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4The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

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. 

Consultations Under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

In accordance with the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation’s 

regulations for Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act, we 

are using this notice to initiate 

consultations with the Louisiana State 

Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), 

and to solicit their views and those of 

other government agencies, interested 

Indian Tribes, and the public on the 

project’s potential effects on historic 

properties.4 We will define the projectspecific Area of Potential Effects (APE) 

in consultation with the SHPO as the 

project develops. On natural gas facility 

projects, the APE at a minimum 

encompasses all areas subject to ground 

disturbance. Our EIS for this project will 

document our findings on the impacts 

on historic properties and summarize 

the status of consultations under 

Section 106. 

Currently Identified Environmental 

Issues 

We have already identified several 

issues that we think deserve attention 

based on a preliminary review of the 

planned facilities and the 

environmental information provided by 

Fourchon LNG. This preliminary list of 

issues may change based on your 

comments and our analysis. 

• Evaluation of temporary and 

permanent impacts on wetlands and the 

development of appropriate mitigation; 

• potential impacts to fish and 

wildlife habitat, including potential 

impacts to federally listed threatened 

and endangered species; 

• potential visual effects of the 

aboveground facilities; 

• potential impacts of the 

construction workforce on local 

housing, infrastructure, public services, 

transportation, and economy; 

• impacts on air quality and noise 

associated with construction and 

operation of the Fourchon LNG Project; 

and 

• public safety and hazards 

associated with LNG facilities. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

compiled by Commission staff includes 

federal, state, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental groups and 

non-government organizations; Native 

Americans and Indian Tribes; and local 

libraries and newspapers. This list also 

includes all affected landowners (as 

defined in the Commission’s 

regulations) who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be 

used temporarily for project purposes, 

or who are directly adjacent to facilities. 

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 planned 

project, and anyone who submits 

comments on the project. 

Copies of the completed draft EIS 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 compact 

disc version or would like to remove 

your name from the mailing list, please 

return the attached Information Request 

(appendix 4). 

Becoming an Intervenor 

Once Fourchon LNG files its 

application with the Commission, 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. Motions to 

intervene are more fully described at 

http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/ 

how-to/intervene.asp. Instructions for 

becoming an intervenor are in the 

‘‘Document-less Intervention Guide’’ 

under the e-filing link on the 

Commission’s Web site. Please note that 

the Commission will not accept requests 

for intervenor status at this time. You 

must wait until the Commission 

receives a formal application for the 

project. 

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 (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., PF17– 

9). 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. 

Finally, public sessions 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: October 30, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23943 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–8–000] 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC; Notice of Application 

Take notice that on October 16, 2017, 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC (Transco), P.O. Box 

1396, Houston, Texas 77251 filed in 

Docket No. CP17–10–000 an abbreviated 

application pursuant to section 7(b) of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 

of the Commission’s Regulations, 

requesting retroactive authorization to 

abandon certain natural gas facilities, 

including gas supply metering and 

regulating facilities and pipeline 

laterals, that are located in Louisiana, 

Mississippi, Texas, New Jersey, and 

offshore Louisiana and are no longer in 

service. Transco is requesting this 

abandonment authorization to clarify 

the regulatory status of facilities that 

were previously erroneously abandoned 

pursuant to Transco’s automatic blanket 

certificate authority, all as more fully set 

forth in the application which is on file 

with the Commission and open to 

public inspection. 

The filing may also be viewed on the 

web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

eLibrary link. Enter the docket number 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 


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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

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

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Bela 

Patel, Senior Regulatory Analyst, (713) 

215–2659, P.O. Box 1396, Houston, 

Texas 77251. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the EA 

for this proposal. The filing of the EA 

in the Commission’s public record for 

this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

five copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commentors will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit original and five copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on November 20, 2017. 

Dated: October 30, 2017. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23941 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP18–24–001. 

Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission 

Company. 

Description: Tariff Amendment: 

Amendment to RP18–24–000 Update 

Non-Conforming Agreements— 

November 2017 to be effective 11/1/ 

2017. 

Filed Date: 10/24/17. 

Accession Number: 20171024–5117. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/6/17. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–54–000. 

Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. 

Description: Compliance filing Notice 

Regarding Non-Jurisdictional Gathering 

Facilities (PEB–25 and PEB–824). 

Filed Date: 10/24/17. 

Accession Number: 20171024–5002. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/6/17. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–55–000. 

Applicants: Big Sandy Pipeline, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates Oct 2017 Cleanup 

Filing to be effective 12/1/2017. 

Filed Date: 10/24/17. 

Accession Number: 20171024–5003. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/6/17. 

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 October 26, 2017 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23937 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9035–9] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/ 

nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements (EIS) 

Filed 10/23/2017 Through 10/27/2017 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 


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