Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed the Swarts and Hunters Cave Well Replacement Project, 86889-86890 [2023-27519]
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Shady Oaks Wind 2, LLC; Notice of
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On December 11, 2023, the
Commission issued an order in Docket
No. EL24–13–000, pursuant to section
206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation
to determine whether Shady Oaks Wind
2, LLC’s Rate Schedule is unjust,
unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or
preferential, or otherwise unlawful.
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¶ 61,180 (2023).
The refund effective date in Docket
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In lieu of electronic filing, you may
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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 Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
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assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Dated: December 11, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
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[Docket No. CP23–507–000]
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed the Swarts and Hunters
Cave Well Replacement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Swarts and Hunters Cave Well
Replacement Project, proposed by
Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans) in the abovereferenced docket. Equitrans requests
authorization to abandon 19 injection/
withdrawal wells, and construct two
horizontal wells, and associated
pipelines and appurtenances, at its
existing certificated Swarts and Hunters
Cave Storage Fields in Greene County,
Pennsylvania.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction, operation, and
abandonment activities associated with
the Swarts and Hunters Cave Well
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
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mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the
human environment.
The proposed Swarts and Hunters
Cave Well Replacement Project includes
the following facilities and activities:
• abandonment by-sale of 19
injection/withdrawal wells at Equitrans’
Hunters Cave Storage Field;
• abandonment in-place of the
associated well pipelines and any
associated facilities;
• construction and operation of a new
horizontal well, associated pipelines,
and ancillary facilities at the Hunters
Cave Storage Field;
• construction and operation of a new
horizontal well, associated pipelines,
and ancillary facilities at the Swarts
Complex;
• expansions of the existing Morris
Interconnect and Pierce Gates Valve
Yards at the Hunters Cave Storage Field;
• acquisition of non-jurisdictional
gathering assets from EQM Gathering
Opco, LLC (EQM) (pipelines and related
equipment) for operation of the new
Swarts Horizontal Storage Well; and
• the sale of 580 million cubic feet of
base gas from the Swarts Complex.
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, excluding
the last three digits (i.e., CP23–507). 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
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
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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 p.m. Eastern Time on January
8, 2024.
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 (CP23–507–000)
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
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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/how-intervene.
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.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
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: December 8, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC24–19–000.
Applicants: NMRD Data Center II,
LLC, NMRD Data Center III, LLC.
Description: Supplement to November
13, 2023 Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
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Federal Power Act of NMRD Data Center
II, LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 12/8/23.
Accession Number: 20231208–5196.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/23.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
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Docket Numbers: ER10–2178–042;
ER10–2184–029; ER10–2192–042;
ER11–2005–027; ER11–2013–027;
ER11–2014–027; ER13–1536–026.
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Generation, LLC, Cow Branch Wind
Power, LLC, CR Clearing, LLC, Wind
Capital Holdings, LLC, Constellation
Energy Commodities Group Maine, LLC,
CER Generation, LLC, Constellation
NewEnergy, Inc.
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Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., et al.
Filed Date: 12/8/23.
Accession Number: 20231208–5213.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/6/24.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2776–002.
Applicants: Shelby County Energy
Center, LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Compliance to 9 to be effective 11/1/
2022.
Filed Date: 12/11/23.
Accession Number: 20231211–5072.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/24.
Docket Numbers: ER22–2777–002.
Applicants: Tilton Energy LLC.
Description: Compliance filing:
Compliance to 2124 to be effective 11/
1/2022.
Filed Date: 12/11/23.
Accession Number: 20231211–5075.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/24.
Docket Numbers: ER23–691–002;
ER23–692–002.
Applicants: Hecate Energy Albany 2
LLC, Hecate Energy Albany 1 LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Hecate Energy
Albany 1 LLC, et al.
Filed Date: 12/11/23.
Accession Number: 20231211–5076.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/2/24.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1492–001.
Applicants: Santa Paula Energy
Storage, LLC.
Description: Notice of Non-Material
Change in Status of Santa Paula Energy
Storage, LLC.
Filed Date: 12/8/23.
Accession Number: 20231208–5197.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–2952–001.
Applicants: Wind Stream Properties,
LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment: Wind
Stream Amended MBR Application
Filing to be effective 1/1/2024.
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CP23-507-000]
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed the Swarts and Hunters Cave Well
Replacement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Swarts and Hunters Cave Well Replacement Project, proposed by
Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans) in the above-referenced docket. Equitrans
requests authorization to abandon 19 injection/withdrawal wells, and
construct two horizontal wells, and associated pipelines and
appurtenances, at its existing certificated Swarts and Hunters Cave
Storage Fields in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction, operation, and abandonment activities associated with the
Swarts and Hunters Cave Well 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 proposed Swarts and Hunters Cave Well Replacement Project
includes the following facilities and activities:
abandonment by-sale of 19 injection/withdrawal wells at
Equitrans' Hunters Cave Storage Field;
abandonment in-place of the associated well pipelines and
any associated facilities;
construction and operation of a new horizontal well,
associated pipelines, and ancillary facilities at the Hunters Cave
Storage Field;
construction and operation of a new horizontal well,
associated pipelines, and ancillary facilities at the Swarts Complex;
expansions of the existing Morris Interconnect and Pierce
Gates Valve Yards at the Hunters Cave Storage Field;
acquisition of non-jurisdictional gathering assets from
EQM Gathering Opco, LLC (EQM) (pipelines and related equipment) for
operation of the new Swarts Horizontal Storage Well; and
the sale of 580 million cubic feet of base gas from the
Swarts Complex.
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, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP23-507). 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
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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 p.m. Eastern Time on January 8, 2024.
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 (CP23-
507-000) 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/how-intervene.
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.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
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: December 8, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-27519 Filed 12-14-23; 8:45 am]
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