National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Line QP, Line Q, and Queen Storage Project, 26480-26481 [2017-11757]
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address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
new license for Project No. 3472–023.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10
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Dated: June 1, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
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Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC;
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications
On January 18, 2017, Merchant Hydro
Developers, LLC, filed an application for
a preliminary permit, pursuant to
section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA), proposing to study the feasibility
of the Lookout Pumped Storage
Hydroelectric Project to be located in
Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The
sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application
during the permit term. A preliminary
permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands
or waters owned by others without the
owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A new upper reservoir
with a surface area of 44 acres and a
storage capacity of 660 acre-feet at a
surface elevation of approximately 2,850
feet above mean sea level (msl) created
through construction of a new rollercompacted concrete or rock-filled dam
and/or dike; (2) excavating a new lower
reservoir with a surface area of 30 acres
and a total storage capacity of 792 acrefeet at a surface elevation of 2,200 feet
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msl; (3) a new 3,500-foot-long, 48-inchdiameter penstock connecting the upper
and lower reservoirs; (4) a new 150-footlong, 50-foot-wide powerhouse
containing two turbine-generator units
with a total rated capacity of 35
megawatts; (5) a new transmission line
connecting the powerhouse to a nearby
electric grid interconnection point at the
Lookout Wind Farm; and (6)
appurtenant facilities. Possible initial
fill water and make-up water would
come from the nearby Wills Creek,
including groundwater. The proposed
project would have an annual
generation of 128,372 megawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Adam Rousselle,
Merchant Hydro Developers, LLC, 5710
Oak Crest Drive, Doylestown, PA 18902;
phone: 267–254–6107.
FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury;
phone: (202) 502–6736.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system
at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–14827–000.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–14827) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP16–028–000]
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;
Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Line QP, Line Q, and Queen
Storage Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Line QP, Line Q, and Queen Storage
Project (Project), proposed by National
Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National
Fuel) in the above-referenced docket.
National Fuel requests authorization to
construct and operate facilities in Forest
and Warren Counties, Pennsylvania.
National Fuel would abandon capacity
by sale a natural gas storage system and
associated pipeline that is no longer
needed by the company and would
provide that capacity to other gathering
system suppliers in Pennsylvania.
Additionally, National Fuel proposes to
replace a compromised portion of the
pipeline associated with the storage
system and install new pipeline to
maintain National Fuel’s distribution
capability.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
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.
The United States Army Corps of
Engineers, United States Department of
Agriculture-Forest Service (USDA–FS),
and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission participated as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EA.
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 USDA–FS may adopt and
use the EA to consider the issuance of
a special use permit for the portion of
the project on USDA–FS lands.
The Project includes the following
facilities:
• Abandon by sale the existing Queen
Storage Field and Queen Compressor
Station, property interests related
thereto, and approximately 5.5 miles of
the 6-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline (Line Q) from
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Queen Compressor Station to a point
just south of the Allegheny River in
Limestone Township, Warren County,
Pennsylvania;
• abandon in-place 0.18 mile of
existing Line Q pipeline crossing the
Allegheny River, with the exception of
exposed portions that would be
removed, and replace the crossing with
a non-jurisdictional 12-inch-diameter
natural gas transmission pipeline that
would be sold to the future operator;
• install approximately 5 miles of
new 4-inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline (Line QP) within
the Line Q right-of-way; and
• construct a new regulator station
and two service taps.
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;
and newspapers and libraries in the
Project area. 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
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 July 1, 2017.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments to the Commission. In all
instances, please reference the project
docket number (CP16–028–000) 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 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;
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(2) You can 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 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.
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
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., CP16–28).
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 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
1 See the previous discussion on the methods for
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documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–11757 Filed 6–6–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RP17–811–000]
Peregrine Oil & Gas II, LLC v. Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of
Complaint
Take notice that on June 1, 2017,
pursuant to sections 5 and 16 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717d
and 717o, and Rule 206 of the Rules of
Practice and Procedure of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
or Commission), 18 CFR 385.206 (2016),
Peregrine Oil & Gas II, LLC
(Complainant) filed a formal complaint
against Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
(Respondent) alleging that, Respondent
violated its service obligations under its
tariff and section 4 of the NGA by failing
to exercise due diligence to remedy
recent outages on its FERC-certificated
Line 41–A System, all as more fully
explained in the complaint.
Complainant certifies that a copy of
the complaint has been served on the
Respondent and certain producers of
natural gas in the affected area who may
be expected to be affected by the
complaint.
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. 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
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,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP16-028-000]
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Line QP, Line Q, and
Queen Storage Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Line
QP, Line Q, and Queen Storage Project (Project), proposed by National
Fuel Gas Supply Corporation (National Fuel) in the above-referenced
docket. National Fuel requests authorization to construct and operate
facilities in Forest and Warren Counties, Pennsylvania. National Fuel
would abandon capacity by sale a natural gas storage system and
associated pipeline that is no longer needed by the company and would
provide that capacity to other gathering system suppliers in
Pennsylvania. Additionally, National Fuel proposes to replace a
compromised portion of the pipeline associated with the storage system
and install new pipeline to maintain National Fuel's distribution
capability.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the 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.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Department
of Agriculture-Forest Service (USDA-FS), and the Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Commission participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the EA. 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 USDA-FS may adopt
and use the EA to consider the issuance of a special use permit for the
portion of the project on USDA-FS lands.
The Project includes the following facilities:
Abandon by sale the existing Queen Storage Field and Queen
Compressor Station, property interests related thereto, and
approximately 5.5 miles of the 6[hyphen]inch-diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline (Line Q) from
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Queen Compressor Station to a point just south of the Allegheny River
in Limestone Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania;
abandon in-place 0.18 mile of existing Line Q pipeline
crossing the Allegheny River, with the exception of exposed portions
that would be removed, and replace the crossing with a non-
jurisdictional 12-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline that
would be sold to the future operator;
install approximately 5 miles of new 4[hyphen]inch-
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline (Line QP) within the Line Q
right[hyphen]of[hyphen]way; and
construct a new regulator station and two service taps.
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; and newspapers and libraries in the Project area. 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 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 July 1,
2017.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (CP16-028-000) 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 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 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 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.
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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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., CP16-
28). 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 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-11757 Filed 6-6-17; 8:45 am]
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