Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Clifton to Palmyra A-Line Abandonment Project, 59779-59780 [2020-20986]
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k. Description of Request: The
applicant requests a temporary variance
to maintain the water elevation at the
Blewett Falls Lake below the current
license limits in order to allow for
spillway modifications to take place at
the Blewett Falls Dam. The current
license generally allows the water level
to fluctuate up to 6 feet below full pond,
between an elevation of 172.1 and 178.1
feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of
1929 (NGVD 29). When the flashboards
on the spillway need to be replaced, an
additional drawdown of 2 feet, to an
elevation of 170.1 feet NGVD 29 is
allowed. To complete the work on the
spillway, the applicant is proposing to
lower the Blewett Falls lake level up to
an additional 1 foot below this
maximum allowance, or 9 feet below
full pond, to an elevation of 168.1 feet
NGVD 29. The applicant proposes to
maintain this lowered water elevation
for a period beginning in October 2020
and lasting for 24 months, and states
that maintaining the elevation at this
level is needed to provide its contractor
safe access to the spillway crest for the
duration of the work associated with the
spillway. During this time, the applicant
states that the boat ramp at the Pee Dee
Access area will remain usable, but the
boat ramp at the Grassy Island Access
area will be closed.
l. Locations of the Applications: The
Commission provides all interested
persons an opportunity to view and/or
print the contents of this document via
the internet through the Commission’s
website at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
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proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued
by the President on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at
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n. Comments, Motions To Intervene,
or Protests: Anyone may submit
comments, a motion to intervene, or a
protest in accordance with the
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requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
motions to intervene, or protests must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’, or ‘‘PROTEST’’ as
applicable; (2) set forth in the heading
the name of the applicant and the
project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish
the name, address, and telephone
number of the person protesting or
intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR
385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or
protests must set forth their evidentiary
basis. A copy of all other filings in
reference to this application must be
accompanied by proof of service on all
persons listed in the service list
prepared by the Commission in this
proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.
Dated: September 17, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP20–1194–000.
Applicants: Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP.
Description: Compliance filing [PRO
FORMA] TETLP ASA Settlement
Compliance Filing—RP19–343–006 to
be effective 12/31/9998.
Filed Date: 9/16/20.
Accession Number: 20200916–5000.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/28/20.
Docket Numbers: RP20–1196–000.
Applicants: Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company.
Description: Compliance filing
Annual Cash-Out Report Period Ending
July, 31, 2020 to be effective N/A.
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Filed Date: 9/16/20.
Accession Number: 20200916–5032.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/28/20.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by 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: September 17, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Docket No. CP20–460–000]
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Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Clifton
to Palmyra A-Line Abandonment
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Clifton to Palmyra A-Line Abandonment
Project, proposed by Northern Natural
Gas Company (Northern) in the abovereferenced docket. Northern requests
authorization to abandon in-place a
segment of its A-Line pipeline from
Clifton, Kansas to Palmyra, Nebraska
and increase compression capacity at its
existing Beatrice Compressor Station
near Beatrice, Nebraska.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Clifton to Palmyra A-Line Abandonment
Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate
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mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The proposed Clifton to Palmyra ALine Abandonment Project includes the
following activities:
• Disconnect the existing 24-inchdiameter M600A and the existing 20inch-diameter M600J at Northern’s
existing Clifton Compressor Station;
• disconnect the existing 24-inchdiameter M590A and the existing 24inch-diameter M600A at Northern’s
existing Beatrice Compressor Station;
• disconnect the existing 24-inchdiameter M590A at Northern’s existing
Palmyra Compressor Station;
• abandon in-place 54.3 miles of
existing 24-inch-diameter M600A
mainline in Gage and Jefferson
Counties, Nebraska, and Washington
and Clay Counties, Kansas;
• abandon in-place 19.9 miles of
existing 20-inch-diameter M600J
mainline in Clay and Washington
Counties, Kansas;
• abandon in-place 41.7 miles of
existing 24-inch-diameter M590A in
Otoe, Lancaster, and Gage Counties,
Nebraska, between Palmyra and
Beatrice, Nebraska; and
• install a new 15,900-horsepower
turbine driven compressor unit at
Northern’s existing Beatrice Compressor
Station near Beatrice, Nebraska.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability to federal, state,
and local government representatives
and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
and newspapers and libraries in the
project area. The EA is only available in
electronic format. It may be viewed and
downloaded from the FERC’s website
(www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas
environmental documents page (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries-data/naturalgas/environment/environmentaldocuments). In addition, the EA may be
accessed by using the eLibrary link on
the FERC’s website. Click on the
eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/ferconline/elibrary/overview), select
‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket
number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e.
CP20–460). Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
The EA is not a decision document.
It presents Commission staff’s
independent analysis of the
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environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when
addressing the merits of all issues in
this proceeding. Any person wishing to
comment on the EA may do so. Your
comments should focus on the EA’s
disclosure and discussion of potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. The more
specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that the
Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to
making its decision on this project, it is
important that we receive your
comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
October 16, 2020.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing
of comments and has staff available to
assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
recorded.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. This is an easy method for
submitting brief, text-only comments on
a project;
(2) You can also file your comments
electronically using the eFiling feature
on the Commission’s website
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC
Online. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by
attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must
first create an account by clicking on
‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select the type of
filing you are making. If you are filing
a comment on a particular project,
please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
Commission. Be sure to reference the
project docket number (CP20–460–000)
on your letter. 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.
Filing environmental comments will
not give you intervenor status, but you
do not need intervenor status to have
your comments considered. Only
intervenors have the right to seek
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rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission’s decision. At this point in
this proceeding, the timeframe for filing
timely intervention requests has
expired. Any person seeking to become
a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene out-of-time
pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time
limitation should be waived. Motions to
intervene are more fully described at
https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferconline/how-guides.
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. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/
ferc-online/overview to register for
eSubscription.
Dated: September 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-460-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Clifton to Palmyra A-Line
Abandonment Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Clifton to Palmyra A-Line Abandonment Project, proposed by Northern
Natural Gas Company (Northern) in the above-referenced docket. Northern
requests authorization to abandon in-place a segment of its A-Line
pipeline from Clifton, Kansas to Palmyra, Nebraska and increase
compression capacity at its existing Beatrice Compressor Station near
Beatrice, Nebraska.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Clifton to Palmyra A-Line Abandonment
Project in accordance with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate
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mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The proposed Clifton to Palmyra A-Line Abandonment Project includes
the following activities:
Disconnect the existing 24-inch-diameter M600A and the
existing 20-inch-diameter M600J at Northern's existing Clifton
Compressor Station;
disconnect the existing 24-inch-diameter M590A and the
existing 24-inch-diameter M600A at Northern's existing Beatrice
Compressor Station;
disconnect the existing 24-inch-diameter M590A at
Northern's existing Palmyra Compressor Station;
abandon in-place 54.3 miles of existing 24-inch-diameter
M600A mainline in Gage and Jefferson Counties, Nebraska, and Washington
and Clay Counties, Kansas;
abandon in-place 19.9 miles of existing 20-inch-diameter
M600J mainline in Clay and Washington Counties, Kansas;
abandon in-place 41.7 miles of existing 24-inch-diameter
M590A in Otoe, Lancaster, and Gage Counties, Nebraska, between Palmyra
and Beatrice, Nebraska; and
install a new 15,900-horsepower turbine driven compressor
unit at Northern's existing Beatrice Compressor Station near Beatrice,
Nebraska.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed
and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the natural
gas environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In addition, the EA
may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click
on the eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/elibrary/overview), select ``General Search'' and enter the docket number in the
``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e. CP20-
460). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should
focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential environmental
effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to making its decision on this project, it
is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 16, 2020.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP20-
460-000) on your letter. 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.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides.
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. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: September 16, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-20986 Filed 9-22-20; 8:45 am]
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