[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14739]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP15-498-000]
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Application for
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Take notice that on May 22, 2015 Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company
(Eastern Shore), 1110 Forrest Avenue, Dover, Delaware 19904, filed in
the above referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(c) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's regulations,
requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity
authorizing Eastern Shore to construct, own, operate and maintain the
System Reliability Project. The Project is designed to enhance the
reliability and flexibility of Eastern Shore's pipeline system to the
benefit of all of its customers. Eastern Shore proposes to construct
approximately 2.5 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline looping in New
Castle County, DE, 7.6 miles of 16-inch diameter pipeline looping in
Kent County, DE and install 1,775 horsepower (hp) of additional
compression at Eastern Shore's existing Bridgeville Compressor Station
in Sussex County, DE. Eastern Shore requests a predetermination for
rolled-in rate treatment, 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 concerning this application may be directed to
William Rice, King & Spalding LLP, 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite
200, Washington, DC 20006, by phone 202-626-9602, by fax 202-626-3737,
or by email [email protected].
Specifically, Eastern Shore states that the project will reinforce
the Eastern Shore system to the extent required to meet its firm
contractual delivery obligations under operating conditions similar to
those encountered during the winters of 2014 and 2015. Eastern Shore
requests that the Commission issue the requested authorizations on or
before December 1, 2015. Eastern Shore anticipates placing the pipeline
and compression related facilities in-service during the third quarter
of 2016. The estimated cost of the project is $32,077,500.
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 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 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: June 29, 2015.
Dated: June 8, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-14739 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am]
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