[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28313-28314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12862]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-458-000; PF17-3-000]


Midship Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on May 31, 2017, Midship Pipeline Company, LLC 
(Midship), 700 Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77002, filed in 
Docket No. CP17-458-000, an application, pursuant to Section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Parts 157 and 284 of the Commission's 
regulations requesting authorization to construct, own and operate a 
new 199.4-mile natural gas pipeline system (Midcontinent Supply Header 
Interstate Pipeline Project or Midship Project). The project also 
includes three new mainline compressor stations and one lateral booster 
station rated for a total of 118,440 horsepower (hp), metering and 
regulating stations, and appurtenant facilities with a total system 
capacity of 1,440 MMcf/d. The project will also include 20.3 miles of 
30-inch diameter pipeline lateral in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, and 
13.6 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline lateral in Stephens, Carter, 
and Garvin Counties Oklahoma. The proposed project will provide firm 
transportation capacity from the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province 
(SCOOP) and the Sooner Trend Anadarko Basin Canadian and Kingfisher 
(STACK) plays in the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma to existing natural gas 
pipelines near Bennington, Oklahoma for transport to growing Gulf Coast 
and Southeast markets.
    Midship also requests a blanket certificate pursuant to Part 157, 
Subpart F of the Commission's regulations, authorizing Midship to 
construct and operate certain facilities as described in Part 157, 
Subpart F, and a blanket certificate pursuant to Part 284, Subpart G of 
the Commission's regulations, authorizing Midship to provide open 
access firm and interruptible interstate natural gas transportation and 
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and lending services on a self-implementing basis, all as more fully 
set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the 
Commission's Web site 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, call (866) 
208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Karri Mahmoud, Director, Regulatory Project Development, 700 Milam 
Street, Suite 1900, Houston, Texas 77002, or by calling (713) 375-5000 
(telephone), [email protected].
    On November 9, 2016, the Commission staff granted Midship's request 
to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing 
Process and assigned Docket No. PF17-3-000 to staff activities 
involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this application on May 
31, 2017, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From 
this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. 
CP17-458-000, 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 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) for this proposal. 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.
    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 14 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: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 5, 2017.

    Dated: June 14, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-12862 Filed 6-20-17; 8:45 am]
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