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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-558-000]

PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review of the Penneast Pipeline Project

    On September 24, 2015, PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC (PennEast)
filed an application in Docket No. CP15-558-000 under section 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity to construct, operate, and maintain a new natural gas
pipeline system in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The proposed project is
known as the PennEast Pipeline Project and will provide approximately
1.0 billion cubic feet per day of year-round transportation natural gas
service to markets in eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
    On October 8, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the project.
Among other things, that notice alerted other agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and
to reach a final decision on the request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the PennEast Pipeline Project.
This instant notice identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for
completion of the final EIS for the project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

    Issuance of Notice of Availability of the final EIS--December 16,
2016.
    90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--March 16, 2017.

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so the relevant agencies are kept informed of the project's
progress.

Project Description

    The project includes a total of 118.8 miles of pipeline and
laterals composed of 115.0 miles of new, 36-inch-diameter pipeline
extending from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania to Mercer County, New
Jersey. The Project would also have three pipeline laterals: The 2.1-
mile Hellertown Lateral consisting of 24-inch-diameter pipeline in
Northampton County, Pennsylvania; the 0.1-mile Gilbert Lateral
consisting of 12-inch-diameter pipeline in Hunterdon County,
Pennsylvania; and the 1.5-mile Lambertville Lateral consisting of 36-
inch-diameter pipeline in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    The proposed aboveground facilities consist of a new, 47,700
horsepower compressor station in Kidder Township, Carbon County,
Pennsylvania. The project would also include the construction of 8
meter and regulator stations, 11 mainline valves, and 11 pig launcher/
receiver sites.

Background

    On October 10, 2014, the Commission staff granted PennEast's
request to use the FERC's Pre-filing environmental review process and
assigned the PennEast Pipeline Project Docket No. PF15-1-000. On
January 13, 2015, the Commission issued, in that docket, a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned
PennEast Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental
Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings (NOI). The NOI was sent
to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and
newspapers.
    The primary issues raised by the commenters during scoping included
concerns about potential impacts on agricultural farms, ground water
resources on Sourland Region, protected conservation lands, threatened
and endangered species, archaeological sites, forest (i.e.,
fragmentation), and impacts on property value. In addition, the added
responsibility for emergency response teams; potential for arsenic
release into groundwater; safety of local residents in the event of a
pipeline incident; long-term impacts of compressor stations on human
health and the environment; construction in karst areas; and need for
alternatives were also raised.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration are cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the EIS.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS and to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets,
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    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, select
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP15-558), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at<PHONE_NUMBER>, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The eLibrary link on the FERC
Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued
by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: March 29, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2009-0106]

Petition for Declaratory Order by Fullington Trailways, LLC

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order; extension of comment
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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
extends the reply comment period for a Petition for Declaratory Order
that was published on June 4, 2009, until September 14, 2009.

DATES: Reply comments are due on or before September 14, 2009. The
Agency will only consider reply comments responding directly to issues
raised in the initial round of comments. Commenters may not use reply
comments to raise new issues.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Federal Docket
Management System Docket Number in the heading of this document by any
of the following methods. Do not submit the same comments by more than
one method. However, to allow effective public participation before the
comment period deadline, the Agency encourages use of the Web site that
is listed first. It will provide the most efficient and timely method
of receiving and processing your comments.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Ground floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number for this regulatory action. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided. Refer to the Privacy Act
heading on http://www.regulations.gov for further information.
    Docket: Comments and material received from the public, as well as
background information and documents mentioned in this preamble, are
part of docket FMCSA-2009-0191, and are available for inspection and
copying on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may also
view and copy documents at the U.S. Department of Transportation's
Docket Operations Unit, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC.
    Public Participation: The regulations.gov system is generally
available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You can find
electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the
``help'' section of the Web site. For notification that FMCSA received
the comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that appears after
submitting comments on line. Copies or abstracts of all documents
referenced in this notice are in the docket: FMCSA-2009-0106. For
access to the docket to read background documents or comments received,
go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-140, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. All comments
received before the close of business on the comment closing date
indicated above will be considered and will be available for
examination in the docket at the above address. Initial comments
received after the initial comment closing date will not be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve D. Sapir, Office of the
Chief Counsel, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 2009 (74 FR 26917), FMCSA
published a petition submitted by Fullington Trailways, LLC
(Fullington) for a declaratory order requesting that FMCSA find that
certain regularly scheduled passenger bus service provided by
Fullington is in interstate commerce and not subject to the
jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission. We
provided the public with a 60-day period for initial comments that
expired on August 3, 2009, and a 30-day period for reply comments that
expires on September 2, 2009. At least one timely filed submission
during the initial comment period was not immediately available in the
docket. To provide the public adequate time to respond to all timely
filed initial comments, FMCSA extends

the reply comment period until September 14, 2009.

    Issued on: August 12, 2009.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
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