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Washington Metering and Regulation 

(M&R) delivery point in Tuscarawas 

County, re-wheel compressors on three 

existing centrifugal compression sets at 

Dominion’s existing Newark 

Compressor Station in Licking County, 

and construction of a pig launcher/ 

receiver south of the existing Gilmore 

M&R station in Tuscarawas County. 

In addition, Dominion proposes to 

construct and operate the following 

facilities in Pennsylvania: 3.2 miles of 

24-inch-diameter pipeline looping in 

Greene County (TL–654 PA Loop), 

installation of regulation equipment at 

Dominion’s existing South Bend 

Compressor Station in Armstrong 

County and Leidy M&R Station in 

Clinton County, and new mainline gate 

valves at the proposed TL–654 PA Loop 

in Greene County. 

Background 

On March 13, 2018, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Sweden Valley Project and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI 

was sent to affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local governmental 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; potentially interested 

Indian tribes; and local libraries and 

newspapers. In response to the NOI, we 

received a total of 15 comments letters. 

The comments addressed support for 

the project, purpose and need, water 

resources and wetlands, geology, 

vegetation, wildlife, fisheries, 

threatened and endangered species, 

land use and recreation, air quality/ 

greenhouse gas emissions, alternative 

analysis, tribal cultural resources and 

the National Historic Preservation Act, 

and cumulative impacts. All substantive 

comments will be addressed in the EA. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is 

a federal cooperating agency who is 

assisting us in preparing this EA 

because they have jurisdiction by law or 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental impacts associated with 

Dominion’s proposal. 

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. CP18–45), 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 21, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18464 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 4784–095] 

Topsham Hydro Partners Limited 

Partnership Pejepscot Hydroelectric 

Project; Notice of Dispute Resolution 

Panel Meeting and Technical 

Conference, and Revised Schedule 

On August 21, 2018, Commission 

staff, in response to the filing of a notice 

of study dispute by the U.S. National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on 

August 1, 2018, convened a single threeperson Dispute Resolution Panel (Panel) 

pursuant to 18 CFR 5.14(d). 

The Panel will hold a technical 

conference, via conference call, at the 

time identified below. The technical 

conference will address the study 

dispute identified in Enclosure A of the 

August 1, 2018 filing which includes 

predation by non-native predators on 

native anadromous fish, including the 

endangered Atlantic salmon. The panel 

will not address the study comments 

identified in Enclosure B of the August 

1, 2018 filing which includes comments 

on studies which NMFS is not 

disputing. 

The purpose of the technical session 

is for the disputing agency, applicant, 

and Commission to provide the Panel 

with additional information necessary 

to evaluate the disputed studies. All 

local, state, and federal agencies, Indian 

tribes, and other interested parties are 

invited to participate in the conference 

call as observers. The Panel may also 

request information or clarification on 

written submissions as necessary to 

understand the matters in dispute. The 

Panel will limit all input that it receives 

to the specific studies or information in 

dispute and will focus on the 

applicability of such studies or 

information to the study criteria 

stipulated in 18 CFR 5.9(b). If the 

number of participants wishing to speak 

creates time constraints, the Panel may, 

at its discretion, limit the speaking time 

for each participant. 

The schedule for completing the 

Formal Study Dispute Process follows: 

August 21, 2018—Panel Convenes 

August 28, 2018—Panel submits 

questions to Parties 

September 6, 2018—Parties submit 

written comments, answers Panel 

questions 

September 11, 2018—Technical 

Conference Call 

September 20, 2018—Panel submits 

findings to Director Office of Energy 

Projects 

Technical Conference Call 

Date: Tuesday September 11, 2018 

Time: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (EST) 

Conference Call-in Information: 

Cisco Unified Meeting Place 

Meeting ID No. 0255 

Call in within DC, 202–502–6888 

Call in Outside DC, 1–877–857–1347 

For more information, please contact 

Monte TerHaar, the Dispute Resolution 

Panel Chair, at monte.terhaar@ferc.gov 

or 202–502–6035. 

Dated: August 21, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18467 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–89–000] 

Empire Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review of 

the Empire North Project 

On February 19, 2018, Empire 

Pipeline, Inc. (Empire) filed an 

application in Docket No. CP18–89–000 

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 Empire North Project 

(Project), and would provide about 205 

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incremental firm transportation 

capacity. 

On March 5, 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 20, 2018 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline—February 18, 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 

Empire proposes to construct and 

operate gas compression facilities in 

Tioga County, Pennsylvania and 

Ontario, New York. The Empire North 

Project would consist of the following 

facilities: 

• A new 21,000 horsepower 

compressor station in Jackson 

Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania; 

• a new 32,000 horsepower 

compressor station in the Town of 

Farmington, Ontario County, New York; 

• modifications of the existing 

regulator valves and station piping and 

installation of metering facilities at the 

existing New Victor Regulator Station in 

Ontario County, New York; 

• minor modifications to the existing 

Jackson Meter and Regulator Station in 

Jackson Township, Tioga County, 

Pennsylvania; and 

• upgrading the maximum allowable 

operating pressure of the Empire 

Connector Pipeline from 1,290 pounds 

per square inch gauge (psig) to 1,440 

psig. 

Background 

On April 10, 2018, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Empire North Project and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI 

was sent to federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; Native 

American tribes; other interested 

parties; and local libraries and 

newspapers. In response to the NOI, the 

Commission received comments from 

the New York State Thruway Authority 

and the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. The primary issues raised by 

the commentors are alternatives, 

accessing the site, the location of a 

construction staging area near a 

driveway, cumulative impacts analysis, 

climate change, air quality, safety, and 

environmental justice. All substantive 

comments will be addressed in the EA. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is a cooperating agency 

in the preparation of 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., 

CP18–89), 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 17, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18421 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2570–032] 

AEP Generation Resources, Inc.; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document (PAD), Commencement of 

Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; 

Request for Comments on the Pad and 

Scoping Document, and Identification 

of Issues and Associated Study 

Requests 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for a New 

License and Commencing Pre-filing 

Process. 

b. Project No.: 2570–032. 

c. Dated Filed: July 2, 2018. 

d. Submitted by: AEP Generation 

Resources, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Racine 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The Racine Project is 

located at the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ (Corps) Racine Locks and 

Dam on the Ohio River near the Town 

of Racine in Meigs County, Ohio. The 

project occupies 23 acres of federal land 

administered by the Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: 

Jonathan Magalski, Environmental 

Specialist Consultant, c/o Indiana 

Michigan Power Company, 1 Riverside 

Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215; (614) 716– 

2240 or jmmagalski@aep.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jay Summers at (202) 

502–8764 or email at jay.summers@

ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, 

local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in paragraph o below. 

Cooperating agencies should note the 

Commission’s policy that agencies that 

cooperate in the preparation of the 

environmental document cannot also 

intervene. See 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 

CFR, Part 402 and (b) the State Historic 

Preservation Officer, as required by 

section 106, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and the implementing 


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