Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Putnam Expansion Project, 43121-43122 [2019-17896]
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Green River Wind Farm Phase 1, LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced Green River Wind
Farm Phase 1, LLC’s application for
market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying rate tariff, noting that
such application includes a request for
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities
and assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
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in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is September 3,
2019.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
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service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
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eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
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intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
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The filings in the above-referenced
proceeding are accessible in the
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clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for
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Dated: August 14, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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: RP19–1466–000.
Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Gas
Quality Updates to be effective 9/12/
2019.
Filed Date: 8/12/19.
Accession Number: 20190812–5110.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/26/19.
Docket Numbers: RP19–1467–000.
Applicants: ANR Pipeline Company.
Description: Compliance filing 2019
Request for Waiver—Grand Chenier
Project.
Filed Date: 8/12/19.
Accession Number: 20190812–5168.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/19.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
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
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: August 14, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–474–000]
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Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Florida Gas
Transmission Company, LLC Putnam
Expansion Project
On May 31, 2019, Florida Gas
Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) filed
an application in Docket No. CP19–474–
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 Putnam Expansion
Project (Project), and would allow FGT
to provide additional firm
transportation up to 169,000 million
British thermal units (MMBtu/d) of
natural gas.
On June 12, 2019, 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—November 8, 2019
90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline—February 6, 2020
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the Project’s
progress.
Project Description
The Putnam Expansion Project would
consist of the following facilities: (i)
Approximately 13.7 miles of 30-inchdiameter pipeline loop 1 extension and
auxiliary facilities in Columbia and
Union Counties, Florida; (ii)
approximately 7 miles of 30-inchdiameter pipeline loop extension and
auxiliary facilities in Clay and Putnam
Counties, Florida; (iii) minor
modifications to Compressor Station 18
in Orange County, Florida; and (iv) a
1 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed
parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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relocation of existing pig 2 receivers in
Clay, Putnam, and Union Counties,
Florida.
Background
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.,
CP19–474), 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: August 14, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 3063–021]
On July 16, 2019, the Commission
issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Putnam Expansion Project
and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI
was sent to affected landowners; federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; environmental and
public interest groups; Native American
tribes; other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. In response to
the NOI, the Commission received a
request from the Seminole Tribe of
Florida for formal tribal consultation,
and a comment from Judith Rhame
stating interest in property sales. All
substantive comments will be addressed
in the EA.
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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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Blackstone Hydro Associates; Notice
of Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests and
Establishing Procedural Schedule for
Relicensing and a Deadline for
Submission of Final Amendments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 3063–021.
c. Date filed: July 31, 2019.
d. Applicant: Blackstone Hydro
Associates (BHA).
e. Name of Project: Central Falls
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Blackstone River,
in the City of Central Falls, Providence
County, Rhode Island. No federal lands
are occupied by the project works or
located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert
Leahy, 130 Prospect Street, Cambridge,
MA 02139; Phone at (617) 491–2320, or
email at rleahy@theshorelinecorp.com.
i. FERC Contact: Patrick Crile, (202)
502–8042 or patrick.crile@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See 94
FERC 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: September 29, 2019.
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The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file additional
study requests and requests for
cooperating agency status using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 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–3063–021.
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The existing Central Falls Project
consists of: (1) A 190-foot-long, 24-foothigh, curved granite-masonry dam
(Valley Falls Dam); (2) an approximately
64.5-acre impoundment with a normal
maximum elevation of 49.5 feet
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929 (NGVD 1929); (3) a granite block
and wood-framed gatehouse that is
integral with the dam’s right abutment
and contains ten 9-foot-wide, 6-foot-tall
gates in five gate openings; (4) a 290foot-long, granite block-lined headrace;
(5) an intake structure with two 8-foothigh hydraulic gates and 24-foot-wide,
11.5-foot-high, inclined trashracks
having 3-inch clear bar spacing; (6) two
30-foot-long, 7-foot-diameter penstocks;
(7) an approximately 53-foot-long, 32foot-wide concrete powerhouse
containing two Allis-Chalmers tube
turbines with a total installed capacity
of 700 kilowatts (kW); (6) an
approximately 1,200-foot-long, 36-footwide tailrace; (7) two 4.16 kilovolt (kV)
generator leads; (8) a 150-foot-long, 4.16
kV transmission line; and (8)
appurtenant facilities.
BHA operates the project as a run-ofriver facility, such that outflow from the
project approximates inflow. The
project bypasses approximately 1,500
feet of the Blackstone River. A 108-cubic
feet per second (cfs) minimum flow is
released over the dam into the bypassed
reach. BHA discharges a continuous
minimum flow of 238 cfs, or inflow,
whichever is less, as measured at the
confluence of the tailrace and the river
channel. The average annual generation
of the project is approximately 1,230
megawatt-hours (MWh).
BHA proposes to: (1) Continue
operating the project in a run-of-river
mode; (2) retrofit the two existing
turbines to increase the turbine
operating ranges; (3) install a new
bypassed flow pipe from the headrace to
the toe of the dam to provide a
minimum flow of 210 cfs to the
bypassed reach; (4) install three new 38-
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP19-474-000]
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Florida Gas
Transmission Company, LLC Putnam Expansion Project
On May 31, 2019, Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) filed
an application in Docket No. CP19-474-000 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 Putnam Expansion
Project (Project), and would allow FGT to provide additional firm
transportation up to 169,000 million British thermal units (MMBtu/d) of
natural gas.
On June 12, 2019, 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--November 8, 2019
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--February 6, 2020
If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
Project's progress.
Project Description
The Putnam Expansion Project would consist of the following
facilities: (i) Approximately 13.7 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline
loop \1\ extension and auxiliary facilities in Columbia and Union
Counties, Florida; (ii) approximately 7 miles of 30-inch-diameter
pipeline loop extension and auxiliary facilities in Clay and Putnam
Counties, Florida; (iii) minor modifications to Compressor Station 18
in Orange County, Florida; and (iv) a
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relocation of existing pig \2\ receivers in Clay, Putnam, and Union
Counties, Florida.
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\1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
\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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Background
On July 16, 2019, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Putnam Expansion
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI
was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. In response to the NOI, the Commission received a
request from the Seminole Tribe of Florida for formal tribal
consultation, and a comment from Judith Rhame stating interest in
property sales. 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., CP19-474), 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: August 14, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-17896 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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