Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Amendment to Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, 75674 [2015-30570]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 232 (Thursday, December 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 75674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30570]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-18-001]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Amendment to 
Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

    Take notice that on November 18, 2015, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore), 1110 Forrest Avenue, Dover, Delaware 19904, 
filed in the above referenced docket an amendment to the certificate 
application in Docket No. CP15-18-000, pursuant to section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations. 
Eastern Shore proposes to construct Kemblesville Loop portion of the 
White Oak Mainline Expansion Project (Project) along existing right-of-
way rather than along a new right-of-way, as was originally proposed 
all in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 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 
William Rice, King & Spalding LLP, 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 
200, Washington, DC 20006, by phone 202-626-9602, by fax 202-626-3737, 
or by email wrice@kslaw.com.
    Specifically, Eastern Shore originally proposed to construct a 3.9 
mile long 16-inch diameter pipeline loop near Kemblesville, 
Pennsylvania (Kemblesville Loop) along new right-of-way away from the 
existing structures. However, upon closer review of the environmental 
impacts, Eastern Shore became aware that Alternative 2 route in the 
original filing would be more preferable. Alternative 2 route will (1) 
reduce the total length of the Kemblesville loop by 1.8 miles; (2) 
reduce the acreage of mature tree clearance from approximately 12 to 
approximately 6; (3) open up less forested acreage to the potential 
spread of noxious weeds and vines that over time could kill mature 
trees; and (4) minimize the removal of other vegetation thus reducing 
potential adverse impacts to Delaware River Basin. Eastern Shore 
requests that the Commission issue the requested authorizations during 
the first quarter of 2016, in order to allow Eastern Shore complete and 
place the project in service no later than September 1, 2016.
    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 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 14 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: December 16, 2015.

    Dated: November 25, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-30570 Filed 12-2-15; 8:45 am]
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