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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. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: August 26, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP21–78–000] 

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for The Proposed 

Wisconsin Access Project, Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues, 

and Schedule for Environmental 

Review 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

that will discuss the environmental 

impacts of the Wisconsin Access Project 

(Project) involving construction and 

operation of facilities by ANR Pipeline 

Company (ANR) in Oconto, Oneida, 

Manitowoc, and Marathon Counties, 

Wisconsin. The Commission will use 

this EIS in its decision-making process 

to determine whether the Project is in 

the public convenience and necessity. 

The schedule for preparation of the EIS 

is discussed in the Schedule for 

Environmental Review section of this 

notice. 

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 whenever it 

considers the issuance of a Certificate of 

Public Convenience and Necessity. This 

gathering of public input is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ By notice issued on April 

23, 2021, in Docket No. CP21–78–000, 

the Commission opened a scoping 

period; and staff intends to prepare an 

EIS that will address the concerns raised 

during that scoping period as well as 

comments received in response to this 

notice. Therefore, the Commission 

requests comments on potential 

alternatives and impacts, and any 

relevant information, studies, or 

analyses of any kind concerning impacts 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment. 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 September 25, 2021. 

Further details on how to submit 

comments are provided in the Public 

Participation section of this notice. 

As mentioned above, the Commission 

previously opened a scoping period 

which expired on May 24, 2021. All 

substantive written and oral comments 

provided during scoping will be 

addressed in the EIS. Therefore, if you 

submitted comments on this Project to 

the Commission during the previous 

scoping process, you do not need to file 

those comments again. 

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 grant, exercise, or 

oversee the exercise of eminent domain 

authority. The courts have exclusive 

authority to handle eminent domain 

cases; the Commission has no 

jurisdiction over these matters. 

ANR 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 Questions or 

Landowner Topics link. 

Public Participation 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please 

carefully follow these instructions so 

that your comments are properly 

recorded. 

(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 also 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 

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 (CP21–78–000) 

on your letter. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Additionally, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription. This 

service provides automatic notification 

of filings made to subscribed dockets, 

document summaries, and direct links 

to the documents. Go to https://

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

register for eSubscription. 

Summary of the Proposed Project, the 

Project Purpose and Need, and 

Expected Impacts 

ANR proposes to facilitate an increase 

in the firm capacity on its natural gas 

pipeline by approximately 50,707 

dekatherms per day into Wisconsin, 

through software modifications and 

minor modifications to its existing 

Coleman, Lena, Meeme, Mosinee, 

Rhinelander, Suring, and Two Rivers 

Meter Stations. The modifications 


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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. At this time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room 

due to the proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus 

Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on 

March 13, 2020. 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. 

3 40 CFR 1508.1(z). 

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. 

include the replacement of some 

metering and filtering equipment, 

installation of additional metering 

equipment, and replacement of two 

meter station buildings. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Construction of the proposed facilities 

would disturb about 4.1 acres of land, 

2.4 acres of which are within the 

existing facility fencelines. Following 

construction, ANR would convert less 

than 0.1 acre of the area outside the 

existing facilities for permanent 

operation of the project’s facilities; the 

remaining acreage would be restored 

and revert to former uses. 

Based on an initial review of ANR’s 

proposal, Commission staff have 

identified a couple of expected impacts 

that deserve attention in the EIS. These 

include noise impacts and an increase 

in greenhouse gas emissions. 

The NEPA Process and the EIS 

The EIS 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; 

• socioeconomics and environmental 

justice; 

• air quality and noise; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Commission staff will also make 

recommendations on how to lessen or 

avoid impacts on the various resource 

areas. Your comments will help 

Commission staff focus its analysis on 

the issues that may have a significant 

effect on the human environment. 

The EIS will present Commission 

staff’s independent analysis of the 

issues. Staff will 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 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. 

Alternatives Under Consideration 

The EIS will evaluate reasonable 

alternatives that are technically and 

economically feasible and meet the 

purpose and need for the proposed 

action.3 Alternatives currently under 

consideration include: 

• The no-action alternative, meaning 

the Project is not implemented. 

With this notice, the Commission 

requests specific comments regarding 

any additional potential alternatives to 

the proposed action or segments of the 

proposed action. Please focus your 

comments on reasonable alternatives 

(including alternative facility sites and 

pipeline routes) that meet the Project 

objectives, are technically and 

economically feasible, and avoid or 

lessen environmental impact. 

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 

initiated section 106 consultation for the 

Project in the notice issued on April 23, 

2021, with the applicable State Historic 

Preservation Officer(s), and other 

government agencies, interested Indian 

tribes, and the public to solicit their 

views and concerns regarding the 

Project’s potential effects on historic 

properties.4 This notice is a 

continuation of section 106 consultation 

for the Project. The Project EIS will 

document findings on the impacts on 

historic properties and summarize the 

status of consultations under section 

106. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

On March 25, 2021, the 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 EIS for the Project. This 

notice identifies the Commission staff’s 

planned schedule for completion of the 

final EIS for the Project, which is based 

on an issuance of the draft EIS in 

December 2021. 

Issuance of Notice of Availability of 

the final EIS: March 18, 2022 

90-day Federal Authorization 

Decision Deadline: June 16, 2022 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary for the final EIS, an additional 

notice will be provided so that the 

relevant agencies are kept informed of 

the Project’s progress. 

Permits and Authorizations 

The table below lists the anticipated 

permits and authorizations for the 

Project required under federal law. This 

list may not be all-inclusive and does 

not preclude any permit or 

authorization if it is not listed here. 

Agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ 

or special expertise may formally 

cooperate in the preparation of the 

Commission’s EIS and may adopt the 

EIS to satisfy its NEPA responsibilities 

related to this Project. 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. 

ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS, APPROVALS, AND CONSULTATIONS

Agency Permit/approval/consultation 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act. 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ........ Endangered Species Act—Section 7 Consultation, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle 

Protection Act. 


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ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS, APPROVALS, AND CONSULTATIONS—Continued 

Agency Permit/approval/consultation 

Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO).Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. 

Environmental Mailing List 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for the Project which 

includes federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; federally recognized Indian 

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-ofway 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. 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 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 CP21–78–000 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 (i.e., CP21–78). 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: August 26, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER21–2767–000] 

Skipjack Solar Center, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of Skipjack 

Solar Center, LLC’s application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is September 

15, 2021. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (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. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: August 26, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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