Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC Herscher Northwest Storage Field Abandonment Project, 17170-17171 [2018-08072]
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n. Procedural Schedule: Pursuant to
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regulations, the Director, Office of
Energy Projects will issue an order
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Commission issues Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) ............................................................................................................
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Modified terms and conditions ..........................................................................................................................................................
Commission issues Final EA ............................................................................................................................................................
October 2018.
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October 2019.
January 2020.
o. Final amendments to the
application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from
the issuance date of the notice of ready
for environmental analysis.
Dated: April 12, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP18–12–000]
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Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America, LLC Herscher
Northwest Storage Field Abandonment
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Herscher Northwest Storage Field
Abandonment Project, proposed by
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of
America LLC (Natural) in the abovereferenced docket. Natural requests
authorization to abandon the Herscher
Northwest Storage Field facilities with
its certificated maximum inventory of
18.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) located in
Kankakee County, Illinois.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
abandonment of the Herscher Northwest
Storage Field Abandonment 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
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significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
Natural proposes to abandon:
• In place 19 injection/withdrawal
wells by permanently plugging and
capping;
• in place 16.15 miles of 4- to 16inch-diameter associated pipeline
laterals in the storage field by capping;
• in place 13 non-jurisdictional
observation wells by plugging;
• in place one non-jurisdictional salt
water disposal well by plugging;
• in place approximately 15.3 Bcf of
non-recoverable cushion gas;
• by removal the 330-horsepower
Compressor Station 202 including its
building, compressor unit, concrete
piers, and concrete foundation; and
• by removal all aboveground and
belowground storage field auxiliary
surface facilities, including, but not
limited to: Well head piping, slug
catchers, water gathering system, and
methanol distribution systems
associated with the abandoned wells;
seven tap valves; a pigging facility; and
two corrosion monitors along with their
associated rectifiers and ground beds.
Natural also proposes to convert the
P. Cook No. 1 injection/withdrawal well
to an observational well for its nearby
Herscher Mount Simon Storage Field;
and retain the P. Cook No. G–1 well as
an observation well for its nearby
Herscher Galesville Storage Field.
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 website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. A limited number of
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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 May 14, 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 (CP18–12–000) 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 website
(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 website
(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
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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
website (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.,
CP18–12). 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: April 12, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC18–7–000]
[Docket No. AD18–5–000]
Notice Requesting Questions and
Comments on Fiscal Year 2017 Other
Federal Agency Cost Submissions;
Review of Cost Submittals by Other
Federal Agencies for Administering
Part I of the Federal Power Act
In its Order On Rehearing
Consolidating Administrative Annual
Charges Bill Appeals And Modifying
Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109
FERC 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order)
the Commission set forth an annual
process for Other Federal Agencies
(OFAs) to submit their costs related to
Administering Part I of the Federal
Power Act. Pursuant to the established
process the Chief of Revenue and
Receivables, Financial Management
Division, Office of the Executive
Director, on October 5, 2017, issued a
letter requesting the OFAs to submit
their costs by December 31, 2017 using
the OFA Cost Submission Form.
Upon receipt of the agency
submissions, the Commission posted
the information in eLibrary, and issued,
on March 7, 2018, a notice announcing
the date for a technical conference to
review the submitted costs. On March
27, 2018 the Commission held the
technical conference. Technical
conference transcripts, submitted cost
forms, and detailed supporting
documents are all available for review
under Docket No. AD18–5. These
documents are accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary
link and are available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC.
Interested parties may file specific
questions and comments on the FY 2017
OFA cost submissions with the
Commission under Docket No. AD18–5,
no later than April 26, 2018. Once filed,
the Commission will forward the
questions and comments to the OFAs
for response.
Anyone with questions pertaining to
the technical conference or this notice
should contact Raven A. Rodriguez at
(202) 502–6276 (via email at
raven.rodriguez@ferc.gov).
Dated: April 12, 2018. .
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–725L); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting the
FERC–725L (Mandatory Reliability
Standards for the Bulk-Power System:
MOD Reliability Standards) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person
may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
previously issued a Notice in the
Federal Register requesting public
comments. The Commission received no
comments on the FERC–725L and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by May 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0261, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–8528.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Commission, in Docket
No. IC18–7–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s website:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-12-000]
Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC Herscher
Northwest Storage Field Abandonment Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Herscher Northwest Storage Field Abandonment Project, proposed by
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (Natural) in the above-
referenced docket. Natural requests authorization to abandon the
Herscher Northwest Storage Field facilities with its certificated
maximum inventory of 18.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) located in Kankakee
County, Illinois.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
abandonment of the Herscher Northwest Storage Field Abandonment 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.
Natural proposes to abandon:
In place 19 injection/withdrawal wells by permanently
plugging and capping;
in place 16.15 miles of 4- to 16-inch-diameter associated
pipeline laterals in the storage field by capping;
in place 13 non-jurisdictional observation wells by
plugging;
in place one non-jurisdictional salt water disposal well
by plugging;
in place approximately 15.3 Bcf of non-recoverable cushion
gas;
by removal the 330-horsepower Compressor Station 202
including its building, compressor unit, concrete piers, and concrete
foundation; and
by removal all aboveground and belowground storage field
auxiliary surface facilities, including, but not limited to: Well head
piping, slug catchers, water gathering system, and methanol
distribution systems associated with the abandoned wells; seven tap
valves; a pigging facility; and two corrosion monitors along with their
associated rectifiers and ground beds.
Natural also proposes to convert the P. Cook No. 1 injection/
withdrawal well to an observational well for its nearby Herscher Mount
Simon Storage Field; and retain the P. Cook No. G-1 well as an
observation well for its nearby Herscher Galesville Storage Field.
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 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 May 14,
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 (CP18-12-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or
[email protected].
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (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 website (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
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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 website (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., CP18-
12). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] 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: April 12, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-08072 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am]
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