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5The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 1501.6. 

6The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 

regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define 

historic properties as any prehistoric or historic 

district, site, building, structure, or object included 

in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

• Land use; 

• Water resources, fisheries, and 

wetlands; 

• Cultural resources; 

• Vegetation and wildlife; 

• Air quality and noise; 

• Endangered and threatened species; 

• Public safety; and 

• Cumulative impacts 

We will also evaluate reasonable 

alternatives to the proposed project or 

portions of the project, and make 

recommendations on how to lessen or 

avoid impacts on the various resource 

areas. 

The EA will present our independent 

analysis of the issues. The EA will be 

available in the public record through 

eLibrary. We will publish and distribute 

the EA to the public for an allotted 

comment period. We will consider all 

comments on the EA before making our 

recommendations to the Commission. 

To ensure we have the opportunity to 

consider and address your comments, 

please carefully follow the instructions 

in the Public Participation section, 

beginning on page 2. 

With this notice, we are asking 

agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ 

or special expertise with respect to the 

environmental issues of this project to 

formally cooperate with us in the 

preparation of the EA.5 Agencies that 

would like to request cooperating 

agency status should follow the 

instructions for filing comments 

provided under the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Consultations Under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

In accordance with the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation’s 

implementing regulations for section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, we are using this 

notice to initiate consultation with the 

applicable State Historic Preservation 

Offices (SHPO), and to solicit their 

views and those of other government 

agencies, interested Indian tribes, and 

the public on the project’s potential 

effects on historic properties.6 We will 

define the project-specific Area of 

Potential Effects (APE) in consultation 

with the SHPOs as the project develops. 

On natural gas facility projects, the APE 

at a minimum encompasses all areas 

subject to ground disturbance (examples 

include construction right-of-way, 

contractor/pipe storage yards, 

compressor stations, and access roads). 

Our EA for this project will document 

our findings on the impacts on historic 

properties and summarize the status of 

consultations under section 106. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

includes federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American Tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. This list also includes 

all affected landowners (as defined in 

the Commission’s regulations) who are 

potential right-of-way grantors, whose 

property may be used temporarily for 

project purposes, or who own homes 

within certain distances of aboveground 

facilities, and anyone who submits 

comments on the project. We will 

update the environmental mailing list as 

the analysis proceeds to ensure that we 

send the information related to this 

environmental review to all individuals, 

organizations, and government entities 

interested in and/or potentially affected 

by the proposed project. 

Copies of the EA will be sent to the 

environmental mailing list for public 

review and comment. If you would 

prefer to receive a paper copy of the 

document instead of the CD version or 

would like to remove your name from 

the mailing list, please return the 

attached Information Request (appendix 

2). 

Notice of Onsite Review 

On June 18–20, 2018, the Office of 

Energy Projects staff will be in Fauquier, 

Prince William, Fluvanna, and 

Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia to gather 

data related to the environmental 

analysis of the Southeastern Trail 

Project. Staff will review environmental 

resources on the proposed Manassas 

Loop and visit Stations 175 and 165 to 

review the extent of proposed grounddisturbing activities. This will assist 

staff in completing its comparative 

evaluation of environmental impacts of 

the proposed project. Viewing of these 

facilities is anticipated to be from 

existing Transco right-of-way and at 

existing Transco stations. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is 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. Click on the eLibrary 

link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and 

enter the docket number, excluding the 

last three digits in the Docket Number 

field (i.e., CP18–186). Be sure you have 

selected an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for 

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The 

eLibrary link also provides access to the 

texts of 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. Go to www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. 

Finally, public sessions or site visits 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Dated: June 1, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12598 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–491–000] 

Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization: National Fuel Gas 

Supply Corporation 

Take notice that on May 24, 2018, 

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation 

(National Fuel), 6363 Main Street, 

Williamsville, New York 14221, filed in 

the above referenced docket, a prior 

notice request pursuant to sections 

157.205, 157.208, and 157.210 of the 

Commission’s regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) and National 

Fuel’s blanket certificate issued in 

Docket No. CP83–4–000, for 

authorization to (1) increase certificated 

maximum allowable operating pressure 

(MAOP) of a 10.6-mile-long portion of 

existing 16-inch-diameter Line KNYS, 

(2) install a new Over Pressure 

Protection Station, and (3) install 

appurtenances, all located in 

Cattaraugus County, New York and 

McKean County, Pennsylvania (Line 

KNYS Update Project). Increasing 

MAOP from 335 pounds per square inch 


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gauge (psig) to 454 psig will allow 

National Fuel to transport an additional 

15,000 dekatherms per day of firm 

transportation capacity under EFT Rate 

Schedule, 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 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application may be directed to Margaret 

Sroka, Attorney, National Fuel Gas 

Supply Corporation, 6363 Main Street, 

Williamsville, New York 14221, by 

telephone at (716) 857–7066 or by email 

at srokam@natfuel.com; or Janet R. 

Bayer, Senior Regulatory Analyst, 

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation, 

6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New 

York 14221, by telephone at (716) 857– 

7429 or by email at jrbferc@natfuel.com. 

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 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 EA. 

Any person may, within 60 days after 

the 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. Any person 

filing to intervene or the Commission’s 

staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of 

the Commission’s Regulations under the 

NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file 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 protest. If a protest is 

filed and not withdrawn within 30 days 

after the time allowed for filing a 

protest, the instant request shall be 

treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Dated: June 1, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12600 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3407–086] 

Magic Reservoir Hydroelectric, Inc., 

Big Wood Canal Company; Notice of 

Application for Transfer of License and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

On May 10, 2018, Magic Reservoir 

Hydroelectric, Inc. (transferor) and Big 

Wood Canal Company (transferee) filed 

an application for the transfer of license 

of the Magic Dam Project No. 3407. The 

project is located on the Big Wood River 

in Blaine and Camas counties, Idaho 

and occupies Federal lands managed by 

the Bureau of Land Management. 

The applicants seek Commission 

approval to transfer the license for the 

Magic Dam Project from the transferor to 

the transferee. 

Applicants Contact: For transferor: 

Mr. James B. Alderman, Secretary, 

Magic Reservoir Hydroelectric Inc., c/o 

J.R. Simplot Company, 1099 W Front 

Street, Boise, ID 83702, Phone: 208– 

780–7316. 

For transferee: Mr. Carl Pendleton, 

Chairman of the Board, Big Wood Canal 

Company, 409 North Apple Street, 

Shoshone, ID 83352, Phone: 208–420– 

6401 and Mr. Ted S. Sorenson, 1032 

Grandview Drive, Ivins, UT 84738. 

FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) 

502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, and protests: 30 days from 

the date that the Commission issues this 

notice. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. Please file 

comments, motions to intervene, and 

protests using the Commission’s eFiling 

system at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. Commenters can 

submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please 

send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

The first page of any filing should 

include docket number P–3407–086. 

Dated: June 6, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12584 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL18–168–000] 

Notice of Complaint: North Carolina 

Electric Membership Corporation v. 

Duke Energy Progress, LLC 

Take notice that on May 31, 2018, 

pursuant to sections 206, 306, and 309 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

824e, 825e, and 825h and Rule 206 of 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) Rules of 

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, 

North Carolina Electric Membership 

Corporation (Complainant) filed a 

formal challenge and complaint against 

Duke Energy Progress, LLC 

(Respondent) alleging that Respondent 

is violating its formula rate, its Joint 

Open Access Transmission Tariff and 

Commission orders, regulations and 

generally applicable ratemaking policies 

by failing to reflect in its Annual 

Updates of wholesale transmission 

charges, the reduction in the federal 

corporate income tax rate that went into 

effect January 1, 2018 and the 

adjustments to the Accumulated 

Deferred Income Tax balances, as more 

fully explained in the complaint. 

Complainant certifies that copies of 

the complaint were served on contacts 

for the Respondent listed on the 

Commission’s list of Corporate Officials 

and the North Carolina Utilities 

Commission and the South Carolina 

Public Service Commission. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 


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