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‘‘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, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to 

Kenneth E. Webster, Attorney for 

National Fuel and Empire, 6363 Main 

Street, Williamsville, New York 14221, 

or call at (716) 857–7067. 

Specifically, National Fuel requests 

authorization: (i) To construct 96.65 

miles of 24-inch diameter pipeline; (ii) 

to add 5,350 horsepower (hp) of 

compression at the Porterville, New 

York compressor station; (iii) to 

construct an interconnect meter and 

regulation (M&R) station with 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 

L.L.C.’s 200 Line; (iv) to construct an 

M&R station and tie-in in Hinsdale, New 

York; (v) to construct an interconnection 

with NFG Midstream Clermont, L.L.C.; 

(vi) to modify an existing tie-in; (vii) to 

construct a pressure reduction station; 

(viii) to abandon, via sale to Empire, all 

3.09 miles of National Fuel’s existing 

Line XM–10 pipeline and certain other 

existing facilities; (ix) to charge an 

initial incremental firm recourse rate for 

the Project; and (x) for a limited waiver 

of General Terms and Conditions 

Section 31.1 of National Fuel’s tariff to 

permit the Project’s Foundation Shipper 

to shift its primary delivery point for a 

portion of the Project’s incremental 

capacity more than ninety days after its 

initial request. National Fuel proposes 

to provide 497,000 dekatherms per day 

of new firm natural gas transportation 

capacity. 

Empire requests authorization to: (i) 

Construct a new 22,214 hp compressor 

station in Pendleton, New York; (ii) 

construct 3.05 miles of 24-inch pipeline, 

replacing 3.05 miles of existing National 

Fuel 16-inch XM–10 pipeline; (iii) 

construct a new dehydration facility; 

(iv) modify two existing tie-ins; and (v) 

acquire from National Fuel the 

aforementioned 3.09 miles of Line XM– 

10. Empire proposes to provide 350,000 

dekatherms per day of new firm natural 

gas transportation capacity. 

The total cost of the Project would be 

approximately $376,670,388 (National 

Fuel) and $74,348,362 (Empire). 

On July 24, 2014, the Commission 

staff granted the Applicants’ request to 

use the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and 

assigned Docket No. PF14–18–000 to 

staff activities involving the proposed 

facilities. Now, as of the filing of this 

application on March 17, 2015, the 

NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project 

has ended. From this time forward, this 

proceeding will be conducted in Docket 

No. CP15–115–000, as noted in the 

caption of this Notice. 

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 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. A party must submit 

5 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. 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 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. 

Motions to intervene, protests and 

comments may be filed electronically 

via the internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings. 

Comment Date: April 17, 2015. 

Dated: March 27, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07769 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Chairs 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, April 22, 2015—8 

a.m.–4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 

2015—8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Doubletree, 2561 Perimeter 

Parkway, Augusta, Georgia 30909. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Borak, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (202) 

586–9928. 


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1The appendices referenced in this notice will 

not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov 

using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 

502–8371. For instructions on connecting to 

eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. 

2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the 

environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of 

Energy Projects. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda Topics: 

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 

Æ EM Program Update 

Æ EM SSAB Chairs’ Round Robin: 

Topics, Achievements, and 

Accomplishments 

Æ EM Budget Update 

Æ Roundtable Discussion: DOE 

Communication Strategies 

Æ Public Comment Period 

Thursday, April 23, 2015 

Æ DOE Headquarters News and Views 

Æ EM Headquarters Waste Disposition 

Update 

Æ EM Safety Culture Presentation 

Æ Public Comment 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB 

Chairs welcome the attendance of the 

public at their advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact David Borak 

at least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

either before or after the meeting with 

the Designated Federal Officer, David 

Borak, at the address or telephone listed 

above. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should also contact David Borak. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling David Borak at the 

address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://

www.em.doe.gov/stakepages/

ssabchairs.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 30, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07804 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP15–110–000] 

Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Union 

Meter Station Upgrade Project and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Union Meter Station Upgrade 

Project involving construction and 

operation of facilities by Northwest 

Pipeline LLC (Northwest) in Union 

County, Oregon. The Commission will 

use this EA in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies on the project. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the EA. Please note that the 

scoping period will close on April 27, 

2015. 

You may submit comments in written 

form or verbally. Further details on how 

to submit written comments are in the 

Public Participation section of this 

notice. If you sent comments on this 

project to the Commission before the 

opening of this docket on March 6, 

2015, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. CP15–110–000 

to ensure they are considered as part of 

this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project. State and 

local government representatives should 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, a pipeline company 

representative may contact you about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

agreement. However, if the Commission 

approves the project, that approval 

conveys with it the right of eminent 

domain. Therefore, if easement 

negotiations fail to produce an 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings 

where compensation would be 

determined in accordance with state 

law. 

Northwest provided landowners with 

a fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a 

number of typically asked questions, 

including how to participate in the 

Commission’s proceedings. It is also 

available for viewing on the FERC Web 

site (www.ferc.gov). 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

Northwest proposes to modify its 

existing meter station in Grande Ronde 

Valley, southeast of La Grande, Union 

County, Oregon. The Union Meter 

Station Upgrade Project would increase 

the existing Union Meter Station’s 

capacity from approximately 3,120,000 

to 5,500,000 standard cubic feet per day 

of natural gas in accordance with a 

Facility Agreement between Northwest 

and Avista Corporation, a local 

distribution company. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

The project would require 

approximately 0.2 acre of total surface 

use occurring on previously disturbed 

and graveled land. Project construction 

would occur within the existing 50-footwide by 100-foot-long Union Meter 

Station property. 

The EA Process 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to 

take into account the environmental 

impacts that could result from an action 

whenever it considers the issuance of a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to 

discover and address concerns the 

public may have about proposals. This 

process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The 

main goal of the scoping process is to 

focus the analysis in the EA on the 

important environmental issues. By this 

notice, the Commission requests public 

comments on the scope of the issues to 

address in the EA. We will consider all 

filed comments during the preparation 

of the EA. 


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