[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38959-38960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16993]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP19-491-000, PF17-10-000]
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Application
Take notice that on July 18, 2019, National Fuel Gas Supply
Corporation (National Fuel), 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York
14221, filed an application in Docket No. CP19-491-000 pursuant to
Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the
Commission's Regulations, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity to construct and operate its FM100 Project. The FM100 Project
would modernize a portion of National Fuel's existing pipeline system
and create 330,000 dekatherms per day of additional transportation
capacity, all as more fully described 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, National Fuel seeks authorization for the: (1)
Construction of about 29.5 miles of new 20-inch-diameter pipeline (Line
YM58) in McKean and Potter Counties, Pennsylvania; (2) construction of
about 1.4 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline loop (Line YM224 Loop) in
Potter County, Pennsylvania; (3) construction of about 0.4 miles of 12-
inch-diameter pipeline (Line KL Extension) in McKean County,
Pennsylvania; (4) construction of the new Marvindale Compressor Station
(up to 15,165 horsepower) in McKean County, Pennsylvania; (5)
construction of the new Tamarack Compressor Station (up to 22,220 hp)
in Clinton County, Pennsylvania; (6) modification of the existing Leidy
M&R Station in Leidy Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania; (7)
abandonment in place of about 44.9 miles of 12-inch-diameter pipeline
(Line FM100) and appurtenances in Clearfield, Elk, Cameron and Potter
Counties, Pennsylvania; (8) abandonment by removal of the existing
Costello Compression Station in Potter County, Pennsylvania; (9)
abandonment by removal of the existing Station WHP-MS-4317X in Potter
County, Pennsylvania; (10) construction of the Marvindale Interconnect
in McKean County, Pennsylvania; (11) construction of the Carpenter
Hollow over-pressurization protection station in Potter County,
Pennsylvania; and (12) construction of associated facilities, such as
mainline valves and other appurtenant facilities. The estimated cost of
the Project is $279 million.
The additional transportation capacity created by the FM100 Project
is fully subscribed to Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC
(Transco) under a proposed capacity lease which would provide gas
supply from production areas of Pennsylvania to Transco's Leidy South
Project. Transco will be filing a companion application for its Leidy
South Project.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Jeffrey Same, Attorney for National Fuel, 6363 Main Street,
Williamsville, New York 14221, by telephone at (716) 857-7507, by fax
at (716) 857-7206, or by emailing [email protected]; or Meghan
Corcoran, Senior Attorney, National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 6363
Main Street, Williamsville, New York 14221-5887, by telephone at (716)
857-7064, by fax at (716) 857-7206, 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
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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 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must provide 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 commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, and will be
notified of any 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 and will not have the right to seek
court review of the Commission's final order.
As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new Natural Gas Act
section 3 or section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to become a
party to a certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner.
If seeking to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to show
good cause why the time limitation should be waived, and should provide
justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of
the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\2\
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\1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC ] 61,167 at
] 50 (2018).
\2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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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 an original and 3 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 August 21, 2019.
Dated: July 31, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-16993 Filed 8-7-19; 8:45 am]
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