Document ID: FERC-2017-0585-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC; Line A Abandonment Project
Posted Date: 2017-05-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 91 (Friday, May 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 22134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09623]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-3-000]

Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review of the Line A Abandonment Project

    On October 13, 2016, Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Dominion Carolina) filed an application in Docket No. CP17-003-000 
requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant 
to Section 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations to discontinue natural gas service and abandon 
natural gas pipelines and aboveground facilities in York, Chester, 
Lancaster, and Kershaw Counties, South Carolina. Dominion Carolina's 
proposed abandonment is referred to as the Line A Abandonment Project 
(Project).
    On October 25, 2016, 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............................  June 30, 2017.
90-day Federal Authorization Decision       September 28, 2017.
 Deadline.
 

    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

    Dominion Carolina's Line A was originally installed in 1958 and now 
has integrity issues. The underground pipeline would be capped, filled 
with nitrogen, and abandoned in place. The pipeline to be abandoned 
includes 55 miles of 10-inch-diameter pipeline in York, Chester, 
Lancaster, and Kershaw Counties and 5 miles of 12-inch-diameter 
pipeline in York County. In addition three farm taps would be removed 
and aboveground facilities (including valves, regulators, or meters) 
would be removed at seven existing meter stations.
    Dominion Carolina would also install new taps, piping, meters, and 
regulators at 12 existing meter stations in order to transfer the 
current feeds off of Line A into the its Line A-1-A pipeline.

Background

    On February 7, 2017, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Line A Abandonment 
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 Muscogee Nation, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the 
Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians Tribal Historic Preservation 
Office, and a landowner. The comments primarily concerned cultural 
resources.

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/docs-filing/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., 
CP17-3), 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: May 5, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09623 Filed 5-11-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P