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document (P–14634). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

tollfree, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502– 

8659 (TTY). 

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, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, Tribal members, and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

p. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Milestone—Target Date 

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)— 

March 2025 

Request Additional Information—March 

2025 

Issue Acceptance Letter—July 2025 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for 

comments—July 2025 

Request Additional Information (if 

necessary)—August 2025 

Issue Scoping Document 2—October 

2025 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis—October 2025 

Dated: February 4, 2025. 

Debbie Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02429 Filed 2–10–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP25–29–000] 

Notice of Scoping Period Requesting 

Comments on Environmental Issues 

for the Eastern Gas Transmission and 

Storage Proposed Capital Area Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental document, that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Capital Area Project involving 

construction and operation of facilities 

by Eastern Gas Transmission and 

Storage (EGTS), in Clinton, Centre and 

Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania, and 

Loudoun County, Virginia. The 

Commission will use this environmental 

document in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies regarding the 

project. As part of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review process, the Commission takes 

into account concerns the public may 

have about proposals and the 

environmental impacts that could result 

from its action whenever it considers 

the issuance of a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity. This 

gathering of public input is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the 

scoping process is to focus the analysis 

in the environmental document on the 

important environmental issues. 

Additional information about the 

Commission’s NEPA process is 

described below in the NEPA Process 

and Environmental Document section of 

this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission 

requests public comments on the scope 

of issues to address in the 

environmental document. To ensure 

that your comments are timely and 

properly recorded, please submit your 

comments so that the Commission 

receives them in Washington, DC on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 

6, 2025. Comments may be submitted in 

written form. Further details on how to 

submit comments are provided in the 

Public Participation section of this 

notice. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the environmental 

document. Commission staff will 

consider all written comments during 

the preparation of the environment 

document. 

If you submitted comments on this 

project to the Commission before the 

opening of this docket on December 23, 

2024, you would need to file those 

comments in Docket No. CP25–29–000 

to ensure they are considered as part of 

this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project. State and 

local government representatives should 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, a pipeline company 

representative may contact you about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

easement agreement. You are not 

required to enter into an agreement. 

However, if the Commission approves 

the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys 

the right of eminent domain to the 

company. Therefore, if you and the 

company do not reach an easement 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

court. In such instances, compensation 

would be determined by a judge in 

accordance with state law. The 

Commission does not subsequently 

grant, exercise, or oversee the exercise 

of that eminent domain authority. The 

courts have exclusive authority to 

handle eminent domain cases; the 

Commission has no jurisdiction over 

these matters. 

EGTS provided landowners with a 

fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled 

‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On 

My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ 

which addresses typically asked 

questions, including the use of eminent 

domain and how to participate in the 

Commission’s proceedings. This fact 

sheet along with other landowner topics 

of interest are available for viewing on 

the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) under 

the Natural Gas, Landowner Topics link. 

Public Participation 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. Please carefully follow 

these instructions so that your 

comments are properly recorded. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. Using 

eComment is an easy method for 

submitting brief, text-only comments on 

a project; 

(2) You can file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. With 

eFiling, you can provide comments in a 

variety of formats by attaching them as 

a file with your submission. New 


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1The appendices referenced in this notice will 

not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov 

using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’. For instructions on 

connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this 

notice. For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 

208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

2For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

3Cooperating agency responsibilities are 

addressed in Section 107(a)(3) of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4336(a)(3)). 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You 

will be asked to select the type of filing 

you are making; a comment on a 

particular project is considered a 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

Commission. Be sure to reference the 

project docket number (CP25–29–000) 

on your letter. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 

Washington, DC 20426. Submissions 

sent via any other carrier must be 

addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Additionally, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

makes it easy to stay informed of all 

issuances and submittals regarding the 

dockets/projects to which you 

subscribe. These instant email 

notifications are the fastest way to 

receive notification and provide a link 

to the document files which can reduce 

the amount of time you spend 

researching proceedings. Go to https://

www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 

register for eSubscription. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, community organizations, 

Tribal members and others, access 

publicly available information and 

navigate Commission processes. For 

public inquiries and assistance with 

making filings such as interventions, 

comments, or requests for rehearing, the 

public is encouraged to contact OPP at 

(202) 502–6595 or OPP@ferc.gov. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

The proposed project is known as the 

Capital Area Project (Project) and would 

enable EGTS to deliver an additional 

67,500 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of 

natural gas from an existing upstream 

pipeline interconnect in Clinton 

County, Pennsylvania, for delivery to 

local natural gas utilities in Frederick 

County, Maryland, and Loudoun 

County, Virginia. The Project would 

increase natural gas capacity on EGTS’ 

existing PL–1 pipeline system through 

the addition of compression and facility 

modifications at its existing Finnefrock, 

Centre, and Chambersburg Compressor 

Stations in Pennsylvania and Leesburg 

Compressor Station in Virginia. 

Specifically, the Project would consist 

of the following modifications to EGTS 

facilities: 

• adding one 6,130 horsepower (hp) 

gas-fired turbine compressor unit and 

ancillary facilities at Centre Compressor 

Station in Centre County, Pennsylvania; 

• adding one 11,110 hp gas-fired 

turbine compressor unit and installing 

ancillary facilities at Chambersburg 

Compressor Station in Franklin County, 

Pennsylvania; 

• adding one 5,000 hp electric-driven 

compressor unit and ancillary facilities 

at Leesburg Compressor Station in 

Loudoun County, Virginia; and 

• replacing gas coolers and headers 

and cold recycle piping, and installing 

new check valves, at Finnefrock 

Compressor Station in Clinton County, 

Pennsylvania. 

The Project Location Overview of the 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

The Project would require the use of 

a total of 64.0 acres of land during 

construction, of which 42.5 acres would 

be permanent impacts. At the Centre, 

Leesburg, and Finnefrock Compressor 

Stations, all Project modifications and 

facility components would be installed 

within the fenced boundary of the 

existing stations. Overall, construction 

would require the use of about 33.7 

acres within existing station fence lines, 

23.8 acres of adjacent land that would 

be used for temporary construction 

workspace outside the existing facilities, 

and 6.6 acres of land for the expansion 

of the Chambersburg Compressor 

Station. Following construction, the 

temporary workspaces would be 

restored. 

NEPA Process and the Environmental 

Document 

Any environmental document issued 

by the Commission will discuss impacts 

that could occur as a result of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed project under the relevant 

general resource areas: 

• geology and soils; 

• water resources and wetlands; 

• vegetation and wildlife; 

• threatened and endangered species; 

• cultural resources; 

• land use; 

• air quality and noise; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Commission staff 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. Your comments will 

help Commission staff identify and 

focus on the issues that might have an 

effect on the human environment and 

potentially eliminate others from further 

study and discussion in the 

environmental document. 

Following this scoping period, 

Commission staff will determine 

whether to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) or an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the 

EIS will present Commission staff’s 

independent analysis of the issues. If 

Commission staff prepares an EA, a 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment will be 

issued. The EA may be issued for an 

allotted public comment period. The 

Commission would consider timely 

comments on the EA before making its 

decision regarding the proposed project. 

If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/ 

Notice of Schedule will be issued, 

which will open up an additional 

comment period. Staff will then prepare 

a draft EIS which will be issued for 

public comment. Commission staff will 

consider all timely comments received 

during the comment period on the draft 

EIS and revise the document, as 

necessary, before issuing a final EIS. 

Any EA or draft and final EIS will be 

available in electronic format in the 

public record through eLibrary 2 and the 

Commission’s natural gas 

environmental documents web page 

(https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/ 

natural-gas/environment/ 

environmental-documents). If 

eSubscribed, you will receive instant 

email notification when the 

environmental document is issued. 

With this notice, the Commission is 

asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 

and/or special expertise with respect to 

the environmental issues of this project 

to formally cooperate in the preparation 

of the environmental document.3

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. 


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4The 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. 

Consultation 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, the Commission is 

using this notice to initiate consultation 

with the applicable State Historic 

Preservation Office(s), 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.4

The environmental document for this 

project will document 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 and includes a 

mailing address with their comments. 

Commission staff will update the 

environmental mailing list as the 

analysis proceeds to ensure that 

Commission notices related to this 

environmental review are sent to all 

individuals, organizations, and 

government entities interested in and/or 

potentially affected by the proposed 

project. 

If you need to make changes to your 

name/address, or if you would like to 

remove your name from the mailing list, 

please complete one of the following 

steps: 

(1) Send an email to 

GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov 

stating your request. You must include 

the docket number CP25–29–000 in 

your request. If you are requesting a 

change to your address, please be sure 

to include your name and the correct 

address. If you are requesting to delete 

your address from the mailing list, 

please include your name and address 

as it appeared on this notice. This email 

address is unable to accept comments. 

OR 

(2) Return the attached ‘‘Mailing List 

Update Form’’ (appendix 2). 

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 in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ 

field. Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 

208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 

502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of all formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

Public sessions or site visits will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar 

located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related 

information. 

Dated: February 4, 2025. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02427 Filed 2–10–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: AC25–42–000. 

Applicants: Arrowhead Gulf Coast 

Pipeline, LLC. 

Description: Arrowhead Gulf Coast 

Pipeline, LLC submits supplemental 

proposed journal entry for contribution 

accounting recorded to debit Account 

30 and credit Account 73 re acquisition 

of VP North Pipeline System from 

Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5212. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/25. 

Docket Numbers: PR25–33–000. 

Applicants: Colt Pipelines (North 

Texas) L.P. 

Description: § 284.123(g) Rate Filing: 

Cost Based Rate 2025 to be effective 2/ 

1/2025. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5126. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/25. 

§ 284.123(g) Protest: 5 p.m. ET 4/4/25. 

Docket Numbers: PR25–34–000. 

Applicants: Acadian Gas Pipeline 

System. 

Description: § 284.123 Rate Filing: 

Petition for Rate Approval 2025 to be 

effective 3/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5217. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/24/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–520–000. 

Applicants: Spire STL Pipeline LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: Spire 

STL NAESB 4.0 Compliance Filing to be 

effective 8/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5155. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–521–000. 

Applicants: Colorado Interstate Gas 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: Compliance filing: Order 

No. 587–AA Compliance Filing to be 

effective 8/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5157. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–522–000. 

Applicants: Wyckoff Gas Storage 

Company, LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: Order 

No. 587–AA Compliance Filing to be 

effective 8/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5158. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–523–000. 

Applicants: Cheyenne Connector, 

LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: CC 

2025–02–03 NAESB 4.0 Filing to be 

effective 8/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5159. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–524–000. 

Applicants: East Cheyenne Gas 

Storage, LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: ECGS 

2025–02–03 NAESB 4.0 Filing to be 

effective 8/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5162. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–525–000. 

Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline 

LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: REX 

2025–02–03 NAESB 4.0 Filing to be 

effective 8/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 2/3/25. 

Accession Number: 20250203–5163. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/25. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–526–000. 

Applicants: Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. 


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