Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Application, 28623 [2020-10254]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 28623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10254]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-312-000]


Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on April 30, 2020, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans), 
2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, 15317, filed in the above 
referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and a notice pursuant to section 4 of the NGA 
requesting the Commission to authorize the abandonment of approximately 
191 miles of certificated gathering lines, nine certificated compressor 
station units, approximately 736 miles of non-certificated gathering 
lines, nine non-certificated compressor station units, and any 
appurtenant facilities located in West Virginia and Pennsylvania 
(Equitrans Gathering System). All as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filing is available for review on the Commission's 
website 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to 
the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation 
declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease 
(COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
Matthew T. Eggerding, Assistant General Counsel, Equitrans, L.P., 2200 
Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, by phone at (412) 553-5786; or by 
email to [email protected].
    Equitrans requests approval to abandon the Equitrans Gathering 
System using a two-step process. Equitrans states that, as part of the 
two-step process it will attempt to abandon the gathering facilities by 
sale and, if that is not successful, Equitrans will abandon the 
gathering facilities in place. Equitrans requests approval to remove 
Rate Schedule AGS and references thereto from its Tariff.
    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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or 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 FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. Only parties 
to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will be 
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental 
review process. Environmental commentors will not be required to serve 
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party 
commentors will not receive copies of all documents filed by other 
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek 
court review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
https://www.ferc.gov. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov) under 
the e-Filing link.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 28, 2020.

    Dated: May 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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