
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 32371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13898]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-496-000]


Equitrans, LP; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on May 21, 2015, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans), 625 
Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, filed in 
the above Docket, a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205 
and 157.208 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA), and Equitrans' authorization in Docket No. CP96-532-000 for 
authorization to operate its existing Jefferson Compressor Station at a 
higher horsepower, 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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed Paul W. 
Diehl, Counsel-Midstream, EQT Corporation, 625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 
1700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, at (412) 395-5540.
    Specifically, Equitrans seeks authorization to operate the newly 
constructed natural gas turbine compressor at is fully rated capability 
of 16,301 horsepower. No construction will be necessary for Equitrans 
to operate the compressor at its fully capability; rather, Equitrans 
will need only to modify the software which currently limits the 
horsepower at the newly constructed turbine compressor to 12,913 
horsepower. There is no new capital or construction cost associated 
with the project.
    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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or 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 FEIS or EA.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of 
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the 
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the 
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day 
after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is filed and not 
withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a protest, 
the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

    Dated: June 1, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-13898 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
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