[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 36393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16475]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD15-10-000]
Notice of Availability of the Final Guidelines for Reporting on
Cultural Resources Investigations for Natural Gas Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or
Commission) Office of Energy Projects has finalized its revised
Guidelines for Reporting on Cultural Resources Investigations for
Natural Gas Projects (Guidelines), which was issued in draft form on
January 25, 2017, for comment. The Guidelines have been revised to
provide updated guidance on communicating with federally recognized
tribes; clarifications regarding off-the-record communications;
documentation for Blanket Certificate Programs; and to address
substantive comments received on the draft Guidelines.
The Guidelines can be found in Docket Number AD15-10-000. The full
text of the Guidelines can be viewed on the Commission's Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/guidelines.asp.
The Guidelines are intended to provide guidance to the industry.
This manual does not substitute for, amend, or supersede the
Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 or the
Commission's and Council on Environmental Quality's regulations under
the National Environmental Policy Act. It imposes no new legal
obligations and grants no additional rights.
In response to the draft Guidelines, Commission staff received
comments from federally recognized Indian tribes, industry
representatives, federal and state agencies, and non-governmental
organizations. Staff reviewed and considered each comment and modified
several portions of the document in response. Staff declined to modify
the document where comments either were too project- or location-
specific to be included in general guidance, were already adequately/
accurately addressed as written, or regarded topics that were not
relevant to the Guidelines.
All of the information related to the proposed updates to the
Guidelines and submitted comments can be found on the FERC Web site
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on Docket Search and in the Docket Number field enter the docket
number AD15-10, excluding the last three digits. For assistance, please
contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free
at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary
link also provides access to formal documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
Dated: July 31, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-16475 Filed 8-3-17; 8:45 am]
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