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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. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

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: May 23, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11441 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–44–000] 

Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Scoping 

Period Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Ohio Valley Connector Expansion 

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 Ohio Valley Connector Expansion 

Project (Project) involving construction 

and operation of facilities proposed by 

Equitrans L.P. (Equitrans) in Greene 

County, Pennsylvania; Wetzel County, 

West Virginia; and Monroe County, 

Ohio. 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 June 

22, 2022. 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 environmental 

document. 

If you submitted comments on this 

Project to the Commission before the 

opening of this docket on January 28, 

2022, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. CP22–44–000 

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. 

Equitrans 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 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 

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 (CP22–44–000) 

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: 

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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. 

2The 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. 

3For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

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. 

Project Purpose and Need and 

Summary of Proposed Project 

According to Equitrans, this Project 

would expand Equitrans’ existing Ohio 

Valley Connector assets to deliver 

approximately 350,000 dekatherms per 

day of incremental firm natural gas to 

the expanding mid-continent and Gulf 

Coast markets along the Rockies Express 

and Rover pipeline systems. 

Equitrans proposes to acquire and 

operate the existing non-jurisdictional 

Cygrymus Compressor Station—located 

in Greene County, Pennsylvania—and 

install two new turbines. In addition, 

Equitrans would install one additional 

compressor unit each at the existing 

Corona Compressor Station in Wetzel 

County, West Virginia and at the 

existing Plasma Compressor Station in 

Monroe County, Ohio. Equitrans would 

also construct approximately 5.5 miles 

of pipeline and ancillary facilities in 

different locations related to the 

compressor stations. 

Specifically, the Ohio Valley 

Connector Expansion Project would 

consist of the following facilities: 

Greene County, Pennsylvania 

• addition of two Taurus 70 turbines 

at the existing Cygrymus Compressor 

Station; 

• approximately 0.5 mile of 16-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline (H–327); 

• approximately 0.5 mile of 12-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline (H–328); 

• a deep anode groundbed and 

rectifier; and 

• ancillary facilities, such as a valve 

yard, taps, and internal inspection 

device (e.g., pig 1) launchers and 

receivers. 

Wetzel County, West Virginia 

• addition of one Mars 100 

compressor at the existing Corona 

Compressor Station; 

• approximately 3.7 miles of new 24- 

inch-diameter natural gas pipeline (H– 

326); 

• approximately 129 feet of new 8- 

inch-diameter natural gas pipeline (H– 

329); 

• approximately 0.7 mile of new 16- 

inch-diameter natural gas pipeline (H– 

330); 

• approximately 0.09 mile of new 16- 

inch-diameter natural gas pipeline (H– 

330 Spur); 

• approximately 160 feet of new 12- 

inch-diameter natural gas pipeline; and 

• ancillary facilities, such as mainline 

valves, valve yards, measuring 

equipment, and internal inspection 

device (e.g., pig launchers and 

receivers). 

Monroe County, Ohio 

• addition of one Titan 130 

compressor at the existing Plasma 

Compressor Station. 

The general location of the Project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.2

Land Requirements for Construction 

Based on the environmental 

information provided by Equitrans, 

construction of the proposed facilities 

would disturb about 117 acres of land 

for the aboveground facilities and the 

pipelines. Following construction, 

Equitrans would maintain about 32 

acres for operation of the Project 

facilities; the remaining acreage would 

be restored and revert to former uses. 

The proposed H–326, H–330, and H– 

330 spur pipelines would be collocated 

with existing pipelines for 

approximately 58.8 percent, 76.8 

percent, and 88.9 percent of the 

proposed alignments, respectively; and 

the H–327 and H–328 pipelines are 

parallel and would be located within a 

shared pipeline construction right-ofway. 

The 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 and visual impacts 

• socioeconomics and environmental 

justice; 

• air quality, climate change, and 

noise; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Based on an initial review of 

Equitrans’ proposal, supplement, and 

public comments received during 

Equitrans’ open houses, Commission 

staff have identified several potential/ 

expected impacts that deserve attention 

in the environmental document. 

Construction of the Project would 

potentially impact 13 waterbodies and 

about 0.4 acre of wetland, as well as 

affect noise, traffic, and road conditions. 

Construction and operation could 

impact/interfere with existing mining 

operations and have potential for an 

increased risk of landslides. Operation 

of the Project would also result in 

emissions estimated at 6.77 million 

metric tonnes per year of carbon dioxide 

(CO2) from the end use of the natural 

gas. 

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. 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 

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4The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at title 40, Code of Federal 

Regulations, section 1501.8. 

5The 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. 

Commission’s natural gas 

environmental documents web page 

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

natural-gas/environment/ 

environmental-documents). If 

eSubscribed, you will receive an 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.4

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. 

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), other government 

agencies, interested Indian tribes, and 

the public to solicit their views and 

concerns regarding the Project’s 

potential effects on historic properties.5

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 

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; 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, as well as 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 CP22–44–000 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, excluding the last three digits (i.e., 

CP22–44). 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: May 23, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11439 Filed 5–26–22; 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 exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG22–129–000. 

Applicants: Sierra Energy Storage, 

LLC. 

Description: Sierra Energy Storage, 

LLC submits Notice of Self-Certification 

of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. 

Filed Date: 5/23/22. 

Accession Number: 20220523–5103. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/22. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER20–686–003. 

Applicants: Tri-State Generation and 

Transmission Association, Inc. 

Description: Refund Report: Refund 

Report for OATT Settlement to be 

effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 5/23/22. 

Accession Number: 20220523–5109. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER20–1075–003. 

Applicants: California Independent 

System Operator Corporation. 

Description: Compliance filing: 2022– 

05–23 Compliance Filing—CPM Soft 

Offer Cap to be effective 4/22/2022. 

Filed Date: 5/23/22. 

Accession Number: 20220523–5119. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–2381–002. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Electric Power 

Company. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Amendment to Formula Rate Update 

Filing to be effective 9/7/2021. 

Filed Date: 5/23/22. 

Accession Number: 20220523–5068. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–1518–001. 

Applicants: Laurel Mountain BESS, 

LLC. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Laurel Mountain BESS, LLC MBR Tariff 

to be effective 4/1/2022. 

Filed Date: 5/20/22. 

Accession Number: 20220520–5198. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/10/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–1931–000. 

Applicants: Tri-State Generation and 

Transmission Association, Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Amendment to Service Agreement FERC 

No. 803 to be effective 4/29/2022. 

Filed Date: 5/20/22. 

Accession Number: 20220520–5200. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/10/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–1932–000. 


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