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Dated: February 28, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–04213 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2017–04288 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Dated: February 22, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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Take notice that the Commission
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Docket Numbers: EC17–84–000.
Applicants: Innovative Solar 37, LLC.
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Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 45.8
(2016).
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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
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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.
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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.
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
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Accession Number: 20170224–5173.
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Accession Number: 20170224–5167.
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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
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docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 27, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–04216 Filed 3–3–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and
Gulf Xpress Projects
Docket No.
Columbia Gas Transmission,
LLC.
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Columbia Gulf Transmission,
LLC.
CP16–361–000
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Mountaineer XPress Project
(MXP), proposed by Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas), and
the Gulf XPress Project (GXP), proposed
by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC
(Columbia Gulf), in the abovereferenced dockets. Columbia Gas
requests authorization to construct and
operate a total of 170.7 miles of natural
gas transmission pipeline and ancillary
facilities in West Virginia, and to
modify one existing compressor station
and two pending compressor stations.
The MXP would provide about
2,700,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of
available capacity for transport to
Columbia Gas’ TCO Pool for delivery to
markets across Columbia Pipeline
Group’s system, including the Columbia
Gulf Leach interconnect with Columbia
Gulf. Columbia Gulf requests
authorization to construct and operate
seven new natural gas-fired compressor
stations and to upgrade a pending
compressor station and one existing
meter station in Kentucky, Tennessee,
and Mississippi. The GXP would
provide about 860,000 Dth/d of natural
gas delivery to markets in the Gulf Coast
region.
The draft EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the MXP
and GXP in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed projects would result in
some adverse and significant
environmental impacts. However, if the
projects are constructed and operated in
accordance with applicable laws and
regulations, the mitigation measures
discussed in this EIS, and our
recommendations, these impacts would
be reduced to acceptable levels.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources
(WVDNR), and West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection
(WVDEP) 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
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The USACE will adopt and use
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the EIS to comply with the requirements
of NEPA before issuing permits for the
projects under section 404 of the Clean
Water Act, which governs the discharge
of dredged or fill material into waters of
the United States (including wetlands).
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 records of decision
(where applicable) for the projects.
The draft EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation in West
Virginia of the following MXP facilities:
• About 164.3 miles of new 36-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline from
Marshall County to Cabell County;
• about 5.9 miles of new 24-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline in
Doddridge County;
• three new compressor stations in
Doddridge, Calhoun, and Jackson
Counties;
• two new regulating stations in
Ripley and Cabell Counties;
• about 296 feet of new, 10-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline at the
Ripley Regulator Station to tie Columbia
Gas’ existing X59M1 pipeline into the
MXP–100 pipeline in Jackson County;
• an approximately 0.4-mile-long
replacement segment of 30-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline in Cabell
County; and
• upgrades to one existing
compressor station (Wayne County) and
two compressor stations (Marshall and
Kanawha Counties) either approved or
pending under separate FERC
proceedings.
The draft EIS also addresses the
potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
following GXP facilities:
• Seven new compressor stations in
Kentucky (Rowan, Garrard, and
Metcalfe Counties), Tennessee
(Davidson and Wayne Counties), and
Mississippi (Union and Granada
Counties);
• upgrades to one pending
compressor station in Carter County,
Kentucky; and
• upgrades at one existing meter
station in Boyd County, Kentucky.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
draft EIS 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;
and newspapers and libraries in the
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project areas. Paper copy versions of
this EIS were mailed to those
specifically requesting them; all others
received a CD version. In addition, the
draft 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.
Any person wishing to comment on
the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the
proposal in the final EIS, it is important
that the Commission receive your
comments on or before April 24, 2017.
For your convenience, there are four
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or
provided verbally. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow
these instructions so that your
comments are properly recorded.
(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 file your comments
electronically by 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.’’ If you are filing
a comment on a particular project,
please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
the filing type; 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.
(4) In lieu of sending written or
electronic comments, the Commission
invites you to attend one of the public
comment sessions its staff will conduct
in the project areas to receive comments
on the draft EIS. The sessions are
scheduled as shown below.
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Monday, March 20, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m ...........
Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club, 3780 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Hurricane, WV 25526, (304)
757–9416.
Ripley High School, 2 School Street, Ripley, WV 25271, (304) 372–7355.
Doddridge County Park Meeting Facility, 1252 Snowbird Road, West Union, WV 26456, (304)
873–1663.
New Martinsville City Hall, 195 Main Street, New Martinsville, WV 26155, (304) 455–9120.
Cane Ridge High School, 12848 Old Hickory Boulevard, Antioch, TN 37013, (615) 687–4000.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m ..........
Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m .....
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Thursday, March 23, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m .........
Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 5:00–9:00 p.m ..........
The primary goal of these comment
sessions is to provide the public with
another method for identifying specific
environmental issues and concerns with
the draft EIS. Individual verbal
comments will be taken on a one-on-one
basis with a court reporter. This format
is designed to receive the maximum
amount of verbal comments in a
convenient way during the timeframe
allotted.
Each comment session is scheduled
from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (local time).
There will not be a formal presentation
by Commission staff when the session
opens. If you wish to speak, the
Commission staff will hand out
numbers in the order of your arrival;
distribution of numbers will be
discontinued at 8:00 p.m. in order to
ensure all comments are received by the
session closing time. However, if no
additional numbers have been handed
out and all individuals who wish to
provide comments have had an
opportunity to do so, staff may conclude
the session at 8:00 p.m., or after the last
comment is taken. Please see appendix
1 for additional information on the
session format and conduct.1
Your verbal comments will be
recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present)
and become part of the public record for
this proceeding. Transcripts will be
publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary
system (see below for instructions on
using eLibrary). If a significant number
of people are interested in providing
verbal comments in the one-on-one
settings, a time limit of 3 to 5 minutes
may be implemented for each
commentor.
It is important to note that verbal
comments hold the same weight as
written or electronically submitted
comments. Although there will not be a
formal presentation, Commission staff
will be available throughout the
comment session to answer your
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502–8371. For instructions on connecting to
eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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questions about the FERC
environmental review process.
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.
Questions?
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., CP16–357
and CP16–361). 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
2 See the previous discussion on the methods for
filing comments.
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documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER17–1037–000]
Innovative Solar 37, 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
Innovative Solar 37, 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 March 20,
2017.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and Gulf Xpress Projects
Docket No.
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC......... CP16-357-000
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Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC........ CP16-361-000
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Mountaineer XPress Project (MXP), proposed by Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas), and the Gulf XPress Project (GXP),
proposed by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf), in the
above-referenced dockets. Columbia Gas requests authorization to
construct and operate a total of 170.7 miles of natural gas
transmission pipeline and ancillary facilities in West Virginia, and to
modify one existing compressor station and two pending compressor
stations. The MXP would provide about 2,700,000 dekatherms per day
(Dth/d) of available capacity for transport to Columbia Gas' TCO Pool
for delivery to markets across Columbia Pipeline Group's system,
including the Columbia Gulf Leach interconnect with Columbia Gulf.
Columbia Gulf requests authorization to construct and operate seven new
natural gas-fired compressor stations and to upgrade a pending
compressor station and one existing meter station in Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Mississippi. The GXP would provide about 860,000 Dth/d
of natural gas delivery to markets in the Gulf Coast region.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the MXP and GXP in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects would result in
some adverse and significant environmental impacts. However, if the
projects are constructed and operated in accordance with applicable
laws and regulations, the mitigation measures discussed in this EIS,
and our recommendations, these impacts would be reduced to acceptable
levels.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR),
and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP)
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 proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis. The USACE will adopt and use the EIS
to comply with the requirements of NEPA before issuing permits for the
projects under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, which governs the
discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States
(including wetlands). 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 records of decision (where applicable) for the
projects.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation in West Virginia of the following MXP
facilities:
About 164.3 miles of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline from Marshall County to Cabell County;
about 5.9 miles of new 24-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline in Doddridge County;
three new compressor stations in Doddridge, Calhoun, and
Jackson Counties;
two new regulating stations in Ripley and Cabell Counties;
about 296 feet of new, 10-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline at the Ripley Regulator Station to tie Columbia Gas' existing
X59M1 pipeline into the MXP-100 pipeline in Jackson County;
an approximately 0.4-mile-long replacement segment of 30-
inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in Cabell County; and
upgrades to one existing compressor station (Wayne County)
and two compressor stations (Marshall and Kanawha Counties) either
approved or pending under separate FERC proceedings.
The draft EIS also addresses the potential environmental effects of
the construction and operation of the following GXP facilities:
Seven new compressor stations in Kentucky (Rowan, Garrard,
and Metcalfe Counties), Tennessee (Davidson and Wayne Counties), and
Mississippi (Union and Granada Counties);
upgrades to one pending compressor station in Carter
County, Kentucky; and
upgrades at one existing meter station in Boyd County,
Kentucky.
The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft EIS 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; and newspapers and libraries in the project areas. Paper copy
versions of this EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them;
all others received a CD version. In addition, the draft 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.
Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before April
24, 2017.
For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258
or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow these instructions so that
your comments are properly recorded.
(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 file your comments electronically by 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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; 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.
(4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment sessions its
staff will conduct in the project areas to receive comments on the
draft EIS. The sessions are scheduled as shown below.
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Date and time Location
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Monday, March 20, 2017, 5:00-9:00 Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club,
p.m. 3780 Sleepy Hollow Drive,
Hurricane, WV 25526, (304) 757-
9416.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 5:00-9:00 Ripley High School, 2 School Street,
p.m. Ripley, WV 25271, (304) 372-7355.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 5:00- Doddridge County Park Meeting
9:00 p.m. Facility, 1252 Snowbird Road, West
Union, WV 26456, (304) 873-1663.
Thursday, March 23, 2017, 5:00- New Martinsville City Hall, 195 Main
9:00 p.m. Street, New Martinsville, WV 26155,
(304) 455-9120.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 5:00-9:00 Cane Ridge High School, 12848 Old
p.m. Hickory Boulevard, Antioch, TN
37013, (615) 687-4000.
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The primary goal of these comment sessions is to provide the public
with another method for identifying specific environmental issues and
concerns with the draft EIS. Individual verbal comments will be taken
on a one-on-one basis with a court reporter. This format is designed to
receive the maximum amount of verbal comments in a convenient way
during the timeframe allotted.
Each comment session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(local time). There will not be a formal presentation by Commission
staff when the session opens. If you wish to speak, the Commission
staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival; distribution
of numbers will be discontinued at 8:00 p.m. in order to ensure all
comments are received by the session closing time. However, if no
additional numbers have been handed out and all individuals who wish to
provide comments have had an opportunity to do so, staff may conclude
the session at 8:00 p.m., or after the last comment is taken. Please
see appendix 1 for additional information on the session format and
conduct.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Your verbal comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 3 to 5 minutes may
be implemented for each commentor.
It is important to note that verbal comments hold the same weight
as written or electronically submitted comments. Although there will
not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available
throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the FERC
environmental review process.
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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Questions?
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-
357 and CP16-361). 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.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-04303 Filed 3-3-17; 8:45 am]
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