[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11194-11195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05104]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-96-000]


Elkton Acquisition Corp.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on February 28, 2018, Elkton Acquisition Corp. 
(EAC), 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 820, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, filed 
in Docket No. CP18-96-000, an application pursuant to section 7(f) of 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a service area determination to 
allow it to provide natural gas distribution service from certain 
facilities (Elkton Facilities) in Delaware across the state line into 
Maryland. EAC is acquiring the Elkton Facilities from Elkton Gas 
(Elkton), a Maryland local distribution company. The Commission 
previously granted Elkton a service area determination subject to the 
regulatory oversight of the Maryland Public Service Commission (MdPSC). 
EAC seeks to succeed that service area determination because the Elkton 
Facilities will be owned and operated by a new corporate entity. EAC 
states that after its acquisition of Elkton, it will continue to 
provide the same natural gas services previously provided by Elkton, 
subject to the regulatory oversight of the MdPSC. EAC additionally 
requests that the Commission determine that EAC qualifies as a local 
distribution company for the purposes of transportation under section 
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 and that it be granted waiver 
of all reporting and accounting requirements, as well as other rules 
and regulations that are normally applicable to natural gas companies 
subject to the Commission's jurisdiction, all as more fully set forth 
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission 
in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's 
website 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 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.

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    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to 
Kirstin E. Gibbs, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20004-2541, by telephone at (202) 739-5026, by fax 
at (202) 739-3001, or by email at [email protected].
    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 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 seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the 
Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other 
party. 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 an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 29, 2018.

    Dated: March 8, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-05104 Filed 3-13-18; 8:45 am]
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