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1A pig is a tool that the pipeline company inserts 

into and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning 

the pipeline, conducting internal inspections, or 

other purposes. 

the facility’s experience with energy 

management—collected in the SEP 

Enrollment Form; (2) Basic facility 

information about its energy use, energy 

consumption, and energy performance 

indicators—collected in the SEP 

Application Form; (3) Information on 

energy performance improvement in 

SEP-certified facilities—collected in the 

SEP Energy Performance Improvement 

Report; (4) Information on the costs and 

benefits of participating in SEP 

(optional; not required for SEP 

certification)—collected in the SEP 

Voluntary Costs/Benefits Form. 50001 

Ready collects only a subset of the same 

types of information in categories (1), 

(2), and (3), and without the need for 

external audit. 

Background data will primarily be 

used to track basic information about 

SEP and 50001 Ready participants and 

identify opportunities to provide 

participants with technical assistance. 

Basic information about a facility’s 

energy use, energy consumption, and 

energy performance indicators will be 

used to administer SEP and 50001 

Ready. Information on energy 

performance improvement will be used 

by DOE to manage and track 

participation cycles, and to track the 

results of participation in SEP and 

50001 Ready. For SEP, optional 

information on costs and benefits of SEP 

participation will be used to conduct 

and refine analysis on the costs and 

benefits of SEP participation. Responses 

to the DOE’s Information Collection 

Request will be voluntary. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 575; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 475; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 650; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $31,295. 

Statutory Authority: Accelerating 

Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency. 

Executive Order 13624, 77 FR 54779 (Aug. 

30, 2012); 42 U.S.C. 16191. 

Paul Scheihing, 

Technology Manager, Advanced 

Manufacturing Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00361 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP17–441–000 and CP17–441– 

001] 

Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review of 

the North Seattle Lateral Upgrade 

Project 

On May 11, 2017, Northwest Pipeline 

LLC (Northwest) filed an application 

with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC) in 

docket number CP17–441–000 

requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas 

Act to construct and operate certain 

natural gas pipeline facilities. The 

proposed project is known as the North 

Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project (Project), 

and would replace an existing 8-inchdiameter pipeline with a 20-inchdiameter pipeline, increasing the design 

capacity on Northwest’s system to serve 

Puget Sound Energy. 

On October 23, 2017, Northwest filed 

an amendment to its application, and on 

November 2, 2017, the Commission the 

issued a Notice of Amendment to the 

Application for the revised 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: February 12, 2018. 

90-day Federal Authorization 

Decision Deadline: May 13, 2018. 

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 

Northwest proposes to remove 

approximately 5.8 miles of the 8-inchdiameter North Seattle Lateral pipeline 

in Snohomish County, Washington and 

replace it with 20-inch-diameter 

pipeline, primarily in the same trench. 

The North Seattle Lateral Upgrade 

Project would consist of the following 

facilities: 

• Replace 5.8-miles of 8-inchdiameter pipeline with 20-inchdiameter pipeline; 

• rebuild the existing North Seattle/ 

Everett meter station in order to 

accommodate the increased delivery 

capacity of the North Seattle Lateral; 

• relocate an existing 8-inch pig 

launcher and a 20-inch pig receiver; 1

and 

• replace an existing 8-inch mainline 

valve with a 20-inch valve. 

Background 

On June 21, 2017, the FERC issued a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed North Seattle Lateral Upgrade 

Project, Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues, and Notice of 

Public Scoping Session (NOI) in Docket 

No. CP17–441–000. The NOI was 

mailed to 409 parties, including affected 

landowners; federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries. 

We also held a public scoping comment 

session in the Project area on July 13, 

2017. 

The primary issues raised by 

commenters were impacts on residences 

(including noise, dust, drainage, and 

vegetation clearing), biological and 

water resources impacts, alternative 

routings for crossing the Fritch Mill 

property, pipeline safety, and impacts 

on adjacent utility easements and 

infrastructure. 

On October 23, 2017 Northwest 

amended its application, reducing the 

Project’s incremental firm capacity from 

196,311 to 159,299 dekatherms per day; 

reducing the length of the replacement 

20-inch-diameter pipeline by about 1 

mile; locating the replacement pig 

launcher/receiver at milepost 7.76; and 

changing the pipeline route between 

mileposts 2.1 and 2.2 so as to divert its 

pipeline system around the Fritch Mill. 

Accordingly, on November 21, 2017 we 

issued a Supplemental Notice of Intent 

to Prepare an Environmental 

Assessment for the Amended North 

Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project and 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues (NOI) in Docket 

No. CP17–441–001. The Supplemental 

NOI was mailed to 312 parties, 

including affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; Native American tribes; 

other interested parties; and local 

libraries. 


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Comments on the Supplemental NOI 

concerned the need for relocating the 

pipeline off the existing right-of-way; 

impacts to springs, wetlands, and 

mature forest from the newly routed 

segment, and alternatives. 

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., 

CP17–441), 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: January 5, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00328 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2218–002. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Compliance Filing to 12.29.17 Order in 

ER17–2218—Revisions to PJM–MISO 

JOA to be effective 10/1/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/5/18. 

Accession Number: 20180105–5011. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2220–002. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: Compliance filing: 2018– 

01–04_2017–08–01_Compliance filing 

re MISO–PJM JOA pseudo tie revisions 

to be effective 10/1/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5143. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER17–2513–001. 

Applicants: Public Service Company 

of New Mexico. 

Description: Compliance filing: Notice 

of Effective Date to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 1/5/18. 

Accession Number: 20180105–5039. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–597–000. 

Applicants: ITC Midwest LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Filing of a Master JUA for Distribution 

Underbuild with SW IA Rural Elec Coop 

to be effective 3/5/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5139. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–598–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2018–01–04_SA 3081 UMERC–ATC GIA 

(J704) to be effective 12/19/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5147. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–599–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3388 

East River Electric/Otter Tail Power/ 

MISO Int Agr to be effective 1/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5153. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–599–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3388 

East River Electric/Otter Tail Power/ 

MISO Int Agr to be effective 1/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5154. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–600–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc., 

Otter Tail Power Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2018–01–04_SA 3080 OTP-East River 

T–T (Blair) to be effective 1/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5155. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–600–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc., 

Otter Tail Power Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2018–01–04_SA 3080 OTP-East River 

T–T (Blair) to be effective 1/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5156. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–601–000. 

Applicants: Southern California 

Edison Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Four 

SGIAs Monolith 4, 5 6, 7 Projects TerraGen 251 Wind, LLC to be effective 

1/17/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5163. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–602–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Central Power Electric Cooperative 

Depreciation Rates to be effective 

1/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5165. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/25/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–603–000. 

Applicants: Southern California 

Edison Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: GIA 

and Distrib Serv Agmt Wintec Energy, 

LTD—Wintec Palm Project WDT1506 to 

be effective 1/2/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/5/18. 

Accession Number: 20180105–5010. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–604–000. 

Applicants: New York Independent 

System Operator, Inc. 

Description: Petition for Temporary 

Tariff Waivers of New York 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Filed Date: 1/4/18. 

Accession Number: 20180104–5178. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/11/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–605–000. 

Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate 

Transmission, LLC, PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

MAIT submits Operating and 

Interconnection Agreements SA Nos. 

4577 and 4578 to be effective 3/7/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/5/18. 

Accession Number: 20180105–5038. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/26/18. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 


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