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to downtown Los Angeles while
maintaining existing levels of flood risk
management. Restoration includes
creation and reestablishment of historic
riparian strand and freshwater marsh
habitat to support increased populations
of wildlife and enhance habitat
connectivity within the study area, as
well as to provide opportunities for
connectivity to ecological zones such as
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restored environment. A Notice of Intent
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DATES: The Draft IFR is available for a
45-day review period from September
20, 2013 through November 5, 2013
pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Written comments pursuant to the
NEPA will be accepted until the close
of public review at close of business on
November 5, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Questions or comments
concerning the Draft IFR may be
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Chief, Planning Division; U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers; Los Angeles District;
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CESPL–PD–RN; Los Angeles, CA
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Engineer.
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Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP13–1323–000.
Applicants: Questar Pipeline
Company.
Description: QPC Statement of Rates
to be effective 8/10/2013.
Filed Date: 9/11/13.
Accession Number: 20130911–5097.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/23/13.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
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Docket Numbers: RP13–1223–002.
Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation.
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Dated: September 12, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP13–83–000]
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Filed Date: 9/11/13.
Accession Number: 20130911–5049.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/18/13.
Any person desiring to protest in any
of the above proceedings must file in
accordance with Rule 211 of the
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
The filings are accessible in the
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docket number.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
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Arlington Storage Company, LLC;
Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Gallery 2 Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Gallery 2 Expansion Project, proposed
by Arlington Storage Company, LLC
(Arlington) in the above-referenced
docket. Arlington requests authorization
to convert two existing salt caverns,
known as Gallery 2, to natural gas
storage at its Seneca Lake Storage
facility in Schuyler County, New York.
The conversion of the Gallery 2 caverns
to natural gas storage would add 0.55
billion cubic feet (Bcf) of working gas
capacity, and 0.20 Bcf of base gas
capacity to the Seneca Lake Storage
facility, increasing the total working gas
capacity from 1.45 Bcf to 2.0 Bcf.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Gallery 2 Expansion Project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969. The FERC staff
concludes that approval of the proposed
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project, with appropriate mitigating
measures, would not constitute a major
federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
The New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation
participated as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the EA. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or
special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis.
In addition to the two existing salt
caverns previously used for liquefied
petroleum gas (LPG) storage, the
proposed Gallery 2 Expansion Project
includes the following facilities:
• Approximately 500 feet of pipeline
(170 feet of 16-inch-diameter and 330
feet of 8-inch-diameter pipeline) to
connect the Gallery 2 injection/
withdrawal wells 30A and 31A to
Arlington’s existing Seneca Lake 16inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
• A 500 horsepower skid-mounted
compressor unit;
• Use of well no. 45 for debrining and
future monitoring of the caverns;
• A temporary brine pump and
temporary brine pipelines;
• Electric and instrument air lines
connecting the Gallery 2 facilities to
Arlington’s existing Compressor Station;
and
• Plugging and abandonment of two
existing wells (30 and 31) formerly used
in the Gallery 2 caverns’ brine
production and liquefied petroleum gas
storage operation.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
EA to federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
newspapers and libraries in the project
area; and parties to this proceeding. In
addition, the EA is available for public
viewing on the FERC’s Web site
(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.
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 the
Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to
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making its decision on this project, it is
important that we receive your
comments in Washington, DC on or
before October 15, 2013.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments with the Commission. In all
instances please reference the project
docket number CP13–83–000 with your
submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at 202–502–8258 or
efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission’s
Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
to Documents and Filings. This is an
easy method for submitting brief, textonly comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments
electronically 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.’’ 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.
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.
The Commission grants affected
landowners and others with
environmental concerns intervenor
status upon showing good cause by
stating that they have a clear and direct
interest in this proceeding which no
other party can adequately represent.
Simply filing environmental comments
will not give you intervenor status, but
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 (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary
link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on
‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket
1 See the previous discussion on the methods for
filing comments.
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number excluding the last three digits in
the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13–83).
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/
esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: September 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC;
Notice of Intent To Prepare An
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Planned Algonquin Incremental
Market Project, Request for Comments
on Environmental Issues, and Notice
of Public Scoping Meetings
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
that will discuss the environmental
impacts of the Algonquin Incremental
Market Project (AIM Project or Project)
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC (Algonquin), an
indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
Spectra Energy Corp, in New York,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and
Massachusetts. The Commission will
use this EIS 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.
Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP13-83-000]
Arlington Storage Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Gallery 2 Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Gallery 2 Expansion Project, proposed by Arlington Storage Company, LLC
(Arlington) in the above-referenced docket. Arlington requests
authorization to convert two existing salt caverns, known as Gallery 2,
to natural gas storage at its Seneca Lake Storage facility in Schuyler
County, New York. The conversion of the Gallery 2 caverns to natural
gas storage would add 0.55 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of working gas
capacity, and 0.20 Bcf of base gas capacity to the Seneca Lake Storage
facility, increasing the total working gas capacity from 1.45 Bcf to
2.0 Bcf.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Gallery 2 Expansion Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the
proposed
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project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a
major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with
respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis.
In addition to the two existing salt caverns previously used for
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage, the proposed Gallery 2 Expansion
Project includes the following facilities:
Approximately 500 feet of pipeline (170 feet of 16-inch-
diameter and 330 feet of 8-inch-diameter pipeline) to connect the
Gallery 2 injection/withdrawal wells 30A and 31A to Arlington's
existing Seneca Lake 16-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
A 500 horsepower skid-mounted compressor unit;
Use of well no. 45 for debrining and future monitoring of
the caverns;
A temporary brine pump and temporary brine pipelines;
Electric and instrument air lines connecting the Gallery 2
facilities to Arlington's existing Compressor Station; and
Plugging and abandonment of two existing wells (30 and 31)
formerly used in the Gallery 2 caverns' brine production and liquefied
petroleum gas storage operation.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and
groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on
the FERC's Web site (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.
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 the Commission has the opportunity to consider your
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before October
15, 2013.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments with the Commission. In all instances please reference
the project docket number CP13-83-000 with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature located 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 also file your comments electronically 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.'' 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.
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. The Commission
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to
have your comments considered.
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comments.
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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 (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., CP13-
83). 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/esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: September 13, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-22779 Filed 9-18-13; 8:45 am]
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