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1On November 1, 2020, Dominion Energy sold 

certain companies including Dominion Energy 

Transmission, Inc., the Supply Header Project 

developer, to Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company 

and Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. changed 

its name to Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, 

Inc. 

2Both plans were submitted in response to 

Commission staff’s October 27, 2020 Data Request. 

application of the electrical current. 

NNSA estimates that dissolution will be 

complete in less than 24 hours per 

charge. After each dissolution cycle is 

complete, solution samples will be 

obtained to ensure complete dissolution 

of the FCA fuel. If necessary, a 

subsequent heating step will be 

performed to complete the dissolution 

process. NNSA estimates that 18 batches 

would be required to complete 

processing of the FCA fuel. After 

completion of each batch, the material 

will be transferred to an accountability 

tank in H-Canyon and then to a canyon 

vessel for storage and eventual transfer 

to the H-Tank Farm. Immobilization and 

storage of the material will occur at 

DWPF pending disposal in a geologic 

repository. NNSA estimates that 

vitrification of the FCA fuel along with 

HLW at DWPF will result in three waste 

canisters. 

The electrolytic dissolution process is 

very similar to the chemical dissolution 

process as described in Appendix B, 

section B.1.3, of the SPD Supplemental 

EIS. Dissolved FCA fuel solutions will 

be very similar to those resulting from 

chemical dissolution, and compatible 

with transfer to the H-Area Tank Farm 

pending immobilization in DWPF. FCA 

dissolution operations would be 

scheduled in conjunction with other HCanyon operations and coordinated 

with tank farm and DWPF operations. 

In the SPD Supplemental EIS, NNSA 

evaluated disposition of 6 MT of 

plutonium using both the H-Canyon/ 

HB-Line to DWPF Alternative and the 

WIPP Alternative. The impact 

assessment of both alternatives includes 

up to 350 kg of FCA fuel. In the 

Supplement Analysis for Disposition of 

FCA Plutonium, NNSA compared the 

impacts of processing 350 kg of FCA 

fuel using both alternatives. 

Differences in doses and potential 

latent cancer fatalities to workers and 

the public between the WIPP 

Alternative and the H-Canyon/HB-Line 

Alternative are minor. In the case of 

electrolytic dissolution, worker dose 

would be lower than the H-Canyon/HBLine chemical dissolution and WIPP 

alternatives. Both would require 

handling and de-cladding of the fuel 

prior to processing. In the SPD 

Supplemental EIS (Tables 4–3 and 4–4), 

NNSA estimated radiation doses and 

impacts, in terms of latent cancer 

fatalities (LCFs), from operations for the 

H-Canyon/HB-Line Alternative 

(including the material evaluated in the 

SA) to workers and the public. Worker 

doses were estimated to be less than the 

SRS administrative limit of 500 

millirem (mrem) per year, resulting in 

no LCFs on an annual basis. Over the 

life of the H-Canyon/HB-Line to DWPF 

Alternative (13 years), NNSA estimated 

that operations could result in an 

estimated 2 LCFs to involved workers 

and none to members of the public or 

the maximally exposed individual. The 

proposed action was included in the 

estimates for the H-Canyon/HB-Line 

Alternative. No LCFs in addition to 

those NNSA previously estimated 

would result from implementation of 

the proposed action. 

Vitrification of the FCA fuel in DWPF 

would result in an estimated three HLW 

glass canisters. Less CH–TRU waste 

would be generated using the 

H-Canyon/HB-Line Alternative because 

WIPP alternative processing results in 

TRU waste for disposal at WIPP. Other 

differences in waste generation are 

minor. 

To ensure safe and secure operations, 

NNSA, in conjunction with DOE/EM, 

which owns the facilities, would review 

and revise, as needed, safety basis 

documents for all involved facilities at 

SRS. 

Basis for Decision 

To disposition the FCA fuel the 

H-Canyon/HB-Line Alternative can be 

implemented at a substantially lower 

cost than the WIPP Alternative. The SRS 

H-Canyon has used electrolytic 

dissolution in the past. The process is 

well known and can be implemented 

with little technology maturation. The 

impacts from activities related to the 

disposition of FCA fuel have been 

evaluated in the SPD Supplemental EIS. 

There are no substantial differences in 

environmental impacts between using 

the electrolytic dissolver and the 

standard H-Canyon dissolver for this 

amount of material (up to 350 kg). All 

processes downstream of the dissolver 

are the same as those analyzed in the 

H-Canyon/HB-Line to DWPF 

Alternative. The FCA fuel would be 

prepared for disposition and safely 

stored at SRS in existing facilities 

pending the availability of a geologic 

repository. 

Amended Decision 

NNSA has decided to change the 

disposition pathway for up to 350 kg 

FCA fuel from the WIPP Disposal 

Alternative to the H-Canyon/HB-Line to 

DWPF Alternative, as described and 

evaluated in the SPD Supplemental EIS. 

NNSA will use electrolytic dissolution 

instead of chemical dissolution because 

the FCA fuel is clad in stainless steel. 

FCA fuel comprises less than half of 

the 0.9 MT of gap material plutonium 

evaluated in DOE/EA–2024, and less 

than 6 percent of the 6 MT NNSA 

decided to disposition using the WIPP 

Disposal Alternative. NNSA remains 

committed to dispositioning 6 MT of 

surplus plutonium using the WIPP 

Disposal Alternative, as NNSA 

previously decided (81 FR 19588, April 

5, 2016). 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on March 1, 2021, by 

Charles P. Verdon, Acting Under 

Secretary for Nuclear Security and 

Administrator, NNSA, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on March 3, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04707 Filed 3–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP15–554–009; CP15–555– 

007] 

Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, Eastern 

Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.; 

Notice of Amendment of Certificates 

and Opening of Scoping Period 

Take notice that on January 4, 2021, 

Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (ACP), 120 

Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA 23219, 

filed its Atlantic Coast Project 

Disposition and Restoration Plan, and 

on November 20, 2020, Eastern Gas 

Transmission and Storage, Inc. (EGTS),1

6603 West Broad Street, Richmond, 

Virginia 23230, filed the Supply Header 

Project Restoration Plan.2 On July 5, 

2020, Dominion Energy Transmission, 


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3Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC & Dominion Energy 

Transmission, Inc. 161 FERC ¶ 61,042 (2017) 

(Certificate Order), reh’g denied, 164 FERC ¶ 61,100 

(2018). 4 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 157.9. 

Inc. and Duke Energy issued a press 

release announcing the cancellation of 

the Atlantic Coast Project, which the 

Commission authorized on October 13, 

2017.3 The Restoration Plans describe 

ACP’s and EGTS’s plans for the 

disposition of Atlantic Coast and 

Supply Header Projects, including 

proposed restoration activities which 

would modify their original 

authorizations to such an extent that it 

is appropriate to treat the plans as 

amendments to the certificates of public 

convenience and necessity issued for 

the projects. The two plans are on file 

with the Commission and open for 

public 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 the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding the proposed 

project should be directed to Sharon L. 

Burr, Chief Deputy Counsel, Atlantic 

Coast Pipeline, LLC, 120 Tredegar 

Street, Richmond, VA 23219, or by 

phone at 804–624–0988, or email at 

sharon.l.burr@dominionenergy.com; or 

Matthew R. Bley, Director, Gas 

Transmission Certificates Eastern Gas 

Transmission and Storage, Inc., 6603 

West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 

23230; or by phone at 804–771–4399, or 

email at matthew.r.bley@

dominionenergy.com. 

ACP and EGTS are directed to provide 

this notice to all affected landowners 

and towns, communities, and local, 

state and federal governments and 

agencies involved in the project within 

10 business days of its publication in 

the Federal Register. 

This notice also announces the 

opening of a scoping period the 

Commission will use to gather input 

from the public and interested agencies 

regarding the proposed restoration 

activities associated with the 

disposition of the Atlantic Coast and 

Supply Header Projects. By this notice, 

the Commission requests public 

comments on the scope of issues to 

address in the environmental document. 

Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure,4 within 90 days of this 

Notice the Commission staff will either: 

Complete its environmental review 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 environmental assessment (EA) for 

this proposal. The filing of an 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. 

Public Participation 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

the companies’ proposals: You can file 

comments on the proposals, and you 

can file a motion to intervene in the 

proceeding. There is no fee or cost for 

filing comments or intervening. The 

deadline for filing a motion to intervene 

is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 16, 

2021. 

Comments 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the proposals may do so. Comments 

may include statements of support or 

objections to the proposals as a whole 

or specific aspects of the proposal. The 

more specific your comments, the more 

useful they will be. To ensure that your 

comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please submit your comments 

on or before April 16, 2021. 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. In all instances, please 

reference the Project docket numbers 

CP15–554–009 and/or CP15–555–007 in 

your submission. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov 

under the link to Documents and 

Filings. Using eComment is an easy 

method for interested persons to submit 

brief, text-only comments on a project; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to Documents and 

Filings. With eFiling, you can provide 

comments in a variety of formats by 

attaching them as a file with your 

submission. New eFiling users must 

first create an account by clicking on 

‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select 

the type of filing you are making; first 

select ‘‘General’’ and then select 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

following address below. Your written 

comments must reference the Project 

docket number CP15–554–009 and/or 

CP15–555–007. 

To mail via USPS, use the following 

address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426 

To mail via any other courier, use the 

following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852 

The Commission encourages 

electronic filing of comments (options 1 

and 2 above) and has eFiling staff 

available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 

or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

Persons who comment on the 

environmental review of this project, 

and provide their mailing address, will 

be placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, and will 

receive notification when the 

environmental documents (EA or EIS) 

are issued for this project and will be 

notified of meetings associated with the 

Commission’s environmental review 

process. 

The Commission considers all 

comments received about the project in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken. However, the filing of a comment 

alone will not serve to make the filer a 

party to the proceeding. To become a 

party, you must intervene in the 

proceeding. For instructions on how to 

intervene, see below. 

Interventions 

All intervenors in the previous 

proceedings for the projects (CP15–554– 

000; CP15–554–001; CP15–555–000) 

will be considered intervenors in this 

amendment proceeding and do not need 

to file a new motion to intervene. 


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5 18 CFR 385.102(d). 

6 18 CFR 385.214. 

7 18 CFR 157.10. 

8The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of 

a motion to intervene to file a written objection to 

the intervention. 

9 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1). 

10 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d). 

Any other person, which includes 

individuals, organizations, businesses, 

municipalities, and other entities,5 has 

the option to file a motion to intervene 

in this proceeding. Only intervenors 

have the right to request rehearing of 

Commission orders issued in this 

proceeding and to subsequently 

challenge the Commission’s orders in 

the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal. 

To intervene, you must submit a 

motion to intervene to the Commission 

in accordance with Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure 6 and the regulations under 

the NGA 7 by the intervention deadline 

for the project, which is April 16, 2021. 

As described further in Rule 214, your 

motion to intervene must state, to the 

extent known, your position regarding 

the proceeding, as well as your interest 

in the proceeding. [For an individual, 

this could include your status as a 

landowner, ratepayer, resident of an 

impacted community, or recreationist. 

You do not need to have property 

directly impacted by the project in order 

to intervene.] For more information 

about motions to intervene, refer to the 

FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/ 

resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. 

There are two ways to submit your 

motion to intervene. In both instances, 

please reference the Project docket 

number CP15–554–009 and/or CP15– 

555–007 in your submission. 

(1) You may file your motion to 

intervene by using the Commission’s 

eFiling feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to Documents and 

Filings. New eFiling users must first 

create an account by clicking on 

‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select 

the type of filing you are making; first 

select ‘‘General’’ and then select 

‘‘Intervention.’’ The eFiling feature 

includes a document-less intervention 

option; for more information, visit 

https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/ 

document-less-intervention.pdf.; or 

(2) You can file a paper copy of your 

motion to intervene, along with three 

copies, by mailing the documents to the 

address below. Your motion to 

intervene must reference the Project 

docket number CP15–554–009 and/ 

CP15–555–007. 

To mail via USPS, use the following 

address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426 

To mail via any other courier, use the 

following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852 

The Commission encourages 

electronic filing of motions to intervene 

(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff 

available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 

or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

Motions to intervene must be served 

on the applicant either by mail or email 

at: Sharon L. Burr, Chief Deputy 

Counsel, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, 

120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA 

23219; sharon.l.burr@

dominionenergy.com; or Matthew R. 

Bley, Director, Gas Transmission 

Certificates Eastern Gas Transmission 

and Storage, Inc., 6603 West Broad 

Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230; 

matthew.r.bley@dominionenergy.com. 

Any subsequent submissions by an 

intervenor must be served on the 

applicant and all other parties to the 

proceeding. Contact information for 

parties can be downloaded from the 

service list at the eService link on FERC 

Online. Service can be via email with a 

link to the document. 

All timely, unopposed 8 motions to 

intervene are automatically granted by 

operation of Rule 214(c)(1).9 Motions to 

intervene that are filed after the 

intervention deadline are untimely, and 

may be denied. Any late-filed motion to 

intervene must show good cause for 

being late and must explain why the 

time limitation should be waived and 

provide justification by reference to 

factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the 

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.10

A person obtaining party status will be 

placed on the service list maintained by 

the Secretary of the Commission and 

will receive copies (paper or electronic) 

of all documents filed by the applicant 

and by all other parties. 

Tracking the Proceeding 

Throughout the proceeding, 

additional information about the project 

will be available from the Commission’s 

Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– 

FERC, or on the FERC website at 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link 

as described above. The eLibrary link 

also provides access to the texts of all 

formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. 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. For more information and to 

register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. 

Intervention and Scoping Comments 

Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

April 16, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04746 Filed 3–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Docket Numbers: RP21–552–000. 

Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: TGP 

2021 Fuel Tracker Filing to be effective 

4/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 3/1/21. 

Accession Number: 20210301–5029. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–553–000. 

Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline 

Company, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Cap 

Rel Neg Rate Agmts (Atlanta Gas 8438 

releases eff 3–1–2021) to be effective 3/ 

1/2021. 

Filed Date: 3/1/21. 

Accession Number: 20210301–5060. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–554–000. 

Applicants: Algonquin Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates—Various Releases eff 

3–1–2021 to be effective 3/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 3/1/21. 

Accession Number: 20210301–5061. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–555–000. 

Applicants: Destin Pipeline Company, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Destin 

Pipeline—Negotiated Rate Agreement 

Filing to be effective 4/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 3/1/21. 

Accession Number: 20210301–5062. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–556–000. 

Applicants: BBT Midla, LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing BBT 

Midla, LLC Annual Fuel Filing. 


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