[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27322-27323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12600]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-491-000]


Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization: National Fuel Gas 
Supply Corporation

    Take notice that on May 24, 2018, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel), 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York 
14221, filed in the above referenced docket, a prior notice request 
pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.210 of the Commission's 
regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and National Fuel's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-4-000, for authorization to (1) 
increase certificated maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of a 
10.6-mile-long portion of existing 16-inch-diameter Line KNYS, (2) 
install a new Over Pressure Protection Station, and (3) install 
appurtenances, all located in Cattaraugus County, New York and McKean 
County, Pennsylvania (Line KNYS Update Project). Increasing MAOP from 
335 pounds per square inch

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gauge (psig) to 454 psig will allow National Fuel to transport an 
additional 15,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation capacity 
under EFT Rate Schedule, 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application may be directed to 
Margaret Sroka, Attorney, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 6363 
Main Street, Williamsville, New York 14221, by telephone at (716) 857-
7066 or by email at [email protected]; or Janet R. Bayer, Senior 
Regulatory Analyst, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 6363 Main 
Street, Williamsville, New York 14221, by telephone at (716) 857-7429 
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 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.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of 
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest 
is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall 
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be 
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of 
the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
website (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: June 1, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-12600 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am]
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