[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16165-16166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06773]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP16-100-000]
Pike County Light & Power Company; Notice of Application
Take notice that on March 10, 2016, Pike County Light & Power
Company (PCL&P), 402 Broad Street, Milford, Pennsylvania 18337, filed
an application pursuant to section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA)
for a service area determination. PCL&P also requests: (1) A finding
that PCL&P continues to qualify as a local distribution company (LDC)
for purposes of section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978
(NGPA); and (2) a waiver of the Commission's accounting and reporting
requirements and other regulatory requirements ordinarily applicable to
natural gas companies under the NGA and NGPA, 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, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Specifically, PCL&P requests a service area determination to allow
it to continue to own and operate a 6-inch-diameter gas distribution
pipeline at the Pennsylvania/New York border to receive natural gas in
New York from the facilities of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.
(O&R), an LDC providing utility service in New York, and re-deliver the
gas to PCL&P customers in Pennsylvania. PCL&P's application is related
to O&R's application for a limited jurisdiction blanket certificate of
public convenience and necessity filed in Docket No. CP16-101-000 on
March 10, 2016.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to John
L. Carley, Assistant General Counsel, Orange and Rockland Utilities,
Inc., Room 1815-S, 4 Irving Place, New York, New York 10003, (212) 460-
2097 (telephone), or by email at [email protected].
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 commenters will be
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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.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``filing'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
Comment Date: April 11, 2016.
Dated: March 21, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-06773 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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