[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 42700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15555]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP16-18-000]
Magnum Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of The Magnum Gas Storage Amendment Project
On November 16, 2015, Magnum Gas Storage, LLC (Magnum) filed an
abbreviated application to amend the Certificate of Public Convenience
and Necessity granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) on March 17, 2011 in Docket No. CP10-22-000.
Magnum was authorized to construct, own, and operate natural gas
storage and transmission facilities in Millard, Juab, and Utah
Counties, Utah. To date, construction of the authorized Magnum Gas
Storage Project (Magnum Project) has not commenced.
On November 24, 2015, the Commission issued its Notice of
Application for the Magnum Gas Storage Amendment Project (Amendment
Project). Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing
federal authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary
reviews and to reach a final decision on a request for a federal
authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission
staff's Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant
notice identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion
of the EA for the Amendment Project.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA, July 29, 2016
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline, October 27, 2016
If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
Project's progress.
Project Description
The Amendment Project would result in the elimination and
relocation of facilities within the original footprint of the Magnum
Project. Specifically, Magnum would eliminate: Brine evaporation pond
1; monitoring wells DA-1 and DA-2; and monitoring wells, GA-1, GA-2,
GA-9, GA-10, and GA-11. Magnum would also relocate: Four natural gas
caverns; water wells 1 through 5; compression, dehydration, and pumping
facilities; 4-inch gas supply line; maintenance and laydown area;
office/warehouse building and substation; and site-wide utilities.
Additionally, Magnum would relocate a 6,252-foot-long segment of
the 61.6-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter Header pipeline, 63 feet north of
the authorized alignment, west of Jones Road in Millard County, Utah.
Magnum is not proposing any changes to the temporary or permanent
right-of-way width for this portion of the Header alignment. Therefore,
the previously approved temporary and permanent disturbance acreage
would not increase.
Background
On January 14, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Magnum Gas Storage
Amendment Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
(NOI). The NOI was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and
local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and
local libraries and newspapers. In response to the NOI, the Commission
received comments from the Hopi Tribe, the State of Utah Office of the
Governor, and the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands
Administration (SITLA). The primary issues raised by the commentors are
consultations on cultural resources, state permits, and the National
Historic Perseveration Act. The U.S. Department of Transportation,
SITLA, State of Utah, and Millard County, Utah, are cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EA for the Amendment Project.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets,
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This can
reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by
automatically providing you with notification of these filings,
document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). Using the ``eLibrary'' link, select
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP16-18), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at [email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC
Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued
by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.
Dated: June 24, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-15555 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am]
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