ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Wisconsin South Expansion Project, 21225-21226 [2017-09104]

Download as PDF SRADOVICH on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 86 / Friday, May 5, 2017 / Notices Any questions concerning this application should be directed to Scott Jaskowiak, Vice President, Spire STL Pipeline LLC, 700 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63101, phone: 314–516– 8588, email: scott.jaskowiak@ spireenergy.com. 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) 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 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. 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 5 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 May 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 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 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 commenters 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: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 22, 2017. Dated: May 1, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–09116 Filed 5–4–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. Cp17–9–000] ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Wisconsin South Expansion Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) prepared this environmental assessment (EA) to assess the environmental effects of the Wisconsin South Expansion Project (Project) involving replacement and expansion of existing aboveground facilities by ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) in the area PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21225 west and southwest of Lake Michigan. The Project would enable ANR to expand delivery by 230,950 dekatherm per day (Dth/d) into the Northern Illinois and Wisconsin market areas to meet growing natural gas demand. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the proposed 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. ANR proposes to install one new 6,130-horsepower (HP) Solar Centaur 50 compressor unit at ANR’s existing Sandwich Compressor Station in Kendall County, Illinois; increase capacity of the existing Hampshire Meter Station in Kane County, Illinois from the current 320 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) to 500 MMCFD; abandon by removal the existing 0.54mile-long 16-inch-diameter Line 332 Lateral located in Kane County, Illinois, and replaced in the same ditch with a new 24-inch-diameter pipeline to increase flow capacity from the Hampshire Meter Station to Nicor; increase the capacity of ANR’s existing Tiffany East Meter Station in Rock County, Wisconsin from the current 118 MMCFD to 237 MMCFD; and re-stage an existing Saturn 10 turbine compressor unit at ANR’s Kewaskum Compressor Station in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. 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 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 E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1 21226 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 86 / Friday, May 5, 2017 / Notices 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 May 30, 2017. For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to file your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the project docket numbers (CP17–9–000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. (1) You may 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 may 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 may file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address: SRADOVICH on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. 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).1 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. Additional information about the Project is available from the 1 See the previous discussion on the methods for filing comments. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 May 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 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., CP17–9– 000). 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 now 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/ esubscribenow.htm. Dated: April 27, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. on March 10, 2017, a notice announcing the date for a technical conference to review the submitted costs. On April 6, 2017, the Commission held the technical conference. Technical conference transcripts, submitted cost forms, and detailed supporting documents are all available for review under Docket No. AD17–1. These documents are accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and are available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Interested parties may file specific questions and comments on the FY 2016 OFA cost submissions with the Commission under Docket No. AD17–1, no later than May 15, 2017. Once filed, the Commission will forward the questions and comments to the OFAs for response. Anyone with questions pertaining to the technical conference or this notice should contact Norman Richardson at (202) 502–6219 (via email at norman.richardson@ferc.gov) or Raven A. Rodriguez at (202) 502–6276 (via email at raven.rodriguez@ferc.gov). [FR Doc. 2017–09104 Filed 5–4–17; 8:45 am] Dated: April 28, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P [FR Doc. 2017–09106 Filed 5–4–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. AD17–1–000] Review of Cost Submittals by Other Federal Agencies for Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice Requesting Questions and Comments on Fiscal Year 2017 Other Federal Agency Cost Submissions In its Order On Rehearing Consolidating Administrative Annual Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109 FERC ¶ 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order) the Commission set forth an annual process for Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to submit their costs related to Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act. Pursuant to the established process the Chief of Revenue and Receivables, Financial Management Division, Office of the Executive Director, on October 4, 2016, issued a letter requesting the OFAs to submit their costs by December 31, 2016 using the OFA Cost Submission Form. Upon receipt of the agency submissions, the Commission posted the information in eLibrary, and issued, PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC17–109–000. Applicants: ALLETE Clean Energy, Inc., ALLETE, Inc. Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of ALLETE, Inc., et al. Filed Date: 4/26/17. Accession Number: 20170426–5348. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/17/17. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER12–1933–007. Applicants: Interstate Power and Light Company. Description: Notification of Change of Status of Interstate Power and Light Company. Filed Date: 4/26/17. Accession Number: 20170426–5411. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/17/17. Docket Numbers: ER14–1883–004. E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 86 (Friday, May 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21225-21226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09104]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. Cp17-9-000]


ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed Wisconsin South Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) prepared this environmental assessment (EA) to assess the 
environmental effects of the Wisconsin South Expansion Project 
(Project) involving replacement and expansion of existing aboveground 
facilities by ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) in the area west and southwest 
of Lake Michigan. The Project would enable ANR to expand delivery by 
230,950 dekatherm per day (Dth/d) into the Northern Illinois and 
Wisconsin market areas to meet growing natural gas demand.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the proposed 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.
    ANR proposes to install one new 6,130-horsepower (HP) Solar Centaur 
50 compressor unit at ANR's existing Sandwich Compressor Station in 
Kendall County, Illinois; increase capacity of the existing Hampshire 
Meter Station in Kane County, Illinois from the current 320 million 
cubic feet per day (MMCFD) to 500 MMCFD; abandon by removal the 
existing 0.54-mile-long 16-inch-diameter Line 332 Lateral located in 
Kane County, Illinois, and replaced in the same ditch with a new 24-
inch-diameter pipeline to increase flow capacity from the Hampshire 
Meter Station to Nicor; increase the capacity of ANR's existing Tiffany 
East Meter Station in Rock County, Wisconsin from the current 118 MMCFD 
to 237 MMCFD; and re-stage an existing Saturn 10 turbine compressor 
unit at ANR's Kewaskum Compressor Station in Sheboygan County, 
Wisconsin.
    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 
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

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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 May 30, 2017.
    For your convenience, there are three methods which you can use to 
file your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please 
reference the project docket numbers (CP17-9-000) with your submission. 
The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert 
staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
    (1) You may 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 may 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 may file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address:

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First St. 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).\1\ 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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    \1\ 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., CP17-
9-000). 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 now 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/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: April 27, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09104 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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