Comanche Trail Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed San Elizario Crossing Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 47487-47489 [2015-19420]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 152 / Friday, August 7, 2015 / Notices protests must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All comments, motions to intervene, or protests should relate to project works which are the subject of the amendment application. Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. A copy of any protest or motion to intervene must be served upon each representative of the applicant specified in the particular application. If an intervener files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. A copy of all other filings in reference to this application must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010. Dated: August 3, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–19423 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15–503–000] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Comanche Trail Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed San Elizario Crossing Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the environmental impacts of the San Elizario Crossing Project involving construction and operation of specific border crossing facilities for the export of natural gas by Comanche Trail Pipeline, LLC (Comanche Trail) in El Paso County, Texas. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public interest. 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. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Aug 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. 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 September 2, 2015. If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on May 29, 2015, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP15–503–000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. Comanche Trail provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’. 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. It is also available for viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). Public Participation For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. (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 submitting brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can file your comments electronically by 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.’’ If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the filing type; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP15–503– PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47487 000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Summary of the Proposed Project Comanche Trail proposes to construct and operate a new border crossing at the international boundary between the United States and Mexico in El Paso County, Texas. The San Elizario Crossing Project would consist of the construction of approximately 1,086 feet of FERC-jurisdictional 42-inch-diameter pipeline, installed using a horizontal directional drill (HDD) beneath the Rio Grande River near the City of San Elizario in El Paso, Texas. The new pipeline would have a maximum design export capacity of approximately 1.1 billion cubic feet per day, in order to transport natural gas to a new delivery interconnect in the vicinity of the City of San Isidro, in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1.1 Non-Jurisdictional Facilities The San Elizario Crossing Project has associated facilities that would be constructed in support of the project, but do not fall under the jurisdiction of the FERC. The proposed Comanche Trail intrastate pipeline facilities, consist of 196 miles of new 42-inchdiameter pipeline, multiple receipt and delivery metering stations, and other auxiliary facilities extending from Pecos County, Texas and terminating at the proposed FERC-jurisdictional project facilities in El Paso County. The intrastate facilities would be subject to the jurisdiction of the Texas Railroad Commission and would be nonjurisdictional to the FERC. In the EA, we will provide available descriptions of the non-jurisdictional facilities and include available environmental impact information under our analysis of cumulative impacts. Land Requirements for Construction Construction of the San Elizario Crossing Project pipeline would affect a total of 4.2 acres of land in the United States, which includes temporary workspace for HDD construction, hydrostatic testing of the pipeline, and project access. Following construction, Comanche Trail would retain 1.3 acres as a 50-foot-wide permanent easement for operation of the FERC-jurisdictional pipeline, and the remaining acreage would be restored and revert to former uses. E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1 47488 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 152 / Friday, August 7, 2015 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 an Authorization. NEPA also requires us 2 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 note that many comments were filed prior to this notice. We want to assure those commentors that their concerns will be considered in the scope of our environmental review; you do not need to resubmit comments. 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 proposed project under these general headings: • Geology and soils; • land use; • water resources, fisheries, and wetlands; • cultural resources; • vegetation and wildlife; • air quality and noise; • endangered and threatened species; • public safety; and • cumulative impacts. We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA will be available in the public record through eLibrary. We will 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 beginning on page 2. With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate with us in the 2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:24 Aug 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 preparation of the EA.3 Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments 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.4 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. Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list includes: Federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American 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 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. 3 The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. 4 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. PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 When 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 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. 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 available on the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/ intervene.asp. 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., CP15–503). 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. E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 152 / Friday, August 7, 2015 / Notices Dated: August 3, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. 47489 [FR Doc. 2015–19420 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] Dated: August 4, 2015. Karin Leff, Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. * Session Closed-Exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Section 552b(c)(8) and (9). BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [FR Doc. 2015–19441 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] Dated: August 4, 2015. Dale L. Aultman, Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [FR Doc. 2015–19578 Filed 8–5–15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6705–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION Farm Credit Administration Board; Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting [ER–FRL–9022–3] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20150208, Final, DOE, AL, PROGRAMMATIC—Engineered High Energy Crop (EHEC) Programs, Review Period Ends: 09/08/2015, Contact: Dr. Jonathan Burbaum 202– 287–6413. EIS No. 20150209, Final, USFS, AZ, Prescott National Forest Revision of Land and Resource Management Plan, Review Period Ends: 11/05/2015, Contact: Gabrielle Kenton 928–443– 8221. EIS No. 20150210, Draft, USFS, WY, Teton to Snake Fuels Management, Comment Period Ends: 09/21/2015, Contact: Steve Markason 307–739– 5431. EIS No. 20150211, Draft, FHWA, LA, Houma-Thibodaux to LA 3127 Connection, Comment Period Ends: 09/21/2015, Contact: Carl Highsmith 225–757–7615. EIS No. 20150212, Draft, BLM, CA, West Of Devers Upgrade Project, Comment Period Ends: 09/21/2015, Contact: Frank McMenimen 760–833–7150. EIS No. 20150213, Final, USFS, CA, Westside Fire Recovery Project, Review Period Ends: 09/08/2015, Contact: Wendy Coats 530–841–4470. EIS No. 20150214, Draft, BR, CA, Coordinated Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, Comment Period Ends: ˜ 09/29/2015, Contact: Janice Pinero 916–414–2428. Jkt 235001 Federal Advisory Committee Act; Downloadable Security Technology Advisory Committee SUMMARY: Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7146 or https://www2.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) Filed 07/27/2015 Through 07/31/2015 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 18:24 Aug 06, 2015 Farm Credit Administration. Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board (Board). DATES: The regular meeting of the Board will be held at the offices of the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Virginia, on August 13, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until such time as the Board concludes its business. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit Administration Board, (703) 883– 4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. ADDRESSES: Farm Credit Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. Submit attendance requests via email to VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further information about attendance requests. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of this meeting of the Board will be open to the public (limited space available), and parts will be closed to the public. Please send an email to VisitorRequest@ FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the meeting. In your email include: Name, postal address, entity you are representing (if applicable), and telephone number. You will receive an email confirmation from us. Please be prepared to show a photo identification when you arrive. If you need assistance for accessibility reasons, or if you have any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit Administration Board, at (703) 883– 4009. The matters to be considered at the meeting are: AGENCY: Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability VerDate Sep<11>2014 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Open Session A. Approval of Minutes • July 8, 2015 B. New Business • Mergers, Consolidations and Charter Amendments of Banks and Associations—Final Rule Closed Session * • Office of Secondary Market Oversight Quarterly Report PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission’s (‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) Downloadable Security Technology Advisory Committee (‘‘DSTAC’’) will hold a meeting on August 28, 2015. At the meeting, the committee will consider and debate a final DSTAC report and discuss any other DSTAC issues that may arise. DATES: August 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Room TW–C305 (Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this proceeding, contact Brendan Murray, Brendan.Murry@fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418–1573 or Nancy Murphy, Nancy.Murphy@ fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, (202) 418– 1043. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be held on August 28, 2015, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission, Room TW–C305, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The DSTAC is a Federal Advisory Committee that will ‘‘identify, report, and recommend performance objectives, technical capabilities, and technical standards of a not unduly burdensome, uniform, and technology- and platformneutral software-based downloadable security system.’’ The meeting on August 28, 2015, will be the seventh meeting of the DSTAC. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many attendees as possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The Commission will provide audio and/or video coverage of the meeting over the Internet from the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-503-000]


Comanche Trail Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed San Elizario Crossing 
Project; Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will 
discuss the environmental impacts of the San Elizario Crossing Project 
involving construction and operation of specific border crossing 
facilities for the export of natural gas by Comanche Trail Pipeline, 
LLC (Comanche Trail) in El Paso County, Texas. The Commission will use 
this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the project 
is in the public interest.
    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. 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. 
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they 
need to evaluate in the EA. 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 September 2, 2015.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the 
opening of this docket on May 29, 2015, you will need to file those 
comments in Docket No. CP15-503-000 to ensure they are considered as 
part of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for this project. State and local government 
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed 
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    Comanche Trail provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by 
the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What 
Do I Need To Know?''. 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. It is also available for 
viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov).

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at 
(202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow these 
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (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 submitting brief, 
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by 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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project, 
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number 
(CP15-503-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    Comanche Trail proposes to construct and operate a new border 
crossing at the international boundary between the United States and 
Mexico in El Paso County, Texas. The San Elizario Crossing Project 
would consist of the construction of approximately 1,086 feet of FERC-
jurisdictional 42-inch-diameter pipeline, installed using a horizontal 
directional drill (HDD) beneath the Rio Grande River near the City of 
San Elizario in El Paso, Texas. The new pipeline would have a maximum 
design export capacity of approximately 1.1 billion cubic feet per day, 
in order to transport natural gas to a new delivery interconnect in the 
vicinity of the City of San Isidro, in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 
1.\1\

Non-Jurisdictional Facilities

    The San Elizario Crossing Project has associated facilities that 
would be constructed in support of the project, but do not fall under 
the jurisdiction of the FERC. The proposed Comanche Trail intrastate 
pipeline facilities, consist of 196 miles of new 42-inch-diameter 
pipeline, multiple receipt and delivery metering stations, and other 
auxiliary facilities extending from Pecos County, Texas and terminating 
at the proposed FERC-jurisdictional project facilities in El Paso 
County. The intrastate facilities would be subject to the jurisdiction 
of the Texas Railroad Commission and would be non-jurisdictional to the 
FERC. In the EA, we will provide available descriptions of the non-
jurisdictional facilities and include available environmental impact 
information under our analysis of cumulative impacts.

Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the San Elizario Crossing Project pipeline would 
affect a total of 4.2 acres of land in the United States, which 
includes temporary workspace for HDD construction, hydrostatic testing 
of the pipeline, and project access. Following construction, Comanche 
Trail would retain 1.3 acres as a 50-foot-wide permanent easement for 
operation of the FERC-jurisdictional pipeline, and the remaining 
acreage would be restored and revert to former uses.

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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 an 
Authorization. NEPA also requires us \2\ 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 note that many comments were filed 
prior to this notice. We want to assure those commentors that their 
concerns will be considered in the scope of our environmental review; 
you do not need to resubmit comments. We will consider all filed 
comments during the preparation of the EA.
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    \2\ ``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 proposed project under these 
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to 
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA 
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. We will 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 beginning on page 2.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of 
this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the 
EA.\3\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status 
should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the 
Public Participation section of this notice.
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    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing 
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 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.\4\ 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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    \4\ 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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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes: Federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American 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 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.
    When 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

    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. 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 
available on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.

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., CP15-
503). 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.


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    Dated: August 3, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-19420 Filed 8-6-15; 8:45 am]
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