[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1631-1632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00311]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP15-41-000; PF14-13-000]


 Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on December 30, 2014, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans), 
filed an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, for a certificate 
of public convenience and necessity to own, construct, and operate 
certain pipeline and compression facilities located in West Virginia 
and Ohio (Ohio Valley Connector Project). Equitrans also requests 
authority to own, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities under 
its Part 284, Subpart G blanket transportation certificate pursuant to 
the terms and conditions of Equitrans' FERC Gas Tariff. 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, contact 
FERC at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or 
TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Paul 
W. Diehl, Senior Counsel, Midstream, EQT Corporation, 625 Liberty 
Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Telephone (412) 395-5540, fax 
(412) 553-7781, and email: [email protected].
    Equitrans proposes to construct 50 miles of pipeline and 36,000 
horsepower compression facilities located in West Virginia and Ohio. 
The project will provide up to 850,000 dekatherms per day of additional 
firm transportation service to mid-continent and Gulf Coast markets. 
The Project will provide tie-ins with Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC, 
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (TETCO), and existing Equitrans Mainline 
and Sunrise Transmission System facilities. The estimated cost of these 
facilities will be $416.00 million and Equitrans proposes to create a 
separate rate zone for the Project. Equitrans proposes an in-service 
date of June 2016.
    On June 20, 2014, the Commission staff granted Equitrans' request 
to use the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process 
and assigned Docket No. PF14-13-000 to staff activities involving the 
proposed facilities. Now, as of the filing of this application on 
December 30, 2014, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has 
ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in 
Docket No. CP15-41-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    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 will serve to 
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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 5 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a 
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. 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 commenters 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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters 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.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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 
electronic filings.
    Comment Date: January 28, 2015.

    Dated: January 7, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-00311 Filed 1-12-15; 8:45 am]
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