[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11194-11195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05104]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-96-000]
Elkton Acquisition Corp.; Notice of Application
Take notice that on February 28, 2018, Elkton Acquisition Corp.
(EAC), 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 820, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, filed
in Docket No. CP18-96-000, an application pursuant to section 7(f) of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a service area determination to
allow it to provide natural gas distribution service from certain
facilities (Elkton Facilities) in Delaware across the state line into
Maryland. EAC is acquiring the Elkton Facilities from Elkton Gas
(Elkton), a Maryland local distribution company. The Commission
previously granted Elkton a service area determination subject to the
regulatory oversight of the Maryland Public Service Commission (MdPSC).
EAC seeks to succeed that service area determination because the Elkton
Facilities will be owned and operated by a new corporate entity. EAC
states that after its acquisition of Elkton, it will continue to
provide the same natural gas services previously provided by Elkton,
subject to the regulatory oversight of the MdPSC. EAC additionally
requests that the Commission determine that EAC qualifies as a local
distribution company for the purposes of transportation under section
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 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.
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Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Kirstin E. Gibbs, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20004-2541, by telephone at (202) 739-5026, by fax
at (202) 739-3001, or by email at [email protected].
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 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 March 29, 2018.
Dated: March 8, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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