[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30295-30296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11526]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-17-000]


Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Valley Lateral Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) of the 
Valley Lateral Project (Project) proposed by Millennium Pipeline 
Company, L.L.C. (Millennium) in the above-referenced docket. Millennium 
requests authorization to construct, operate, and maintain new natural 
gas facilities consisting of 7.9 miles of new, 16-inch-diameter natural 
gas pipeline extending from Millennium's existing mainline to the CPV 
Valley, LLC (CPV) Valley Energy Center in Orange County, New York. The 
Project would provide transportation capacity for 130,000 dekatherms 
per day (130 million cubic feet) of natural gas to serve the new 650 
megawatt gas-powered CPV Valley Energy Center.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The FERC staff concludes 
that approval of the proposed Project, with appropriate mitigating 
measures, would not constitute a major federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York State 
Department of Agriculture and Markets participated as cooperating 
agencies in the preparation of the EA. 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 FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local

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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. In addition, 
the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site 
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
    A limited number of copies of the EA are also available for 
distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC 
receives your comments in Washington, DC, on or before June 8, 2016.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP16-17-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated 
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or 
[email protected].
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov 
under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an easy method 
for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a 
project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at 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.'' You will be asked to select the type of filing you 
are making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment 
on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following 
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply 
filing comments will not serve to make the commentor a party to the 
proceeding. 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).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the 
Commission's decision. Affected landowners and parties with 
environmental concerns may be granted intervenor status upon showing 
good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in 
this proceeding that would not be adequately represented by any other 
parties. You do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372), 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., CP16-17). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact 1-202-502-8659. 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 which 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: May 9, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11526 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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