WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Valley Expansion Project, 44764-44765 [2017-20514]

Download as PDF 44764 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: September 20, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–20518 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: September 20, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 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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 October 10, 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 link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP17–257–000] WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Valley Expansion Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Valley Expansion Project, proposed by WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (WBI Energy) in the above-referenced docket. WBI Energy requests authorization to construct, operate, and maintain new natural gas facilities in Clay County, Minnesota and Cass, Barnes, Stutsman, and Burleigh Counties, North Dakota. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Valley Expansion 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 proposed Valley Expansion Project includes the following facilities: • About 37.3 miles of 16-inchdiameter pipeline in Clay County, Minnesota and Cass County, North Dakota; • a new interconnect at the tie-in with the existing Viking Gas Transmission Company Pipeline in Clay County, Minnesota; • a new 3,000-horsepower compressor station to tie into WBI PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Energy’s existing Mapleton Town Border Station and Line Section No. 24 in Cass County, North Dakota; • a new regulator station in Barnes County, North Dakota; • replacement of the existing Jamestown Town Border Station in Stutsman County, North Dakota; and • replacement of the Apple Valley Town Border Station in Burleigh County, North Dakota. The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 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 October 20, 2017. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file your comments with the Commission. In all instances, please reference the project docket number (CP17–257–000) 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 E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices 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., CP17– 257). 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/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. Dated: September 20, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–20514 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98–1–000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding. Unless the Commission determines that Docket No. File date Prohibited: 1. CP15–558–000 ................................................................ 2. CP15–558–000 ................................................................ 3. ER17–490–000 ................................................................ 4. ER17–490–000 ................................................................ 5. ER17–490–000 ................................................................ 6. CP15–558–000 ................................................................ 7. CP15–558–000 ................................................................ 8. CP15–558–000 ................................................................ 9. CP15–558–000 ................................................................ 10. CP15–558–000 .............................................................. 11. CP15–558–000 .............................................................. 12. P–2660–000 .................................................................. 13. P–2660–000 .................................................................. Exempt: 1. CP17–41–000 .................................................................. 2. CP14–96–000 .................................................................. 9–5–2017 9–5–2017 9–5–2017 9–5–2017 9–6–2017 9–7–2017 9–8–2017 9–8–2017 9–8–2017 9–8–2017 9–11–2017 9–12–2017 9–12–2017 9–7–2017 9–7–2017 the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are available for electronic review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Presenter or requester Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce. Wilkins Alternatives. Wilkins Alternatives. Wilkins Alternatives. South Jersey Gas. Meadowlands Regional Chamber. Southern New Jersey Developmental Council. New Jersey Energy Coalition. Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council. Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey. Brianne OLeary. Diane and Brian Ketchum. FERC Staff.1 U.S. House Representative James R. Langevin. 1 See the previous discussion on the methods for filing comments. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Sep 25, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44765 E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-257-000]


WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Valley Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Valley Expansion Project, proposed by WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. 
(WBI Energy) in the above-referenced docket. WBI Energy requests 
authorization to construct, operate, and maintain new natural gas 
facilities in Clay County, Minnesota and Cass, Barnes, Stutsman, and 
Burleigh Counties, North Dakota.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Valley Expansion 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 proposed Valley Expansion Project includes the following 
facilities:
     About 37.3 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline in Clay 
County, Minnesota and Cass County, North Dakota;
     a new interconnect at the tie-in with the existing Viking 
Gas Transmission Company Pipeline in Clay County, Minnesota;
     a new 3,000-horsepower compressor station to tie into WBI 
Energy's existing Mapleton Town Border Station and Line Section No. 24 
in Cass County, North Dakota;
     a new regulator station in Barnes County, North Dakota;
     replacement of the existing Jamestown Town Border Station 
in Stutsman County, North Dakota; and
     replacement of the Apple Valley Town Border Station in 
Burleigh County, North Dakota.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 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 October 
20, 2017.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. In all instances, please reference 
the project docket number (CP17-257-000) 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

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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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    \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-
257). 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: September 20, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-20514 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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