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and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
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time on the specified comment date.
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other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: November 5, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Docket No. OR15–3–000]
JBBR Pipeline LLC; Notice of Petition
for Declaratory Order
Take notice that on November 3,
2014, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR
385.207(a)(2) (2014), JBBR Pipeline LLC
(JBBR Pipeline), filed a petition for
declaratory order approving overall
tariff and rate structure for new crude
oil pipeline system from Joliet rail
terminal to Mobil’s Mokena-to-Joliet
pipeline, and thence to Exxon Mobil’s
Joliet refinery, all as more fully
explained in the petition.
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
on November 25, 2014.
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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[Docket Nos. EG14–80–000, EG14–81–000,
EG14–82–000, et al.]
Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt
Wholesale Generator Status
Docket Nos.
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Take notice that during the month of
October 2014, the status of the abovecaptioned entities as Exempt Wholesale
Generators became effective by
operation of the Commission’s
regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a).
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–26962 Filed 11–13–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF14–16–000]
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC;
Supplemental Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
for the Planned Cameron Access
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
On September 26, 2014, the
Commission issued a ‘‘Notice of Intent
to Prepare an Environmental
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EG14–88–000
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Assessment for the Planned Cameron
Access Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues’’
(NOI). It has come to our attention that
portions of the environmental mailing
list were not provided copies of the
NOI; therefore, we are issuing this
Supplemental NOI to extend the
scoping period and provide additional
time for interested parties to file
comments on environmental issues.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
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discuss the environmental impacts of
the Cameron Access Project (Project)
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Columbia Gulf
Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) in
Jefferson Davis, Calcasieu, and Cameron
Parishes, Louisiana. The Commission
will use this EA in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
planned Project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
The Commission and its cooperating
agencies continue to gather input from
the public and interested agencies on
the project. This process is referred to as
scoping. Your input will help the
Commission staff determine what issues
they need to evaluate in the EA. The
NOI identified October 27, 2014 as the
close of the scoping period. Please note
that the scoping period is now extended
and will close on December 8, 2014.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this planned Project.
State and local government
representatives should notify their
constituents of this planned Project and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
planned facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the planned Project, that
approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, the pipeline company could
initiate condemnation proceedings
where compensation would be
determined in accordance with state
law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility on My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
fact sheet addresses a number of
typically-asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings.
Summary of the Planned Project
Columbia Gulf has announced their
plans to expand and operate the existing
Columbia Gulf West Lateral to increase
the capacity of the Columbia Gulf
system. The planned Cameron Access
Project would provide improvements to
the existing Columbia Gulf West Lateral
pipeline and compression facilities to
provide for additional market access to
the existing Cameron LNG Terminal.
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Columbia Gulf plans to begin Project
construction in September 2016 if all
required permits, certificates, and
authorizations are obtained. The
Cameron Access Project would include
the following facilities:
• 7.9 miles of 30-inch diameter
natural gas pipeline loop 1 and
associated ancillary facilities,
designated West Lateral (WL) 400 Loop
(400L), in Jefferson Davis Parish;
• 27.2 miles of 36-inch-diameter
natural gas pipeline and associated
ancillary facilities, designated WL 400,
in Jefferson Davis, Cameron, and
Calcasieu parishes (WL 400);
• one new point of delivery meter
station, designated MS–4246, in
Cameron Parish; and
• one new 10,200 horsepower
compressor station, designated the Lake
Arthur Compressor Station, in Jefferson
Davis Parish.
Maps depicting the general location of
the planned Project facilities are
included in appendix 1.2
Land Requirements for Construction
Columbia Gulf is still in the planning
phase for the Project and construction
workspace requirements have not been
finalized. However, construction would
typically require a right-of-way width of
125 feet in uplands and 75 feet in
wetlands. Columbia Gulf has estimated
that 586 acres would be required for
construction and 262 acres for operation
of the Project.
The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
take into account the environmental
impacts that could result from an action
whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires us 3 to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
notice, the Commission requests public
1 Looping is when one pipeline is laid parallel to
another and is often used as a way to increase
capacity along a right-of-way beyond what is
possible on one line, or an expansion of an existing
pipeline.
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502–8371. For instructions on connecting to
eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
3 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
Energy Projects.
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comments on the scope of the issues to
address in the EA. We will consider all
filed comments during the preparation
of the EA.
In the EA we will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
planned Project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils;
• water resources and wetlands;
• fish, wildlife, and vegetation;
• threatened and endangered species;
• land use, recreation, and visual
resources;
• air quality and noise;
• cultural resources;
• socioeconomics;
• reliability and public safety; and
• cumulative environmental impacts.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the planned Project or
portions of the planned Project, and
make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas.
Although no formal application has
been filed, we have already initiated our
NEPA review under the Commission’s
pre-filing process. The purpose of the
pre-filing process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders
and to identify and resolve issues before
the FERC receives an application. As
part of our pre-filing review, we have
begun to contact some federal and state
agencies to discuss their involvement in
the scoping process and the preparation
of the EA.
The EA will present our independent
analysis of the issues. The EA will be
available in the public record through
eLibrary. Depending on the comments
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 on
page 5.
With this notice, we are asking
agencies with jurisdiction by law and/
or special expertise with respect to the
environmental issues related to this
Project to formally cooperate with us in
the preparation of the EA.4 Agencies
that would like to request cooperating
agency status should follow the
instructions for filing comments
4 The Council on Environmental Quality
regulations addressing cooperating agency
responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, § 1501.6.
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provided under the Public Participation
section of this notice.
Consultations Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
In accordance with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s
implementing regulations for section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this
notice to initiate consultation with the
applicable State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO), and to solicit their views
and those of other government agencies,
interested Indian tribes, and the public
on the Project’s potential effects on
historic properties.5 We will define the
Project-specific Area of Potential Effects
(APE) in consultation with the SHPO as
the Project develops. On natural gas
facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground
disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/
pipe storage yards, compressor stations,
and access roads). Our EA for this
Project will document our findings on
the impacts on historic properties and
summarize the status of consultations
under Section 106.
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Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Project.
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 timely and properly
recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before December
8, 2014.
For your convenience, there are three
methods which you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In
all instances, please reference the
Project docket number (PF14–16–000)
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 on the Commission’s Web site
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy
5 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
district, site, building, structure, or object included
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
of Historic Places.
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method for interested persons to submit
brief, text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can 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.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Indian Tribes; other interested
parties; and local libraries and
newspapers. This list also includes all
affected landowners (as defined in the
Commission’s regulations) who are
potential right-of-way grantors; whose
property may be used temporarily for
Project purposes, or who own homes
within certain distances of aboveground
facilities; and anyone who submits
comments on the planned 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 planned
Project.
If we publish and distribute the EA,
copies 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
Once Columbia Gulf files its
application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ‘‘intervenor’’
which is an official party to the
Commission’s proceeding. Intervenors
play a more formal role in the process
and are able to file briefs, appear at
hearings, and be heard by the courts if
they choose to appeal the Commission’s
final ruling. An intervenor formally
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participates in the proceeding by filing
a request to intervene. Instructions for
becoming an intervenor are in the User’s
Guide under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link on the
Commission’s Web site. Please note that
the Commission will not accept requests
for intervenor status at this time. You
must wait until the Commission
receives a formal application for the
planned Project.
Additional Information
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 at 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., PF14–16). 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 now
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/
docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF14-16-000]
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Cameron Access
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
On September 26, 2014, the Commission issued a ``Notice of Intent
to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Cameron Access
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues'' (NOI). It
has come to our attention that portions of the environmental mailing
list were not provided copies of the NOI; therefore, we are issuing
this Supplemental NOI to extend the scoping period and provide
additional time for interested parties to file comments on
environmental issues.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
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discuss the environmental impacts of the Cameron Access Project
(Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) in Jefferson Davis,
Calcasieu, and Cameron Parishes, Louisiana. The Commission will use
this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the planned
Project is in the public convenience and necessity.
The Commission and its cooperating agencies continue to gather
input from the public and interested agencies on the project. This
process is referred to as scoping. Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. The NOI
identified October 27, 2014 as the close of the scoping period. Please
note that the scoping period is now extended and will close on December
8, 2014.
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this planned Project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned
Project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the planned Project, that approval conveys with
it the right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations
fail to produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate
condemnation proceedings where compensation would be determined in
accordance with state law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility on My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses
a number of typically-asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.
Summary of the Planned Project
Columbia Gulf has announced their plans to expand and operate the
existing Columbia Gulf West Lateral to increase the capacity of the
Columbia Gulf system. The planned Cameron Access Project would provide
improvements to the existing Columbia Gulf West Lateral pipeline and
compression facilities to provide for additional market access to the
existing Cameron LNG Terminal. Columbia Gulf plans to begin Project
construction in September 2016 if all required permits, certificates,
and authorizations are obtained. The Cameron Access Project would
include the following facilities:
7.9 miles of 30-inch diameter natural gas pipeline loop
\1\ and associated ancillary facilities, designated West Lateral (WL)
400 Loop (400L), in Jefferson Davis Parish;
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\1\ Looping is when one pipeline is laid parallel to another and
is often used as a way to increase capacity along a right-of-way
beyond what is possible on one line, or an expansion of an existing
pipeline.
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27.2 miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline and
associated ancillary facilities, designated WL 400, in Jefferson Davis,
Cameron, and Calcasieu parishes (WL 400);
one new point of delivery meter station, designated MS-
4246, in Cameron Parish; and
one new 10,200 horsepower compressor station, designated
the Lake Arthur Compressor Station, in Jefferson Davis Parish.
Maps depicting the general location of the planned Project
facilities are included in appendix 1.\2\
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\2\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction
Columbia Gulf is still in the planning phase for the Project and
construction workspace requirements have not been finalized. However,
construction would typically require a right-of-way width of 125 feet
in uplands and 75 feet in wetlands. Columbia Gulf has estimated that
586 acres would be required for construction and 262 acres for
operation of the Project.
The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\3\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of
the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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\3\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned Project under these
general headings:
Geology and soils;
water resources and wetlands;
fish, wildlife, and vegetation;
threatened and endangered species;
land use, recreation, and visual resources;
air quality and noise;
cultural resources;
socioeconomics;
reliability and public safety; and
cumulative environmental impacts.
We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the planned
Project or portions of the planned Project, and make recommendations on
how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before
the FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we
have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA.
The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on
the comments 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 on page 5.
With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues
related to this Project to formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EA.\4\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments
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provided under the Public Participation section of this notice.
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\4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Sec. 1501.6.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act
In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the Project's potential effects on
historic properties.\5\ We will define the Project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the Project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this Project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under Section 106.
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\5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Project. 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 timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before
December 8, 2014.
For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to
submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please
reference the Project docket number (PF14-16-000) 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 on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested persons to
submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can 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.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Indian Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors; whose property
may be used temporarily for Project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities; and anyone who submits
comments on the planned 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 planned Project.
If we publish and distribute the EA, copies 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
Once Columbia Gulf files its application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the User's Guide under the ``eFiling'' link on the Commission's Web
site. Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for
intervenor status at this time. You must wait until the Commission
receives a formal application for the planned Project.
Additional Information
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 at 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., PF14-
16). 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 now 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-26968 Filed 11-13-14; 8:45 am]
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