Dominion NGL Pipelines, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order, 53751-53752 [2013-21207]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2013 / Notices 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. 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New eFiling users must first create an account by 3 The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:00 Aug 29, 2013 Jkt 229001 clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select the type of filing you are making. If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission’s regulations) 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 it 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. 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[FR Doc. 2013–21208 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. OR13–32–000] Dominion NGL Pipelines, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on August 21, 2013, pursuant to Rule 207 of the Commission’s Rules of Practices and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, Dominion NGL Pipelines, LLC filed a petition requesting a declaratory order approving, (1) the general rate structure for its new ethane pipeline (Natrium Ethane Pipeline) extending from a new natural gas processing and fractionation plant operating in Marshall County, West Virginia, to an interconnection near Follansbee, West Virginia with Enterprise Products Partners, L.P.’s Appalachia to Texas Express (ATEX) pipeline; (2) the rate and terms agreed upon by Dominion NGL with a shipper that has made a long-term commitment to utilize, or pay for, significant capacity on the Natrium Ethane Pipeline (Committed Shipper); and (3) the rate design utilizing revenue crediting to E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 53752 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2013 / Notices establish rates for ‘‘uncommitted shippers’’. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in this 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. 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 Petitioner. 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 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 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. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on September 23, 2013. Dated: August 22, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–21207 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [ Docket No. DI13–7–000] City of Sandpoint, Idaho; Notice of Preliminary Determination of a Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility and Soliciting Comments and Motions To Intervene On August 15, 2013, City of Sandpoint, Idaho filed a notice of intent to construct a qualifying conduit hydropower facility, pursuant to section 30 of the Federal Power Act, as amended by section 4 of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 (HREA). The Little Sand Creek Hydroelectric Project would be located on the Little Sand Creek Treatment Plant’s water supply pipeline that runs along Little Sand Creek, in Bonner County, Idaho. Applicant Contact: Jared Yost, City of Sandpoint, 1123 Lake Street, Sandpoint, ID 83864, Phone No. (208) 265–1480, email: jyost@ci.sandpoint.id.us. FERC Contact: Robert Bell, Phone No. (202) 502–6062, email: robert.bell@ ferc.gov. Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility Description: The proposed project would consist of: (1) an intake pipeline; (2) a proposed powerhouse, containing one 65-kilowatt generating unit located on the 18-inch diameter water supply pipeline, (3) a 200-footlong 18-inch diameter discharge pipeline leading to the water treatment plant; (4) a 150-foot-long 18-inch diameter discharge pipe leading to Little Sand Creek, which is to bypass treatment plant when it not operating; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generating capacity between 382.2 and 569.4 megawatthours. A qualifying conduit hydropower facility is one that is determined or deemed to meet all of the criteria shown in the table below. TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY Statutory provision Description Satisfies (Y/N) FPA 30(a)(3)(A), as amended by HREA. The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit. The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 5 megawatts ............................. Y FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i), as amended by HREA. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii), as amended by HREA. FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii), as amended by HREA. On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements of Part I of the FPA. Preliminary Determination: Based upon the above criteria, Commission staff preliminarily determines that the proposal satisfies the requirements for a qualifying conduit hydropower facility not required to be licensed or exempted from licensing. Comments and Motions To Intervene: Deadline for filing comments contesting whether the facility meets the qualifying criteria is 45 days from the issuance date of this notice. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:00 Aug 29, 2013 Jkt 229001 Deadline for filing motions to intervene is 30 days from the issuance date of this notice. Anyone may submit comments or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.214. Any motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified deadline date for the particular proceeding. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Y Y Y CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as applicable; (2) state in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) state the name, address, and telephone number of the person filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of sections 385.2001 through 385.2005 of the Commission’s regulations.1 All 1 18 E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM CFR 385.2001–2005 (2013). 30AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53751-53752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21207]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR13-32-000]

Dominion NGL Pipelines, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory
Order

Take notice that on August 21, 2013, pursuant to Rule 207 of the
Commission's Rules of Practices and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, Dominion
NGL Pipelines, LLC filed a petition requesting a declaratory order
approving, (1) the general rate structure for its new ethane pipeline
(Natrium Ethane Pipeline) extending from a new natural gas processing
and fractionation plant operating in Marshall County, West Virginia, to
an interconnection near Follansbee, West Virginia with Enterprise
Products Partners, L.P.'s Appalachia to Texas Express (ATEX) pipeline;
(2) the rate and terms agreed upon by Dominion NGL with a shipper that
has made a long-term commitment to utilize, or pay for, significant
capacity on the Natrium Ethane Pipeline (Committed Shipper); and (3)
the rate design utilizing revenue crediting to

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establish rates for ``uncommitted shippers''.
Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in this 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. 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 Petitioner.
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 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 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.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on September 23, 2013.

Dated: August 22, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21207 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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