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1 GDF Suez Energy Resources, NA v. New York 

Independent System Operator, Inc. and 

Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., 

149 FERC ¶ 61,257 (2014). 

the project develops. On natural gas 

facility projects, the APE at a minimum 

encompasses all areas subject to ground 

disturbance (examples include 

construction right-of-way, contractor/

pipe storage yards, compressor stations, 

and access roads). Our EA for this 

project will document our findings on 

the impacts on historic properties and 

summarize the status of consultations 

under Section 106. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the project. 

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 your comments are 

timely and properly recorded, please 

send your comments so that the 

Commission receives them in 

Washington, DC on or before February 

9, 2015. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances please reference the project 

docket number (CP15–14–000) 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 interested persons to submit 

brief, text-only comments on a project; 

(2) You can 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. 

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. We will 

update the environmental mailing list as 

the analysis proceeds to ensure that we 

send the information related to this 

environmental review to all individuals, 

organizations, and government entities 

interested in and/or potentially affected 

by the proposed project. 

If we publish and distribute the EA, 

copies will be sent to the environmental 

mailing list for public review and 

comment. If you would prefer to receive 

a paper copy of the document instead of 

the CD version or would like to remove 

your name from the mailing list, please 

return the attached Information Request 

(appendix 2). 

Becoming an Intervenor 

In addition to involvement in the EA 

scoping process, you may want to 

become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an 

official party to the Commission’s 

proceeding. Intervenors play a more 

formal role in the process and are able 

to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be 

heard by the courts if they choose to 

appeal the Commission’s final ruling. 

An intervenor formally participates in 

the proceeding by filing a request to 

intervene. Instructions for becoming an 

intervenor are in the User’s Guide under 

the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s 

Web site. 

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 Web 

site at 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., CP15–14). 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 now 

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/ 

docs-filing/esubscription.asp. 

Finally, public meetings or site visits 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

calendar located at www.ferc.gov/

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00568 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL14–89–000] 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc.; Notice of Filing 

Take notice that on January 9, 2015, 

New York Independent System 

Operator, Inc. filed a refund report to 

comply with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) 

Order on Complaint issued December 

18, 2014.1

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, 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. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

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 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 


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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible online at 

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

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

electronic 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 January 30, 2015. 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00569 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2012–0803] [ER–FRL–9018– 

9] 

Availability of an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) and Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Environmental Assessment 

(EA)/Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4307h), the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s NEPA 

regulations (40 CFR part 1500–1508), 

and EPA’s regulations for implementing 

NEPA (40 CFR part 6), EPA has 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

(EA) to analyze the potential 

environmental impacts related to the 

reissuance of the National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

General Permit for stormwater 

discharges associated with Industrial 

Activity (the ‘‘2015 Multi-Sector 

General Permit’’). The EA evaluates the 

potential environmental impacts from 

the discharge of pollutants in 

stormwater discharges associated with 

industrial activities where EPA is the 

permitting authority. Based on the 

environmental impact analysis in the 

EA, EPA has made a preliminary 

determination that no significant 

environmental impacts are anticipated 

from the issuance of the 2015 MultiSector General Permit. 

This notice initiates the 30-day review 

period and invites comments from 

Federal, State, and local agencies, 

Indian tribes, and the public regarding 

EPA’s preliminary determination. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to the Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 

2012–0803 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments by clicking on ‘‘Help’’ or 

‘‘FAQs.’’ 

• Mail: ATTN: MSGP Comments, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Wastewater Management, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code: 

4203 M, Washington, DC 20460 

• Courier: ATTN: MSGP Comments, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Wastewater Management, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Rm # 

7235A, Washington, DC 20004, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Comments should be received within 

30 days of the date of the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov. 

The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you submit an electronic comment, 

EPA recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Trice, NEPA Compliance 

Division, Office of Federal Activities, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail 

Code: 2252A, Washington, DC 20460. 

Telephone: (202) 564–6646. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is 

seeking public comment regarding its 

preliminary Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) to document its 

determination that no significant 

environmental impacts are anticipated 

from the issuance of the 2015 MultiSector General Permit. EPA invites the 

public to submit comments through 

Regulations.gov or by mail to the 

address cited in the ADDRESSES section 

during the 30-day comment period 

following the publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register. 

Since 1995, EPA has issued a series of 

NPDES Multi-Sector General Permits 

(MSGP) that cover areas where EPA is 

the permitting authority. At present, 

EPA is the permitting authority in 

Idaho, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

and New Mexico, Indian Country Lands, 

Puerto Rico, Washington, DC, and U.S. 

territories and protectorates. EPA’s 

current MSGP became effective on 

September 29, 2008 (73 FR 56572) and 

expired at midnight on September 29, 

2013. The proposed action, would 

replace the 2008 MSGP. EPA proposes 

to issue the MSGP for five (5) years 

during which time the permit will 

provide coverage to eligible existing and 

new dischargers for the ten categories of 

industrial activities identified in 40 CFR 

122.26(b)(14)(i)–(xi) where EPA is the 

NPDES permitting authority. On 

November 15, 2013, EPA initiated 

scoping for the development of the 

environmental issues and reasonable 

alternatives to be addressed in the EA. 

78 FR 68835. 

The environmental review process, 

which is documented by the 

Environmental Assessment (EA), 

indicates that no potential significant 

adverse environmental impacts are 

anticipated from the proposed action. 

The EA, which analyzed the potential 

environmental impacts of issuing the 

new MSGP, considered the potential 

environmental impacts from the 

discharge of pollutants in stormwater 

discharges associated with industrial 

activities where EPA is the permitting 

authority. 

Based on the environmental impact 

analysis in the EA, EPA has determined 

that no significant environmental 

impacts are anticipated from the 

issuance of the 2015 Multi-Sector 

General Permit and the proposed action 

does not constitute a major Federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment, making the 

preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) unnecessary. Therefore, 


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