Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, 13656-13657 [2019-06714]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 13656 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 66 / Friday, April 5, 2019 / Notices reservoir having a total storage capacity of 9,990 acre-feet at a normal maximum operating elevation of 1,230 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) four 9,000-foot-long, 11-foot-diameter penstocks running above ground between the upper reservoir and the powerhouse; (4) an underground powerhouse with approximate footprint of 0.8-acre and containing four variable speed reversible Francis reversible pump/ turbine-motor/generator units rated for 75 megawatts each at 1,230 feet of gross head; (5) a 50-foot-high seawater reverse osmosis desalinization facility with an approximate footprint of 30-acres located approximately 325-feet from the powerhouse; (6) four 11-foot-diameter tailrace pipelines, each with six 65-footlong, 11-foot-diameter Johnson screens, extending from the powerhouse to the intake/outlet structure; (7) a seawater intake/outlet structure located in the Pacific Ocean; (8) a brine concentrate storage lagoon to store brine concentrate during times when the project is inoperable or in pumping mode; (9) a 2.5-mile-long, transmission line extending from the project to the existing San Onofre substation (the point of interconnection), the number of circuits, voltage, and configuration to be determined during the term of the permit, if issued; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The lower reservoir for the proposed project would be the Pacific Ocean. The estimated annual generation of the IPHROCES at Camp Pendleton Project would be 830 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Mr. Neal Aronson, Director, President/CEO, Oceanus Power & Water, LLC, 900 High Street, Palo Alto, California 94301; phone: (650) 380–3323. FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502–6480. 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) VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:46 Apr 04, 2019 Jkt 247001 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–14957–000. 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–14957) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: March 29, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–06719 Filed 4–4–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP18–548–000] Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project, proposed by Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) in the abovereferenced docket. Eastern Shore requests authorization to construct and operate new natural gas pipelines and meter and delivery (M&R) stations in Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware, and Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the DelMar Energy Pathway Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project includes the following new facilities: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Woodside Loop: 1 Kent County, Delaware • 4.9 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline looping its existing pipeline. East Sussex Extension: Sussex County, Delaware • 7.39 miles of 8-inch-diameter mainline extension to the Eastern Shore’s existing Milford Line; • one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver,2 and aboveground mainline valve; and • one delivery M&R station at the East Sussex Extension terminus. Millsboro Pressure Control Station Upgrade: Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware • 0.35 mile of 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension between the existing Millsboro Pressure Control Station and the existing Milford Line; and • a dual run pressure control addition to the existing Millsboro Pressure Control Station with modifications to the existing piping, valves, and associated electronic transmitters. Somerset Extension: Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland • 6.83 miles of 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension to the Eastern Shore’s existing Parkesburg Line; • one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver, and aboveground mainline valve; and • one delivery M&R station at the Somerset Extension terminus. The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups, including commenters; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from 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. CP18–548). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 1 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity. 2A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal inspections, or other purposes. E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 66 / Friday, April 5, 2019 / Notices 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 EA may do so. Your comments should focus on the 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 this project, it is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 1, 2019. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file your comments with 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 located 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 (CP18–548– 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 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 385.214). Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission’s decision. The Commission may grant affected VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:46 Apr 04, 2019 Jkt 247001 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 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 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: April 1, 2019. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–06714 Filed 4–4–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9991–81–OW] Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Applications for Credit Assistance Under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of funding availability. AGENCY: In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, signed by the President on February 15, 2019, Congress provided $60 million in budget authority for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) program to cover the subsidy required to provide a much larger amount of credit assistance. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) estimates that this budget authority may provide approximately $6 billion in credit assistance and may finance approximately $12 billion in water infrastructure investment, while covering increased costs associated with SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13657 implementing a larger program. The purpose of this notice of funding availability (NOFA) is to solicit letters of interest (LOIs) from prospective borrowers seeking credit assistance from the EPA. The EPA will evaluate and select proposed projects described in the LOIs using the selection criteria established in statute and regulation, and further described in this NOFA as well as the WIFIA program handbook. This NOFA establishes relative weights that will be used in the current LOI submittal period for the selection criteria and outlines the process that prospective borrowers should follow to be considered for WIFIA credit assistance. In addition, the EPA reserves the right to make additional awards under this announcement, consistent with Agency policy and guidance, if additional funding is available after the original selections are made. DATES: The LOI submittal period will begin on April 5, 2019 and end at 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 5, 2019. ADDRESSES: Prospective borrowers should submit all LOIs electronically via email at: wifia@epa.gov or via EPA’s SharePoint site. To be granted access to the SharePoint site, prospective borrowers should contact wifia@epa.gov and request a link to the SharePoint site, where they can securely upload their LOIs. Requests to upload documents should be made no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 1, 2019. The EPA will notify prospective borrowers that their LOI has been received via a confirmation email. Prospective borrowers can access additional information, including the WIFIA program handbook and application materials, on the WIFIA website: https://www.epa.gov/wifia/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For a project to be considered during a selection round, the EPA must receive a LOI, via email or SharePoint, before the corresponding deadline listed above. The EPA is only able to accept emails of 25 MB or smaller with unzipped attachments (the EPA cannot accept zipped files). If necessary due to size restrictions, prospective borrowers may submit attachments separately, as long as they are received by the deadline. When writing a LOI, prospective borrowers are encouraged to fill out the WIFIA LOI form and follow the guidelines contained on the WIFIA program website: https://www.epa.gov/ wifia/how-apply-wifia-assistance0#materials. Prospective borrowers should provide the LOI and any attachments as Microsoft Word documents or searchable PDF files, E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13656-13657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06714]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-548-000]


Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project: Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Del-
Mar Energy Pathway Project, proposed by Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore) in the above-referenced docket. Eastern Shore 
requests authorization to construct and operate new natural gas 
pipelines and meter and delivery (M&R) stations in Kent and Sussex 
Counties, Delaware, and Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, 
with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major 
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    The proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project includes the following 
new facilities:

Woodside Loop: \1\ Kent County, Delaware
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to 
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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     4.9 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline looping its 
existing pipeline.

East Sussex Extension: Sussex County, Delaware

     7.39 miles of 8-inch-diameter mainline extension to the 
Eastern Shore's existing Milford Line;
     one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver,\2\ and 
aboveground mainline valve; and
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \2\A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into 
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline, 
conducting internal inspections, or other purposes.
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     one delivery M&R station at the East Sussex Extension 
terminus.

Millsboro Pressure Control Station Upgrade: Millsboro, Sussex County, 
Delaware

     0.35 mile of 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension between 
the existing Millsboro Pressure Control Station and the existing 
Milford Line; and
     a dual run pressure control addition to the existing 
Millsboro Pressure Control Station with modifications to the existing 
piping, valves, and associated electronic transmitters.

Somerset Extension: Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland

     6.83 miles of 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension to the 
Eastern Shore's existing Parkesburg Line;
     one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver, and 
aboveground mainline valve; and
     one delivery M&R station at the Somerset Extension 
terminus.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to 
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; 
elected officials; Native American tribes; potentially affected 
landowners and other interested individuals and groups, including 
commenters; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is 
only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded 
from 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. 
CP18-548). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For

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assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] 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 the 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 
this project, it is important that we receive your comments in 
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 1, 2019.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with 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 located 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 
(CP18-548-000) 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 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 385.214). 
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 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 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: April 1, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06714 Filed 4-4-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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