[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12582-12584]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04303]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Mountaineer Xpress and Gulf Xpress Projects

                                                    Docket No.

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC.........  CP16-357-000

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC........  CP16-361-000

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Mountaineer XPress Project (MXP), proposed by Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gas), and the Gulf XPress Project (GXP),
proposed by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf), in the
above-referenced dockets. Columbia Gas requests authorization to
construct and operate a total of 170.7 miles of natural gas
transmission pipeline and ancillary facilities in West Virginia, and to
modify one existing compressor station and two pending compressor
stations. The MXP would provide about 2,700,000 dekatherms per day
(Dth/d) of available capacity for transport to Columbia Gas' TCO Pool
for delivery to markets across Columbia Pipeline Group's system,
including the Columbia Gulf Leach interconnect with Columbia Gulf.
Columbia Gulf requests authorization to construct and operate seven new
natural gas-fired compressor stations and to upgrade a pending
compressor station and one existing meter station in Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Mississippi. The GXP would provide about 860,000 Dth/d
of natural gas delivery to markets in the Gulf Coast region.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the MXP and GXP in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects would result in
some adverse and significant environmental impacts. However, if the
projects are constructed and operated in accordance with applicable
laws and regulations, the mitigation measures discussed in this EIS,
and our recommendations, these impacts would be reduced to acceptable
levels.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR),
and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP)
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. The USACE will adopt and use the EIS
to comply with the requirements of NEPA before issuing permits for the
projects under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, which governs the
discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States
(including wetlands). 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 (where applicable) for the
projects.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation in West Virginia of the following MXP
facilities:
     About 164.3 miles of new 36-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline from Marshall County to Cabell County;
     about 5.9 miles of new 24-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline in Doddridge County;
     three new compressor stations in Doddridge, Calhoun, and
Jackson Counties;
     two new regulating stations in Ripley and Cabell Counties;
     about 296 feet of new, 10-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline at the Ripley Regulator Station to tie Columbia Gas' existing
X59M1 pipeline into the MXP-100 pipeline in Jackson County;
     an approximately 0.4-mile-long replacement segment of 30-
inch-diameter natural gas pipeline in Cabell County; and
     upgrades to one existing compressor station (Wayne County)
and two compressor stations (Marshall and Kanawha Counties) either
approved or pending under separate FERC proceedings.
    The draft EIS also addresses the potential environmental effects of
the construction and operation of the following GXP facilities:
     Seven new compressor stations in Kentucky (Rowan, Garrard,
and Metcalfe Counties), Tennessee (Davidson and Wayne Counties), and
Mississippi (Union and Granada Counties);
     upgrades to one pending compressor station in Carter
County, Kentucky; and
     upgrades at one existing meter station in Boyd County,
Kentucky.
    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; and newspapers and libraries in the project areas. 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 April
24, 2017.
    For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. 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 sessions its
staff will conduct in the project areas to receive comments on the
draft EIS. The sessions are scheduled as shown below.

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           Date and time                          Location
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Monday, March 20, 2017, 5:00-9:00   Sleepy Hollow Golf & Country Club,
 p.m.                                3780 Sleepy Hollow Drive,
                                     Hurricane, WV 25526, (304) 757-
                                     9416.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 5:00-9:00  Ripley High School, 2 School Street,
 p.m.                                Ripley, WV 25271,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 5:00-    Doddridge County Park Meeting
 9:00 p.m.                           Facility, 1252 Snowbird Road, West
                                     Union, WV 26456,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Thursday, March 23, 2017, 5:00-     New Martinsville City Hall, 195 Main
 9:00 p.m.                           Street, New Martinsville, WV 26155,
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 5:00-9:00  Cane Ridge High School, 12848 Old
 p.m.                                Hickory Boulevard, Antioch, TN
                                     37013,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
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    The primary goal of these comment sessions is to provide the public
with another method for identifying specific environmental issues and
concerns with the draft EIS. Individual verbal comments will be taken
on a one-on-one basis with a court reporter. This format is designed to
receive the maximum amount of verbal comments in a convenient way
during the timeframe allotted.
    Each comment session is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(local time). There will not be a formal presentation by Commission
staff when the session opens. If you wish to speak, the Commission
staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival; distribution
of numbers will be discontinued at 8:00 p.m. in order to ensure all
comments are received by the session closing time. However, if no
additional numbers have been handed out and all individuals who wish to
provide comments have had an opportunity to do so, staff may conclude
the session at 8:00 p.m., or after the last comment is taken. Please
see appendix 1 for additional information on the session format and
conduct.\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'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call<PHONE_NUMBER>. For instructions on
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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    Your verbal comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 3 to 5 minutes may
be implemented for each commentor.
    It is important to note that verbal comments hold the same weight
as written or electronically submitted comments. Although there will
not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available
throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the FERC
environmental review process.
    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 CFR 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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    \2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing
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Questions?

    Additional information about the projects 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., CP16-
357 and CP16-361). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and
Waters and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

November 27, 2006.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters.
    b. Project No: 516-434.
    c. Date Filed: November 2, 2006.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Saluda Project.
    f. Location: Lake Murray in Lexington County, South Carolina. This
project does not occupy any federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.
791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Randolph R. Mahan, Manager, Environmental
Programs and Special Projects, SCANA Services, Inc., Columbia, SC,
29218;<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contacts: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Ms. Shana High at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: December 28, 2006.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Ms.
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Please include the project
number (P-516-434) on any comments or motions filed. Comments,
protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.
The Commission strongly encourages e-filings.
    k. Description of Proposal: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
is requesting Commission authorization to issue a permit to Dutch Fork
Development Group for the use of project lands and waters to construct
a 52 slip marina for the private recreational use of future landowners
of Turner's Pointe Subdivision. The marina would not provide fuel
services. There will be a wastewater pump out system for boats with
marine sanitation devices, as required by the South Carolina Department
of Health and Environmental Control.
    l. Location of the Applications: The filings are available for
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or may be viewed on
the Commission's Web site 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, please call
the Helpline at<PHONE_NUMBER> or contact<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
For TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents: Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', OR ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
    p. Agency Comments: Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described applications. A copy of the
applications may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant.
If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for
filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of
an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's
representatives.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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