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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0001]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Myrtle Beach Triathlon, Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway, Myrtle Beach, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone
on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
during the Myrtle Beach Triathlon. The Myrtle Beach Triathlon, which is
comprised of a series of triathlon races, is scheduled to take place on
Saturday, October 8, 2011 and Sunday, October 9, 2011. The temporary
safety zone is necessary for the safety of race participants,
participant vessels, spectators, and the general public during the swim
portions of the triathlon races. Persons and vessels would be
prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of
the Port Charleston or a designated representative.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before August 5, 2011. Requests for public meetings must be
received by the Coast Guard on or before July 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2011-0001 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or e-mail Chief Warrant Officer Robert B. Wilson, Sector
Charleston Office of Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone 843-
740-3180, e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Renee V.

Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2011-0001), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a
comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered
received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment.
If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered
as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the
Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and
a mailing address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select
``Proposed Rule'' and insert ``USCG-2011-0001'' in the ``Keyword'' box.
Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions''
column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit
them in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\; by 11 inches,
suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by
mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will
consider all comments and material received during the comment period
and may change the rule based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2011-0001'' and click
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column.
You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket
Management Facility.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one on or before July 14, 2011 using one of the four
methods specified under ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a
public meeting would be beneficial. If we determine that one would aid
this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and place announced by a
later notice in the Federal Register.

Basis and Purpose

    The legal basis for the proposed rule is the Coast Guard's
authority to establish regulated navigation areas and other limited
access areas: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. chapter 701, 3306, 3703;
50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, 160.5; Public Law
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.
    The purpose of the proposed rule is to ensure the safety of race
participants, participant vessels, spectators, and the general public
during the swim portion of the triathlon races.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    On October 8 and 9, 2011, the Myrtle Beach Triathlon will be held
in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This event will be comprised of a
series of triathlon races. Approximately 2,500 individuals are
scheduled to compete in the event.
    The proposed rule would establish a temporary safety zone around
the swim area of the Myrtle Beach Triathlon on the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The temporary
safety zone would be enforced daily from 6 a.m. until 11:59 a.m. on
October 8, 2011 through October 9, 2011. Persons and vessels would be
prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within the safety zone unless specifically authorized by the
Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative. Persons
and vessels would be able to request authorization to enter, transit
through, anchor in, or remain within the safety zone by contacting the
Captain of the Port Charleston via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or a
designated representative via VHF radio on channel 16.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563

    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, and does not require an
assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of
that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not reviewed it
under that Order.
    The economic impact of this proposed rule is not significant for
the following reasons: (1) The safety zone would only be enforced for a
total of 12 hours; (2) the safety zone would encompass only a small
portion of the navigable waterway; (3) although persons and vessels
would not be able to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain
within the safety zone without authorization from the Captain of the
Port Charleston or a designated representative, they would be able to
operate in the surrounding area during the enforcement period; (4)
persons and vessels would still be able to enter, transit through,
anchor in, or remain within the safety zone if authorized by the
Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative; and (5)
the Coast Guard would provide advance notification of the safety zone
to the local maritime community by Local Notice to Mariners and
Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered

whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small entities''
comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are
independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their fields,
and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This rule may affect the following entities,
some of which may be small entities: the owners or operators of vessels
intending to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within that
portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway encompassed within the
safety zone from 6 a.m. on October 8, 2011 through 11:59 a.m. on
October 9, 2011. For the reasons discussed in the Executive Order 12866
and Executive Order 13563 section above, this proposed rule would not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment
(see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to
what degree this proposed rule would economically affect it.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they can better
evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking. If the
proposed rule would affect your small business, organization, or
governmental jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its
provisions or options for compliance, please contact Chief Warrant
Officer Robert B. Wilson, Sector Charleston Office of Waterways
Management, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The Coast Guard will not retaliate against
small entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or
any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications
for federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or Tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 or more in any
one year. Though this proposed rule would not result in such an
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere in this
preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not effect a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have Tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211,
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress,
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies.
    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination is
available in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES. This proposed
rule involves establishing a temporary safety zone as described in
figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of the Instruction. We seek any comments
or information that may lead to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

    1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306,
3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, 160.5; Pub.
L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.

    2. Add a temporary Sec.  165.T07-0001 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T07-0001  Safety Zone; Myrtle Beach Triathlon, Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway, Myrtle Beach, SC.

    (a) Regulated Area. The following regulated area is a safety zone.
All waters of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway encompassed within an
imaginary line connecting the following points: starting at Point 1 in
position 33[deg]45'35'' N, 78[deg]49'42'' W; thence southeast to Point
2 in position 33[deg]45'31'' N, 78[deg]49'39'' W; thence northeast to
Point 3 in position 33[deg]45'57'' N, 78[deg]48'57'' W; thence
northeast to Point 4 in position 33[deg]46'00'' N, 78[deg]48'57'' W;
thence southwest back to origin. All coordinates are North American
Datum 1983.
    (b) Definition. The term ``designated representative'' means Coast
Guard Patrol Commanders, including Coast Guard coxswains, petty
officers, and other officers operating Coast Guard vessels, and
Federal, state, and local officers designated by or assisting the
Captain of the Port Charleston in the enforcement of the regulated
area.
    (c) Regulations. (1) All persons and vessels are prohibited from
entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the
regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston
or a designated representative.
    (2) Persons and vessels desiring to enter, transit through, anchor
in, or remain within the regulated area may contact the Captain of the
Charleston by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or a designated representative
via VHF radio on channel 16, to request authorization. If authorization
to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated
area is granted by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated
representative, all persons and vessels receiving such authorization
must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port Charleston
or a designated representative.
    (3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area by
Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene
designated representatives.
    (d) Effective Date and Enforcement Periods. This rule is effective
from 6 a.m. on October 8 through 11:59 a.m. on October 9, 2011. This
rule will be enforced daily from 6 a.m. until 11:59 a.m. on October 8,
2011 through October 9, 2011.

    Dated: June 16, 2011.
M. F. White,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1641-003.
    Applicants: Dynegy Fayette II, LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: Refund Report--Dynegy Fayette II to be
effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5160.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1642-003.
    Applicants: Dynegy Hanging Rock II, LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: Refund Report--Dynegy Hanging Rock II
to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5161.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER15-1648-003.
    Applicants: Dynegy Washington II, LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: Refund Report--Dynegy Washington II to
be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5165.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-452-001.
    Applicants: Liberty Electric Power, LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: Refund Report--Liberty Electric Power
to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5163.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-453-001.
    Applicants: Ontelaunee Power Operating Company, LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: Refund Report--Ontelaunee Power
Operating Co. to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5164.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-465-003.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2020-01-21_Compliance filing for
Order 841 ESR to be effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5104.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-468-002.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Compliance filing: 2020-01-21 Order No. 841 Compliance
Filing to be effective 12/3/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5095.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-878-001.
    Applicants: Enel Green Power Hilltopper Wind, LLC.
    Description: Report Filing: Refund Report Filing to be effective N/
A.
    Filed Date: 1/22/20.
    Accession Number: 20200122-5009.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1924-001.
    Applicants: Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing to Order No. 845
Compliance Filing-Amendments to OATT to be effective 5/22/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/22/20.
    Accession Number: 20200122-5011.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1925-001.
    Applicants: Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing to Order No. 845
Compliance Filing-Amendments to OATT to be effective 5/22/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5149.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1926-001.
    Applicants: Black Hills Power, Inc.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing to Order No. 845
Compliance Filing-Amendments to OATT to be effective 5/22/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/22/20.
    Accession Number: 20200122-5038.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER19-1927-002.
    Applicants: Portland General Electric Company.
    Description: Compliance filing: Order 845 Compliance Filing to be
effective 5/22/2019.
    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5143.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-170-001.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 2020-01-21_Deficiency Resp. to
Schedule 50 for Cost Recovery of Oper. and Main. to be effective 1/1/
2020.

    Filed Date: 1/21/20.
    Accession Number: 20200121-5119.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/11/20.

    .Docket Numbers: ER20-286-001.
    Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: Columbia Grid Deficiency Filing to
be effective 4/2/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/22/20.
    Accession Number: 20200122-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-336-001.
    Applicants: Jersey Central Power & Light Company, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Compliance filing: JCP&L submits Compliance Filing in
ER20-336 re: IA SA No. 4920 to be effective 1/6/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/22/20.
    Accession Number: 20200122-5063.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-512-000.
    Applicants: Click Energy LLC.
    Description: Supplement to December 4, 2019 Click Energy LLC tariff
filing.
    Filed Date: 1/14/20.
    Accession Number: 20200114-5219.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-822-000.
    Applicants: AEP Generation Resources Inc.
    Description: Petition for Waiver, et al. of American Electric Power
Service Corporation, on behalf of AEP Generation Resources Inc.
    Filed Date: 1/15/20.
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    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-853-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Request for One-Time Limited Tariff Waiver, et al. of
Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Filed Date: 1/17/20.
    Accession Number: 20200117-5241.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-859-000.
    Applicants: Outlaw Wind Project, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Baseline tariff to be
effective 3/22/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/22/20.
    Accession Number: 20200122-5053.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-860-000.
    Applicants: Green River Wind Farm Phase 1, LLC.
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Reactive Power Compensation to be effective 3/22/2020.
    Filed Date: 1/22/20.
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    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/20.

    Docket Numbers: ER20-861-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
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effective 1/26/2018.
    Filed Date: 1/22/20.
    Accession Number: 20200122-5069.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/20.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) 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: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: January 22, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP22-44-000]

Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Ohio Valley Connector
Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Ohio Valley Connector Expansion Project (Project), proposed by
Equitrans, LP (Equitrans) in the above-referenced docket. Equitrans
requests authorization to construct and operate approximately 5.5 miles
of new pipeline and pipeline loop \1\; acquire and add compression to
one non-jurisdictional compressor station; and add compression at two
existing compression facilities in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and
Ohio to provide approximately 350,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas
to mid-continent and Gulf Coast markets.
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed next to an
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    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental policy Act (NEPA). As
described in the draft EIS, FERC staff concludes that approval of the
proposed Project, with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIS,
would not result in significant adverse impacts. Regarding climate
change impacts, this EIS is not characterizing the Project's greenhouse
gas emissions as significant or insignificant because the Commission is
conducting a generic proceeding to determine whether and how the
Commission will conclude significance going forward.\2\ The EIS also
concludes that no system, route, or other alternative would meet the
Project objective while providing a significant environmental advantage
over the Project as proposed.
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    \2\ Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas
Infrastructure Project Reviews, 178 FERC ] 61,108 (2022); 178 FERC ]
61,197 (2022).
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    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, participated
as a cooperating agency in the preparation of

the EIS. A cooperating agency has jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participates in the NEPA analysis. The EIS is intended to
fulfill the cooperating federal agencies' NEPA obligations, as
applicable, and to support subsequent conclusions and decisions made by
the cooperating agency. Although cooperating agencies provide input to
the conclusions and recommendations presented in a draft EIS, the
agencies may present their own conclusions and recommendations in any
applicable Records of Decision.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following Project facilities:

Greene County, Pennsylvania

     acquisition of the existing non-jurisdictional Cygrymus
Compressor Station and addition of two Taurus 70 turbines;
     approximately 0.5 mile of new 16-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline (H-327);
     approximately 0.5 mile of new 12-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline (H-328);
     deep anode groundbed and rectifier; and
     ancillary facilities, such as a valve yard, taps, and
internal inspection device (e.g., pig launchers and receivers \3\).
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    \3\ A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning, conducting internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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Wetzel County, West Virginia

     addition of one Mars 100 compressor at the existing Corona
Compressor Station;
     approximately 3.7 miles of new 24-inch-diameter natural
gas pipeline (H-326);
     approximately 129 feet of new 8-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline (H-329);
     approximately 0.7 mile of new 16-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline (H-330);
     approximately 0.09 mile of new 16-inch-diameter natural
gas pipeline (H-330 Spur);
     approximately 160 feet of new 12-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline; and
     ancillary facilities, such as mainline valves, valve
yards, measuring equipment, and pigging facilities.

Monroe County, Ohio

     addition of one Titan 130 compressor at the existing
Plasma Compressor Station.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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 area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It
may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website on the natural gas
environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In addition, the
draft EIS may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on FERC's website.
Click on the eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search),
select ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number in the ``Docket
Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP22-44). Be
sure to select an appropriate date range. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free
at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The draft EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission
staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues for the
Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on the draft EIS's disclosure and discussion
of potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. To ensure
consideration of comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time on November 21, 2022.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. 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 website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. 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 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.'' Please
select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type.
    3. You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the Project docket number (CP22-
44-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    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 385.214).
Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides. Only intervenors have the right to
seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission's decision. The
Commission grants intervenor status to affected landowners and others
with environmental concerns upon showing good cause by stating that
they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding that 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.

Questions?

    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: September 30, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-21766 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
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