West Virginia; E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1 19350 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 67 / Thursday, April 7, 2011 / Notices mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES • the new 6,130 hp Burch Ridge Compressor Station in Mashall County, West Virginia; • modify the existing Pepper Compressor Station with the addition of 1,665 hp of new compression; • modify the existing reciprocating engine at the Schutte Compressor Station in Doddridge County, West Virginia by replacing the cylinder liners; Ancillary Facilities • the TL–591 Metering and Regulation (M&R) Station, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; • the Crayne M&R Station in Green County, Pennsylvania; and • pig launchers, receivers and mainline valves along the pipelines. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. (202) 502–8371. Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native American Tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups; and newspapers in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before May 6, 2011. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the project docket number (CP10–448–000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an easy method for interested persons VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:53 Apr 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 to submit brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s Web site at https:// 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.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply filing comments will not serve to make the commenter a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).1 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission’s decision. Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. 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 (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP10–448). 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 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ esubscribenow.htm. Dated: March 31, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–8246 Filed 4–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ID–6528–000] Truax, Hal D.; Notice of Filing Take notice that on April 1, 2011, Hal D. Truax submitted for filing, an application for authority to hold interlocking positions, pursuant to section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 825d (b) (2008), part 45 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 18 CFR part 45, and Commission Order No. 664, 112 FERC ¶ 61,298 (2005). Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the E:\FR\FM\07APN1.SGM 07APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19349-19350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP10-448-000]


Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Appalachian Gateway Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Appalachian Gateway Project proposed by Dominion Transmission, Inc. 
(Dominion) in the above-referenced docket. Dominion requests 
authorization to construct and operate the Appalachian Gateway Project 
including 110 miles of 20- through 30-inch-diameter pipeline (26.3 
miles in West Virginia and 74.9 miles in Pennsylvania) along with 
associated minor pipeline and support facilities, and additional 
compression, which would increase Dominion's authorized capacity for 
the transportation of natural gas by about 484 million cubic feet per 
day.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Appalachian Gateway Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the 
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The proposed Appalachian Gateway Project includes the following 
facilities:

Pipeline Facilities

     the 5.3 miles, 20-inch-diameter TL-570, EXT. 1 pipeline in 
Kanawha County, West Virginia;
     the 6 mile, 24-inch-diameter TL-492, EXT. 5 pipeline in 
Greene County, Pennsylvania;
     the 42.3 mile 30-inch-diameter TL-590 pipeline in Marshall 
and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania;
     the 54.2 mile, 24-inch-diameter TL-591 pipeline in Greene, 
Washington, Allegheny, and Westmoreland Counties, Pennsylvania;
     the 0.5 mile, 16 inch-diameter TL-596 pipeline in Wetzel 
County, West Virginia;
     the 0.1 mile, 10-inch-diameter TL-597 pipeline in Wetzel 
County, West Virginia;
     the 0.3 mile, 16-inch-diameter TL-598 pipeline in Harrison 
County, West Virginia;
     the 0.4 mile, 16-inch-diamter TL-599 pipeline in Harrison 
County, West Virginia;

Compressor Station Facilities

     the new 4,735 horsepower (hp) Chelyan Compressor Station 
in County, West Virginia;
     the new 3,550 hp Lewis Wetzel Compressor Station in Wetzel 
County, West Virginia;
     the new 1,775 hp Morrison Compressor Station in Harrison 
County, West Virginia;

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     the new 6,130 hp Burch Ridge Compressor Station in Mashall 
County, West Virginia;
     modify the existing Pepper Compressor Station with the 
addition of 1,665 hp of new compression;
     modify the existing reciprocating engine at the Schutte 
Compressor Station in Doddridge County, West Virginia by replacing the 
cylinder liners;

Ancillary Facilities

     the TL-591 Metering and Regulation (M&R) Station, in 
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania;
     the Crayne M&R Station in Green County, Pennsylvania; and
     pig launchers, receivers and mainline valves along the 
pipelines.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the 
EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. (202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native 
American Tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested 
individuals and groups; and newspapers in the project area; and parties 
to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC 
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before May 6, 2011.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP10-448-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated 
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or 
efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an 
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments 
on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at https://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.'' You will be asked to select the 
type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is 
considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 
filing comments will not serve to make the commenter a party to the 
proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must 
file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors 
have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    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 (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on 
the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field 
(i.e., CP10-448). 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 https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: March 31, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-8246 Filed 4-6-11; 8:45 am]
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