Document ID: FERC-2019-0392-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Eastern Shore Natural Gas Co.; Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project
Posted Date: 2019-04-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13656-13657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06714]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-548-000]

Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project: Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Del-
Mar Energy Pathway Project, proposed by Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore) in the above-referenced docket. Eastern Shore 
requests authorization to construct and operate new natural gas 
pipelines and meter and delivery (M&R) stations in Kent and Sussex 
Counties, Delaware, and Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, 
with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major 
federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment.
    The proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project includes the following 
new facilities:

Woodside Loop: \1\ Kent County, Delaware
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    \1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to 
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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     4.9 miles of 16-inch-diameter pipeline looping its 
existing pipeline.

East Sussex Extension: Sussex County, Delaware

     7.39 miles of 8-inch-diameter mainline extension to the 
Eastern Shore's existing Milford Line;
     one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver,\2\ and 
aboveground mainline valve; and
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    \2\A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into 
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline, 
conducting internal inspections, or other purposes.
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     one delivery M&R station at the East Sussex Extension 
terminus.

Millsboro Pressure Control Station Upgrade: Millsboro, Sussex County, 
Delaware

     0.35 mile of 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension between 
the existing Millsboro Pressure Control Station and the existing 
Milford Line; and
     a dual run pressure control addition to the existing 
Millsboro Pressure Control Station with modifications to the existing 
piping, valves, and associated electronic transmitters.

Somerset Extension: Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland

     6.83 miles of 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension to the 
Eastern Shore's existing Parkesburg Line;
     one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver, and 
aboveground mainline valve; and
     one delivery M&R station at the Somerset Extension 
terminus.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to 
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; 
elected officials; Native American tribes; potentially affected 
landowners and other interested individuals and groups, including 
commenters; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is 
only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded 
from FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the Environmental Documents page 
(https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the 
EA may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. 
Click on the eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General Search, and enter the docket number in 
the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e. 
CP18-548). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For

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assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of 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 
this project, it is important that we receive your comments in 
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 1, 2019.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these 
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature located on the Commission's website (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 website (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. Be sure to reference the project docket number 
(CP18-548-000) with your submission: 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 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 385.214). 
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of 
the Commission's decision. The Commission may grant 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. Simply 
filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but 
you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. 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 1, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06714 Filed 4-4-19; 8:45 am]
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