Rover Pipeline LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project, 102127-102133 [2024-29667]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices Immediately following the conclusion of the Commission Meeting, a press briefing will be held in the Commission Meeting Room. Members of the public may view this briefing in the designated overflow room. This statement is intended to notify the public that the press briefings that follow Commission meetings may now be viewed remotely at Commission headquarters but will not be telecast. Issued: December 12, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–30057 Filed 12–13–24; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 15376–000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Kram Hydro 8, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On October 11, 2024, Kram Hydro 8, LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of a hydropower project that would be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Howell Heflin Lock and Dam on Tennessee-Tombigbee River, near the Town of Gainesville, in Sumter County, Alabama. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed Howell Heflin Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist of the following: (1) a 125-footwide, 350-foot-long armored intake channel; (2) a 125-foot-long, 125-footwide concrete powerhouse located downstream of the existing Corps dam on the eastern bank, containing two Kaplan turbine-generator units, with a combined generating capacity of 30 megawatts; (3) a 200-foot-long, 125-footwide unlined tailrace; and (4) a 2.75mile-long, 46 kilovolt transmission line. The proposed project would have an estimated annual generation of 208.4 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Kristen Fan, Kram Hydro 8, 3120 Southwest Fwy., Suite VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 101, PMB 50808, Houston, TX 77080; phone: (772) 418–2705. FERC Contact: Prabharanjani Madduri; phone: (202) 502–8017, or by email at prabharanjani.madduri@ ferc.gov. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications 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. 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: Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket number P–15376–000. 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. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed, or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s website at https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search. Enter the docket number (P–15376) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 102127 Dated: December 11, 2024. Carlos D. Clay, Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–29669 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP25–12–000] Rover Pipeline LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental document, that will discuss the environmental impacts of the Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project (Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by Rover Pipeline LLC (Rover) in Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The Commission will use this environmental document in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies regarding the project. As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. This gathering of public input is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental document on the important environmental issues. Additional information about the Commission’s NEPA process is described below in the NEPA Process and Environmental Document section of this notice. By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of issues to address in the environmental document. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 10, 2025. Comments may be E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 102128 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 submitted in written form. Further details on how to submit comments are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the environmental document. Commission staff will consider all written comments during the preparation of the environmental document. If you submitted comments on this project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on October 31, 2024, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP25–12–000 to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for this project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. Rover provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ which addresses typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission’s proceedings. This fact sheet along with other landowner topics of interest are available for viewing on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) under the Natural Gas, Landowner Topics link. Public Participation There are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are properly recorded. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208–3676 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online. Using eComment is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature, which is located 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; a comment on a particular project is considered a ‘‘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 (CP25–12–000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Additionally, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances and submittals regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe. These instant email notifications are the fastest way to receive notification and provide a link to the document files which can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings. Go to https:// www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription. 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. Summary of the Proposed Project Rover proposes to construct, own, and operate certain facilities at its existing Bulger Compressor Station, located at milepost 0 of Rover’s Burgettstown Lateral in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The proposed expansion of the Bulger Compressor Station would consist of the following facilities: • one new 2,750-horsepower compressor unit package and cooling; • one discharge filter separator; • one unit blowdown silencer; • extension of the existing compressor building and station fencing; and • associated interconnect piping systems. The Project also includes expansion of Rover’s existing Harmon Creek PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Receipt Meter Station located within the Bulger Compressor Station. The proposed meter station expansion consist of one ultrasonic meter skid, one flow control skid, one filter separator, and associated interconnect piping. The Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project would allow Rover to ensure delivery of Range Resources— Appalachia LLC’s (Range) requested transportation quantities at the required pressures. According to Rover, the Project is designed to provide to an additional 400,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day. The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1.1 Land Requirements for Construction The Project would impact about 8.38 acres of land within and immediately adjacent to Rover’s existing Bulger Compressor Station. About 8.05 acres of land would be used for temporary workspace, including 6.62 acres of existing aboveground facilities, 1.09 acres of an existing permanent access road, 0.24 acre of an existing parking area, and 0.10 acre of a temporary access road. Of the 8.38 acres, about 0.33 acre of open space land cover would be permanently impacted due to the extension of the compressor station fence line by 50 feet. Rover would convert the 0.33 acre of open space land cover to gravel to accommodate the addition of the new compressor unit and building. NEPA Process and the Environmental Document Any environmental document issued by the Commission will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation of the proposed project under the relevant general resource areas: • geology and soils; • water resources and wetlands; • vegetation and wildlife; • threatened and endangered species; • cultural resources; • land use; • environmental justice; • air quality and noise; and • reliability and safety. Commission staff will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed project or portions of the project and make recommendations on how to 1 The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Your comments will help Commission staff identify and focus on the issues that might have an effect on the human environment and potentially eliminate others from further study and discussion in the environmental document. Following this scoping period, Commission staff will determine whether to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the EIS will present Commission staff’s independent analysis of the issues. If Commission staff prepares an EA, a Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment will be issued. The EA may be issued for an allotted public comment period. The Commission would consider timely comments on the EA before making its decision regarding the proposed project. If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/ Notice of Schedule will be issued, which will open up an additional comment period. Staff will then prepare a draft EIS which will be issued for public comment. Commission staff will consider all timely comments received during the comment period on the draft EIS and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Any EA or draft and final EIS will be available in electronic format in the public record through eLibrary 2 and the Commission’s natural gas environmental documents web page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/ natural-gas/environment/ environmental-documents). If eSubscribed, you will receive instant email notification when the environmental document is issued. With this notice, the Commission is asking agencies with jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document.3 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 2 For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 3 The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the Public Participation section of this notice. Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Commission is using this notice to initiate consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s), and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project’s potential effects on historic properties.4 The environmental document for this project will document findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under section 106. Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission’s regulations) who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the project and includes a mailing address with their comments. Commission staff will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices related to this environmental review are sent to all responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1501.8. 4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 102129 individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed project. If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please complete one of the following steps: (1) Send an email to GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov stating your request. You must include the docket number CP24–88–000 in your request. If you are requesting a change to your address, please be sure to include your name and the correct address. If you are requesting to delete your address from the mailing list, please include your name and address as it appeared on this notice. This email address is unable to accept comments. OR (2) Return the attached ‘‘Mailing List Update Form’’ (appendix 2). Additional Information Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related information. Dated: December 11, 2024. Carlos D. Clay, Acting Deputy Secretary. Appendix 1 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 102130 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices ROVER PIPELINE, LLC o:::-·-, ROWR•BULGER COMPRESSOR C $TATIONAND HARMON CREEK METER STATION. EXPANSION W•ehlngton County, PA USGS 1', 5' 011,dr•ngt,: Clnloo, f'l', ,40080·0:I NAO 11163 UTM Zone 17N Rover Pipeline Segment Project Area o o 40.3862'N 804022'W N Figure 1-1: Project Location Map A Appendix 2 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 EN17DE24.082</GPH> ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 1:250,000 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices 102131 MAILING LIST UPDATE FORM Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project Name -------------------- Agency_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Address ------------------- VerDate Sep<11>2014 D Please update the mailing list D Please remove my name from the mailing list 19:45 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 EN17DE24.083</GPH> ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 City_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _State___ Zip Code_ _ __ 102132 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices FROM._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ATIN: OEP - Gas 5, PJ - 11.5 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE Washington, DC 20426 EN17DE24.085</GPH> Project Staple or Tape Here VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4725 E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 EN17DE24.084</GPH> ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 CP25-12-000 Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Notices [FR Doc. 2024–29667 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–C DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings: Docket Numbers: EC25–28–000. Applicants: Plus Power, Cranberry Point Energy Storage, LLC, Cross Town Energy Storage, LLC, Energy Storage Resources, LLC, Sierra Estrella Energy Storage LLC, Superstition Energy Storage LLC. Description: Joint Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of Plus Power, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 12/10/24. Accession Number: 20241210–5208. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/31/24. Docket Numbers: EC25–29–000. Applicants: Washington Wind LLC. Description: Application for Authorization Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Act of Washington Wind LLC. Filed Date: 12/10/24. Accession Number: 20241210–5213. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/31/24. Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: EG25–59–000. Applicants: SMT Mission II LLC. Description: SMT Mission II LLC submits Notice of Self–Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. Filed Date: 12/11/24. Accession Number: 20241211–5028. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/1/25. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER19–1411–005; ER12–1436–021; ER15–1447–009; ER18–280–010; ER18–533–008; ER18– 534–008; ER18–535–008; ER18–536– 008; ER18–537–008; ER18–538–009; ER20–2048–003; ER21–573–006; ER21– 574–006; ER21–575–006; ER21–2317– 002; ER22–48–006. Applicants: Gridflex Generation, LLC, Richland-Stryker Generation LLC, Lanyard Power Marketing, LLC, Dickerson Power, LLC, Chalk Point Power, LLC, Ellwood Power, LLC, Sidney, LLC, Monument Generating Station, LLC,O.H. Hutchings CT, LLC, Yankee Street, LLC, Montpelier Generating Station, LLC, Tait Electric VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Dec 16, 2024 Jkt 265001 Generating Station, LLC, Lee County Generating Station, LLC, Mid-Georgia Cogen L.P., Eagle Point Power Generation LLC, GenOn Bowline, LLC. Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Bowline, LLC, et al. Filed Date: 12/10/24. Accession Number: 20241210–5212. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/31/24. Docket Numbers: ER20–2186–003; EL20–62–001. Applicants: Fern Solar LLC, Fern Solar LLC. Description: Schedule 1 to Fern Solar LLC’s compliance filing to the 10/17/ 2024 Commission’s order, Opinion No. 591, Order on Initial Decision. Filed Date: 12/9/24. Accession Number: 20241209–5276. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/30/24. Docket Numbers: ER25–679–000. Applicants: AlbertaEx, L.P. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Filing of Contribution in Aid and Construction Agreement_ITCMW RS 236 to be effective 2/8/2025. Filed Date: 12/9/24. Accession Number: 20241209–5159. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/30/24. Docket Numbers: ER25–688–000. Applicants: The Potomac Edison Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Potomac Edison’s Request for Order Authorizing Abandoned Plant Incentive to be effective 2/10/2025. Filed Date: 12/11/24. Accession Number: 20241211–5051. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/1/25. Docket Numbers: ER25–689–000. Applicants: Cooperative Energy. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2024–12–11_SA 4411 Cooperative Energy-Bluestown Solar E&P (J2127) to be effective 12/12/2024. Filed Date: 12/11/24. Accession Number: 20241211–5054. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/1/25. Docket Numbers: ER25–690–000. Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Service Agreement No. 375—Papago LGIA Amendment No. 1 to be effective 2/10/2025. Filed Date: 12/11/24. Accession Number: 20241211–5063. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/1/25. Docket Numbers: ER25–691–000. Applicants: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Initial Filing of Service Agreement No. 619 to be effective 11/12/2025. Filed Date: 12/11/24. Accession Number: 20241211–5095. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/1/25. PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 102133 Docket Numbers: ER25–692–000. Applicants: PacifiCorp. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: UAMPS TSOA Rev 9 (R.S. No. 297) to be effective 2/10/2025. Filed Date: 12/11/24. Accession Number: 20241211–5096. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/1/25. Docket Numbers: ER25–693–000. Applicants: PacifiCorp. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: UMPA TSOA Rev 7 (R.S. No. 637) to be effective 2/10/2025. Filed Date: 12/11/24. Accession Number: 20241211–5097. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/1/25. Docket Numbers: ER25–694–000. Applicants: San Diego Gas & Electric. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2025 RS Filing to be effective 1/1/2025. Filed Date: 12/11/24. Accession Number: 20241211–5157. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/1/25. 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, to protest, or to answer a complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) 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. 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. Dated: December 11, 2024. Carlos D. Clay, Acting Deputy Secretary. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP25-12-000]


Rover Pipeline LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments 
on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Rover-Bulger Compressor 
Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental document, that will discuss 
the environmental impacts of the Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and 
Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project (Project) involving 
construction and operation of facilities by Rover Pipeline LLC (Rover) 
in Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The Commission will 
use this environmental document in its decision-making process to 
determine whether the project is in the public convenience and 
necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the 
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested 
agencies regarding the project. As part of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account 
concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental 
impacts that could result from its action whenever it considers the 
issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. This 
gathering of public input is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal 
of the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the environmental 
document on the important environmental issues. Additional information 
about the Commission's NEPA process is described below in the NEPA 
Process and Environmental Document section of this notice.
    By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the 
scope of issues to address in the environmental document. To ensure 
that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit your 
comments so that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or 
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 10, 2025. Comments may be

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submitted in written form. Further details on how to submit comments 
are provided in the Public Participation section of this notice.
    Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, 
reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental 
impacts. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what 
issues they need to evaluate in the environmental document. Commission 
staff will consider all written comments during the preparation of the 
environmental document.
    If you submitted comments on this project to the Commission before 
the opening of this docket on October 31, 2024, you will need to file 
those comments in Docket No. CP25-12-000 to ensure they are considered 
as part of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for this project. State and local government 
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed 
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    Rover provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC 
entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I 
Need To Know?'' which addresses typically asked questions, including 
the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the Commission's 
proceedings. This fact sheet along with other landowner topics of 
interest are available for viewing on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) 
under the Natural Gas, Landowner Topics link.

Public Participation

    There are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the 
Commission. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your 
comments are properly recorded. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected].
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) 
under the link to FERC Online. Using eComment is an easy method for 
submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located 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 will be asked to select the type of filing you 
are making; a comment on a particular project is considered a ``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 (CP25-
12-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service 
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Additionally, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances and 
submittals regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe. These 
instant email notifications are the fastest way to receive notification 
and provide a link to the document files which can reduce the amount of 
time you spend researching proceedings. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription.
    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].

Summary of the Proposed Project

    Rover proposes to construct, own, and operate certain facilities at 
its existing Bulger Compressor Station, located at milepost 0 of 
Rover's Burgettstown Lateral in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The 
proposed expansion of the Bulger Compressor Station would consist of 
the following facilities:
     one new 2,750-horsepower compressor unit package and 
cooling;
     one discharge filter separator;
     one unit blowdown silencer;
     extension of the existing compressor building and station 
fencing; and
     associated interconnect piping systems.
    The Project also includes expansion of Rover's existing Harmon 
Creek Receipt Meter Station located within the Bulger Compressor 
Station. The proposed meter station expansion consist of one ultrasonic 
meter skid, one flow control skid, one filter separator, and associated 
interconnect piping. The Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon 
Creek Meter Station Expansion Project would allow Rover to ensure 
delivery of Range Resources--Appalachia LLC's (Range) requested 
transportation quantities at the required pressures. According to 
Rover, the Project is designed to provide to an additional 400,000 
dekatherms of natural gas per day.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 
1.\1\
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in 
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all 
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at 
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary''. For instructions on 
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. For 
assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll 
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Land Requirements for Construction

    The Project would impact about 8.38 acres of land within and 
immediately adjacent to Rover's existing Bulger Compressor Station. 
About 8.05 acres of land would be used for temporary workspace, 
including 6.62 acres of existing aboveground facilities, 1.09 acres of 
an existing permanent access road, 0.24 acre of an existing parking 
area, and 0.10 acre of a temporary access road. Of the 8.38 acres, 
about 0.33 acre of open space land cover would be permanently impacted 
due to the extension of the compressor station fence line by 50 feet. 
Rover would convert the 0.33 acre of open space land cover to gravel to 
accommodate the addition of the new compressor unit and building.

NEPA Process and the Environmental Document

    Any environmental document issued by the Commission will discuss 
impacts that could occur as a result of the construction and operation 
of the proposed project under the relevant general resource areas:
     geology and soils;
     water resources and wetlands;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     threatened and endangered species;
     cultural resources;
     land use;
     environmental justice;
     air quality and noise; and
     reliability and safety.
    Commission staff will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the 
proposed project or portions of the project and make recommendations on 
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lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas. Your comments 
will help Commission staff identify and focus on the issues that might 
have an effect on the human environment and potentially eliminate 
others from further study and discussion in the environmental document.
    Following this scoping period, Commission staff will determine 
whether to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) or an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the EIS will present Commission 
staff's independent analysis of the issues. If Commission staff 
prepares an EA, a Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an 
Environmental Assessment will be issued. The EA may be issued for an 
allotted public comment period. The Commission would consider timely 
comments on the EA before making its decision regarding the proposed 
project. If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an EIS/Notice of Schedule will be issued, which will open up an 
additional comment period. Staff will then prepare a draft EIS which 
will be issued for public comment. Commission staff will consider all 
timely comments received during the comment period on the draft EIS and 
revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Any EA 
or draft and final EIS will be available in electronic format in the 
public record through eLibrary \2\ and the Commission's natural gas 
environmental documents web page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). If eSubscribed, you 
will receive instant email notification when the environmental document 
is issued.
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    With this notice, the Commission is asking agencies with 
jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the 
environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate in the 
preparation of the environmental document.\3\ Agencies that would like 
to request cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for 
filing comments provided under the Public Participation section of this 
notice.
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    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing 
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 
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Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's 
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, the Commission is using this notice to initiate 
consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s), 
and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies, 
interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential 
effects on historic properties.\4\ The environmental document for this 
project will document findings on the impacts on historic properties 
and summarize the status of consultations under section 106.
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    \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations 
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those 
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or 
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in 
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic 
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list federal, state, and local government 
representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and 
public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other interested 
parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes 
all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's regulations) 
who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used 
temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within certain 
distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on 
the project and includes a mailing address with their comments. 
Commission staff will update the environmental mailing list as the 
analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices related to this 
environmental review are sent to all individuals, organizations, and 
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the 
proposed project.
    If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would 
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please complete one of 
the following steps:
    (1) Send an email to [email protected] stating your 
request. You must include the docket number CP24-88-000 in your 
request. If you are requesting a change to your address, please be sure 
to include your name and the correct address. If you are requesting to 
delete your address from the mailing list, please include your name and 
address as it appeared on this notice. This email address is unable to 
accept comments.
OR
    (2) Return the attached ``Mailing List Update Form'' (appendix 2).

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number 
in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an 
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission's 
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events along with 
other related information.

    Dated: December 11, 2024.
Carlos D. Clay,
Acting Deputy Secretary.

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