Notice of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership, 19892-19893 [2014-08053]
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FERC FORM NO. 73, OIL PIPELINE SERVICE LIFE DATA
Number of
respondents
The total estimated annual cost
burden to respondents is $8,400 [120
hours * $70/hour = $8,400].3
Comment received in response to
initial notice: The Commission received
one comment from the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA). In that
comment, BEA strongly supported the
continued collection of data through the
FERC Form No. 73. Their support stems
from reliance on this data collection for
key components of their economic
statistics. Specifically, BEA uses the
information on the service lives for
petroleum pipeline companies to
validate the lives in BEA’s depreciation
rates for petroleum pipelines. Moreover,
these rates help BEA derive economic
depreciation or consumption of fixed
capital as part of the National Income
and Product Accounts work BEA does.
In response, the FERC intends to work
with BEA should there be a need to
make any changes to this data
collection.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: April 4, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP14–116–000]
Notice of Application for Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited
Partnership
Take notice that on March 21, 2014
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited
Partnership (Great Lakes), 717 Texas
Street, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas
7700–2761, filed in the above referenced
docket an abbreviated application
pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) and Sections 157.7 and
157.18 of the Commission’s regulations
requesting authorization for a temporary
act or operation to temporarily
deactivate the certified capacity
associated with a temporary, phased
reduction in the maximum operating
pressure (MOP) from 974 psig to 897
psig of a portion of its natural gas
pipeline system from the Canadian/
United States border at Emerson to
Great Lakes’ Cloquet Compressor
Station 5 in Minnesota. Great Lakes
proposes this temporary action for a
period of up to 36 month, all as more
fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection. The filing may also
be viewed on the 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, please contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Richard
Parke, Manager, Certificates, at (832)
320–5516, Great Lakes Gas
Transmission Limited Partnership, 717
Texas Street, Suite 2400, Houston,
Texas, or by email
richard_parke@transcanada.com.
Specifically, beginning April 1, 2013
the MOP of the subject section of
pipeline was temporarily reduced by
five percent from 974 psig to 925 psig
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to ensure system integrity and safety.
Great Lakes proposes the second phase
of temporary five percent MOP
reduction from 925 psig to 879 psig for
April 1, 2015 until April 1, 2017. These
proposed operational changes would
result in an overall reduction in
available capacity of approximately
226,000 dekatherms per day of firm
winter and 191,000 dekatherms per day
firm summer capacity for west to east
flow. Great Lakes states that, during the
36-month period, it will determine if
market conditions support the
continued operation at certified levels of
all lines and segments of its system from
Canadian/United States border to Great
Lakes’ Compressor Station 5, or whether
it will instead seek authorization for
permanent abandonment of a portion of
the capacity and line segment(s)
associated with this temporary action.
Great Lakes states that the MOP
reduction does not impact capacity on
the east to west flow or Great Lakes’
ability to meet any of its existing firm
contractual commitments. Great Lakes
states no construction or ground
disturbance has or will occur for these
modifications and therefore there is no
associated cost.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
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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, on or before the comment date
stated below, 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
7 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.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commentors
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
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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 5 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
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 p.m. Eastern Time
on April 25, 2014.
Dated: April 4, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP14–112–000]
Notice of Application: Empire Pipeline,
Inc. and National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation
Take notice that on March 18, 2014,
Empire Pipeline, Inc. (Empire) and
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
(NFG) filed a joint application with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting
authority to construct and operate the
Tuscarora Lateral Project in Steuben
County, New York and Tioga County,
Pennsylvania. Specifically, Empire
requests authorization to: (i) Lease
storage and transportation capacity from
National Fuel; (ii) construct
approximately 17 miles of 12 and 16inch diameter pipeline; (iii) construct an
interconnection and related facilities to
connect Empire’s system to National
Fuel’s; (iv) if required, perform
rewheeling of compressor units at the
existing Oakfield Compressor Station;
(v) provide new firm and interruptible
storage and transportation services; and
(vi) lease capacity from National Fuel.
National Fuel seeks authorization to (i)
lease storage and transportation capacity
to Empire; (ii) construct and operate
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additional facilities at its Tuscarora
Compressor Station; and (iii) make tariff
revisions that recognize leased capacity.
The total cost of the project would be
approximately $43.7 million, and is
more fully explained in the application
which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection.
This filing is 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 TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding the
application should be directed David W.
Reitz, Deputy General Counsel National
Fuel Gas Supply Corporation and
Attorney for Empire Pipeline, Inc., 6363
Main Street, Williamsville, New York
14221, by phone at (716) 857–7949, by
fax at (716) 857–7206 or by email at
reitzd@natfuel.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
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, on or before the comment date
stated below 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP14-116-000]
Notice of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership
Take notice that on March 21, 2014 Great Lakes Gas Transmission
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes), 717 Texas Street, Suite 2400,
Houston, Texas 7700-2761, filed in the above referenced docket an
abbreviated application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) and Sections 157.7 and 157.18 of the Commission's regulations
requesting authorization for a temporary act or operation to
temporarily deactivate the certified capacity associated with a
temporary, phased reduction in the maximum operating pressure (MOP)
from 974 psig to 897 psig of a portion of its natural gas pipeline
system from the Canadian/United States border at Emerson to Great
Lakes' Cloquet Compressor Station 5 in Minnesota. Great Lakes proposes
this temporary action for a period of up to 36 month, all as more fully
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the 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, please contact FERC Online Support
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Richard Parke, Manager, Certificates, at (832) 320-5516, Great Lakes
Gas Transmission Limited Partnership, 717 Texas Street, Suite 2400,
Houston, Texas, or by email richard_parke@transcanada.com.
Specifically, beginning April 1, 2013 the MOP of the subject
section of pipeline was temporarily reduced by five percent from 974
psig to 925 psig to ensure system integrity and safety. Great Lakes
proposes the second phase of temporary five percent MOP reduction from
925 psig to 879 psig for April 1, 2015 until April 1, 2017. These
proposed operational changes would result in an overall reduction in
available capacity of approximately 226,000 dekatherms per day of firm
winter and 191,000 dekatherms per day firm summer capacity for west to
east flow. Great Lakes states that, during the 36-month period, it will
determine if market conditions support the continued operation at
certified levels of all lines and segments of its system from Canadian/
United States border to Great Lakes' Compressor Station 5, or whether
it will instead seek authorization for permanent abandonment of a
portion of the capacity and line segment(s) associated with this
temporary action. Great Lakes states that the MOP reduction does not
impact capacity on the east to west flow or Great Lakes' ability to
meet any of its existing firm contractual commitments. Great Lakes
states no construction or ground disturbance has or will occur for
these modifications and therefore there is no associated cost.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
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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, on or
before the comment date stated below, 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 7 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.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
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 5 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 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 p.m. Eastern Time on April 25, 2014.
Dated: April 4, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-08053 Filed 4-9-14; 8:45 am]
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