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Dated: September 10, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
assessment, per FWS’ request; (3) the
FWS’ request for additional information,
filed July 17, 2019; (4) Moriah Hydro’s
proposal to install a water control
feature to regulate water levels within
New Bed Mine; and (5) additional issues
relating to ESA consultation.
e. A summary of the meeting will be
prepared and filed in the Commission’s
public file for the project.
f. All local, state, and federal agencies,
Indian tribes, and other interested
parties are invited to participate inperson or by telephone. However, as inperson seating is limited, priority will
be given to parties directly involved in
the ESA consultation process. Please
contact Andy Bernick at
andrew.bernick@ferc.gov, or (202) 502–
8660 by September 23, 2019, to RSVP
and to receive specific instructions on
how to participate.
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Dated: September 9, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 12635–002]
[Docket No. CP19–506–000]
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Moriah Hydro Corporation; Notice of
Technical Meeting
a. Date and Time of Meeting:
Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
b. Place: New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation, 625
Broadway, Albany, New York 12233–
0001, and via telephone conference.
c. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at
andrew.bernick@ferc.gov, or (202) 502–
8660.
d. Purpose of Meeting: Commission
staff is participating in a technical
meeting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS), New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation, and Moriah Hydro
Corporation (Moriah Hydro) to discuss
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
consultation as it relates to licensing the
proposed Mineville Energy Storage
Project, to be constructed in the Town
of Moriah, Essex County, New York.
The proposed agenda will include
discussions of: (1) The Commission’s
hydro-licensing process and June 18,
2019, request to initiate formal
consultation regarding the endangered
Indiana bat and threatened northern
long-eared bat; (2) the Commission’s
draft environmental impact statement as
the basis for the project’s biological
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Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company,
LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on August 30, 2019,
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC
(Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street,
Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the
above referenced docket a prior notice
request pursuant to sections 157.203,
157.205, and 157.216(b) of the
Commission’s regulations under the
Natural Gas Act and its blanket
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–
413–000 for authorization to abandon an
inactive injection/withdrawal well,
designated as Well 5564, in the Hebron
Storage Field (Field) located in Potter
County, Pennsylvania. Specifically,
Tennessee proposes to plug and
abandon the well, abandon in place
approximately 1,167 feet of six-inch
related lateral pipeline, abandon by
removal other related appurtenant
facilities including the well head, and
restore the well site. Tennessee states
that the proposed abandonment of Well
5564 will not affect the capacity of the
Field or the deliverability into or from
the Field. Further, Tennessee states that
the project will not abandon or decrease
service to its customers. Tennessee
estimates the cost of the project to be
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$550,000, all as more fully set forth in
the application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public
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, please contact
FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to Ben J.
Carranza, Director, Regulatory,
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC,
1001 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas
77002, by telephone at (713) 420–5535,
or by email at ben_carranza@
kindermorgan.com.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after issuance of
the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and pursuant to section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
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
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.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 12635-002]
Moriah Hydro Corporation; Notice of Technical Meeting
a. Date and Time of Meeting: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 11:00
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
b. Place: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-0001, and via telephone
conference.
c. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at [email protected], or (202)
502-8660.
d. Purpose of Meeting: Commission staff is participating in a
technical meeting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Moriah Hydro
Corporation (Moriah Hydro) to discuss Endangered Species Act (ESA)
consultation as it relates to licensing the proposed Mineville Energy
Storage Project, to be constructed in the Town of Moriah, Essex County,
New York. The proposed agenda will include discussions of: (1) The
Commission's hydro-licensing process and June 18, 2019, request to
initiate formal consultation regarding the endangered Indiana bat and
threatened northern long-eared bat; (2) the Commission's draft
environmental impact statement as the basis for the project's
biological assessment, per FWS' request; (3) the FWS' request for
additional information, filed July 17, 2019; (4) Moriah Hydro's
proposal to install a water control feature to regulate water levels
within New Bed Mine; and (5) additional issues relating to ESA
consultation.
e. A summary of the meeting will be prepared and filed in the
Commission's public file for the project.
f. All local, state, and federal agencies, Indian tribes, and other
interested parties are invited to participate in-person or by
telephone. However, as in-person seating is limited, priority will be
given to parties directly involved in the ESA consultation process.
Please contact Andy Bernick at [email protected], or (202) 502-
8660 by September 23, 2019, to RSVP and to receive specific
instructions on how to participate.
Dated: September 9, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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