Pine Creek Mine, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment, 7029 [2018-03248]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 33 / Friday, February 16, 2018 / Notices HISTORY: The System of Records entitled ‘‘Departmental Parking Control Policy’’ (18–05–01) was last published in the Federal Register at 64 FR 30106, 30122– 30123 (June 4, 1999). [FR Doc. 2018–03276 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12532–006] daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Pine Creek Mine, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47,897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed Pine Creek Mine, LLC’s (PCM or applicant) application for a license to construct its proposed Pine Creek Mine Tunnel Hydroelectric Project (Pine Creek Mine or project), and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). The proposed 1.5megawatt (MW) project would be located largely inside the Pine Creek Mine tunnel and adjacent to Morgan Creek and Pine Creek in Inyo County, California. The project would occupy only subsurface federal lands managed the U.S. Forest Service. The EA contains Commission staff’s analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed hydroelectric project. The EA concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s website at 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, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or toll-free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 202–502–8659. You may also register online at www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:24 Feb 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 Any comments and modified terms and conditions on the EA should be filed within 60 days from the date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please file comments 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. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ‘‘Project No. 12532–006’’ to all comments. Please contact Quinn Emmering (Commission Staff) by telephone at (202) 502–6382, or by email at quinn.emmering@ferc.gov, if you have any questions. Dated: February 12, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–03248 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP17–441–000, CP17–441– 001] Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project, proposed by Northwest Pipeline LLC (Northwest) in the above-referenced docket. Northwest requests authorization to replace approximately 5.9 miles of 8-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline with 20-inch-diameter pipeline in Snohomish County, Washington. According to Northwest, the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project would increase service reliability and enable Northwest to provide an incremental 159,299 dekatherms per day of firm capacity to serve Puget Sound Energy. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7029 construction and operation of the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade 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 North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project would consist of the following facilities: • Replace 5.9-miles of 8-inchdiameter pipeline with 20-inchdiameter pipeline; • rebuild the existing North Seattle/ Everett meter station in order to accommodate the increased delivery capacity of the North Seattle Lateral; • abandon and relocate approximately 0.1 mile of 16-inchdiameter pipeline; • relocate an existing 8-inch pig launcher and a 20-inch pig receiver 1 to project milepost 7.76; and • replace an existing 8-inch mainline valve with a 20-inch valve. 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 website (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 March 13, 2018. 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 (CP17–441–000 and 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\16FEN1.SGM 16FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03248]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12532-006]


Pine Creek Mine, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental 
Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47,897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed Pine Creek Mine, LLC's (PCM or 
applicant) application for a license to construct its proposed Pine 
Creek Mine Tunnel Hydroelectric Project (Pine Creek Mine or project), 
and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). The proposed 1.5-
megawatt (MW) project would be located largely inside the Pine Creek 
Mine tunnel and adjacent to Morgan Creek and Pine Creek in Inyo County, 
California. The project would occupy only subsurface federal lands 
managed the U.S. Forest Service.
    The EA contains Commission staff's analysis of the potential 
environmental impacts of the proposed hydroelectric project. The EA 
concludes that licensing the project, with appropriate environmental 
protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that 
would significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the EA is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website at 
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, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
202-502-8659.
    You may also register online at www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    Any comments and modified terms and conditions on the EA should be 
filed within 60 days from the date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please file 
comments 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. In 
lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426. Please affix ``Project No. 12532-006'' to all comments.
    Please contact Quinn Emmering (Commission Staff) by telephone at 
(202) 502-6382, or by email at [email protected], if you have any 
questions.

    Dated: February 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-03248 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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