Document ID: FERC-2016-0588-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.; Proposed White Oak Mainline Expansion Project and System Reliability Project
Posted Date: 2016-05-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26220-26221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10097]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP15-18-000; CP15-18-001; CP15-498-000]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed White Oak Mainline Expansion 
Project and System Reliability Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the White 
Oak Mainline Expansion (White Oak) Project and System Reliability 
Project, proposed by Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) 
in the above-referenced docket. Eastern Shore requests authorization to 
construct, install, own, operate, and maintain certain facilities 
located in Chester County, Pennsylvania and New Castle, Kent, and 
Sussex, Counties, Delaware.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the White Oak and System Reliability 
Projects in accordance with the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval 
of the proposed projects, with appropriate mitigating measures, would 
not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the 
quality of the human environment.
    Specifically, the proposed White Oak Project includes the following 
facilities:
     3.3 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping pipeline (the 
Daleville Loop) in Chester County, Pennsylvania;
     2.1 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping pipeline 
(Kemblesville Loop) in Chester County, Pennsylvania; and
     3,550 horsepower of additional compression at Eastern 
Shore's existing Delaware City Compressor Station in New Castle County, 
Delaware.
    Specifically, the proposed System Reliability Project includes the 
following facilities:
     2.5 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping pipeline (Porter 
Road Loop) in New Castle County, Delaware;
     7.6 miles of 16-inch-diameter looping pipeline (Dover 
Loop) in Kent County, Delaware;
     installation of associated underground and aboveground 
facilities (two mainline valves, a meter and regulator station); and
     an additional 1,775 horsepower of compression at Eastern 
Shore's existing Bridgeville Compressor Station in Sussex County, 
Delaware.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; newspapers and libraries in each project area; and parties to 
this proceeding.
    In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's 
Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of 
copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection 
at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 
First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. 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 the Commission has the opportunity to consider your 
comments prior to making its decision on these projects, it is 
important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before 
May 25, 2016.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. In all instances, please reference 
the project docket number (CP15-18-001 or CP15-498-000 [as applicable]) 
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 submitting brief, 
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can also 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.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a 
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can 
adequately represent.

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Simply filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor 
status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments 
considered.
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    Additional information about the projects 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., CP15-
18 or CP15-498). 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: April 25, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10097 Filed 4-29-16; 8:45 am]
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