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[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R10-RCRA-2011-0973; FRL-9633-8]

Idaho: Proposed Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program; Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Idaho has applied to EPA for final authorization of certain
changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, as amended (RCRA). RCRA allows EPA to authorize State
hazardous waste management programs if EPA finds that such programs are
equivalent to and consistent with the Federal program and provide
adequate enforcement of compliance. EPA has reviewed Idaho's
application, has preliminarily determined these changes satisfy all
requirements needed to qualify for final authorization, and is
proposing to authorize the State's changes.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before
March 30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-
RCRA-2011-0973 by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Mail: Nina Kocourek, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 900, Mail Stop AWT-122, Seattle, Washington 98101.
     Hand Delivery: Nina Kocourek, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 1200
Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Mail Stop AWT-122, Seattle, Washington 98101.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the normal business hours of
operation; special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R10-RCRA-
2011-0973. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Region 10 Library,
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, Washington 98101. The EPA Region
10 Library is open from 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The EPA Region 10 Library telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nina Kocourek, U.S. EPA, Region 10,
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Mail Stop AWT-122, Seattle, Washington
98101, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone number<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Proposed Authorization Revision

A. Why are revisions to State programs necessary?

    States which have received final authorization from EPA under RCRA
section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must maintain a hazardous waste
program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent
than the Federal program. As the Federal program changes, States must
change their programs and ask EPA to authorize their changes. Changes
to State programs may be necessary when Federal or State statutory or
regulatory authority is modified or when certain other changes occur.
Most commonly, States must change their programs because of changes to
EPA's regulations codified in Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) parts 124, 260 through 268, 270, 273, and 279.

B. What decisions have we made in this proposed rule concerning
authorization?

    EPA has preliminarily determined that Idaho's application to revise
its authorized program meets all of the statutory and regulatory
requirements established by RCRA. Therefore, we are proposing to grant
Idaho final authorization to operate its hazardous

waste management program with the changes described in the
authorization application. Idaho will have responsibility for
permitting Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) within
its borders (except in Indian country) and for carrying out the aspects
of the RCRA program described in its revised program application,
subject to the limitations of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
of 1984 (HSWA). New Federal requirements and prohibitions imposed by
Federal regulations that EPA promulgates under the authority of HSWA,
and which are not less stringent than existing requirements, take
effect in authorized States before the States are authorized for the
requirements. Thus, EPA will implement those requirements and
prohibitions in Idaho, including issuing permits, until the State is
granted authorization to do so.

C. What will be the effect if Idaho is authorized for these changes?

    If Idaho is authorized for these changes, a facility in Idaho
subject to RCRA will have to comply with the authorized State
requirements in lieu of the corresponding Federal requirements in order
to comply with RCRA. Additionally, such persons will have to comply
with any applicable Federal requirements, such as, for example, HSWA
regulations issued by EPA for which the State has not received
authorization, and RCRA requirements that are not supplanted by
authorized State-issued requirements. Idaho continues to have
enforcement responsibilities under its State hazardous waste management
program for violations of this program, but EPA retains its authority
under RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003, 42 U.S.C. 6927, 6928,
6934 and 6973, and any other applicable statutory and regulatory
provisions, which includes, among others, the authority to:
     Conduct inspections; require monitoring, tests, analyses,
or reports;
     Enforce RCRA requirements; suspend, terminate, modify or
revoke permits; and
     Take enforcement actions regardless of whether the State
has taken its own actions.
    The action to approve these revisions will not impose additional
requirements on the regulated community because the regulations for
which Idaho will be authorized are already effective under State law
and are not changed by the act of authorization.

D. What happens if EPA receives comments on this action?

    If EPA receives comments on this action, we will address those
comments in a later final rule. You may not have another opportunity to
comment. If you want to comment on this authorization, you must do so
at this time.

E. What has Idaho previously been authorized for?

    Idaho initially received final authorization for its hazardous
waste management program effective April 9, 1990 (55 FR 11015, March
29, 1990). Subsequently, EPA authorized revisions to the State's
program effective June 5, 1992 (57 FR 11580, April 6, 1992), August 10,
1992, 1992 (57 FR 24757, June 11, 1992), June 11, 1995 (60 FR 18549,
April 12, 1995), January 19, 1999 (63 FR 56086, October 21, 1998), July
1, 2002 (67 FR 44069, July 1, 2002), March 10, 2004 (69 FR 11322, March
10, 2004), July 22, 2005 (70 FR 42273, July 22, 2005), February 26,
2007 (72 FR 8283, February 26, 2007), and December 23, 2008 (73 FR
78647, December 23, 2008).

F. What changes are we proposing?

    On October 25, 2011, Idaho submitted a program revision application
requesting authorization for all delegable Federal hazardous waste
regulations codified as of July 1, 2010. Idaho incorporated the
delegable Federal regulations by reference in the following provisions
of the Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA): <IP_ADDRESS>
through <IP_ADDRESS>; <IP_ADDRESS> with the exception of the 4th
sentence; <IP_ADDRESS>; <IP_ADDRESS>; <IP_ADDRESS> through
<IP_ADDRESS>; <IP_ADDRESS>6.01; and <IP_ADDRESS>8. This authorization
revision request includes the following Federal rules for which Idaho
is being authorized for the first time: Exclusion of Oil-Bearing
Secondary Materials Processed in a Gasification System to Produce
Synthesis Gas (73 FR 57, January 2, 2008); NESHAP: Final Standards for
Hazardous Waste Combustors (Phase I Final Replacement Standards and
Phase II) Amendments (73 FR 18970, April 8, 2008); F019 Exemption for
Wastewater Treatment Sludges from Auto Manufacturing Zinc Phosphating
Processes (73 FR 31756, June 4, 2008); Revisions to the Definition of
Solid Waste (73 FR 64668, October 30, 2008); Academic Laboratories
Generator Standards, Alternative Standards for Hazardous Waste
Determination and Accumulation (73 FR 72912, December 1, 2008);
Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion (73 FR 77954, December 19,
2008); OECD Requirements; Export Shipments of Spend Lead-Acid Batteries
(75 FR 1236, January 8, 2010); Hazardous Waste Technical Corrections
and Clarifications (75 FR 12989, March 18, 2010); and Withdrawal of the
Emission Comparable Fuel Exclusion (75 FR 33712, June 15, 2010). EPA
proposes to revise the state's authorized hazardous waste program in
its entirety through July 1, 2010. Notice and an opportunity for the
public to comment on this proposed authorization revision action are
being provided at this time.

G. Where are the revised state rules different from the Federal rules?

    Under RCRA 3009, EPA may not authorize State rules that are less
stringent than the Federal program. Any State rules that are less
stringent do not supplant the Federal regulations. State rules that are
broader in scope than the Federal program requirements are not
authorized. State rules that are equivalent to, and State rules that
are more stringent than, the Federal program may be authorized, in
which case they are enforceable by EPA. This section discusses certain
rules where EPA has made the finding that the State program is more
stringent and will be authorized and discusses certain portions of the
Federal program that are not delegable to the State because of the
Federal government's special role in foreign policy matters.
    EPA does not authorize States to administer Federal import and
export functions in any section of the RCRA hazardous waste
regulations. Even though States do not receive authorization to
administer the Federal government's import and export functions, found
in 40 CFR part 262, subparts E, F and H, State programs are still
required to adopt the Federal import and export provisions to maintain
their equivalency with the Federal program. The State amended its
import and export rules to include the Federal rule on Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Requirements; Export
Shipments of Spend Lead-Acid Batteries (75 FR 1236, January 8, 2010).
The State's rule is found at IDAPA <IP_ADDRESS>. EPA will continue to
implement those requirements directly through the RCRA regulations.
    EPA has found that the State's Emergency Notification Requirements,
(IDAPA <IP_ADDRESS>.02), are more stringent than the Federal program.
This is because the State's regulations require that the State
Communications Center be contacted along with the Federal Center. EPA
has found that the State's statutory requirement requiring

hazardous waste generators and commercial hazardous waste disposal
facilities to file annual hazardous waste generation reports, Idaho
Code Section 39-4411(4) and 39-4411(5), to be more stringent than the
Federal program. EPA will authorize and enforce these more stringent
provisions.

H. Who handles permits after the authorization takes effect?

    Idaho will continue to issue permits for all the provisions for
which it is authorized and administer the permits it issues. If EPA
issued permits prior to authorizing Idaho for these revisions, these
permits would continue in force until the effective date of the State's
issuance or denial of a State hazardous waste permit, at which time EPA
would modify the existing EPA permit to expire at an earlier date,
terminate the existing EPA permit for cause, or allow the existing EPA
permit to otherwise expire by its terms, except for those facilities
located in Indian Country. EPA will not issue new permits or new
portions of permits for provisions for which Idaho is authorized after
the effective date of this authorization. EPA will continue to
implement and issue permits for HSWA requirements for which Idaho is
not yet authorized.

I. What is codification and is EPA codifying Idaho's hazardous waste
program as authorized in this proposed rule?

    Codification is the process of placing the State's statutes and
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste
management program into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This is
done by referencing the authorized State rules in 40 CFR part 272. EPA
is reserving the amendment of 40 CFR part 272, subpart N for this
authorization of Idaho's program revision until a later date.

J. How would authorizing Idaho for these revisions affect Indian
country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in Idaho?

    Idaho is not authorized to carry out its hazardous waste program in
Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. Indian country includes:
    1. All lands within the exterior boundaries of Indian reservations
within or abutting the State of Idaho;
    2. Any land held in trust by the U.S. for an Indian tribe; and
    3. Any other land, whether on or off an Indian reservation, that
qualifies as Indian country.
    Therefore, this action has no effect on Indian country. EPA will
continue to implement and administer the RCRA program on these lands.

II. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This proposed rule seeks to revise the State of Idaho's authorized
hazardous waste program pursuant to section 3006 of RCRA and imposes no
requirements other than those currently imposed by State law. This
proposed rule complies with applicable executive orders and statutory
provisions as follows:

1. Executive Order 12866 and 13563

    This action will authorize revisions to the federally approved
hazardous waste program in Idaho. This type of action is exempt from
review under Executive Order (EO) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993),
and Executive Order 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011).

2. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). This proposed rule does not
establish or modify any information or recordkeeping requirements for
the regulated community.

3. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq., generally requires Federal agencies to prepare a regulatory
flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment
rulemaking requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any
other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, and small
governmental jurisdictions. For purposes of assessing the impacts of
this proposed rule on small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A
small business, as codified in the Small Business Size Regulations at
13 CFR part 121; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a
government of a city, county, town, school district or special district
with a population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization
that is any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and
operated and is not dominant in its field. EPA has determined that this
proposed action will not have a significant impact on small entities
because the proposed rule will only have the effect of authorizing pre-
existing requirements under State law and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by State law. After considering the
economic impacts of this action, I certify that this action will not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.

4. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    This action contains no Federal mandates under the provisions of
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C.
1531-1538 for State, local, or tribal governments or the private
sector. This action imposes no new enforceable duty on any State, local
or tribal governments or the private sector. Therefore this action is
not subject to the requirements of sections 202 or 205 of the UMRA.
This action is also not subject to the requirements of section 203 of
the UMRA because it contains no regulatory requirements that might
significantly or uniquely affect small government entities.

5. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as
specified in Executive Order 13132. This rule proposes to authorize
pre-existing State rules in the CFR. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does
not apply to this action. Although section 6 of Executive Order 13132
does not apply to this action, EPA did consult with officials of the
State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality in developing this
action. In the spirit of EO 13132 and consistent with EPA policy to
promote communications between EPA and state and local governments, EPA
specifically solicits comment on this proposed action from state and
local officials.

6. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175, because it proposes to authorize pre-existing
State rules. Thus, EPA has determined that Executive Order 13175 does
not apply to this rule. EPA specifically solicits comment on this
proposed action from tribal officials.

7. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health and Safety Risks

    EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997)
as applying only to those regulatory

actions that concern health or safety risks, such that the analysis
required under section 5-501 of the EO has the potential to influence
the regulation. This action is not subject to EO 13045 because it
proposes to authorize pre-existing State rules.

8. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355,
May 22, 2001), because it is not a ``significant regulatory action'' as
defined under Executive Order 12866.

9. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act

    Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (``NTTAA''), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C.
272 note) directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its
regulatory activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards
are technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods,
sampling procedures, and business practices) that are developed or
adopted by voluntary consensus bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through the OMB, explanations when the Agency decides not to
use available and applicable voluntary consensus standards. This
proposed action does not involve technical standards. Therefore EPA is
not considering the use of any voluntary consensus standards.

10. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994)
establishes Federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main
provision directs Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable
and permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate,
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects of their programs, policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income populations in the United States.
    EPA has determined that this proposed action will not have
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority or low-income populations because it does not
affect the level of protection provided to human health or the
environment. This action proposes to authorize pre-existing State rules
which are equivalent to, and no less stringent than, existing Federal
requirements.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Hazardous materials transportation,
Hazardous waste, Indians--lands, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority:  This proposed action is issued under the authority
of sections 2002(a), 3006 and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal
Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).

    Dated: February 13, 2012.
Dennis J. McLerran,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10.
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              OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
                 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460
              OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
                 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460

                               December 7, 2017

                                                                PC Code: 129034
MEMORANDUM	DP Barcodes: 441023

SUBJECT:	Flumioxazin: Drinking Water Assessment for a Section 3 New Use for Flumioxazin (EPA Reg. No. 59639-193, -206, -207, -97) Applications to Grass Grown for Seed
FROM:	Larry Liu, Ph.D., Chemist
      Environmental Risk Branch 5
			Environmental Fate and Effects Division (7507P)

THRU: 	Elyssa Arnold, Acting Branch Chief
      Environmental Risk Branch 5
      Environmental Fate and Effects Division (7507P)

TO:		Donna Davis, Branch Chief
		Monica Hawkins, Risk Assessor
      Risk Assessment Branch 6
      Health and Effects Division (7509P)

      Sidney Jackson, Risk Manager Reviewer
		Rosanna Louie-Juzwiak, Acting Branch Chief
			Minor Use and Emergency Response Branch
			Registration Division (7505P)

The Interregional Research Project No. 4 (IR-4) has proposed Section 3 new uses for the herbicide flumioxazin (2-[7-fluoro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propynyl)-2H-1, 4-benzoxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione) on grass grown for seed in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The submission includes the product labels for Flumioxazin Technical Herbicide, (EPA Reg. No. 59639-97), Fierce(R) M.U.P., (EPA Reg. No. 59639-206), Valor(R) M.U.P., EPA (Reg. No. 59639-207), and the end use product V-10233 Herbicide (EPA Reg. No. 59639-193). The proposed new use and the corresponding maximum application rates are shown in Table 1.

Table 1.  Application Information for Proposed New Uses of Flumioxazin.
Chemical (labels)
Proposed new use
Single application rate (lb ai/A)
Maximum application frequency
Maximum yearly application rate (lb ai/A/year)
Application interval (days)
Application methods
V-10233 Herbicide, EPA Reg. No. 59639-193
Grass grown for seed
0.03-0.06
1
0.06
N/A
ground
aerial

Since the currently proposed single and yearly application rates are lower than those used in the previous assessments, the drinking water assessment for flumioxazin completed on 7/21/10 can be used in place of a new assessment for the currently proposed new use (see results in Table 2). These EDWCs were used by HED in the most recent dietary exposure and risk assessment for flumioxazin.

Table 2.  EDWCs recommended in the DWA completed on 7/21/10.

Compound

Acute EDWCs

Chronic EDWCs (Non-Cancer)
Chronic EDWCs (Cancer)
Flumioxazin
400 ppb
9.4 ppb
13.1 ppb
482-HA
-
21.6 ppb
21.6 ppb
APF
-
110.1 ppb
110.1 ppb
THPA
-
88.9 ppb
88.9 ppb


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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-14-000]

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC; Notice of Request
Under Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on November 15, 2019, Natural Gas Pipeline Company
of America LLC (Natural), 3250 Lacey Road, Suite 700, Downers Grove,
Illinois 60515, filed a prior notice application pursuant to sections
157.205, 157.208(b) and 157.211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's (Commission) regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA),
and Natural's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-402-000.
Natural requests authorization to construct, own, operate, modify, and
maintain an approximately 1.4 mile, 12-inch diameter pipeline lateral
and appurtenant facilities, including a pig launcher and assembly and
associated piping and fittings, in Cook County, Illinois and Lake
County, Indiana (134th Street Lateral Project). The proposed project
also includes a new delivery interconnection between Natural and
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a local distribution
company with facilities in Northwestern Indiana. Natural states that
the proposed project will allow Natural to provide continued natural
gas transportation service to NIPSCO in this area. Natural estimates
the cost of the 134th Street Lateral Project to be approximately $16.2
million, all as more fully set forth in the request which is on file
with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website web at
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Bruce H. Newsome, Vice President, Regulatory Products and Services,
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, 3250 Lacey Road, 7th
Floor, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-7918, by telephone at (630) 725-
3070, or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, and will be
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental
review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party
commenter will not receive copies of all documents filed by other
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek
court review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 3 copies of the protest or

intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: November 25, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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