[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 28623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10254]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-312-000]
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Application
Take notice that on April 30, 2020, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans),
2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, 15317, filed in the above
referenced docket an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and a notice pursuant to section 4 of the NGA
requesting the Commission to authorize the abandonment of approximately
191 miles of certificated gathering lines, nine certificated compressor
station units, approximately 736 miles of non-certificated gathering
lines, nine non-certificated compressor station units, and any
appurtenant facilities located in West Virginia and Pennsylvania
(Equitrans Gathering System). 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 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
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to
the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation
declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease
(COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020.
Any questions concerning this application may be directed to
Matthew T. Eggerding, Assistant General Counsel, Equitrans, L.P., 2200
Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, by phone at (412) 553-5786; or by
email to MEggerding@equitransmidstream.com.
Equitrans requests approval to abandon the Equitrans Gathering
System using a two-step process. Equitrans states that, as part of the
two-step process it will attempt to abandon the gathering facilities by
sale and, if that is not successful, Equitrans will abandon the
gathering facilities in place. Equitrans requests approval to remove
Rate Schedule AGS and references thereto from its Tariff.
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.
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. 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 and will be
notified of any 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 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. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's website (http://www.ferc.gov) under
the e-Filing link.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 28, 2020.
Dated: May 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-10254 Filed 5-12-20; 8:45 am]
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