Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application, 66267-66268 [2016-23233]
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protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of 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 5 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: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on October 11, 2016.
Dated: September 20, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–23238 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP16–498–000; PF16–4–000]
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Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
Notice of Application
Take notice that on September 9,
2016, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
(Columbia), 5151 San Felipe, Suite
2500, Houston, Texas 77056, filed an
application pursuant to sections 7(b)
and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)
requesting authorization to: (i) Abandon
in place 17.5 miles of its Line B–105, (ii)
replace 14 miles of its Line B–111, (iii)
replace 0.1 miles of its Line B–121, (iv)
replace 0.5 miles of its Line B–130, (v)
install 7.6 miles of Line K–270 pipeline,
and (vi) remove or install various
appurtenances, all located in Fairfield
and Franklin Counties, Ohio. Columbia
states that there will be no change in
certificated capacity. Columbia
estimates the cost of the proposed
project to be approximately
$182,773,707, all as more fully set forth
in the application which is on file with
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the Commission and open to public
inspection. The filing is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site 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, contact FERC
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions concerning these
applications may be directed to Tyler R.
Brown, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC, 5151 San Felipe,
Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056, by
telephone at (713) 386–3797.
On March 10, 2016, the Commission
staff granted Columbia’s request to
utilize the Pre-Filing Process and
assigned Docket No. PF16–4–000 to staff
activities involved in the above
referenced project. Now, as of the filing
of the September 9, 2016 application,
the Pre-Filing Process for this project
has ended. From this time forward, this
proceeding will be conducted in Docket
No. CP16–498–000 as noted in the
caption of this Notice.
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 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 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
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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
seven copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. 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 7 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: October 12, 2016.
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Dated: September 21, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on October 11, 2016.
[FR Doc. 2016–23233 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am]
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Dated: September 19, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FR Doc. 2016–23235 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Hastings, Michael W.; Notice of Filing
Take notice that on September 19,
2016, Michael W. Hastings submitted
for filing, an application for authority to
hold interlocking positions, pursuant to
section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), 16 U.S.C. 825d(b), Part 45 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR part 45,
and Order No. 664.1
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of 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 5 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
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
Online service, please email
1 Commission Authorization to Hold Interlocking
Positions, 112 FERC ¶ 61,298 (2005) (Order No.
664); order on reh’g, 114 FERC ¶ 61,142 (2006)
(Order No. 664–A).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP16–10–000; Docket No.
CP16–13–000]
Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC,
Equitrans LP; Notice of Availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Mountain
Valley Project and Equitrans
Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the projects proposed by Mountain
Valley Pipeline LLC (Mountain Valley)
and Equitrans LP (Equitrans) in the
above-referenced dockets. Mountain
Valley requests authorization to
construct and operate certain interstate
natural gas facilities in West Virginia
and Virginia, known as the Mountain
Valley Project (MVP) in Docket Number
CP16–10–000. The MVP is designed to
transport about 2 billion cubic feet per
day (Bcf/d) of natural gas from
production areas in the Appalachian
Basin to markets in the Mid-Atlantic
and Southeastern United States.
Equitrans requests authorization to
construct and operate certain natural gas
facilities in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia, known as the Equitrans
Expansion Project (EEP) in Docket No.
CP16–13–000. The EEP is designed to
transport about 0.4 Bcf/d of natural gas,
to improve system flexibility and
reliability, and serve markets in the
Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast,
through interconnections with various
other interstate systems, including the
proposed MVP.
The draft EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the MVP
and EEP in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the MVP and EEP would have some
adverse environmental impacts;
however, these impacts would be
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reduced with the implementation of
Mountain Valley’s and Equitrans’
proposed mitigation measures, and the
additional measures recommended by
the FERC staff in the EIS.
The United States Department of
Agriculture Forest Service (FS), U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Department of the Interior Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection, and West Virginia Division
of Natural Resources participated as
cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially
affected by the proposals and
participated in the NEPA analysis. The
BLM, COE, and FS may adopt and use
the EIS when they consider the issuance
of a Right-of-Way Grant to Mountain
Valley for the portion of the MVP that
would cross federal lands. Further, the
FS may use the EIS when it considers
amendments to its Land and Resource
Management Plan (LRMP) for the
proposed crossing of the Jefferson
National Forest. Although the
cooperating agencies provided input to
the conclusions and recommendations
presented in the draft EIS, the agencies
will present their own conclusions and
recommendations in their respective
permit authorizations and Records of
Decision (ROD) for the projects.
Proposed Facilities
The draft EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
proposed facilities. For the MVP,
facilities include:
• About 301 miles of new 42-inchdiameter pipeline extending from the
new Mobley Interconnect in Wetzel
County, West Virginia to the existing
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company LLC (Transco) Station 165 in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia;
• 3 new compressor stations
(Bradshaw, Harris, Stallworth) in West
Virginia, totaling about 171,600
horsepower (hp);
• 4 new meter and regulation stations
and interconnections (Mobley,
Sherwood, WB, and Transco);
• 2 new taps (Webster and Roanoke);
• 5 pig 1 launchers and receivers; and
• 36 mainline block valves.
For the EEP, facilities include:
• About 8 miles total of new various
diameter pipelines in six segments;
1 A ‘‘pig’’ is a device used to clean or inspect the
interior of a pipeline.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP16-498-000; PF16-4-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on September 9, 2016, Columbia Gas Transmission,
LLC (Columbia), 5151 San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056,
filed an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) requesting authorization to: (i) Abandon in place 17.5
miles of its Line B-105, (ii) replace 14 miles of its Line B-111, (iii)
replace 0.1 miles of its Line B-121, (iv) replace 0.5 miles of its Line
B-130, (v) install 7.6 miles of Line K-270 pipeline, and (vi) remove or
install various appurtenances, all located in Fairfield and Franklin
Counties, Ohio. Columbia states that there will be no change in
certificated capacity. Columbia estimates the cost of the proposed
project to be approximately $182,773,707, all as more fully set forth
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to
public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web
site 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, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning these applications may be directed to
Tyler R. Brown, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 5151
San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77056, by telephone at (713)
386-3797.
On March 10, 2016, the Commission staff granted Columbia's request
to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF16-4-000 to
staff activities involved in the above referenced project. Now, as of
the filing of the September 9, 2016 application, the Pre-Filing Process
for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding
will be conducted in Docket No. CP16-498-000 as noted in the caption of
this Notice.
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 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 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 seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the
Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other
party. 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 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
Comment Date: October 12, 2016.
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Dated: September 21, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-23233 Filed 9-26-16; 8:45 am]
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