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to intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
All filings must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’, ‘‘MOTION
TO INTERVENE’’, ‘‘COMMENTS,’’
‘‘REPLY COMMENTS,’’
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS,’’ ‘‘TERMS
AND CONDITIONS,’’ or
‘‘PRESCRIPTIONS;’’ (2) set forth in the
heading the name of the applicant and
the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and
conditions or prescriptions must set
forth their evidentiary basis and
otherwise comply with the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain
copies of the application directly from
the applicant. A copy of any protest or
motion to intervene must be served
upon each representative of the
applicant specified in the particular
application. A copy of all other filings
in reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
4.34(b) and 385.2010.
You may also register online at https://
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.
o. Procedural Schedule: The
application will be processed according
to the following revised schedule.
Revisions to the schedule may be made
as appropriate.
Milestone
Target date
Filing of recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary fishway prescriptions .......................................
Commission issues Environmental Assessment ..........................................................................................................................
Comments on Environmental Assessment ...................................................................................................................................
Final amendments to the application
must be filed with the Commission no
later than 30 days from the issuance
date of this notice.
p. A license applicant must file no
later than 60 days following the date of
issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the
water quality certification; (2) a copy of
the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying
agency received the request; or (3)
evidence of waiver of water quality
certification.
Dated: December 17, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Annova LNG Brownsville
Project: Annova LNG Common
Infrastructure, LLC, Annova LNG
Brownsville A, LLC, Annova LNG
Brownsville B, LLC, Annova LNG
Brownsville C, LLC
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Annova LNG Brownsville Project
(referred to as the Annova LNG Project,
or Project). Annova LNG Common
Infrastructure LLC, Annova LNG
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Brownsville A LLC, Annova LNG
Brownsville B LLC, and Annova LNG
Brownsville C, LLC (collectively
referred to as Annova LNG) request
authorization to site, construct, and
operate liquefied natural gas (LNG)
export facilities on the Brownsville Ship
Channel in Cameron County, Texas. The
Project would include a new LNG
export terminal capable of producing up
to 6.95 million metric tons per year of
LNG for export. The LNG terminal
would receive natural gas to the export
facilities from an as-yet undetermined
third-party intrastate pipeline.
The draft EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the Project would result in some adverse
environmental impacts. However, with
the mitigation measures recommended
in the EIS and Annova’s proposed
mitigation measures, impacts in the
Project area would be avoided or
minimized, and would not be
significant. In addition, the Annova
LNG Project, combined with other
projects in the geographic scope,
including the Texas LNG and Rio
Grande LNG Projects, would result in
certain significant cumulative impacts.
Construction and operation of the
Project would result in mostly
temporary or short-term environmental
impacts; however, some long-term and
permanent environmental impacts
would occur.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Department of
Transportation; U.S. Environmental
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September 2019.
Protection Agency; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; National Parks Service;
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine
Fisheries Service; Federal Aviation
Administration; and U.S. Department of
Energy participated as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EIS.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction
by law or special expertise with respect
to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. Although the cooperating
agencies provided input to the
conclusions and recommendations
presented in the draft EIS, the agencies
will present their own conclusions and
recommendations in their respective
Records of Decision for the project.
The draft EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
following Project facilities:
• Pipeline meter station;
• Liquefaction facilities;
• Two LNG storage tanks;
• Marine and LNG transfer facilities;
• Control room, administration/
maintenance building;
• Site access road; and
• Utilities (power, water, and
communication systems).
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 area. The draft EIS is only
available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the
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FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on the
Environmental Documents page (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/
eis.asp). In addition, the draft EIS 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.,
CP16–480). 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.
Any person wishing to comment on
the draft EIS may do so. Your comments
should focus on draft EIS’s disclosure
and discussion of potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. To
ensure consideration of your comments
on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive
your comments on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on February 4, 2019.
For your convenience, there are four
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or
provided verbally. 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 file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
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The primary goal of the comment
session is to have you identify the
specific environmental issues and
concerns with the draft EIS. Individual
verbal comments will be taken on a oneon-one basis with a court reporter. This
format is designed to receive the
maximum amount of verbal comments,
in a convenient way during the
timeframe allotted.
The comment session is scheduled
from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. CST. You
may arrive at any time after 5:00 p.m.
There will not be a formal presentation
by Commission staff when the session
opens. If you wish to speak, the
Commission staff will hand out
numbers in the order of your arrival.
Comments will be taken until the
closing hour for the comment session.
However, if no additional numbers have
been handed out and all individuals
who wish to provide comments have
had an opportunity to do so, staff may
conclude the session 30 minutes before
the closing hour. Please see appendix 1
for additional information on the
session format and conduct.1
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–
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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. If you are filing a
comment on a particular project, please
select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the
filing type; 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 (CP16–480–
000) with your submission: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written or
electronic comments, the Commission
invites you to attend the public
comment session its staff will conduct
in the project area to receive comments
on the draft EIS, scheduled as follows:
Location
Thursday, January 10, 2019, 5:00–9:00 p.m.
CST.
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Port Isabel Convention Center, 309 E. Railroad Ave, Port Isabel, TX 78578, 956–433–7195.
Your verbal comments will be
recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present)
and become part of the public record for
this proceeding. Transcripts will be
publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary
system (see page 2 for instructions on
using eLibrary). If a significant number
of people are interested in providing
verbal comments in the one-on-one
settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may
be implemented for each commenter.
It is important to note that verbal
comments hold the same weight as
written or electronically submitted
comments. Although there will not be a
formal presentation, Commission staff
will be available throughout the
comment session to answer your
questions about the environmental
review process.
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 part 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 grants affected landowners
8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary,
refer to page 2 of this notice.
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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.
Questions?
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. 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 that
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.
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Dated: December 14, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–27638 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–22–000]
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Notice of Application: Greylock
Pipeline, LLC; Greylock Shawville
Pipeline, LLC
On November 30, 2018, Greylock
Pipeline, LLC (Greylock Pipeline), and
Greylock Shawville Pipeline, LLC
(GSP), 500 Corporate Landing,
Charleston, West Virginia 25311, filed a
joint application pursuant to section 7
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part
157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) regulations
requesting authorization for Greylock
Pipeline to abandon its FERC Gas Tariff
and services, and to abandon its
facilities by transfer to GSP.
Additionally, GSP requests
authorization to acquire and operate all
of Greylock’s facilities and to adopt
without substantive change Greylock
Pipeline’s FERC gas tariff and its
jurisdictional services and agreement,
all as more fully set forth in the
application, which is open to the public
for inspection. 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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding Sendero’s
application should be directed to
Benjamin M. Sullivan, Greylock Energy,
LLC, 500 Corporate Landing,
Charleston, West Virginia 25311, or
phone (304) 925–6100, or fax (304) 925–
3285, or by email bsullivan@
greylockenergy.com; and Randall S.
Rich, Pierce Atwood LLP, 1875 K Street
NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006,
or phone (202) 530–6424, or by email
rrich@pierceatwood.com.
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
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Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the 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 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
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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: January 4, 2018.
Dated: December 14, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–27643 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP18–487–000]
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America, LLC, Sabine
Pass Compression Project
On May 18, 2018, Natural Gas
Pipeline Company of America, LLC
(Natural) filed an application in Docket
No. CP18–487–000 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.
The proposed project is known as the
Sabine Pass Compression Project
(Project) and involves the construction
and operation of facilities in Cameron
Parish, Louisiana. The Project would
enable Natural to transport an
additional 400,000 dekatherms per day
of natural gas for delivery to Sabine Pass
Liquefaction, LLC’s (Sabine Pass)
liquefaction export facility located in
Cameron Parish.
On May 31, 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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP16-480-000]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Annova LNG Brownsville Project: Annova LNG
Common Infrastructure, LLC, Annova LNG Brownsville A, LLC, Annova LNG
Brownsville B, LLC, Annova LNG Brownsville C, LLC
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Annova LNG Brownsville Project (referred to as the Annova LNG
Project, or Project). Annova LNG Common Infrastructure LLC, Annova LNG
Brownsville A LLC, Annova LNG Brownsville B LLC, and Annova LNG
Brownsville C, LLC (collectively referred to as Annova LNG) request
authorization to site, construct, and operate liquefied natural gas
(LNG) export facilities on the Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron
County, Texas. The Project would include a new LNG export terminal
capable of producing up to 6.95 million metric tons per year of LNG for
export. The LNG terminal would receive natural gas to the export
facilities from an as-yet undetermined third-party intrastate pipeline.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the Project would result in some
adverse environmental impacts. However, with the mitigation measures
recommended in the EIS and Annova's proposed mitigation measures,
impacts in the Project area would be avoided or minimized, and would
not be significant. In addition, the Annova LNG Project, combined with
other projects in the geographic scope, including the Texas LNG and Rio
Grande LNG Projects, would result in certain significant cumulative
impacts. Construction and operation of the Project would result in
mostly temporary or short-term environmental impacts; however, some
long-term and permanent environmental impacts would occur.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Department
of Transportation; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; National Parks Service; the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service; Federal
Aviation Administration; and U.S. Department of Energy participated as
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the
NEPA analysis. Although the cooperating agencies provided input to the
conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in
their respective Records of Decision for the project.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following Project facilities:
Pipeline meter station;
Liquefaction facilities;
Two LNG storage tanks;
Marine and LNG transfer facilities;
Control room, administration/maintenance building;
Site access road; and
Utilities (power, water, and communication systems).
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
area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the
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FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the Environmental Documents page
(https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the
draft EIS 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., CP16-
480). 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.
Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. Your
comments should focus on draft EIS's disclosure and discussion of
potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures
to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. To ensure consideration of
your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that
the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on February 4, 2019.
For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. 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 file your comments electronically by 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. If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please
select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; 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
(CP16-480-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend the public comment session its staff
will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft EIS,
scheduled as follows:
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Date and time Location
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Thursday, January 10, 2019, Port Isabel Convention Center, 309 E.
5:00-9:00 p.m. CST. Railroad Ave, Port Isabel, TX 78578, 956-
433-7195.
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The primary goal of the comment session is to have you identify the
specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.
Individual verbal comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a
court reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount
of verbal comments, in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.
The comment session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. CST.
You may arrive at any time after 5:00 p.m. There will not be a formal
presentation by Commission staff when the session opens. If you wish to
speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your
arrival. Comments will be taken until the closing hour for the comment
session. However, if no additional numbers have been handed out and all
individuals who wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do
so, staff may conclude the session 30 minutes before the closing hour.
Please see appendix 1 for additional information on the session format
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the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to
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Your verbal comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see page 2 for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may be
implemented for each commenter.
It is important to note that verbal comments hold the same weight
as written or electronically submitted comments. Although there will
not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available
throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the
environmental review process.
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 part 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 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.
Questions?
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. 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 that 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.
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Dated: December 14, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-27638 Filed 12-20-18; 8:45 am]
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