Blackstone Hydro, Inc.; City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment, 43233 [2020-15358]

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[FR Doc. 2020–15355 Filed 7–15–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3023–014; Project No. 2972– 027] Blackstone Hydro, Inc.; City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a new license for the Blackstone Hydroelectric Project No. 3023 (Blackstone Project), and the application for a subsequent license for the Woonsocket Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 2972 (Woonsocket Project), and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for both projects. The Blackstone Project is located on the Blackstone River in Providence County, Rhode Island and Worchester County, Massachusetts. The Woonsocket Project is located on the Blackstone River in the City of Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island. The EA contains staff’s analysis of the potential environmental effects of the projects and concludes that licensing the projects, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity to view and/or print the EA via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (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. 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Jul 15, 2020 Jkt 250001 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please file comments using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/ QuickComment.aspx. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. On the first page of your filing, please put the docket number P–3023–014 for the Blackstone Project and/or the docket number P–2972–027 for the Woonsocket Project. For further information, contact Erin Kimsey at (202) 502–8621 or by email at erin.kimsey@ferc.gov. Dated: July 10, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–15358 Filed 7–15–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP20–492–000] Enable Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on July 2, 2020, Enable Gas Transmission, LLC (EGT), 910 Louisiana Street, Ste. 48040 (48th Floor), Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the above referenced docket a prior notice request pursuant to sections PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43233 157.205, 157.208, and 157.211 of the Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act and EGT’s blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82– 384–000 and CP82–384–001 for authorization to: (i) Install a new 1,080foot-long, 3-inch-diameter pipeline, to be named Line OT–38, that will provide transportation service from a new tap on EGT’s existing Line OT–27 to a new meter location; and (ii) install a new meter location, to be named the Roland Meter, which will be sited within an existing town border station owned and operated by the Roland Development Authority. This project is a replacement for a similar request in Docket No. CP19–151–000 which has been requested to be vacated because the previous location has proved to be unsuitable. The project is located near the Town of Roland in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 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 Lisa Yoho, Sr. Director Regulatory and FERC Compliance, Enable Gas Transmission, LLC, 910 Louisiana St., 48th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002, at (346) 701– 2539, or at lisa.yoho@ enablemidstream.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 E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM 16JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 137 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 43233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15358]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 3023-014; Project No. 2972-027]


 Blackstone Hydro, Inc.; City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island; Notice 
of Availability of Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office of Energy Projects has 
reviewed the application for a new license for the Blackstone 
Hydroelectric Project No. 3023 (Blackstone Project), and the 
application for a subsequent license for the Woonsocket Falls 
Hydroelectric Project No. 2972 (Woonsocket Project), and has prepared 
an Environmental Assessment (EA) for both projects. The Blackstone 
Project is located on the Blackstone River in Providence County, Rhode 
Island and Worchester County, Massachusetts. The Woonsocket Project is 
located on the Blackstone River in the City of Woonsocket, Providence 
County, Rhode Island.
    The EA contains staff's analysis of the potential environmental 
effects of the projects and concludes that licensing the projects, with 
appropriate environmental protective measures, would not constitute a 
major federal action that would significantly affect the quality of the 
human environment.
    The Commission provides all interested persons with an opportunity 
to view and/or print the EA via the internet through the Commission's 
Home Page (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. 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
contact FERC Online Support.
    Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the date of this 
notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. Please file 
comments using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments 
up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment 
system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.aspx. You must 
include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of 
electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via 
the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier 
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 
On the first page of your filing, please put the docket number P-3023-
014 for the Blackstone Project and/or the docket number P-2972-027 for 
the Woonsocket Project.
    For further information, contact Erin Kimsey at (202) 502-8621 or 
by email at [email protected].

    Dated: July 10, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15358 Filed 7-15-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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