[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19279-19280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09247]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-24-000]
Steel Reef Pipelines US LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Saskatchewan Pipeline Project
On December 8, 2017, Steel Reef Pipelines US LLC (Steel Reef) filed
an application in Docket No. CP18-24-000 requesting permission pursuant
to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to construct, operate, and maintain
certain natural gas pipeline border crossing facilities to export
natural gas from the
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United States to Canada. The proposed project is known as the
Saskatchewan Pipeline Project (Project) and is located at the Canadian
border in Burke County, North Dakota. Additionally, Steel Reef
requested a Presidential Permit for the Project's facilities.
On November 20, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the 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 Project.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA--June 8, 2018
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--September 6, 2018
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
Steel Reef's proposed Project includes border crossing facilities
consisting of a 250-foot-long, 10.75-inch-diameter pipeline, a meter
station, and associated appurtenant aboveground facilities. The Project
would transport up to 30 million standard cubic feet per day of sour
natural gas gathered from existing oil wells owned and operated by
Petro Harvester Oil & Gas, LLC in Burke County, North Dakota.
Background
On January 11, 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the proposed Saskatchewan
Pipeline 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; other interested parties; and local libraries and
newspapers.\1\ In response to the NOI, the Commission received comments
from the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs
regarding tribal consultation, and the North Dakota State Water
Commission regarding waterbody/wetland crossing permits.
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\1\ Through an administrative error, the NOI was not mailed to
interested Indian Tribes. On April 9, 2018, we subsequently sent the
NOI to the Three Affiliated Tribes.
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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 website (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., CP18-24), 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 website also
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.
Dated: April 26, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-09247 Filed 5-1-18; 8:45 am]
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