
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54799-54800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19569]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP16-486-000, PF16-3-000]


Notice of Application Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC

    Take notice that on July 29, 2016, Millennium Pipeline Company 
(Millennium), One Blue Hill Plaza, Pearl River, New York 10965, filed 
in Docket No. CP16-486-000 an application pursuant to section 7(c) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 of the Commission's 
Regulations, requesting a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity authorizing their Eastern System Upgrade Project. This 
project will provide an additional 223 million cubic feet per day 
(MMcf/d) of firm transportation capacity from Millennium's Corning 
Compressor Station (CS) to an existing interconnection with Algonquin 
Gas Transmission, LLC located in Ramapo, New York, 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 to 
Georgia Carter, Vice President and General Counsel, Millennium Pipeline 
Company, LLC, 109 North Post Oak Lane, Suite 210, Houston, TX 77024, by 
calling 804-921-1408, or emailing carter@millenniumpipeline.com.
    Specifically, Millennium proposes to construct, operate, and 
maintain (1) Approximately 7.8-miles of 30- and 36-inch-diameter 
pipeline loop in Orange County, New York; (2) a new 22,400 horsepower 
(HP) compressor station in Sullivan County, New York; (3) additional 
22,400 HP at the existing Hancock Compressor Station in Delaware 
County, New York; (4) modifications to the existing Ramapo Meter and 
Regulator Station in Rockland County, New York; (5) modifications to 
the Wagoner Interconnect in Orange County, New York; (6) additional 
pipeline appurtenant facilities at the existing Huguenot and Westtown 
Meter and Regulating Stations in Orange County, New York; and (7) an 
alternate interconnect to the 16-inch-diameter Valley Lateral at 
milepost 7.6 of the Project.
    Millennium states that 202.5 MMcf/d of project capacity is 
committed under precedent agreements with local distribution companies 
and municipalities. Millennium requests that that the Commission issue 
the requested authorizations by July 31, 2017, in order to allow 
Millennium sufficient time to meet a targeted in-service date in 
September 2018. Millennium proposes to charge negotiated rates to its 
project shippers and existing Rate Schedule FT-1 rates for service on 
the expansion capacity created by the project. The cost of the project 
is $275,000,000.
    On February 5, 2016, the Commission staff granted Millennium's 
request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF16-
3-000 to staff activities involved in the above referenced project. 
Now, as of the filing of the July 29, 2016 application, the Pre-Filing 
Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP16-486-000, as noted in 
the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the

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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 p.m. Eastern Time on September 1, 2016.

    Dated: August 11, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19569 Filed 8-16-16; 8:45 am]
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