[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22537-22538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09805]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-409-000; PF17-1-000]


DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC; Notice of Application for 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

    Take notice that on May 1, 2017, DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC (DTE 
Midstream), 333 Technology Drive, Suite 255, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 
15317, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an 
abbreviated application under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act 
requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity 
authorizing DTE Midstream to construct, install, own, operate and 
maintain a new interstate natural gas pipeline known as the Birdsboro 
Pipeline Project. DTE Midstream requests issuance of blanket 
certificates Pursuant to Part 284, Subpart G and Part 157, Subpart F of 
the Commission's regulations.
    The project will have an initial design capacity of 79,000 
Dekatherms per day (Dth/d) and will transport natural gas from a single 
receipt point at an interconnection with a Texas Eastern Transmission 
LP (Texas Eastern) interstate pipeline to a single delivery point at a 
new gas-fired generating facility (Birdsboro Facility), all in Berks 
County, Pennsylvania. DTE Midstream proposes initial recourse rates and 
requests approval of its pro forma Tariff as well as approval of 
certain non-conforming terms in the proposed negotiated rate agreement, 
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 ``e-Library'' 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

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[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Questions regarding this application may be directed to Kenneth 
Magyar, DTE Midstream Appalachia, LLC, 333 Technology Drive, Suite 255, 
Canonsburg, PA 15317; Phone: (724) 416-7263.
    Specifically, DTE Midstream proposes 13.19 miles of 12-inch 
diameter pipeline; installation of a new pig receiver at the Birdsboro 
Facility; installation of one new meter site adjacent to the Texas 
Eastern right-of-way, one new pig launcher at the Texas Eastern 
interconnect; two new taps on the Texas Eastern pipeline; and four 
valves along the pipeline route spaced to meet the requirements of the 
U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration. DTE Midstream requests Commission issue the 
requested authorizations by December 15, 2017, in order to meet the 
June 30, 2018, proposed in-service date. The total cost of the Project 
is estimated to be approximately $47,276,982.
    On October 28, 2016, the Commission granted DTE Midstream's request 
to utilize the Commission's Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket 
Number PF17-1-000 to staff activities involved in the above referenced 
project. Now, as of the filing of the May 1, 2017 application, the Pre-
Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP17-409-000, 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 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 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 five 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 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 original and five 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 May 30, 2017.

    Dated: May 9, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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