[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3697-3698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01503]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-49-000]
Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.; Notice of Application
Take notice that on January 16, 2018, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania,
Inc. (CPA), 121 Champion Way, Suite 100, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
15317, filed in Docket No. CP18-49-000 an application pursuant to
section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a service area
determination within which CPA may, without further Commission
authorization, enlarge or expand its facilities. CPA states that this
determination will allow it to transport natural gas from a delivery
point in Ohio for distribution to consumers in Pennsylvania. CPA
asserts that it recently discovered that one of the Columbia Gas
Transmission, LLC points of delivery that serves CPA is located in
Columbiana County, Ohio, approximately 679 feet from the Pennsylvania
border. CPA avers that it further discovered that there is a Columbia
Gas of Ohio, Inc. customer in Ohio being serviced from the CPA
pipeline. CPA does not contemplate any change in its operations and
does not plan to serve any customers in Ohio. CPA additionally requests
that the Commission determine that CPA qualifies as a local
distribution company for the purposes of transportation under section
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act and that it be granted waiver of all
reporting and accounting requirements, as well as other rules and
regulations that are normally applicable to natural gas companies
subject to the Commission's jurisdiction, all as more fully set forth
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to
public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's
website 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, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Brooke
E Wancheck, Assistant General Counsel, 290 W Nationwide Blvd.,
Columbus, Ohio 43215, by telephone at (614) 460-5558 or Kenneth W
Christman, Assistant General Counsel, 121 Champion Way, Suite 100,
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317, by telephone at (724) 416-6315.
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 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 EA.
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
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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 seven copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and must mail 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, 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 an original and 7 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 February 12, 2018.
Dated: January 22, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01503 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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