Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project, 1346-1347 [2018-00328]

Download as PDF 1346 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 8 / Thursday, January 11, 2018 / Notices the facility’s experience with energy management—collected in the SEP Enrollment Form; (2) Basic facility information about its energy use, energy consumption, and energy performance indicators—collected in the SEP Application Form; (3) Information on energy performance improvement in SEP-certified facilities—collected in the SEP Energy Performance Improvement Report; (4) Information on the costs and benefits of participating in SEP (optional; not required for SEP certification)—collected in the SEP Voluntary Costs/Benefits Form. 50001 Ready collects only a subset of the same types of information in categories (1), (2), and (3), and without the need for external audit. Background data will primarily be used to track basic information about SEP and 50001 Ready participants and identify opportunities to provide participants with technical assistance. 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Paul Scheihing, Technology Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Office. srobinson on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2018–00361 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:05 Jan 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP17–441–000 and CP17–441– 001] Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project On May 11, 2017, Northwest Pipeline LLC (Northwest) filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) in docket number CP17–441–000 requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project (Project), and would replace an existing 8-inchdiameter pipeline with a 20-inchdiameter pipeline, increasing the design capacity on Northwest’s system to serve Puget Sound Energy. On October 23, 2017, Northwest filed an amendment to its application, and on November 2, 2017, the Commission the issued a Notice of Amendment to the Application for the revised Project. Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s planned schedule for the completion of the EA for the Project. Schedule for Environmental Review Issuance of EA: February 12, 2018. 90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline: May 13, 2018. If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the Project’s progress. Project Description Northwest proposes to remove approximately 5.8 miles of the 8-inchdiameter North Seattle Lateral pipeline in Snohomish County, Washington and replace it with 20-inch-diameter pipeline, primarily in the same trench. The North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project would consist of the following facilities: • Replace 5.8-miles of 8-inchdiameter pipeline with 20-inchdiameter pipeline; PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • rebuild the existing North Seattle/ Everett meter station in order to accommodate the increased delivery capacity of the North Seattle Lateral; • relocate an existing 8-inch pig launcher and a 20-inch pig receiver; 1 and • replace an existing 8-inch mainline valve with a 20-inch valve. Background On June 21, 2017, the FERC issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Session (NOI) in Docket No. CP17–441–000. The NOI was mailed to 409 parties, including affected landowners; federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries. We also held a public scoping comment session in the Project area on July 13, 2017. The primary issues raised by commenters were impacts on residences (including noise, dust, drainage, and vegetation clearing), biological and water resources impacts, alternative routings for crossing the Fritch Mill property, pipeline safety, and impacts on adjacent utility easements and infrastructure. On October 23, 2017 Northwest amended its application, reducing the Project’s incremental firm capacity from 196,311 to 159,299 dekatherms per day; reducing the length of the replacement 20-inch-diameter pipeline by about 1 mile; locating the replacement pig launcher/receiver at milepost 7.76; and changing the pipeline route between mileposts 2.1 and 2.2 so as to divert its pipeline system around the Fritch Mill. Accordingly, on November 21, 2017 we issued a Supplemental Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Amended North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (NOI) in Docket No. CP17–441–001. The Supplemental NOI was mailed to 312 parties, including affected landowners; federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries. 1 A pig is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal inspections, or other purposes. E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 8 / Thursday, January 11, 2018 / Notices Comments on the Supplemental NOI concerned the need for relocating the pipeline off the existing right-of-way; impacts to springs, wetlands, and mature forest from the newly routed segment, and alternatives. Additional Information In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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. Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov). Using the eLibrary link, select General Search from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and Docket Number excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP17–441), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings. Dated: January 5, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–00328 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission srobinson on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER17–2218–002. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing to 12.29.17 Order in ER17–2218—Revisions to PJM–MISO JOA to be effective 10/1/2017. Filed Date: 1/5/18. Accession Number: 20180105–5011. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/18. Docket Numbers: ER17–2220–002. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:05 Jan 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 Description: Compliance filing: 2018– 01–04_2017–08–01_Compliance filing re MISO–PJM JOA pseudo tie revisions to be effective 10/1/2017. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5143. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER17–2513–001. Applicants: Public Service Company of New Mexico. Description: Compliance filing: Notice of Effective Date to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 1/5/18. Accession Number: 20180105–5039. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–597–000. Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of a Master JUA for Distribution Underbuild with SW IA Rural Elec Coop to be effective 3/5/2018. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5139. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–598–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2018–01–04_SA 3081 UMERC–ATC GIA (J704) to be effective 12/19/2017. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5147. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–599–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3388 East River Electric/Otter Tail Power/ MISO Int Agr to be effective 1/1/2018. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5153. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–599–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3388 East River Electric/Otter Tail Power/ MISO Int Agr to be effective 1/1/2018. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5154. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–600–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Otter Tail Power Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2018–01–04_SA 3080 OTP-East River T–T (Blair) to be effective 1/1/2018. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5155. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–600–000. Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Otter Tail Power Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2018–01–04_SA 3080 OTP-East River T–T (Blair) to be effective 1/1/2018. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1347 Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5156. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–601–000. Applicants: Southern California Edison Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Four SGIAs Monolith 4, 5 6, 7 Projects TerraGen 251 Wind, LLC to be effective 1/17/2018. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5163. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–602–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Central Power Electric Cooperative Depreciation Rates to be effective 1/1/2016. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5165. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–603–000. Applicants: Southern California Edison Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: GIA and Distrib Serv Agmt Wintec Energy, LTD—Wintec Palm Project WDT1506 to be effective 1/2/2018. Filed Date: 1/5/18. Accession Number: 20180105–5010. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–604–000. Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: Petition for Temporary Tariff Waivers of New York Independent System Operator, Inc. Filed Date: 1/4/18. Accession Number: 20180104–5178. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–605–000. Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: MAIT submits Operating and Interconnection Agreements SA Nos. 4577 and 4578 to be effective 3/7/2018. Filed Date: 1/5/18. Accession Number: 20180105–5038. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/18. The filings are accessible in the 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. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-441-000 and CP17-441-001]


Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental 
Review of the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project

    On May 11, 2017, Northwest Pipeline LLC (Northwest) filed an 
application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission 
or FERC) in docket number CP17-441-000 requesting a Certificate of 
Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas 
pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the North Seattle 
Lateral Upgrade Project (Project), and would replace an existing 8-
inch-diameter pipeline with a 20-inch-diameter pipeline, increasing the 
design capacity on Northwest's system to serve Puget Sound Energy.
    On October 23, 2017, Northwest filed an amendment to its 
application, and on November 2, 2017, the Commission the issued a 
Notice of Amendment to the Application for the revised Project. Among 
other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal 
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and 
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice 
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the 
EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

    Issuance of EA: February 12, 2018.
    90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline: May 13, 2018.
    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Project's progress.

Project Description

    Northwest proposes to remove approximately 5.8 miles of the 8-inch-
diameter North Seattle Lateral pipeline in Snohomish County, Washington 
and replace it with 20-inch-diameter pipeline, primarily in the same 
trench. The North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project would consist of the 
following facilities:
     Replace 5.8-miles of 8-inch-diameter pipeline with 20-
inch-diameter pipeline;
     rebuild the existing North Seattle/Everett meter station 
in order to accommodate the increased delivery capacity of the North 
Seattle Lateral;
     relocate an existing 8-inch pig launcher and a 20-inch pig 
receiver; \1\ and
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    \1\ A pig is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into and 
pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline, conducting 
internal inspections, or other purposes.
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     replace an existing 8-inch mainline valve with a 20-inch 
valve.

Background

    On June 21, 2017, the FERC issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed North Seattle Lateral Upgrade 
Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of 
Public Scoping Session (NOI) in Docket No. CP17-441-000. The NOI was 
mailed to 409 parties, including affected landowners; federal, state, 
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other 
interested parties; and local libraries. We also held a public scoping 
comment session in the Project area on July 13, 2017.
    The primary issues raised by commenters were impacts on residences 
(including noise, dust, drainage, and vegetation clearing), biological 
and water resources impacts, alternative routings for crossing the 
Fritch Mill property, pipeline safety, and impacts on adjacent utility 
easements and infrastructure.
    On October 23, 2017 Northwest amended its application, reducing the 
Project's incremental firm capacity from 196,311 to 159,299 dekatherms 
per day; reducing the length of the replacement 20-inch-diameter 
pipeline by about 1 mile; locating the replacement pig launcher/
receiver at milepost 7.76; and changing the pipeline route between 
mileposts 2.1 and 2.2 so as to divert its pipeline system around the 
Fritch Mill. Accordingly, on November 21, 2017 we issued a Supplemental 
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Amended 
North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project and Request for Comments on 
Environmental Issues (NOI) in Docket No. CP17-441-001. The Supplemental 
NOI was mailed to 312 parties, including affected landowners; federal, 
state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected 
officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American 
tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries.

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    Comments on the Supplemental NOI concerned the need for relocating 
the pipeline off the existing right-of-way; impacts to springs, 
wetlands, and mature forest from the newly routed segment, and 
alternatives.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC website (www.ferc.gov). Using the eLibrary link, select General 
Search from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and Docket 
Number excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP17-441), and follow the 
instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can 
be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at 
[email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also 
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: January 5, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00328 Filed 1-10-18; 8:45 am]
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