[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 54555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19378]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-510-000]
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization
Take notice that on August 19, 2020, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans),
2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317, filed a prior notice
application pursuant to sections 157.205, 157.213(b), and 157.216(b) of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations
under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Equitrans' blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP96-532-000. Equitrans proposes to convert the
Tepe 3900 injection/withdrawal storage well to an observation well,
remove the associated drip, and abandon-in-place 385 feet of six-inch-
diameter natural gas pipeline. Equitrans states that the cause for
converting the Tepe 3900 well is to mitigate future safety concerns due
to a recent hill slip in the vicinity of the well. Equitrans states
that conversion of the well will not impact the operational capability
of the Tepe Storage Field. Equitrans states the total cost for the
abandonment is 27,000 dollars. The Tepe 3900 storage well is part of
Equitrans' Tepe Storage Field located in Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is
open to the public for inspection.
In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits
in the docket number field to access the document. 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. For assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to
Matthew Eggerding, Assistant General Counsel, Equitrans, L.P., 2200
Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, or phone (412) 553-5786, or by
email MEggerding@equitransmidstream.com.
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 commenter 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
in lieu of paper using the eFile link at http://www.ferc.gov. In lieu
of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via
the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Dated: August 27, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-19378 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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