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submitted by Portland General Electric
Company (licensee) to demolish and
reconstruct the Faraday powerhouse.
The project is located on the Oak Grove
Fork of the Clackamas River and the
mainstem of the Clackamas River in
Clackamas County, Oregon. The project
occupies federal lands within the Mt.
Hood National Forest, under the
jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service,
and a reservation of the U.S. Department
of Interior’s Bureau of Land
Management.
An environmental assessment (EA)
has been prepared as part of staff’s
review of the proposal. In the
application the licensee proposes to
improve the Faraday development by
demolishing the existing powerhouse
and constructing a new powerhouse to
increase its seismic stability, installing
flood protection structures to prevent
flooding during high flow events, and
replacing the five old turbines with two
modern units, without any change to the
authorized installed or hydraulic
capacities of the Project.
The EA contains Commission staff’s
analysis of the probable environmental
effects of the proposed action and
concludes that approval of the proposal
would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
The EA is available for review and
reproduction at the Commission’s
Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street NE, Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426. The EA may also be viewed
on the Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘elibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number (P–2195) in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3372, or for TTY,
(202) 502–865.
Dated: March 15, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–05497 Filed 3–21–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–14–000]
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC; Notice
of Schedule for Environmental Review
of The MVP Southgate Project
On November 6, 2018, Mountain
Valley Pipeline, LLC (Mountain Valley)
filed an application in Docket No.
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CP19–14–000 requesting a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural
Gas Act to construct, operate, and
maintain certain natural gas pipeline
facilities. The proposed project is
known as the MVP Southgate Project
(Project) and is intended to diversify the
supply and provide additional capacity
of natural gas to the southeast United
States by providing North Carolina and
Virginia with access to natural gas
supplies from the Marcellus and Utica
gas regions.
On November 19, 2018, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
or Commission) issued its Notice of
Application for the Project. Among
other things, that notice alerted other
agencies issuing federal authorizations
of the requirement to complete all
necessary reviews and to reach a final
decision on the request for a federal
authorization within 90 days of the date
of issuance of the Commission staff’s
final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Project. This instant notice
identifies the FERC staff’s planned
schedule for completion of the final EIS
for the Project, which is based on an
issuance of the draft EIS in July 2019.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the
final EIS December 19, 2019
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline March 18, 2020
If a schedule change becomes
necessary for the final EIS, an additional
notice will be provided so that the
relevant agencies are kept informed of
the Project’s progress.
Project Description
Mountain Valley proposes to
construct: (i) About 73 miles of new 24inch- and 16-inch-diameter pipeline in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia; and
Rockingham and Alamance Counties,
North Carolina; (ii) the 28,915
horsepower Lambert Compressor
Station in Pittsylvania County, Virginia;
and (iii) associated valves, piping, pig
launching and receiving facilities, and
appurtenant facilities. The proposed
Project facilities commence near the
City of Chatham, in Pittsylvania County
and terminate at a delivery point with
Public Service Company of North
Carolina, Inc. near the City of Graham
in Alamance County. The Project is
designed to transport 375 million cubic
feet per day.
Background
On May 15, 2018, the Commission
staff granted Mountain Valley’s request
to use the FERC’s pre-filing
environmental review process and
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assigned the Project Docket No. PF18–
4–000. On August 9, 2018, the
Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Planned MVP
Southgate Project, Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues,
and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions
(NOI).
The NOI was issued during the prefiling review of the Project and was sent
to federal, state, and local government
agencies; elected officials; affected
landowners; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes
and regional organizations; commentors
and other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. Major issues
raised during scoping include project
need, water quality degradation,
environmental impacts, and private
property rights and valuation. All
substantive comments will be addressed
in the EIS. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service are cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EIS.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EIS 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., CP19–14), 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: March 15, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–05499 Filed 3–21–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP19-14-000]
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review of The MVP Southgate Project
On November 6, 2018, Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (Mountain
Valley) filed an application in Docket No. CP19-14-000 requesting a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct, operate, and maintain certain
natural gas pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the
MVP Southgate Project (Project) and is intended to diversify the supply
and provide additional capacity of natural gas to the southeast United
States by providing North Carolina and Virginia with access to natural
gas supplies from the Marcellus and Utica gas regions.
On November 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC or Commission) issued its Notice of Application for the Project.
Among other things, that notice alerted other agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and
to reach a final decision on the request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Project. This instant
notice identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for completion of
the final EIS for the Project, which is based on an issuance of the
draft EIS in July 2019.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the final EIS December 19, 2019
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline March 18, 2020
If a schedule change becomes necessary for the final EIS, an
additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are
kept informed of the Project's progress.
Project Description
Mountain Valley proposes to construct: (i) About 73 miles of new
24-inch- and 16-inch-diameter pipeline in Pittsylvania County,
Virginia; and Rockingham and Alamance Counties, North Carolina; (ii)
the 28,915 horsepower Lambert Compressor Station in Pittsylvania
County, Virginia; and (iii) associated valves, piping, pig launching
and receiving facilities, and appurtenant facilities. The proposed
Project facilities commence near the City of Chatham, in Pittsylvania
County and terminate at a delivery point with Public Service Company of
North Carolina, Inc. near the City of Graham in Alamance County. The
Project is designed to transport 375 million cubic feet per day.
Background
On May 15, 2018, the Commission staff granted Mountain Valley's
request to use the FERC's pre-filing environmental review process and
assigned the Project Docket No. PF18-4-000. On August 9, 2018, the
Commission issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Planned MVP Southgate Project, Request for Comments
on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions (NOI).
The NOI was issued during the pre-filing review of the Project and
was sent to federal, state, and local government agencies; elected
officials; affected landowners; environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes and regional organizations; commentors
and other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. Major
issues raised during scoping include project need, water quality
degradation, environmental impacts, and private property rights and
valuation. All substantive comments will be addressed in the EIS. The
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS 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.,
CP19-14), 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: March 15, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-05499 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
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