Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 196 / Thursday, October 12, 2017 / Notices 47503 

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 October 25, 

2017. 

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 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also 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 

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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. 

Dated: October 5, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22009 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP17–80–000] 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review of the Eastern Panhandle 

Expansion Project; Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC 

On March 15, 2017, Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC (Columbia) filed an 

application in Docket No. CP17–80–000 

requesting a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity pursuant to 

Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to 

construct and operate certain natural gas 

pipeline facilities. The proposed project 

is known as the Eastern Panhandle 

Expansion Project (Project), and would 

involve construction and operation of 

approximately 3.4 miles of 8-inchdiameter pipeline in Fulton County, 

Pennsylvania; Washington County, 

Maryland: and Morgan County, West 

Virginia. 

On April 25, 2017, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) issued its Notice of Application 

for the Project. Among other things, that 

notice alerted agencies issuing federal 

authorizations of the requirement to 

complete all necessary reviews and to 

reach a final decision on a request for 

a federal authorization within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA) 

for the Project. This instant notice 

identifies the FERC staff’s planned 

schedule for the completion of the EA 

for the Project. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—January 26, 2018 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline—April 26, 2018 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

Columbia proposes to construct, 

operate, and maintain the Project in 

three counties and states (Fulton 

County, Pennsylvania; Washington 

County, Maryland; and Morgan County, 

West Virginia). The Project would 

provide an additional 47.5 dekatherms 

per day (Dth/d) of capacity for firm 

transportation service to markets in 

West Virginia through Mountaineer Gas 

Company’s (Mountaineer) gathering 

system. The Project will involve the 

construction and operation of 

approximately 3.4 miles of new 

greenfield 8-inch-diameter pipeline, 

three main line valves, and two new tiein assemblies. 

Background 

On April 25, 2017, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Eastern Panhandle Expansion 

Project and Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI 

was sent to affected landowners; federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; environmental and 

public interest groups; Native American 

tribes; other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. In response to 

the NOI, the Commission received 

comments from: the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, the U.S. Department of 

Interior, National Park Service, Potomac 

Riverkeeper Network, Upper Potomac 

Riverkeeper, Waterkeepers Chesapeake, 

Allegheny Defense Project, West 

Virginia Rivers, 1,761 signatories from 

the Chesapeake Climate Action 

Network, and 115 concerned citizens 

from the region. The primary issues 

raised by the commentors are: Potential 

impacts on the Potomac River, karst 

features, groundwater quality, safety, 

climate change, and the Chesapeake and 

Ohio Canal National Historical Park. 

The U.S. Department of Interior, 

National Park Service and the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency are 

cooperating agencies in the preparation 

of the EA. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EA and to keep track of 

all formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. 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. 

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, select General Search from the 

eLibrary menu, enter the selected date 

range and Docket Number excluding the 

last three digits (i.e., CP17–080), and 

follow the instructions. For assistance 

with access to eLibrary, the helpline can 

be reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 

502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC 

Web site also provides access to the 

texts of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rule makings. 

Dated: October 5, 2017. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22000 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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