Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed South Sioux City to Sioux Falls A-Line Replacement Project, 1954-1955 [2021-00258]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Docket No. CP20–487–000]
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Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
of Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed South
Sioux City to Sioux Falls A-Line
Replacement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
South Sioux City to Sioux Falls A-line
Replacement Project, proposed by
Northern Natural Gas Company
(Northern) in the above-referenced
docket. Northern requests authorization
to abandon a portion of its existing
pipeline in-place and to construct,
operate, and maintain new natural gas
facilities in Dakota and Dixon Counties,
Nebraska, and Lincoln and Union
Counties, South Dakota.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the South
Sioux City to Sioux Falls A-line
Replacement Project in accordance with
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
participated as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the EA. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or
special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis.
The proposed Project includes the
following:
• Construction of 82.2 miles of 12inch-diameter pipeline in Nebraska and
South Dakota (A-line);
• construction of 3.2 miles of 12-inchdiameter pipeline in South Dakota
(SDM97701 Tie-Over);
• construction of 1.9 miles of 3-inchdiameter pipeline in Nebraska (Ponca
Branch Line);
• abandonment in-place of 79.2 miles
of 14- and 16-inch-diameter pipeline in
Nebraska and South Dakota (A-line);
• abandonment in-place of 0.2 mile of
2-inch-diameter pipeline in Nebraska
(Ponca Branch Line);
• abandonment in-place of 0.1 mile of
2-inch-diameter pipeline in Nebraska
(Jackson Branch Line); and
• construction and modification of
aboveground facilities, including valves,
regulators, metering facilities, pig
launchers and receivers,1 an odorizer,
and town border station sites.
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://elibrary.ferc.gov/
eLibrary/search), select ‘‘General
Search’’ and enter the docket number in
the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field (i.e. CP20–
487). 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
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inspect the pipeline. A pig launcher/receiver is an
aboveground facility where pigs are inserted or
retrieved from the pipeline.
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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
February 4, 2021.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments with 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 (CP20–487–000)
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
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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/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: January 5, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2146–256]
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Alabama Power Company; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Non-Project
Use of Project Lands and Waters.
b. Project No.: 2146–256.
c. Date Filed: November 19, 2020.
d. Applicant: Alabama Power
Company.
e. Name of Project: Coosa River
Hydroelectric Project.
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f. Location: The Neely-Henry
Development of the Coosa River
Hydroelectric Project is in Calhoun,
Etowah, and St. Clair counties,
Alabama; the non-project use of project
lands and waters is in Etowah County.
The project does not occupy federal
land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r.
h. Applicant Contact: Justin Bearden,
Alabama Power Company at (205) 257–
6769 or jbearden@southernco.com.
i. FERC Contact: Shana High at (202)
502–8674 or shana.high@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing motions to
intervene and protests: February 4,
2021.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, and protests using
the Commission’s eFiling system at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). 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. The first
page of any filing should include docket
number P–2146–256. Comments
emailed to Commission staff are not
considered part of the Commission
record.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person whose name appears on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
k. Description of Request: Alabama
Power Company is requesting
Commission approval to permit
Godfrey’s Marina, LLC to expand their
existing marina on the Neely-Henry
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Development to accommodate an
additional 24 watercraft.
l. Locations of the Application: This
filing may be viewed on the
Commission’s website 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. You may
also 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, call 1–866–208–3676 or
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for
TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly
from the applicant.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214,
respectively. 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, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received
on or before the specified comment date
for the particular application.
o. Filing and Service of Documents:
Any filing must (1) bear in all capital
letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO
INTERVENE’’ 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
commenting, 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. Any
filing made by an intervenor 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: January 5, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-487-000]
Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed South Sioux City to Sioux
Falls A-Line Replacement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the South
Sioux City to Sioux Falls A-line Replacement Project, proposed by
Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) in the above-referenced docket.
Northern requests authorization to abandon a portion of its existing
pipeline in-place and to construct, operate, and maintain new natural
gas facilities in Dakota and Dixon Counties, Nebraska, and Lincoln and
Union Counties, South Dakota.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the South Sioux City to Sioux Falls A-
line Replacement Project in accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that
approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures,
would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers participated as a cooperating
agency in the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis.
The proposed Project includes the following:
Construction of 82.2 miles of 12-inch-diameter pipeline in
Nebraska and South Dakota (A-line);
construction of 3.2 miles of 12-inch-diameter pipeline in
South Dakota (SDM97701 Tie-Over);
construction of 1.9 miles of 3-inch-diameter pipeline in
Nebraska (Ponca Branch Line);
abandonment in-place of 79.2 miles of 14- and 16-inch-
diameter pipeline in Nebraska and South Dakota (A-line);
abandonment in-place of 0.2 mile of 2-inch-diameter
pipeline in Nebraska (Ponca Branch Line);
abandonment in-place of 0.1 mile of 2-inch-diameter
pipeline in Nebraska (Jackson Branch Line); and
construction and modification of aboveground facilities,
including valves, regulators, metering facilities, pig launchers and
receivers,\1\ an odorizer, and town border station sites.
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\1\ A pipeline ``pig'' is a device used to clean or inspect the
pipeline. A pig launcher/receiver is an aboveground facility where
pigs are inserted or retrieved from the pipeline.
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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://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search),
select ``General Search'' and enter the docket number in the ``Docket
Number'' field (i.e. CP20-487). 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 February 4, 2021.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments with 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-
487-000) 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
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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: January 5, 2021.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-00258 Filed 1-8-21; 8:45 am]
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