Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Mountain Valley Pipeine Project and the Equitrans Expansion Project, 43596-43597 [2016-15796]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Mountain Valley Pipeine
Project and the Equitrans Expansion
Project
Docket No.
Mountain Valley Pipeline
LLC.
Equitrans LP ......................
CP16–10–000
CP16–13–000
On October 23, 2015, Mountain
Valley Pipeline LLC (Mountain Valley)
filed its application with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
or Commission) in Docket No. CP16–
10–000, requesting a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural
Gas Act to construct, operate, and
maintain certain natural gas pipeline
facilities. Equitrans LP (Equitrans) filed
a companion application on October 27,
2015 in Docket No. CP16–13–000. The
proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline
Project, in West Virginia and Virginia,
would transport about 2 billion cubic
feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas from
production areas in the Appalachian
Basin to markets on the East Coast. The
proposed Equitrans Expansion Project,
in Pennsylvania and West Virginia,
would transport about 0.4 Bcf/d of
natural gas and interconnect with the
Mountain Valley Pipeline. Because
these are interrelated projects, the FERC
staff deemed it was appropriate to
analyze them in a single environmental
impact statement (EIS).
On November 5, 2015, the FERC
issued its Notice of Application for the
projects. Among other things, that
notice alerted other agencies issuing
federal authorizations of the
requirement to complete all necessary
reviews and to reach a final decision on
the request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance
of the Commission staff’s final EIS for
the projects. This instant notice
identifies the FERC staff’s planned
schedule for completion of the final EIS
for the projects, which is based on an
issuance of the draft EIS in September
2016.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the
final EIS, March 10, 2017
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline, June 8, 2017
If a schedule change becomes
necessary for the final EIS, an additional
notice will be provided so that the
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Project Description
The Mountain Valley Pipeline Project
would consist of about 301 miles of new
42-inch-diameter pipeline, beginning at
the Mobley Interconnect and receipt
meter station in Wetzel County, West
Virginia, and terminating at the Transco
Interconnect and delivery meter station
at the existing Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company Compressor Station
165 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In
addition, Mountain Valley intends to
construct and operate three new
compressor stations and other
aboveground facilities.
The Equitrans Expansion Project
would consist of a total of about 8 miles
of various diameter pipelines in six
segments. These segments include the
parallel 12-inch-diameter H–158
pipeline and 6-inch-diameter M–80
pipeline extending about 0.2-mile each
in Greene County, Pennsylvania; the 24inch-diameter H–305 pipeline that
would extend about 540 feet in Greene
County; the 3-mile-long new 30-inchdiameter H–316 pipeline in Greene
County; the 4.2-mile-long new 20-inchdiameter H–318 pipeline in Allegheny
and Washington Counties,
Pennsylvania; and the new H–319
pipeline that would extend about 200
feet in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
Equitrans also proposes to abandon its
existing Pratt Compressor Station and
replace it with the new Redhook
Compressor Station in Greene County,
Pennsylvania; and to construct and
operate taps in Greene County and
Washington County, Pennsylvania, and
an interconnect and two taps in Wetzel
County, West Virginia,
Background
On October 31, 2014 and April 9,
2015, the Commission staff granted
Mountain Valley’s and Equitrans’
requests to use the FERC’s pre-filing
environmental review process and
assigned the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Project temporary Docket No. PF15–3–
000 and the Equitrans Expansion Project
temporary Docket No. PF15–22–000.
The FERC issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare and Environmental Impact
Statement for the Planned Mountain
Valley Pipeline Project, Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues,
and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings
(NOI) on April 17, 2015. An NOI for the
Equitrans Expansion Project was issued
on August 11, 2015, with a scoping
period for that project that ended on
September 14, 2015.
The NOIs were issued during the prefiling review of the projects, and were
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sent to our environmental mailing list
that included federal, state, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
affected landowners; regional
environmental groups and nongovernmental organizations; Native
Americans and Indian tribes; local
libraries and newspapers; and other
interested parties. The Mountain Valley
Pipeline Project NOI announced the
date, time, and location of six public
meetings sponsored by the FERC in the
project area, and a scoping period that
ran to June 16, 2015 to take comments
on the project. Some of the major issues
raised during scoping included
potential impacts on karst terrain and
caves; impacts on groundwater and
springs, drinking water supplies, and
surface waterbodies; impacts on forest;
impacts on property values and the use
of eminent domain; impacts on tourism;
impacts on public recreational areas
such as the Jefferson National Forest,
Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and
the Blue Ridge Parkway; impacts on
historic districts; and pipeline safety.
The United States (U.S.) Department
of Agriculture Forest Service, Jefferson
National Forest; U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Huntington and Norfolk
Districts; U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 3; Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration within
the U.S. Department of Transportation;
West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection; and West
Virginia Division of Natural Resources
are cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the EIS.
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In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EIS and to keep track of
all formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp). Additional data
about the projects can be obtained
electronically through the Commission’s
Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov). Under
‘‘Dockets & Filings,’’ use the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link, select ‘‘General Search’’ from the
menu, enter the docket numbers
excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP16–10 or CP16–13), and the search
dates. Questions about the projects can
be directed to the Commission’s Office
of External Affairs at (866) 208–FERC.
Dated: June 28, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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[Docket No. ER16–1947–000]
Atlantic Energy MD, LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Atlantic
Energy MD, LLC‘s application for
market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is July 18,
2016.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above-referenced
proceeding are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for
electronic 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
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Dated: June 27, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER16–1946–000]
Atlantic Energy LLC; Supplemental
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate
Filing Includes Request for Blanket
Section 204 Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of Atlantic
Energy LLC‘s application for marketbased rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure
(18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214).
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is July 18,
2016.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Mountain
Valley Pipeine Project and the Equitrans Expansion Project
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Docket No.
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Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC........... CP16-10-000
Equitrans LP........................... CP16-13-000
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On October 23, 2015, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (Mountain Valley)
filed its application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) in Docket No. CP16-10-000, requesting a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct, operate, and maintain certain
natural gas pipeline facilities. Equitrans LP (Equitrans) filed a
companion application on October 27, 2015 in Docket No. CP16-13-000.
The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline Project, in West Virginia and
Virginia, would transport about 2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of
natural gas from production areas in the Appalachian Basin to markets
on the East Coast. The proposed Equitrans Expansion Project, in
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, would transport about 0.4 Bcf/d of
natural gas and interconnect with the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Because
these are interrelated projects, the FERC staff deemed it was
appropriate to analyze them in a single environmental impact statement
(EIS).
On November 5, 2015, the FERC issued its Notice of Application for
the projects. Among other things, that notice alerted other agencies
issuing federal authorizations of the requirement to complete all
necessary reviews and to reach a final decision on the request for a
federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the
Commission staff's final EIS for the projects. This instant notice
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for completion of the
final EIS for the projects, which is based on an issuance of the draft
EIS in September 2016.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the final EIS, March 10, 2017
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline, June 8, 2017
If a schedule change becomes necessary for the final EIS, an
additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are
kept informed of the projects' progress.
Project Description
The Mountain Valley Pipeline Project would consist of about 301
miles of new 42-inch-diameter pipeline, beginning at the Mobley
Interconnect and receipt meter station in Wetzel County, West Virginia,
and terminating at the Transco Interconnect and delivery meter station
at the existing Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Compressor
Station 165 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In addition, Mountain
Valley intends to construct and operate three new compressor stations
and other aboveground facilities.
The Equitrans Expansion Project would consist of a total of about 8
miles of various diameter pipelines in six segments. These segments
include the parallel 12-inch-diameter H-158 pipeline and 6-inch-
diameter M-80 pipeline extending about 0.2-mile each in Greene County,
Pennsylvania; the 24-inch-diameter H-305 pipeline that would extend
about 540 feet in Greene County; the 3-mile-long new 30-inch-diameter
H-316 pipeline in Greene County; the 4.2-mile-long new 20-inch-diameter
H-318 pipeline in Allegheny and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania; and
the new H-319 pipeline that would extend about 200 feet in Wetzel
County, West Virginia. Equitrans also proposes to abandon its existing
Pratt Compressor Station and replace it with the new Redhook Compressor
Station in Greene County, Pennsylvania; and to construct and operate
taps in Greene County and Washington County, Pennsylvania, and an
interconnect and two taps in Wetzel County, West Virginia,
Background
On October 31, 2014 and April 9, 2015, the Commission staff granted
Mountain Valley's and Equitrans' requests to use the FERC's pre-filing
environmental review process and assigned the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Project temporary Docket No. PF15-3-000 and the Equitrans Expansion
Project temporary Docket No. PF15-22-000. The FERC issued a Notice of
Intent to Prepare and Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned
Mountain Valley Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental
Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings (NOI) on April 17, 2015.
An NOI for the Equitrans Expansion Project was issued on August 11,
2015, with a scoping period for that project that ended on September
14, 2015.
The NOIs were issued during the pre-filing review of the projects,
and were
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sent to our environmental mailing list that included federal, state,
and local government agencies; elected officials; affected landowners;
regional environmental groups and non-governmental organizations;
Native Americans and Indian tribes; local libraries and newspapers; and
other interested parties. The Mountain Valley Pipeline Project NOI
announced the date, time, and location of six public meetings sponsored
by the FERC in the project area, and a scoping period that ran to June
16, 2015 to take comments on the project. Some of the major issues
raised during scoping included potential impacts on karst terrain and
caves; impacts on groundwater and springs, drinking water supplies, and
surface waterbodies; impacts on forest; impacts on property values and
the use of eminent domain; impacts on tourism; impacts on public
recreational areas such as the Jefferson National Forest, Appalachian
National Scenic Trail, and the Blue Ridge Parkway; impacts on historic
districts; and pipeline safety.
The United States (U.S.) Department of Agriculture Forest Service,
Jefferson National Forest; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington and
Norfolk Districts; U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3; Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration within the U.S.
Department of Transportation; West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection; and West Virginia Division of Natural Resources are
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS and to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets,
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp). Additional data about the
projects can be obtained electronically through the Commission's
Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov). Under ``Dockets & Filings,'' use the
``eLibrary'' link, select ``General Search'' from the menu, enter the
docket numbers excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP16-10 or CP16-
13), and the search dates. Questions about the projects can be directed
to the Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC.
Dated: June 28, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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