Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Adelphia Gateway Project: Adelphia Gateway, LLC, 53867-53868 [2018-23322]
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[Docket No. EL18–36–000]
[Docket No. CP18–46–000]
City Water and Light Plant of the City
of Jonesboro; Notice of Filing
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Adelphia Gateway
Project: Adelphia Gateway, LLC
Take notice that on October 16, 2018,
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc. submitted a Compliance
Refund Report for City Water and Light
of the City of Jonesboro, pursuant to the
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s August 6, 2018 Order.1
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of 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.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
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website that enables subscribers to
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docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
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(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on November 6, 2018.
Dated: October 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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On January 12, 2018, Adelphia
Gateway, LLC (Adelphia) filed an
application in Docket No. CP18–46–000
requesting a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to
construct and operate certain natural gas
pipeline facilities, as well as acquire
and convert an existing oil pipeline
(southern segment) and an existing
dual-phase oil and natural gas pipeline
(northern segment) to natural gas only.
On August 31, 2018, Adelphia filed an
amendment to the application
proposing to increase its proposed
capacity on the northern segment, but
would not result in any changes to the
proposed facilities. The proposed
project is located in both Pennsylvania
and Delaware and is known as the
Adelphia Gateway Project (Project). As
amended, the Project would provide
about 250 and 350 million standard
cubic feet of natural gas per day on the
existing 18-inch-diameter and 20-inchdiameter portions of the northern
segment, respectively. The Project
would also provide 250 million
standard cubic feet of natural gas per
day on the existing 18-inch-diameter
southern segment to the greater
Philadelphia industrial region with
potential to serve additional markets in
the northeast.
On January 23, 2018, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice
of Application for the 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—January 4, 2019
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline—April 4, 2019
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.
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Project Description
Adelphia Gateway proposes to
acquire and convert the above
referenced northern and southern
segments and four existing meter
stations to natural gas only, and
construct and operate about 4.7 miles of
new 16-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline, five meter stations with eight
interconnects, seven blowdown
assemblies, two mainline valves, and
appurtenant facilities in Delaware,
Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and
Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania,
and New Castle County, Delaware.
Additionally, Adelphia proposes to
construct two new 5,625 horsepower
compressor stations in Delaware and
Bucks Counties, Pennsylvania.
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Background
On May 1, 2018, the Commission
issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
proposed Adelphia Gateway Project,
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Sessions (NOI). The NOI
was sent to affected landowners; federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; Native American tribes;
other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. In response to
the NOI and during Project scoping, the
Commission received comments from
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation, local and state
governments, non-governmental
organizations, and more than 360
comment letters from residents. The
primary issues raised by the
commenters relate to safety and health
concerns for residents and nearby
communities, as well as concerns
related to environmental impacts
associated with the repurposing of the
existing system to transport natural gas
and construction of new natural gas
infrastructure. Project stakeholders also
generally expressed Project concerns
about the following:
• Noise, safety, air quality, and visual
impacts of the proposed compressor
stations;
• effects on local communities,
nearby properties, and property rights
and values;
• direct harm to local communities,
cultural and historical interests, and
open space;
• water quality impacts, including
erosion and stormwater runoff, and
impacts on drinking water supplies;
• contaminated groundwater and soil;
• traffic impacts;
• impacts on tourism; and
• climate change.
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All substantive comments will be
addressed in the EA.
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., CP18–46), 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: October 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14882–000]
Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing
Applications: Tenn-Tom Hydro, LLC
On July 5, 2018, Tenn-Tom Hydro,
LLC, filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the
Stennis Hydropower Project (Stennis
Project or project) to be located at the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps)
John C. Stennis Lock and Dam on the
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, in
Lowndes County, Mississippi. The sole
purpose of a preliminary permit, if
issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application
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during the permit term. A preliminary
permit does not authorize the permit
holder to perform any land-disturbing
activities or otherwise enter upon lands
or waters owned by others without the
owners’ express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) A 150-foot-long, 25foot-high trash screen; (2) a 180-footlong, 80-foot-wide intake channel, at the
east abutment of the Corps’ existing
spillway; (3) four 10-foot-diameter, 60foot-long steel siphon penstocks; (4) a
100-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse
containing four generating units with a
total combined capacity of 8.0
megawatts; (5) a 120-foot-long, 100-footwide tailrace; and (6) a 0.6-mile-long
transmission line. The proposed project
would have an estimated average annual
generation of 52,000 megawatt-hours,
and operate run-of-river utilizing
surplus water from the John C. Stennis
Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeremy Wells,
Wells Engineering, LLC, 101 Yearwood
Drive, Macon, Georgia 31206; phone:
(478) 238–3054.
FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202)
502–6093, michael.spencer@ferc.gov.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications 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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–14882–000.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–14882) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-46-000]
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Adelphia
Gateway Project: Adelphia Gateway, LLC
On January 12, 2018, Adelphia Gateway, LLC (Adelphia) filed an
application in Docket No. CP18-46-000 requesting a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline
facilities, as well as acquire and convert an existing oil pipeline
(southern segment) and an existing dual-phase oil and natural gas
pipeline (northern segment) to natural gas only. On August 31, 2018,
Adelphia filed an amendment to the application proposing to increase
its proposed capacity on the northern segment, but would not result in
any changes to the proposed facilities. The proposed project is located
in both Pennsylvania and Delaware and is known as the Adelphia Gateway
Project (Project). As amended, the Project would provide about 250 and
350 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day on the existing
18-inch-diameter and 20-inch-diameter portions of the northern segment,
respectively. The Project would also provide 250 million standard cubic
feet of natural gas per day on the existing 18-inch-diameter southern
segment to the greater Philadelphia industrial region with potential to
serve additional markets in the northeast.
On January 23, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the 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--January 4, 2019
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--April 4, 2019
If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
Project's progress.
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Project Description
Adelphia Gateway proposes to acquire and convert the above
referenced northern and southern segments and four existing meter
stations to natural gas only, and construct and operate about 4.7 miles
of new 16-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline, five meter stations with
eight interconnects, seven blowdown assemblies, two mainline valves,
and appurtenant facilities in Delaware, Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and
Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, and New Castle County, Delaware.
Additionally, Adelphia proposes to construct two new 5,625 horsepower
compressor stations in Delaware and Bucks Counties, Pennsylvania.
Background
On May 1, 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare
an Environmental Assessment for the proposed Adelphia Gateway Project,
Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public
Scoping Sessions (NOI). The NOI was sent to affected landowners;
federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials;
Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. In response to the NOI and during Project scoping, the
Commission received comments from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, local and state
governments, non-governmental organizations, and more than 360 comment
letters from residents. The primary issues raised by the commenters
relate to safety and health concerns for residents and nearby
communities, as well as concerns related to environmental impacts
associated with the repurposing of the existing system to transport
natural gas and construction of new natural gas infrastructure. Project
stakeholders also generally expressed Project concerns about the
following:
Noise, safety, air quality, and visual impacts of the
proposed compressor stations;
effects on local communities, nearby properties, and
property rights and values;
direct harm to local communities, cultural and historical
interests, and open space;
water quality impacts, including erosion and stormwater
runoff, and impacts on drinking water supplies;
contaminated groundwater and soil;
traffic impacts;
impacts on tourism; and
climate change.
All substantive comments will be addressed in the EA.
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.,
CP18-46), 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: October 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23322 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
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