Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP; Notice of Application, 38306-38307 [2013-15187]

Download as PDF 38306 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 26, 2013 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Menice Santistevan, Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB), 94 Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506. Phone (505) 995– 0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email: Menice.Santistevan@nnsa.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Tentative Agenda 1:00 p.m. Call to Order by Deputy Designated Federal Officer (DDFO), Lee Bishop Establishment of a Quorum: Roll Call and Excused Absences, William Alexander Welcome and Introductions, Carlos Valdez, Chair Approval of Agenda and May 22, 2013 Meeting Minutes 1:15 p.m. Public Comment Period 1:30 p.m. Old Business • Written Reports • Report from Nominating Committee (Section V.F of the Bylaws) 1:45 p.m. New Business • Election of Officers for Fiscal Year 2014 • Other Items 2:00 p.m. Update from DDFO, Lee Bishop • Update from DOE • Report on NNMCAB Recommendations and DOE Responses • Other Items 2:30 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. Regional Monitoring and the Consent Order, TBA 3:30 p.m. Presentation on Community Survey Results on Environment, Kurt Steinhaus 4:00 p.m. Update from Liaison Members • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Jeffrey Mousseau • New Mexico Environment Department, John Kieling • Environmental Protection Agency (Region 6), Lee Bishop for Rich Mayer • DOE, Peter Maggiore 5:00 p.m. Dinner Break 6:00 p.m. Public Comment Period, Carlos Valdez 6:15 p.m. Consideration and Action on Draft Recommendation(s) to DOE 6:45 p.m. Wrap-Up and Comments from Board Members, Carlos Valdez 7:00 p.m. Adjourn, Lee Bishop Public Participation: The EM SSAB, Northern New Mexico, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:26 Jun 25, 2013 Jkt 229001 with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Menice Santistevan at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Menice Santistevan at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Menice Santistevan at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes and other Board documents are on the Internet at: https://www.nnmcab.energy.gov/. Issued at Washington, DC on June 20, 2013. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–15256 Filed 6–25–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP13–492–000 and PF12–17– 000] Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP; Notice of Application Take notice that on June 6, 2013, Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP (Pacific Connector), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, filed in Docket No. CP13–492–000 an application under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations, seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity: (i) Authorizing the construction and operation of the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline (Pacific Connector Pipeline); (ii) approving the Pacific Connector Pipeline’s pro forma Tariff; (iii) approving the initial rates for the Pacific Connector Pipeline; and iv) approving its proposed treatment of accounting issues. Pacific Connector also seeks issuance of blanket certificates under Part 157, Subpart F and under Part 284, Subpart G of the PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission’s regulations, authorizing Pacific Connector to engage in certain self-implementing routine construction activities, and to transport natural gas on an open access and selfimplementing basis, respectively, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Copies of this filing are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site web at https:// www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. The Pacific Connector Pipeline would be capable of delivering up to 1,060,000 Dekatherms per day of natural gas to the Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal being developed by Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. that separately filed an application with the Commission for its proposal in Docket No. CP13–483–000 on May 21, 2013. Questions regarding this application should be directed to Pam Barnes, Project Manager— Certificates, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, or by telephone at 801–584–6857. On June 8, 2012, the Commission staff granted Jordan Cove’s request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF12–17 to staff activities involved with Pacific Connector’s project. Now, as of the filing of the application on June 6, 2013, the PreFiling Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP13– 492–000, as noted in the caption of this Notice. Because the Pacific Connector Pipeline is a necessary part of the Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal, the Commission will prepare a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) addressing both projects in order to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, and to ensure compliance with the NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347, the Commission staff will issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review within 90 days of the date of this Notice. The Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final EIS for the proposal. The Notice will also alert other agencies of the requirement to complete necessary reviews and E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 26, 2013 / Notices authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s final EIS. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, before the comment date of this notice, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission’s rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 10, 2013 Dated: June 19, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–15187 Filed 6–25–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:26 Jun 25, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2484–018] Gresham Municipal Utilities; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent License. b. Project No.: 2484–018. c. Date filed: June 10, 2013. d. Applicant: Gresham Municipal Utilities. e. Name of Project: Upper Red Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: On Red River in Shawano County, Wisconsin. No federal lands are occupied by the project works or located within the project boundary. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Gresham Municipal Utilities, Village of Gresham, Wisconsin, Attn: Art Bahr, Village Administrator, 1126 Main Street, PO Box 50, Gresham, WI 54128. i. FERC Contact: Lesley Kordella, (202) 502–6406 or lesley.kordella@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: August 9, 2013. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38307 All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Upper Red Lake Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of the following existing features: (1) A 42-foot-long concrete dam with a gated spillway section, a concrete overflow section, and a concrete non-overflow section; (2) two short earth embankments on either side of the concrete dam; (3) a 239-acre reservoir; (4) a penstock-and-surge-tank arrangement that delivers flow to the powerhouse; and (5) a 61.5-foot-long by 53-foot-wide concrete and brick powerhouse with one 275-kW turbinegenerator unit and one 175-kW turbinegenerator united having a total installed capacity of 450 kW; (6) a substation with three 333-kVA transformers; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The project is estimated to generate about 1.9 gigawatt hours annually. No new facilities or environmental measures are proposed. o. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP13-492-000 and PF12-17-000]


Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on June 6, 2013, Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, 
LP (Pacific Connector), 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, 
filed in Docket No. CP13-492-000 an application under section 7 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations, 
seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity: (i) 
Authorizing the construction and operation of the Pacific Connector Gas 
Pipeline (Pacific Connector Pipeline); (ii) approving the Pacific 
Connector Pipeline's pro forma Tariff; (iii) approving the initial 
rates for the Pacific Connector Pipeline; and iv) approving its 
proposed treatment of accounting issues. Pacific Connector also seeks 
issuance of blanket certificates under Part 157, Subpart F and under 
Part 284, Subpart G of the Commission's regulations, authorizing 
Pacific Connector to engage in certain self-implementing routine 
construction activities, and to transport natural gas on an open access 
and self-implementing basis, respectively, all as more fully set forth 
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection. Copies of this filing are available for review at 
the Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact 
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or 
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    The Pacific Connector Pipeline would be capable of delivering up to 
1,060,000 Dekatherms per day of natural gas to the Jordan Cove LNG 
Export Terminal being developed by Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. 
that separately filed an application with the Commission for its 
proposal in Docket No. CP13-483-000 on May 21, 2013. Questions 
regarding this application should be directed to Pam Barnes, Project 
Manager--Certificates, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108, or 
by telephone at 801-584-6857.
    On June 8, 2012, the Commission staff granted Jordan Cove's request 
to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF12-17 to 
staff activities involved with Pacific Connector's project. Now, as of 
the filing of the application on June 6, 2013, the Pre-Filing Process 
for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding 
will be conducted in Docket No. CP13-492-000, as noted in the caption 
of this Notice.
    Because the Pacific Connector Pipeline is a necessary part of the 
Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal, the Commission will prepare a single 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) addressing both projects in order 
to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. 
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, and 
to ensure compliance with the NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347, the Commission 
staff will issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review within 
90 days of the date of this Notice. The Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will indicate, among other milestones, the 
anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final EIS 
for the proposal. The Notice will also alert other agencies of the 
requirement to complete necessary reviews and

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authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission 
staff's final EIS.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, before the 
comment date of this notice, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to 
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the 
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary 
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the 
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 
5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 10, 2013

    Dated: June 19, 2013.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15187 Filed 6-25-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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