[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31744-31745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14559]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-507-000]
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on June 19, 2018, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street,
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Houston, Texas 77002-2700, filed in Docket No. CP18-507-000 a prior
notice request pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.208, and 157.216 of
the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and
Columbia's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-76-000, to
perform installations and activities to enable the in-line inspection,
or pigging, of its 12-inch-diameter Line 5 (Line 5 Launcher & Receiver
Project: Freedom Way to Meade's Rest). The proposed project
installations and activities will include modifications to the existing
pipeline at 22 locations (Mod Points) along 22.7 miles of the existing
Line 5 right-of-way, and the installation of two bi-directional
launching and receiving stations and related appurtenances. The project
is located along the Ohio River in Brooke County, West Virginia, and
Jefferson and Columbiana counties, Ohio.
Columbia's project proposes to perform installations and
modifications to Columbia's existing Line 5 to allow for the internal
passage of ILI devices, or pigging, in order to assess the integrity of
the pipeline. Columbia states that the project is required to ensure
compliance with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration requirements for inspections of pipeline systems to
ensure their safety and reliability.
The project will consist of various modification activities at 22
Mod Points to enable the in-line inspection, or pigging, of Line 5.
Specifically, Columbia proposes to (1) install one new 24-inch x 20-
inch bi-directional launcher/receiver station, valves, fitting, and
pipe at Mod Point 1 in Brooke County, West Virginia; (2) install one
new 24-inch x 20-inch bi-directional launcher/receiver at Mod Point 18
in Columbiana County, Ohio; (3) install, replace, or remove
appurtenances, including valves, elbows, and pipe, at the remaining 20
Mod Points within Brooke County, West Virginia, and Jefferson and
Columbiana Counties, Ohio; and (4) abandon in-place existing pipeline
segments at Mod Point 1 in Brooke County, West Virginia, and at Mod
Points 3, and 11 in Jefferson County, Ohio, 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, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Linda
Farquhar, Manager, Project Determinations & Regulatory Administration,
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700,
Houston, Texas 77002-2700, by telephone at (832) 320-5685, by facsimile
at (832) 320-6685, or by email at [email protected].
Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 60 days after
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 and pursuant to section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), 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 filing a protest. If a protest is filed and
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time 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 commenters 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 commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters, 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 seven copies of the protest or intervention to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Dated: June 29, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-14559 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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