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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. 

2 See the previous discussion on the methods for 

filing comments. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP15–150–000] 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Availability of the 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Line Wb2va Integrity Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Line WB2VA Integrity Project, proposed 

by Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC 

(Columbia) in the above-referenced 

docket. The Line WB2VA Integrity 

Project would include modifications to 

Columbia’s existing facilities at 17 sites 

in Hardy County, West Virginia, and 

Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, and 

Greene Counties, Virginia. Proposed 

modifications include installation of pig 

launchers and receivers;1 replacement 

of short sections of existing pipeline, 

mainline valves, and other appurtenant 

facilities; and abandonment of two 

existing 20-inch-diameter pipelines 

beneath the South Fork of the 

Shenandoah River that would be 

replaced with a new 24-inch-diameter 

pipeline. The purpose of the project is 

to allow the use of modern inline 

inspection devices and upgrade pipeline 

segments in compliance with U.S. 

Department of Transportation safety 

standards. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the Line 

WB2VA Integrity Project in accordance 

with the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The 

FERC staff concludes that approval of 

the proposed project, with appropriate 

mitigating measures, would not 

constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

West Virginia Department of Natural 

Resources, and West Virginia 

Department of Environmental Protection 

participated as cooperating agencies in 

the preparation of the EA. Cooperating 

agencies have jurisdiction by law or 

special expertise with respect to 

resources potentially affected by the 

proposal and participate in the NEPA 

analysis. 

The FERC staff mailed copies of the 

EA to federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes; 

potentially affected landowners and 

other interested individuals and groups; 

and newspapers and libraries in the 

project area. In addition, the EA is 

available for public viewing on the 

FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using 

the eLibrary link. A limited number of 

copies of the EA are available for 

distribution and public inspection at: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Public Reference Room, 888 First Street 

NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8371. 

Any person wishing to comment on 

the EA may do so. Your comments 

should focus on the potential 

environmental effects, reasonable 

alternatives, and measures to avoid or 

lessen environmental impacts. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. To ensure that the 

Commission has the opportunity to 

consider your comments prior to 

making its decision on this project, it is 

important that we receive your 

comments in Washington, DC on or 

before February 27, 2016. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods you can use to file your 

comments to the Commission. In all 

instances, please reference the project 

docket number (CP15–150–000) with 

your submission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has expert staff available 

to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or 

efiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature on the Commission’s Web site 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to 

Documents and Filings. This is an easy 

method for submitting brief, text-only 

comments on a project; 

(2) You can also file your comments 

electronically using the eFiling feature 

on the Commission’s Web site 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to 

Documents and Filings. 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 must select 

the type of filing you are making. If you 

are filing a comment on a particular 

project, please select ‘‘Comment on a 

Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Any person seeking to become a party 

to the proceeding must file a motion to 

intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).2 Only 

intervenors have the right to seek 

rehearing of the Commission’s decision. 

The Commission grants affected 

landowners and others with 

environmental concerns intervenor 

status upon showing good cause by 

stating that they have a clear and direct 

interest in this proceeding which no 

other party can adequately represent. 

Simply filing environmental comments 

will not give you intervenor status, but 

you do not need intervenor status to 

have your comments considered. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web 

site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary 

link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on 

‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15– 

150). Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. 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. 

Dated: January 28, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01952 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #2 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC16–64–000. 

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1 16 U.S.C. 824e, 825e, 825h (2012). 

Applicants: Southwestern Public 

Service Company, Xcel Energy 

Southwest Transmission Company, 

LLC. 

Description: Joint Application for 

Authorization for Disposition of 

Jurisdictional Transmission Facilities of 

Southwestern Public Service Company 

and Xcel Energy Southwest 

Transmission Company, LLC. 

Filed Date: 1/28/16. 

Accession Number: 20160128–5164. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/16. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER15–1061–002. 

Applicants: New York Independent 

System Operator, Inc. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Compliance establish effective date— 

CSP Project to be effective 2/11/2016. 

Filed Date: 1/28/16. 

Accession Number: 20160128–5156. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/16. 

Docket Numbers: ER16–791–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Settlement Revenue Distribution 

Mechanism to be effective 2/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 1/27/16. 

Accession Number: 20160127–5475. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/17/16. 

Docket Numbers: ER16–800–000. 

Applicants: Southwestern Public 

Service Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2016–1–28_JD_SPS–XEST–O&M–679– 

0.0.0—Filing to be effective 12/31/9998. 

Filed Date: 1/28/16. 

Accession Number: 20160128–5147. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/16. 

Docket Numbers: ER16–801–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2900R5 KMEA NITSA NOA to be 

effective 1/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 1/28/16. 

Accession Number: 20160128–5197. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/16. 

Docket Numbers: ER16–802–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

2236R7 Golden Spread Electric 

Cooperative, Inc. NITSA NOA to be 

effective 1/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 1/28/16. 

Accession Number: 20160128–5206. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/16. 

Docket Numbers: ER16–803–000. 

Applicants: Wisconsin Electric Power 

Company. 

Description: Tariff Cancellation: 

Cancellation of Wisconsin Electric/ 

WPPI FRT Service Agreement No 2 to be 

effective 1/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 1/28/16. 

Accession Number: 20160128–5239. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/16. 

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. 

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: January 28, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01951 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL16–34–000] 

Electric Power Supply Association, 

Retail Energy Supply Association, 

Dynegy Inc., Eastern Generation, LLC, 

NRG Power Marketing LLC and GenOn 

Energy Management, LLC v. 

FirstEnergy Solutions Corporation, 

Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland 

Electric Illuminating Company and The 

Toledo Edison Company; Notice of 

Complaint 

Take notice that on January 27, 2016, 

pursuant to sections 206, 306 and 309 

of the Federal Power Act 1 and Rule 206 

of the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) Rules of 

Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 

(2015), the Electric Power Supply 

Association, the Retail Energy Supply 

Association, Dynegy Inc., Eastern 

Generation, LLC, NRG Power Marketing 

LLC and GenOn Energy Management, 

LLC (Complainants) filed a formal 

complaint against FirstEnergy 

Corporation’s subsidiaries, FirstEnergy 

Solutions Corporation, Ohio Edison 

Company, The Cleveland Electric 

Illuminating Company and The Toledo 

Edison Company (Respondents), 

alleging that an abusive affiliate power 

sales contract involving subsidiaries of 

FirstEnergy Corporation may evade 

Commission review, all as more fully 

explained in the complaint. 

Complainants certify that copies of 

the complaint were served on the 

contacts for Respondents, as listed on 

the Commission’s list of Corporate 

Officials. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Protests will be considered by 

the Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. The Respondents’ answer 

and all interventions, or protests must 

be filed on or before the comment date. 

The Respondents’ answer, motions to 

intervene, and protests must be served 

on Complainants. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of 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 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site 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: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on February 16, 2016. 

Dated: January 28, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01954 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] 

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