Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / Notices 63115 

1The Project is one of three projects being 

reviewed concurrently as the Southeast Market 

Pipelines Project (SMP Project). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt 

Wholesale Generator Status 

Docket Nos. 

Dominion Solar Gen-Tie, 

LLC ................................ EG14–71–000 

Desert Green Solar Farm 

LLC ................................ EG14–72–000 

Seiling Wind, LLC ............. EG14–73–000 

Seiling Wind II, LLC .......... EG14–74–000 

Mammoth Plains Wind 

Project, LLC .................. EG14–75–000 

TX Jumbo Road Wind, 

LLC ................................ EG14–76–000 

Palo Duro Wind Energy, 

LLC ................................ EG14–77–000 

OCI Alamo 4 LLC ............. EG14–78–000 

Newark Energy Center, 

LLC ................................ EG14–79–000 

Take notice that during the months of 

September 2014, the status of the abovecaptioned entities as Exempt Wholesale 

Generators became effective by 

operation of the Commission’s 

regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a). 

Dated: October 15, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25007 Filed 10–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PF14–1–000] 

Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Planned Southeast 

Market Pipelines Project and Request 

for Comments on Environmental 

Issues Related to New Alternatives 

Under Consideration 

In response to concerns raised about 

the Sabal Trail Transmission LLC’s 

(Sabal Trail) planned Sabal Trail Project 

(Project),1 additional pipeline route 

alternatives and compressor station 

location alternatives are now being 

considered. These alternatives which 

are described below would affect new 

landowners; therefore, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC 

or Commission) is issuing this 

supplemental notice (Notice) to provide 

these landowners and other interested 

parties an opportunity to comment on 

the Project. The FERC is the lead federal 

agency responsible for conducting the 

environmental review of this Project. 

The Commission’s staff will prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

that discusses the environmental 

impacts of the Project. This EIS will be 

used in-part by the Commission to 

determine whether the Project is in the 

public convenience and necessity. 

You have been identified as a 

landowner or an interested party that 

may be affected by new alternatives 

being considered or by the 

corresponding segment of the currently 

planned route. Information in this 

Notice was prepared to familiarize you 

with these new alternatives, the Project 

as a whole, and the Commission’s 

environmental review process, and 

instruct you on how to submit 

comments about the Project and the 

alternatives under consideration. This 

Notice is also being sent to: Federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; environmental and 

public interest groups; Native American 

tribes; other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. We encourage 

elected officials and government 

representatives to notify their 

constituents about the Project and 

inform them on how they can comment 

on their areas of concern. Please note 

that comments on this Notice should be 

filed with the Commission by November 

14, 2014. 

If your property would be affected by 

one of the alternatives under 

consideration, you should have already 

been contacted by a Sabal Trail 

representative. A Sabal Trail 

representative may have also contacted 

you or may contact you in the near 

future about the acquisition of an 

easement to construct, operate, and 

maintain the planned facilities or 

request permission to perform 

environmental surveys on your 

property. Some landowners may not be 

contacted if the alternative across their 

property is found to be either not 

feasible or not environmentally 

preferable to other alternatives being 

considered. If the Commission approves 

the Project, that approval conveys with 

it the right of eminent domain. 

Therefore, if easement negotiations fail 

to produce an agreement, the pipeline 

company could initiate condemnation 

proceedings where compensation would 

be determined in accordance with state 

law. 

To help potentially affected 

landowners and other interested parties 

better understand the Commission and 

its environmental review process, the 

‘‘For Citizens’’ section of the FERC Web 

site (www.ferc.gov) provides information 

about getting involved in FERC 

jurisdictional projects, and a citizens’ 

guide entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural 

Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I 

Need to Know?’’ This guide addresses a 

number of frequently asked questions, 

including the use of eminent domain 

and how to participate in the 

Commission’s proceedings. 

Project Background 

On October 16, 2013 the 

Commission’s environmental staff 

approved Sabal Trail’s request to use the 

Commission Pre-Filing Process for the 

Project. The purpose of the Pre-Filing 

Process is to encourage the early 

involvement of interested stakeholders 

to identify and resolve project-related 

issues before an application is filed with 

the Commission. On February 18, 2014 

the Commission issued a Notice of 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Planned 

Southeast Market Pipelines Project, 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues, and Notice of 

Public Scoping Meetings. 

During the course of the Pre-Filing 

Process, numerous concerns have been 

expressed about the potential 

environmental impacts of the Project. 

Based on the merits of these comments 

and to ensure that public concerns are 

fully considered during the Pre-Filing 

Process, additional alternatives have 

been identified and are being 

considered. 

Project Summary 

As noted previously, the Project is 

part of the SMP Project and will be 

reviewed concurrently along with the 

Florida Southeast Connection Project 

and the Hillabee Expansion Project. The 

SMP Project would involve the 

construction and operation of over 650 

miles of interstate natural gas 

transmission pipeline and associated 

facilities in Alabama, Georgia, and 

Florida. The Project would connect with 

the Hillabee Expansion Project in 

Alabama, and the Florida Southeast 

Connection Project in Florida. 

The Sabal Trail portion of the SMP 

Project would involve the construction 

and operation of approximately 460 

miles of 36-inch-diameter natural gas 

transmission pipeline beginning in 

Tallapoosa County, Alabama and ending 

in Osceola County, Florida. Sabal Trail 

also plans to construct and operate 

approximately 14 miles of 36-inchdiameter natural gas transmission 

pipeline in Osceola and Orange 

Counties, Florida (Hunters Creek Line) 

and approximately 24 miles of 24-inchdiameter natural gas transmission 

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