Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process, 7990-7991 [2020-02812]
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Columbia Gulf requests authorization
to construct and operate three new
greenfield compressor stations (totaling
46,940 hp each) and modify one existing
compressor station in East Carroll,
Catahoula, Evangeline, and Rapides
Parishes, Louisiana. The Louisiana
Xpress Project would provide an
additional 850 million cubic feet of
open access firm transportation capacity
from a primary receipt point at
Columbia Gulf’s Mainline Pool to a
primary delivery point at an
interconnection with KMLP in
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
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mitigating measures, would not
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comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March
9, 2020.
For your convenience, there are three
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comments to the Commission. The
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of comments and has staff available to
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FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
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(1) You can file your comments
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(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy
method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
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are filing a comment on a particular
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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 (CP19–484–
000 or CP19–488–000) with your
submission: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
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intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions
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how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing or
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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.
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Dated: February 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 6689–017]
Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of
Intent To File License Application,
Filing of Pre-Application Document,
and Approving Use of the Traditional
Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
File License Application and Request to
Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 6689–017.
c. Date Filed: November 29, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Briar Hydro
Associates, LLC (Briar Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Rolfe Canal
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River,
in the Village of Penacook and City of
Concord, New Hampshire. No federal
lands are occupied by the project works
or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR5.3 and
5.5 of the Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact:
Andrew J. Locke, Essex Hydro
Associates, LLC, 55 Union Street,
Boston, MA 02108; (617) 357–0032;
email—alocke@essexhydro.com.
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at
(202) 502–6181; or email at
jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov.
j. Briar Hydro filed its request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process on
November 29, 2019. Briar Hydro
provided public notice of its request on
December 12, 2019. In a letter dated
February 6, 2020, the Director of the
Division of Hydropower Licensing
approved Briar Hydro’s request to use
the Traditional Licensing Process.
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k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50
CFR, Part 402. We are also initiating
consultation with the New Hampshire
State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating
Briar Hydro as the Commission’s nonfederal representative for carrying out
informal consultation pursuant to
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
and consultation pursuant to section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. On November 28, 2019, Briar
Hydro filed a Pre-Application Document
(PAD; including a proposed process
plan and schedule) with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of
the Commission’s regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s website (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
Online Support at
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal
intent to submit an application for a
new license for Project No. 6689.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10
each application for a new license and
any competing license applications
must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration
of the existing license. All applications
for license for this project must be filed
by November 30, 2022.
p. 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.
Dated: February 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PF19–4–000]
Venture Global Delta LNG, LLC;
Venture Global Delta Express, LLC;
Supplemental Notice of Intent for the
Planned Delta LNG and Delta Express
Pipeline Project Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
Related to Project Modifications Under
Consideration
On January 22, 2020, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
or Commission) issued a ‘‘Supplemental
Notice of Intent for the Planned Delta
LNG and Delta Express Pipeline Project
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues Related to Project
Modifications Under Consideration’’
(Notice). It has come to our 1 attention
that the environmental mailing list was
not provided copies of the Notice;
therefore we are reissuing this Notice to
extend the scoping period and provide
additional time for interested parties to
file comments on environmental issues.
As previously noticed on July 30 and
October 16, 2019, and supplemented
herein, the staff of the Commission will
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) that will discuss the
environmental impacts of the Delta LNG
and Delta Express Pipeline Project
(Project) involving construction and
operation of facilities by Venture Global
Delta LNG, LLC and Venture Global
Delta Express, LLC (collectively referred
to as Delta LNG) in Richland, Franklin,
Catahoula, Concordia, Avoyelles, St.
Landry, Pointe Coupee, West Baton
Rouge, Iberville, Ascension,
Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, and
Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana.
With this Notice we are specifically
seeking comments on modifications to
the Delta Express Pipeline proposed by
Delta LNG on January 10, 2020. Delta
LNG incorporated the modifications
based on comments from regulatory
agencies and landowners, and detailed
environmental and constructability
considerations. The Commission is
issuing this Notice to provide
previously and newly identified
landowners and other stakeholders an
opportunity to comment on the Project
modifications.
This Notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this Project, including
newly affected landowners. State and
1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this planned
Project and encourage them to comment
on their areas of concern.
If you are a newly affected landowner
receiving this Notice, a Delta LNG
representative may have already
contacted you or may contact you soon
about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
planned facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the Project, that approval
conveys with it the right of eminent
domain. Therefore, if the easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, the company could initiate
condemnation proceedings in
accordance with applicable law.
The FERC is the lead federal agency
responsible for conducting the
environmental review of the Project. As
mentioned above, the Commission’s
staff is preparing an EIS that discusses
the environmental impacts of the
Project. The EIS will be used to inform
the Commission as it determines
whether to approve the Project.
This Notice announces the opening of
an additional scoping period the
Commission will use to gather input
from landowners potentially affected by
the Project. Comments may be
submitted in writing as described in the
public participation section of this
Notice. Please note that the scoping
period is now extended, and comments
on this Notice should be filed with the
Commission by March 9, 2020. If you
sent comments on this Project prior to
the opening of this additional comment
period, you do not need to refile your
comments. We have received your
comments and will use the information
in the preparation of the EIS.
Information in this Notice was
prepared to notify previously and newly
affected landowners of the Project
modifications, inform them about the
Commission’s environmental review
process, and instruct them on how to
submit comments.
To help potentially affected
landowners better understand the
Commission and its environmental
review process, the ‘‘For Citizens’’
section of the FERC website
(www.ferc.gov) provides information
about getting involved in FERC
jurisdictional projects. A citizens’ guide
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
to Know?’’ is also available in this
section of the Commission’s website.
This guide addresses a number of
frequently asked questions, including
the use of eminent domain and how to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 6689-017]
Briar Hydro Associates, LLC; Notice of Intent To File License
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of
the Traditional Licensing Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and
Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
b. Project No.: 6689-017.
c. Date Filed: November 29, 2019.
d. Submitted By: Briar Hydro Associates, LLC (Briar Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Rolfe Canal Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Contoocook River, in the Village of Penacook
and City of Concord, New Hampshire. No federal lands are occupied by
the project works or located within the project boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR5.3 and 5.5 of the Commission's
regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Andrew J. Locke, Essex Hydro
Associates, LLC, 55 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108; (617) 357-0032;
[email protected]
i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502-6181; or email at
[email protected].
j. Briar Hydro filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on November 29, 2019. Briar Hydro provided public notice of its
request on December 12, 2019. In a letter dated February 6, 2020, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved Briar Hydro's
request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
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k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402. We are also initiating consultation
with the New Hampshire State Historic Preservation Officer, as required
by section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
l. With this notice, we are designating Briar Hydro as the
Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal
consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and
consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
m. On November 28, 2019, Briar Hydro filed a Pre-Application
Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website
(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 Online Support at
[email protected], (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 6689. Pursuant to 18 CFR
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by November 30,
2022.
p. 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.
Dated: February 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02812 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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