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align its modified expiration date with 

that of the licensee’s adjacent Feeder 

Dam Hydropower Project No. 2554, 

which has an expiration date of August 

31, 2042. The sole purpose of the 

transmission line project is to transmit 

the net power produced by the 6.0- 

megawatt hydropower project located 

on the Hudson River. The licensee’s 

request includes correspondence from 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 

New York Department of Environmental 

Conservation supporting the extension 

of the license term. 

k. This notice is available for review 

and reproduction at the Commission in 

the Public Reference Room, Room 2A, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. The filing may also be viewed on 

the Commission’s website at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the Docket number (P–2641–010) 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

notice. You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3676 or email FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov. For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

l. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

m. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, and 

.214. In determining the appropriate 

action to take, the Commission will 

consider all protests or other comments 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

n. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as 

applicable; (2) set forth in the heading 

the name of the applicant and the 

project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person protesting or 

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests should relate to the request to 

extend the license term. Agencies may 

obtain copies of the application directly 

from the applicant. A copy of any 

protest or motion to intervene must be 

served upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. If an intervener files 

comments or documents with the 

Commission relating to the merits of an 

issue that may affect the responsibilities 

of a particular resource agency, they 

must also serve a copy of the document 

on that resource agency. A copy of all 

other filings in reference to this 

application must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed in 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17544 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–535–000] 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, 

Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization 

Take notice that on July 31, 2018, 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. 

(Southern Star) 4700 State Highway 56, 

Owensboro, Kentucky 42301, filed in 

Docket No. CP18–535–000 a prior notice 

request pursuant to sections 157.205 

and 157.208 of the Commission’s 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), and Southern Star’s blanket 

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82– 

479–000, to increase the maximum 

allowable operating pressure (MAOP) 

and maximum operating pressure 

(MOP) on Southern Star’s QB Pipeline 

(Line QB) in Johnson County, Kansas. 

Southern Star states that Line QB is a 

26-inch pipeline that runs between the 

South Glavin Station and the Glavin 

Station in Johnson County, Kansas, 

serving the Kansas City Metropolitan 

area in Kansas and Missouri. Most of 

Line QB was installed in the late 1940’s. 

Due to the age of the line, the MAOP of 

Line QB was established under the 

‘‘Grandfather Clause’’ of the regulations 

of the United States Department of 

Transportation (U.S. DOT), Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA). The MAOP of 

Line QB established under the 

Grandfather Clause is 260 pounds per 

square inch gauge (psig). Southern Star 

avers that Line QB was unintentionally 

over-pressured due to the failure of a 

regulator. In response to the increase in 

pressure above the grandfathered 

MAOP, Southern Star conducted a 

hydrostatic pressure test meeting the 

requirements of PHMSA’s regulations. 

The results of that pressure test support 

an MAOP of 280 psig, an increase from 

the 260 psig grandfathered MAOP. 

Southern Star requests to increase both 

the MAOP and the MOP of Line QB to 

280 psig to match the new MAOP 

supported by the recent pressure test 

under PHMSA’s regulations. 

Southern Star asserts that, like Line 

QB, its 26-inch Line QC also begins at 

the South Glavin Station. Line QC has 

an MAOP/MOP of 280 psig, and both 

lines have a common source of gas, 

Southern Star’s 26-inch Line Q. 

Therefore, uprating Line QB to match 

the pressure on Line QC will allow 

Southern Star to equalize pressure in 

Line QB and Line QC to share regulation 

and essentially be operated as one 

system and more efficiently. 

Southern Star states that no increased 

capacity is expected to occur, and no 

additional costs are required to increase 

the MAOP/MOP of Southern Star’s Line 

QB, 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 concerning this 

application may be directed to Cindy 

Thompson, Manager, Regulatory, 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc., 

4700 Highway 56, Owensboro, 

Kentucky 42301, by telephone at (270) 

852–4655, or by email at 

Cindy.C.Thompson@sscgp.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 

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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 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. 

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. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 

electronically should submit an original 

and seven copies of the protest or 

intervention to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

Dated: August 8, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17506 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–332–000] 

El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review of the South Mainline 

Expansion Project 

On April 26, 2018, El Paso Natural 

Gas Company L.L.C. (El Paso) filed an 

application in Docket No. CP18–332– 

000 requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to 

construct and operate certain natural gas 

pipeline facilities. The proposed project 

is known as the South Mainline 

Expansion Project (Project), and would 

increase the design capacity on El Paso’s 

South Mainline system by 321,000 

dekatherms of natural gas per day to 

Arizona and California delivery points. 

On May 9, 2018, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) issued its Notice of Application 

for the Project. Among other things, that 

notice alerted agencies issuing federal 

authorizations of the requirement to 

complete all necessary reviews and to 

reach a final decision on a request for 

a federal authorization within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA) 

for the Project. This instant notice 

identifies the FERC staff’s planned 

schedule for the completion of the EA 

for the Project. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—November 14, 2018 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline—February 12, 2019 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

EPNG has requested authorization to 

construct two new natural gas 

compressor stations on its existing 

South Mainline pipeline system in Luna 

County, New Mexico and Cochise 

County, Arizona; as well as a 17-milelong, 30-inch-diameter loop line in El 

Paso and Hudspeth Counties, Texas. 

Background 

On June 7, 2018, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed South Mainline Expansion 

Project and Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI 

was sent to affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; environmental and 

public interest groups; Native American 

tribes; other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. In response to 

the NOI, the Commission received 

comments from the El Paso Water 

Company, White Mountain Apache 

Tribe, and the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo 

Tribal Council. The primary issues 

raised by the commenters are the 

avoidance of impacts on public water 

system facilities and the need for 

consultation should any human remains 

or artifacts be unearthed during Project 

construction. All substantive comments 

will be addressed in the EA. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EA and to keep track of 

all formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. 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. 

Additional information about the 

Project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov). Using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ excluding the last three digits 

(i.e., CP18–332), and follow the 

instructions. For assistance with access 

to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached 

at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, 

or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 

eLibrary link on the FERC website also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and rule 

makings. 

Dated: August 9, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17542 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

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