[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47100-47102]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19036]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-96-000]

Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Algonquin
Incremental Market Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Algonquin Incremental Market Project (AIM Project), proposed by
Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin) in the above-referenced
docket. Algonquin requests authorization to expand its existing
pipeline system from an interconnection at Ramapo, New York to deliver
up to 342,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas transportation service
to the Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts markets.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the AIM Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval
of the proposed project would result in some adverse environmental
impacts; however, most of these impacts would be reduced to less-than-
significant levels with the implementation of Algonquin's proposed
mitigation and the additional measures recommended in the draft EIS.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration participated as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. Although the cooperating agencies provided input to the
conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in
their respective records of decision or determinations for the AIM
Project.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of about 37.6 miles of pipeline composed of
the following facilities:
     Replacement of 26.3 miles of existing pipeline with a 16-
and 42-inch-diameter pipeline;
     extension of an existing loop \1\ pipeline with about 3.3
miles of additional 12- and 36-inch-diameter pipeline within
Algonquin's existing right-of-way; and
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an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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     installation of about 8.0 miles of new 16-, 24-, and 42-
inch-diameter pipeline.
    The AIM Project's proposed aboveground facilities consist of
modifications to six existing compressor stations, to add a total
81,620 horsepower, in New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Algonquin also proposes to abandon four existing compressor units for a
total of 10,800 horsepower at one compressor station in New York.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft EIS 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; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to
this proceeding. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to those
specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version. In
addition, the draft EIS is available for public viewing on the FERC's
Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of
copies are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before
September 29, 2014.
    For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (CP14-96-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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 Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This 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 on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. 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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.
    (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment meetings its
staff will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft
EIS. We encourage interested groups and individuals to attend and
present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings
will be available for review in eLibrary under the project docket
number. All meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. and are scheduled as
follows:

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                  Date                               Location
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Monday, September 8, 2014..............  Holiday Inn Dedham, 55 Ariadne
                                          Road, Dedham, MA 02026, (781)
                                          329-1000.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014.............  Holiday Inn Norwich, 10 Laura
                                          Blvd., Norwich, CT 06360,
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014..........  Danbury City Hall, City Council
                                          Chambers, 155 Deer Hill Ave,
                                          Danbury, CT 06810, (203) 797-
                                          4514.
Thursday, September 11, 2014...........  Muriel H. Morabito Community
                                          Center, 29 Westbrook Drive,
                                          Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567,
<PHONE_NUMBER>
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    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 Code of Federal Regulations Part
385.214).\2\ Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the
Commission's decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and
others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this
proceeding which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
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Questions

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs,

at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,''
and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
Docket Number field (i.e., CP14-96). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnline<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>;
for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access
to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as
orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: August 6, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63528-63529]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25020]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30977 Amdt. No. 3607]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or revokes Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle Departure Procedures for operations at certain airports.
These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or
revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National
Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational
facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements.
These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective October 24, 2014. The compliance date for
each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the
amendatory provisions.
    The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of October 24, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:
    For Examination--
    1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA Headquarters Building, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected
airport is located;
    3. The National Flight Procedures Office, 6500 South MacArthur
Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or,
    4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.
    Availability--All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available
online free of charge. Visit http://www.nfdc.faa.gov to register.
Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may
be obtained from:
    1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA-200), FAA Headquarters Building,
800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; or
    2. The FAA Regional Office of the region in which the affected
airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Dunham III, Flight
Procedure Standards Branch (AFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs
Divisions, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration,
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma
City, OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125).
Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by establishing,
amending, suspending, or revoking SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and/or ODPS.
The complete regulators description of each SIAP and its associated
Takeoff Minimums or ODP for an identified airport is listed on FAA form
documents which are incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5
U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA
Forms are FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A, and 8260-15B when
required by an entry on 8260-15A.
    The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, in addition
to their complex nature and the need for a special format make
publication in the

Federal Register expensive and impractical. Furthermore, airmen do not
use the regulatory text of the SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but
instead refer to their depiction on charts printed by publishers of
aeronautical materials. The advantages of incorporation by reference
are realized and publication of the complete description of each SIAP,
Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on FAA forms is unnecessary. This
amendment provides the affected CFR sections and specifies the types of
SIAPs and the effective dates of the, associated Takeoff Minimums and
ODPs. This amendment also identifies the airport and its location, the
procedure, and the amendment number.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of
each separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP as contained in the
transmittal. Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and textual ODP amendments
may have been issued previously by the FAA in a Flight Data Center
(FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate
flight safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts. The
circumstances which created the need for some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums
and ODP amendments may require making them effective in less than 30
days. For the remaining SIAPS and Takeoff Minimums and ODPS, an
effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.
    Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPS contained in this
amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for
Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPS and
Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to the
conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. Because of
the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs, Takeoff
Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and
public procedures before adopting these SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and
ODPs are impracticable and contrary to the public interest and, where
applicable, that good cause exists for making some SIAPs effective in
less than 30 days.

Conclusion

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore--(1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air Traffic Control, Airports, Incorporation by reference, and
Navigation (air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2014.
John Duncan,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, Title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by
establishing, amending, suspending, or revoking Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums and/or Obstacle Departure
Procedures effective at 0902 UTC on the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

0
1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114, 40120,
44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

* * * Effective 13 November 2014

Klawock, AK, Klawock, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Orig-C
Petaluma, CA, Petaluma Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt
2
Ukiah, CA, Ukiah Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
St Petersburg, FL, Albert Whitted, VOR RWY 18, Amdt 9
Tampa, FL, Peter O Knight, NDB RWY 4, Amdt 12A, CANCELED
Sandersville, GA, Kaolin Field, NDB RWY 13, Amdt 1, CANCELED
Mapleton, IA, James G. Whiting Memorial Field, NDB RWY 20, Amdt 5,
CANCELED
Marshalltown, IA, Marshalltown Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1
Marshalltown, IA, Marshalltown Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1
Muscatine, IA, Muscatine Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig
Muscatine, IA, Muscatine Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig
Washington, IN, Daviess County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1
Frankfort, KY, Capital City, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Amdt 3
Bois Blanc Island, MI, Bois Blanc Island, RNAV (GPS) RWY 10, Orig
Bois Blanc Island, MI, Bois Blanc Island, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Orig
Bois Blanc Island, MI, Bois Blanc Island, Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle DP, Orig
Flint, MI, Bishop Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 1A
Sparta, MI, Paul C. Miller-Sparta, VOR-A, Amdt 4A
Baker, MT, Baker Muni, GPS RWY 31, Orig-B, CANCELED
Baker, MT, Baker Muni, NDB RWY 13, Orig-C
Baker, MT, Baker Muni, NDB RWY 31, Orig-C
Baker, MT, Baker Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Orig
Baker, MT, Baker Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1
Kinston, NC, Kinston Rgnl Jetport at Stallings Fld, ILS OR LOC RWY
5, Amdt 12
Winston Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, RNAV (GPS) RWY 15, Amdt 1A
Lexington, NE, Jim Kelly Field, VOR RWY 14, Amdt 4, CANCELED
Akron, OH, Akron Fulton Intl, NDB RWY 25, Amdt 14
Akron, OH, Akron Fulton Intl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig
Akron, OH, Akron Fulton Intl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt
2
Cleveland, OH, Cuyahoga County, LOC/DME BC RWY 6, Amdt 13
Columbus, OH, Port Columbus Intl, ILS OR LOC RWY 28R, Amdt 4A
Columbus, OH, Port Columbus Intl, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 28R, Amdt 2A
Fremont, OH, Sandusky County Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 1
Fremont, OH, Sandusky County Rgnl, VOR/DME RWY 24, Amdt 1, CANCELED
Astoria, OR, Astoria Rgnl, ILS RWY 26, Amdt 3
Connellsville, PA, Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5,
Orig-A
Indiana, PA, Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart Fld/, GPS RWY 28, Amdt 1,
CANCELED
Indiana, PA, Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart Fld/, LOC RWY 28, Orig-B,
CANCELED
Hohenwald, TN, John A Baker Fld, NDB RWY 2, Orig-B, CANCELED
Abingdon, VA, Virginia Highlands, LOC RWY 24, Amdt 5
Orange, VA, Orange County, GPS RWY 8, Orig-C, CANCELED
Phillips, WI, Price County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig-B

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