NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC; Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; DTE Gas Company; Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Nexus Gas Transmission Project and Texas Eastern Appalachian Lease Project, 87918-87919 [2016-29219]
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Dated: November 30, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Dated: November 29, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[Docket No. EL17–23–000]
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Independent Market Monitor for PJM v.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of
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Take notice that on November 23,
2016, pursuant to section 206 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206,
Independent Market Monitor for PJM
(Complainant or PJM) filed a formal
complaint against PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C. (Respondent or PJM) alleging
that, certain modifications to PJM’s
manual 18 rules are unjust,
unreasonable, and inconsistent with
competitive markets, all as more fully
explained in the complaint.
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the complaint has been served on the
Respondent.
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).
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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
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appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondent’s answer, motions to
intervene, and protests must be served
on the Complainants.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket Nos. CP16–22–000; CP16–23–000;
CP16–24–000; CP16–102–000]
NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC; Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP; DTE Gas
Company; Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice
of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Nexus Gas Transmission
Project and Texas Eastern
Appalachian Lease Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the NEXUS Gas Transmission (NGT)
Project and Texas Eastern Appalachian
Lease (TEAL) Project (jointly referred to
as ‘‘Projects’’), proposed by NEXUS Gas
Transmission, LLC (NEXUS) and Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
Eastern) in the above-referenced
dockets. NEXUS and Texas Eastern
request authorization to construct a new
greenfield pipeline and expand an
existing pipeline system from the
Appalachian Basin to deliver 1.5
million dekatherms per day to
consuming markets in northern Ohio,
southeastern Michigan, and Ontario,
Canada. DTE Gas Company and Vector
Pipeline L.P. are requesting approval to
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lease capacity on their systems to
NEXUS.
The final EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Projects in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the
Projects would result in some adverse
environmental impacts; however, these
impacts would be reduced to acceptable
levels with the implementation of
NEXUS’ and Texas Eastern’s proposed
mitigation measures and the additional
measures recommended by staff in the
final EIS.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE), and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
participated as cooperating agencies in
the preparation of the final EIS.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction
by law or special expertise with respect
to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the National
Environmental Policy Act analysis.
Although the FWS, COE, and EPA
provided input to the conclusions and
recommendations presented in the final
EIS, these agencies will each present
their own conclusions and
recommendations in their respective
record of decision or determination for
the Projects.
The final EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of both the
NGT and TEAL Projects. The NGT
Project consists of about 256.6 miles of
pipeline composed of the following
facilities:
• 209.8 miles of new 36-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline in Ohio;
• 46.8 miles of new 36-inch-diameter
natural gas pipeline in Michigan;
• associated equipment and facilities.
The TEAL Project would include two
main components:
• 4.4 miles of new 36-inch-diameter
loop pipeline in Ohio;
• 0.3 mile of new 30-inch-diameter
interconnecting pipeline Ohio; and
• associated equipment and facilities.
The Projects’ proposed aboveground
facilities include five new compressor
stations in Ohio; additional
compression and related modifications
to one existing compressor station in
Ohio; five new metering and regulating
stations in Ohio; one new metering and
regulating station in Michigan; and
minor modifications at existing
aboveground facilities at various
locations across Ohio.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
final EIS to federal, state, and local
government representatives and
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agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
and newspapers and libraries near the
Projects. Paper copy versions of this
final EIS were mailed to those
specifically requesting them; all others
received a CD version. In addition, the
final EIS is available for public viewing
on the FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov)
using the eLibrary link. A limited
number of copies are available for
distribution and public inspection at:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502–8371.
Additional information about the
Projects 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., CP16–22).
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; 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
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issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
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by automatically providing you with
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documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp to subscribe.
Dated: November 30, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–29219 Filed 12–5–16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Energy Regulatory
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[Docket No. CP17–17–000]
Southwest Gas Storage Company;
Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on November 18,
2016, Southwest Gas Storage Company
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(Southwest), 1300 Main Street, Houston,
Texas 77002, filed a prior notice
application pursuant to sections
157.205, and 157.216(b) of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s
(Commission) regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Southwest’s
blanket certificate issued in Docket No.
CP99–230–000. Southwest requests
authorization to plug and abandon
fifteen wells and abandon certain
related natural gas storage lateral
pipelines and appurtenances within
Southwest’s existing Waverly Storage
Field located in Morgan County,
Illinois, all as more fully set forth in the
application, which is open to the public
for 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, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to
Stephen Veatch, Sr. Director of
Certificates, Southwest Gas Storage
Company, 1300 Main St., Houston,
Texas 77002 or phone (713) 989–2024,
or fax (713) 989–1205 or by email
stephen.veatch@energytransfer.com.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after issuance of
the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and pursuant to Section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
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)
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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.
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 commenters 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 commenters will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenter 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 5 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: November 29, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Independent Market Monitor for PJM v.
American Electric Power Service
Corp.; Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on November 30,
2016, Independent Market Monitor for
PJM (Complainant or PJM) filed a
complaint against American Electric
Power Service Corp. (Respondent or
AEP). PJM complains that AEP refused
to provide certain information in
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP16-22-000; CP16-23-000; CP16-24-000; CP16-102-000]
NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC; Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; DTE
Gas Company; Vector Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Nexus Gas Transmission
Project and Texas Eastern Appalachian Lease Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the NEXUS Gas Transmission (NGT) Project and Texas Eastern
Appalachian Lease (TEAL) Project (jointly referred to as ``Projects''),
proposed by NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC (NEXUS) and Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced dockets. NEXUS
and Texas Eastern request authorization to construct a new greenfield
pipeline and expand an existing pipeline system from the Appalachian
Basin to deliver 1.5 million dekatherms per day to consuming markets in
northern Ohio, southeastern Michigan, and Ontario, Canada. DTE Gas
Company and Vector Pipeline L.P. are requesting approval to lease
capacity on their systems to NEXUS.
The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Projects in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff
concludes that approval of the Projects would result in some adverse
environmental impacts; however, these impacts would be reduced to
acceptable levels with the implementation of NEXUS' and Texas Eastern's
proposed mitigation measures and the additional measures recommended by
staff in the final EIS.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (COE), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the final
EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the National Environmental Policy Act analysis. Although
the FWS, COE, and EPA provided input to the conclusions and
recommendations presented in the final EIS, these agencies will each
present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective
record of decision or determination for the Projects.
The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of both the NGT and TEAL Projects. The NGT
Project consists of about 256.6 miles of pipeline composed of the
following facilities:
209.8 miles of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline
in Ohio;
46.8 miles of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in
Michigan;
associated equipment and facilities.
The TEAL Project would include two main components:
4.4 miles of new 36-inch-diameter loop pipeline in Ohio;
0.3 mile of new 30-inch-diameter interconnecting pipeline
Ohio; and
associated equipment and facilities.
The Projects' proposed aboveground facilities include five new
compressor stations in Ohio; additional compression and related
modifications to one existing compressor station in Ohio; five new
metering and regulating stations in Ohio; one new metering and
regulating station in Michigan; and minor modifications at existing
aboveground facilities at various locations across Ohio.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the final EIS to federal, state,
and local government representatives and
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agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other
interested individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries near
the Projects. Paper copy versions of this final EIS were mailed to
those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version.
In addition, the final EIS is available for public viewing on the
FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited
number of copies are available for distribution and public inspection
at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888
First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
Additional information about the Projects 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., CP16-
22). 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; 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 that 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 to
subscribe.
Dated: November 30, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29219 Filed 12-5-16; 8:45 am]
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