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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
Office of Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Methane Hydrate
Advisory Committee. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act requires that
notice of these meetings be announced
in the Federal Register.
DATES:
SUMMARY:
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Thursday, March 1, 2018
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CST)—
Registration
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CST)—Meeting
Friday, March 2, 2018
8:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (CST)—
Registration
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CST)—Meeting
ADDRESSES: Hotel Galvez, Navigation
Room, 2024 Seawall Blvd., Galveston,
TX 77550.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou
Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585.
Phone: (202) 586–5098.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: The
purpose of the Methane Hydrate
Advisory Committee is to provide
advice on potential applications of
methane hydrate to the Secretary of
Energy, and assist in developing
recommendations and priorities for the
Department of Energy’s Methane
Hydrate Research and Development
Program.
Tentative Agenda: The agenda will
include: Welcome and Introduction by
the Designated Federal Officer;
Committee Business including election
of Committee Chair; Report of
Committee Representatives Meeting
with the Assistant Secretary of Fossil
Energy; Update on Methane Hydrate
Major Projects; Review of International
Activities; Update on Atlantic Margin
Gas Hydrate Resources; Methane
Hydrate Program Budget and FY 2018
Plans; Regulatory Reform; Advisory
Committee Discussion; and Public
Comments, if any.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The Designated
Federal Officer and the Chair of the
Committee will conduct the meeting to
facilitate the orderly conduct of
business. If you would like to file a
written statement with the Committee,
you may do so either before or after the
meeting. If you would like to make oral
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statements regarding any of the items on
the agenda, you should contact Lou
Capitanio at the phone number listed
above. You must make your request for
an oral statement at least five business
days prior to the meeting, and
reasonable provisions will be made to
include the presentation on the agenda.
Public comment will follow the threeminute rule.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
will be available for public review and
copying within 60 days at the following
website: https://energy.gov/fe/services/
advisory-committees/methane-hydrateadvisory-committee.
Issued at Washington, DC, on January 30,
2018.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–02093 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP18–50–000]
Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization; Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP
Take notice that on January 19, 2018,
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas
77251, filed a prior notice request
pursuant to sections 157.205 and
157.208 of the Commission’s regulations
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), as
amended, and the blanket certificate
issued by the Commission in Docket No.
CP82–535–000 requesting authorization
to relocate certain segments of two
adjacent pipelines in Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania as part of its
Skippack Pike Relocation Project. The
Skippack Pike Relocation Project will
accommodate a planned expansion of
Pennsylvania State Route 202 in
Montgomery County by the
Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation. Specifically, Texas
Eastern proposes to relocate certain
segments of its Line 1–B and Line 1–F
pipelines, and to cut, cap and fill with
grout certain portions of these pipelines.
The total cost of the Skippack Pike
Relocation Project is estimated to be
approximately $12,600,000, all as more
fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection.
The filing may also be viewed on the
web at https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
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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 TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Leanne
Sidorkewicz, Manager, Rates and
Certificates, Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP, P.O. Box 1642,
Houston, Texas 77251–1642, by
telephone at (713) 627–4515, by fax at
(713) 627–5947, or by email at
leanne.sidorkewicz@enbridge.com.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after issuance of
the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and pursuant to section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
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 for Environmental
Review 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.
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 commenter’s will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Methane Hydrate
Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that
notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES:
Thursday, March 1, 2018
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (CST)--Registration
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CST)--Meeting
Friday, March 2, 2018
8:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (CST)--Registration
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (CST)--Meeting
ADDRESSES: Hotel Galvez, Navigation Room, 2024 Seawall Blvd.,
Galveston, TX 77550.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou Capitanio, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585.
Phone: (202) 586-5098.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Methane Hydrate
Advisory Committee is to provide advice on potential applications of
methane hydrate to the Secretary of Energy, and assist in developing
recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy's Methane
Hydrate Research and Development Program.
Tentative Agenda: The agenda will include: Welcome and Introduction
by the Designated Federal Officer; Committee Business including
election of Committee Chair; Report of Committee Representatives
Meeting with the Assistant Secretary of Fossil Energy; Update on
Methane Hydrate Major Projects; Review of International Activities;
Update on Atlantic Margin Gas Hydrate Resources; Methane Hydrate
Program Budget and FY 2018 Plans; Regulatory Reform; Advisory Committee
Discussion; and Public Comments, if any.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The
Designated Federal Officer and the Chair of the Committee will conduct
the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. If you would
like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so
either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact
Lou Capitanio at the phone number listed above. You must make your
request for an oral statement at least five business days prior to the
meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include the
presentation on the agenda. Public comment will follow the three-minute
rule.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review and copying within 60 days at the following website: https://energy.gov/fe/services/advisory-committees/methane-hydrate-advisory-committee.
Issued at Washington, DC, on January 30, 2018.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-02093 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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