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proposes to abandon and convert 

1,629,000 Dekatherms (Dth) of CMC 

Service to 762,373 Dth of No-Notice 

Service. Tallgrass states that the 

requested authorization is required in 

order to properly align Tallgrass’ 

certificated storage levels with the 

demand for firm storage services 

expressed by Tallgrass’ shippers. 

Further, Tallgrass also state that the 

quality of service being provided to its 

customers will not be affected, 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, contact FERC 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to Skip 

George, Manager Regulatory, Tallgrass 

Interstate Gas Transmission, LLC, 370 

Van Gordon Street, Lakewood, Colorado 

80228 or phone (303) 763–3251. 

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 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 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 

7 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 commentors 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 commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

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 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on 

the website that enables subscribers to 

receive email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: January 24, 2018. 

Dated: January 3, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00272 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP17–101–000] 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review of the Northeast 

Supply Enhancement Project 

On March 27, 2017, Transcontinental 

Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) 

filed an application in Docket No. 

CP17–101–000 requesting a Certificate 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural 

Gas Act to construct, operate, and 

maintain certain natural gas pipeline 

facilities. The proposed project is 

known as the Northeast Supply 

Enhancement Project (NESE Project or 

Project) and would provide 400,000 

dekatherms per day of firm 

transportation service to the New York 

City area. 

On April 6, 2017, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) issued its Notice of 

Application for the Project. Among 

other things, that notice alerted other 

agencies issuing federal authorizations 

of the requirement to complete all 

necessary reviews and to reach a final 

decision on the request for a federal 

authorization within 90 days of the date 

of issuance of the Commission staff’s 

final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the NESE Project. This instant 

notice identifies the FERC staff’s 

planned schedule for completion of the 

final EIS for the Project, which is based 

on an issuance of the draft EIS in March 

2018. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of Notice of Availability of the 

final EIS—September 17, 2018 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline—December 16, 2018 

This schedule is predicated on 

Transco demonstrating a feasible and 

timely method for addressing general 

conformity, such that the final General 

Conformity Determination can be issued 

with the final EIS. If a schedule change 

becomes necessary for the final EIS, an 


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1A loop is a segment of pipe that is installed 

adjacent to an existing pipeline and connected to 

it at both ends. A loop generally allows more gas 

to move through the system. 2Except for 0.2 mile of pipe in onshore 

Middlesex County, New Jersey, the Raritan Bay 

Loop would occur in offshore New Jersey waters 

(6.0 miles) and offshore New York waters (17.3 

miles). 

additional notice will be provided so 

that the relevant agencies are kept 

informed of the Project’s progress. 

Project Description 

The NESE Project consists of 10.2 

miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline 

loop 1 in Lancaster County, 

Pennsylvania (the Quarryville Loop); 3.4 

miles of 26-inch-diameter pipeline loop 

in Middlesex County, New Jersey (the 

Madison Loop); 23.5 miles of 26-inchdiameter pipeline loop in Middlesex 

and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey, 

and Queens and Richmond Counties, 

New York (the Raritan Bay Loop 2); 

modification of existing Compressor 

Station 200 in Chester County, 

Pennsylvania; construction of new 

Compressor Station 206 in Somerset 

County, New Jersey; and appurtenant 

facilities. 

Background 

On August 24, 2016, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Planned Northeast Supply 

Enhancement Project, Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues, 

and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions 

(NOI). The NOI was issued during the 

pre-filing review of the Project in Docket 

No. PF16–5 and was sent to federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; affected landowners; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes and 

regional organizations; commentors and 

other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. The majority 

of environmental issues raised during 

scoping were related to proposed 

Compressor Station 206, including air 

quality and noise impacts; impacts on 

nearby residences, schools, and 

churches; socioeconomic impacts, 

including environmental justice; safety; 

and impacts related to activities at the 

nearby existing Trap Rock Quarry. Other 

major issues raised during scoping 

related to the Project include purpose 

and need; surface water and 

groundwater impacts; impacts on 

wildlife and aquatic resources; traffic; 

and alternatives. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, and the City of New York are 

cooperating agencies in the preparation 

of the EIS. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EIS 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., 

CP17–101), 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 3, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00271 Filed 1–9–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2685–029] 

New York Power Authority; Notice of 

Application Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 

and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2685–029. 

c. Date filed: April 27, 2017. 

d. Applicant: New York Power 

Authority (NYPA). 

e. Name of Project: Blenheim-Gilboa 

Pumped Storage Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on Schoharie Creek, in the 

Towns of Blenheim and Gilboa in 

Schoharie County, New York. The 

project does not affect federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert 

Daly, Licensing Manager, New York 

Power Authority 123 Main Street, White 

Plains, New York 10601. Telephone: 

(914) 681–6564, Email: Rob.Daly@

nypa.gov. 

i. FERC Contact: Andy Bernick at 

(202) 502–8660, and email 

andrew.bernick@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway prescriptions: 60 days from the 

issuance date of this notice; reply 

comments are due 105 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway prescriptions using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/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–2685–029. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor 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. 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. The existing Blenheim-Gilboa 

Project consists of the following: (1) A 

2.25-mile-long, 30-foot-wide earth and 

rock fill embankment dike with a 

maximum height of 110 feet, 

constructed at Brown Mountain and 

forming the 399-acre Upper Reservoir 

(operating at the maximum and extreme 

minimum elevations of 2,003 feet and 

1,955 feet National Geodetic Vertical 

Datum of 1929 [NGVD 29], respectively) 


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