Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Northern Natural Gas Company Northern Lights 2019 Expansion and Rochester Projects, 61155-61156 [2018-25922]
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Comment Date: December 12, 2018.
Dated: November 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Dated: November 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–25924 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP18–534–000]
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP19–304–000.
Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: APL
Waiver and Future Default Filing to be
effective 12/20/2018.
Filed Date: 11/20/18.
Accession Number: 20181120–5083.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/3/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–305–000.
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LLC.
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Rate 2018–11–20 BP 553076 to be
effective 11/21/2018.
Filed Date: 11/20/18.
Accession Number: 20181120–5092.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/3/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–306–000.
Applicants: Greylock Pipeline, LLC.
Description: eTariff filing per 1430:
501 G filing.
Filed Date: 11/20/18.
Accession Number: 20181120–5102.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/26/18.
The filings are accessible in the
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clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
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time on the specified comment date.
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party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
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service, and qualifying facilities filings
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Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Northern Natural Gas
Company Northern Lights 2019
Expansion and Rochester Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Northern Lights 2019 Expansion Project
and the Rochester Project, proposed by
Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern) in the above-referenced
docket. Considering both projects,
Northern requests authorization to
construct, operate, and maintain new
natural gas facilities in Carver, Freeborn,
Hennepin, Le Sueur, Morrison, Mower,
Olmsted, Rice, Steele, and Wright
Counties, Minnesota, and to uprate the
maximum allowable operating pressure
(MAOP) of a line segment. The projects
would allow Northern to provide
138,504 dekatherms per day of new firm
natural gas transportation service to
serve increased markets for industrial,
commercial, and residential uses.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Northern Lights 2019 Expansion Project
and the Rochester Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed projects, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency participated as a cooperating
agency in the preparation of the EA. A
cooperating agency has jurisdiction by
law or special expertise regarding
environmental impacts involved with
the proposal, and is involved in the
NEPA analysis.
The proposed projects includes the
following facilities (all located in
Minnesota):
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• Approximately 12.6 miles of new
16-inch-diameter pipeline in Olmsted
County;
• Increase of MAOP on an existing 8mile-long segment of 16-inch-diameter
pipeline in Freeborn and Mower
Counties;
• A new town border station with
receiver in Olmsted County;
• Relocation of a regulator from
Freeborn to Mower County; and
• Appurtenant facilities including
two valves and a pig launcher at
milepost 0.0 of the Rochester Greenfield
Lateral.
Northern Lights 2019 Project
• Approximately 10.0 miles of new
24-inch-diameter pipeline in Hennepin
and Wright Counties;
• Approximately 4.3 miles of new 8inch-diameter pipeline loop extension
in Morrison County;
• Approximately 1.6 miles of new 6inch-diameter pipeline looping in Le
Sueur County;
• Approximately 3.1 miles of new 24inch-diameter pipeline extension in
Carver County;
• Aa new 11,153-horsepower (hp)
compressor station in Carver County;
• Aan additional 15,900 hp of
compression at the existing Faribault
Compressor Station in Rice County;
• An additional 15,900 hp of
compression at the existing Owatonna
Compressor Station in Steele County;
and
• Appurtenant facilities including
valves, pig launchers, and pig receivers.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability 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 areas. The EA is only available
in electronic format. It may be viewed
and downloaded from the FERC’s
website (www.ferc.gov), on the
Environmental Documents page (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/
eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be
accessed by using the eLibrary link on
the FERC’s website. Click on the
eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on
General Search, and enter the docket
number in the Docket Number field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e.
CP18–534). Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
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or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
Any person wishing to comment on
the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on EA’s disclosure and
discussion of 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 these projects, it
is important that we receive your
comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
December 21, 2018.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing
of comments and has staff available to
assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
recorded.
(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
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. Be sure to reference
the project docket number (CP18534–
000) with your submission: 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). Motions
to intervene are more fully described at
https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/
how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review of the Commission’s
decision. The Commission may grant
affected landowners and others with
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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
projects 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. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all 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: November 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Administration for Children and
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Submission for OMB Review
Office of Planning, Research,
and Evaluation, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
Title: Evaluation of Employment
Coaching for TANF and Related
Populations—Second Follow-Up Survey
(OMB #0970–0506)
SUMMARY: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) is
proposing an additional data collection
activity as part of the Evaluation of
Employment Coaching for TANF and
Related Populations. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
approved this information collection in
March 2018 (0970–0506). ACF is
proposing a second follow-up survey
conducted as part of the evaluation.
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Federal Register. Therefore, a comment
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publication.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
directly to the following: Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_
SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn:
Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Copies of the proposed collection may
be obtained by writing to the
Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE
Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection. Email address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This study
will provide an opportunity to learn
more about the potential of coaching to
help clients achieve self-sufficiency and
other desired employment-related
outcomes. It will take place over five
years in the following employment
programs: MyGoals for Employment
Success in Baltimore, MyGoals for
Employment Success in Houston,
Family Development and SelfSufficiency program in Iowa, LIFT in
New York City, Chicago, and Los
Angeles; Work Success in Utah; and
Goal4 It! in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Together, these programs will include
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) agencies and other
public or private employment programs
that serve low-income individuals. Each
site will have a robust coaching
component and the capacity to conduct
a rigorous impact evaluation. This study
will provide information on whether
coaching helps people obtain and retain
jobs, advance in their careers, move
toward self-sufficiency, and improve
their overall well-being. To meet these
objectives, this study includes an
impact and implementation study, as
approved by OMB.
This submission builds on the
existing impact study, which randomly
assigned participants to either a
‘‘program group,’’ who were paired with
a coach, or to a ‘‘control group,’’ who
were not paired with a coach. The
effectiveness of the coaching will be
determined by differences between
members of the program and control
groups in outcomes such as obtaining
and retaining employment, earnings,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-534-000]
Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Northern Natural Gas Company Northern Lights 2019 Expansion
and Rochester Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Northern Lights 2019 Expansion Project and the Rochester Project,
proposed by Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) in the above-
referenced docket. Considering both projects, Northern requests
authorization to construct, operate, and maintain new natural gas
facilities in Carver, Freeborn, Hennepin, Le Sueur, Morrison, Mower,
Olmsted, Rice, Steele, and Wright Counties, Minnesota, and to uprate
the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of a line segment. The
projects would allow Northern to provide 138,504 dekatherms per day of
new firm natural gas transportation service to serve increased markets
for industrial, commercial, and residential uses.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Northern Lights 2019 Expansion
Project and the Rochester Project in accordance with the requirements
of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff
concludes that approval of the proposed projects, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency participated as a
cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA. A cooperating agency
has jurisdiction by law or special expertise regarding environmental
impacts involved with the proposal, and is involved in the NEPA
analysis.
The proposed projects includes the following facilities (all
located in Minnesota):
Rochester Project
Approximately 12.6 miles of new 16-inch-diameter pipeline
in Olmsted County;
Increase of MAOP on an existing 8-mile-long segment of 16-
inch-diameter pipeline in Freeborn and Mower Counties;
A new town border station with receiver in Olmsted County;
Relocation of a regulator from Freeborn to Mower County;
and
Appurtenant facilities including two valves and a pig
launcher at milepost 0.0 of the Rochester Greenfield Lateral.
Northern Lights 2019 Project
Approximately 10.0 miles of new 24-inch-diameter pipeline
in Hennepin and Wright Counties;
Approximately 4.3 miles of new 8-inch-diameter pipeline
loop extension in Morrison County;
Approximately 1.6 miles of new 6-inch-diameter pipeline
looping in Le Sueur County;
Approximately 3.1 miles of new 24-inch-diameter pipeline
extension in Carver County;
[Agr]a new 11,153-horsepower (hp) compressor station in
Carver County;
[Agr]an additional 15,900 hp of compression at the
existing Faribault Compressor Station in Rice County;
An additional 15,900 hp of compression at the existing
Owatonna Compressor Station in Steele County; and
Appurtenant facilities including valves, pig launchers,
and pig receivers.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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
areas. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed
and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the
Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the
eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General
Search, and enter the docket number in the Docket Number field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e. CP18-534). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at [email protected]
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or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on EA's disclosure and discussion of 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
these projects, it is important that we receive your comments in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 21,
2018.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(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 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. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP18534-000) with your submission: 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). Motions to intervene are more
fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission may grant
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 projects 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. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all 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: November 21, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25922 Filed 11-27-18; 8:45 am]
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