Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Triad Expansion Project, 40297-40298 [2016-14594]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Notices Filed Date: 6/15/16. Accession Number: 20160615–5099. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/16. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 4283–005] Fred N. Sutter, Jr.; Shamrock Utilities, LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption 1. By letter filed May 16, 2016, Fred N. Sutter, Jr. informed the Commission that the exemption from licensing for the Sutter’s Mill Project No. 4283, originally issued March 1, 1982 1 has been transferred to Shamrock Utilities, LLC. The project is located on Millseat Creek in Shasta County, California. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. 2. Shamrock Utilities, LLC is now the exemptee of the Sutter’s Mill Project, No. 4283. All correspondence should be forwarded to: Mr. Rocky Ungaro, Shamrock Utilities, LLC, P.O. Box 859, Palo Cedro, CA 96073. Dated: June 15, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #2 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER06–554–000. Applicants: Virginia Electric and Power Company. Description: Informational Filing and Motion for Extension of Time of Virginia Electric and Power Company. Filed Date: 8/12/15. Accession Number: 20150812–5182 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/16. Docket Numbers: ER15–767–002. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: Report Filing: 2016–06– 15_White Pine 2 Refund Report Supplement to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 6/15/16. Accession Number: 20160615–5026. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/16. Docket Numbers: ER16–1936–000. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: City of Gridley Work Performance Agreement to be effective 7/1/2016. 1 18 FERC ¶ 62,359 (1982), Order Granting Exemption from Licensing of a Small Hydroelectric Project of 5 Megawatts or Less. 18:37 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 Docket Numbers: ER16–1938–000. Applicants: Wisconsin Power and Light Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Normal PSA filing to be effective 9/1/ 2010. Filed Date: 6/15/16. Accession Number: 20160615–5104. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/16. Docket Numbers: ER16–1939–000. Applicants: 4C Acquisition, LLC. Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Baseline Master Tariff Filing—Rate Schedules to be effective 8/15/2016. Filed Date: 6/15/16. Accession Number: 20160615–5106. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/16. [FR Doc. 2016–14597 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 Docket Numbers: ER16–1937–000. Applicants: Wisconsin Power and Light Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Normal CFA filing to be effective 9/1/ 2010. Filed Date: 6/15/16. Accession Number: 20160615–5103. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/6/16. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: June 15, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–14601 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] 40297 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15–520–000] Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Triad Expansion Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Triad Expansion Project, proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Tennessee) in the above-referenced docket. Tennessee requests authorization to construct and operate pipeline facilities, to modify existing aboveground facilities, and add new tiein facilities in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Triad Expansion Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The proposed Triad Expansion Project includes the following facilities: • Approximately 7.0 miles of new 36inch-diameter looping 1 pipeline in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; • A new internal pipeline inspection (‘‘pig’’) launcher, crossover, and connecting facilities at the beginning of the proposed pipeline loop in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; and • A new ‘‘pig’’ receiver, a new odorant facility, and ancillary piping at the existing Compressor Station 321 in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 1 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity. Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 40298 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Notices inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before July 15, 2016. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the project docket number (CP15–520–000) 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 submitting brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the eFiling feature on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select the type of filing you are making. If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). 2 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission’s decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by 2 See the previous discussion on the methods for filing comments. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15– 520). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. Dated: June 15, 2016. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–14594 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RC11–6–004] North American Electric Reliability Corporation; Notice of Staff Review of Compliance Programs Commission staff coordinated with the staff of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to conduct the annual oversight of the Find, Fix, Track and Report (FFT) program, as outlined in the March 15, 2012 Order,1 and the Compliance Exception (CE) Program, as proposed by NERC’s September 18, 2015 annual 1 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 138 FERC ¶ 61,193, at P 73 (2012) (discussing Commission plans to survey a random sample of FFTs submitted each year to gather information on how the FFT program is working). PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Compliance Filing.2 The Commission supported NERC’s plan to coordinate with Commission staff to review the same sample of possible violations, thereby reducing the burden on the Regional Entities of providing evidence for two different samples. Commission staff reviewed a sample of 32 FFT possible violations out of 161 FFT possible violations posted by NERC between October 2014 and September 2015 and a sample of 100 CE instances of noncompliance out of 499 CE instances of noncompliance posted by NERC between May 2014 and October 2015. Commission staff believes that the FFT and CE programs are meeting expectations with limited exceptions. Sampling for the 2015 program year indicated that the Regional Entities appropriately included the sampled possible violations in the FFT and CE programs and that these 132 possible violations have been adequately remediated. Commission staff’s sample analysis indicated a small number of documentation concerns, particularly with regard to the quality of the information contained in the FFT and/ or CE postings. For example, Commission staff found that several FFT or CE issues still lacked some of the information requested in NERC’s Guidance for Self Reports document and necessary for the posted FFT or CE.3 This includes information such as start or end dates, factors affecting the risk prior to mitigation (such as potential and actual risk), and actual harm. Commission staff subsequently reviewed the supporting information for these FFTs or CEs, which provided a majority of the missing information. Commission staff ultimately agreed with the final risk determinations for all 132 samples. Commission staff also noted a significant improvement in the clear identification of root cause, which was identified in all samples posted after the feedback calls from the previous year’s survey. In addition, Commission staff noted that the FFTs and CEs sampled did not contain any material misrepresentations by the registered entities. 2 North American Electric Reliability Corp., Docket No. RC11–6–004, at 1 (Nov. 13, 2015) (delegated letter order) (stating ‘‘NERC’s intention to combine the evaluation of Compliance Exceptions with the annual sampling of FFTs to further streamline oversight of the FFT and compliance exception programs’’). 3 North American Electric Reliability Corp., 138 FERC ¶ 61,193, at P 60 (2012). E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40297-40298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14594]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-520-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Triad Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Triad 
Expansion Project, proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC 
(Tennessee) in the above-referenced docket. Tennessee requests 
authorization to construct and operate pipeline facilities, to modify 
existing aboveground facilities, and add new tie-in facilities in 
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Triad Expansion Project in accordance 
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 
The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with 
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The proposed Triad Expansion Project includes the following 
facilities:
     Approximately 7.0 miles of new 36-inch-diameter looping 
\1\ pipeline in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania;
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to 
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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     A new internal pipeline inspection (``pig'') launcher, 
crossover, and connecting facilities at the beginning of the proposed 
pipeline loop in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; and
     A new ``pig'' receiver, a new odorant facility, and 
ancillary piping at the existing Compressor Station 321 in Susquehanna 
County, Pennsylvania.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to 
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on 
the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited 
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public

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inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference 
Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your 
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important 
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before July 15, 
2016.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP15-520-000) 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 submitting brief, 
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the 
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments 
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your 
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking 
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select 
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). \2\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a 
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can 
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not 
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to 
have your comments considered.
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    \2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing 
comments.
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    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15-
520). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: June 15, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-14594 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
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