Notice of Applications: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC, 32663 [2018-14980]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 32663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14980]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-516-000]


Notice of Applications: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC

    Take notice that on June 29, 2018, Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, 
L.L.C. (Maritimes), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, 
filed an application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
and Part 157 of the Commission's rules and regulations to abandon by 
lease 7,214 dekatherms per day of capacity on its jointly-owned 
pipeline facilities to Portland Natural Gas Transmission System 
(Portland Natural Gas), all as more fully described in the application 
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. 
Specifically, Maritimes states that the lease agreement's primary term 
begins on the later of November 1, 2019 or the date on which Portland 
Natural Gas places Phase II of its Portland Natural Gas XPress Project 
into service and ends on a date not to extend beyond November 1, 2045. 
The lease will continue from month to month thereafter unless 
terminated by a party pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement. 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 the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Lisa 
A. Connolly, Director, Rates and Certificates, Maritimes & Northeast 
Management Company, LLC, 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-
5310, or call (713) 627-4102, or email: [email protected].
    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.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    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 commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 30, 2018.

    Dated: July 9, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-14980 Filed 7-12-18; 8:45 am]
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