[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51987-51988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20755]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-533-000; Docket No. CP14-534-000]


Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.; Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.; Notice of 
Applications for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

    Take notice that on August 13, 2014 Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. 
(DEK) and Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (DOE), 139 E. Fourth Street, 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, filed in the above referenced dockets two 
complimentary applications pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(f) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA). DEK requests authorization to abandon by sale to 
DEO, a segment of existing natural gas pipeline that extends from 
Kenton County, Kentucky to Hamilton County, Ohio. DEO is concurrently 
seeking a determination of a service area within which DEO may enlarge 
and extend its distribution facilities, without further Commission 
authorization, all as more fully set forth in the application which is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing 
may also be viewed on the 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Chuck 
Whitlock, President, Midwest Commercial Generation and Vice President, 
Gas Operations, at (513) 287-2534 or energy.com">chuck.whitlock@duke-energy.com, 
Duke Energy Corporation, 139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202.
    Specifically, the pipeline segment to be conveyed to DEO (AM-1 
River Crossing) originates at a pipeline valve in Kenton County, 
Kentucky, about 400 feet south of the Ohio River, and extends northward 
about 0.4 miles, under the river, to an interconnection with 
distribution facilities of DEO at a pipeline valve in Hamilton County, 
Ohio. It is part of DEK's Line AM-1 natural gas pipeline. DEK states 
that the AM-1 River Crossing is used for the sole purpose of delivering 
gas to DEO to serve its own retail customers and retail customer choice 
load in Ohio. DEK also states that its entire retail load that is 
served from Line AM-1 is located upstream of the proposed point of 
transfer, so no DEK customer will be

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affected by the transfer. DEO's request includes (1) a determination 
that DEO's service area may be extended to include AM-1 River Crossing, 
the associated right-of-way and sufficient adjacent right-of-way to 
accommodate future replacement of the existing pipeline segment; (2) a 
finding that DEO continues to qualify as a local distribution company 
(LDC) for purposes of section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 
(NGPA); (3) a waiver of the regulatory requirements ordinarily 
applicable to natural gas companies under the NGA and NGPA; (4) and 
such further relief as the Commission may deem appropriate. DEO states 
that inclusion of the AM-1 River Crossing and adjacent right-of-way in 
DEO's service area will allow DEO to replace the line and thereby 
ensure continued reliable delivery of gas via the line to DEO's 
distribution system.
    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.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    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 commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 12, 2014.

    Dated: August 22, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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