[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22661-22662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09941]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-439-000]
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization
Take notice that on May 8, 2017, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans),
located at 625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, filed
a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), seeking authorization to plug and abandon an
injection--withdrawal well due to safety concerns in Equitrans' Hunters
Cave Storage Field in Greene County, Pennsylvania. There will be no
elimination or decrease in service to customers as a result of the
proposed abandonment of facilities. Also, there will be no impact on
the Hunters Cave Storage Field's certificated parameters, 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, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Paul
W. Diehl, Counsel, Midstream, at Equitrans, L.P., 625 Liberty Avenue,
Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, at (412) 395-5540; or email at
[email protected].
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
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filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for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.
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.
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 commenter's 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 commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, 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 ill 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 via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (www.ferc.gov) under the e-Filing link. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: May 10, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09941 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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