
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 18 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8744-8745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01908]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-32-000]


National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation; Notice of Request Under 
Blanket Authorization

    Take notice that on January 13, 2017, National Fuel Gas Supply 
Corporation (National Fuel) 6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New York 
14221, filed in Docket No. CP17-32-000 and pursuant to Sections 157.205 
and 157.216 of the Commission's regulations, a prior notice under its 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP83-4-000 that it intends to 
abandon certain minor underground natural gas storage facilities, in 
its Summit Storage Field, located in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 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, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    National Fuel proposes to plug and abandon Wells 1509, 1523, 1548, 
1558, 1564, 1576, and 1578, all injection/withdrawal storage wells, and 
abandon in place associated well lines S-W1509, S-W1523, S-W1548, 
SW1558, S-W1564, S-W1576, and S-W1578. As stated in the appliation, 
based on risk factors and the excessive cost to rehabilitate these 
wells, the most prudent course of action is to plug and abandon them. 
The proposed abandonment will not result in a

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material decrease in service to customers.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Alice A. Curtiss, Deputy General Counsel for National Fuel, 6363 Main 
Street, Williamsville, New York 14221, or call at (716) 857-7075.
    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.
    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.
    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 commenter's 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 commenter's will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentary, 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 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. Persons unable to file 
electronically should submit original and 5 copies of the protest or 
intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: January 23, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-01908 Filed 1-27-17; 8:45 am]
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