[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19279-19280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09247]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-24-000]


Steel Reef Pipelines US LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental 
Review of the Saskatchewan Pipeline Project

    On December 8, 2017, Steel Reef Pipelines US LLC (Steel Reef) filed 
an application in Docket No. CP18-24-000 requesting permission pursuant 
to Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to construct, operate, and maintain 
certain natural gas pipeline border crossing facilities to export 
natural gas from the

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United States to Canada. The proposed project is known as the 
Saskatchewan Pipeline Project (Project) and is located at the Canadian 
border in Burke County, North Dakota. Additionally, Steel Reef 
requested a Presidential Permit for the Project's facilities.
    On November 20, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project. 
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal 
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and 
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice 
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the 
EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA--June 8, 2018
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--September 6, 2018

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Project's progress.

Project Description

    Steel Reef's proposed Project includes border crossing facilities 
consisting of a 250-foot-long, 10.75-inch-diameter pipeline, a meter 
station, and associated appurtenant aboveground facilities. The Project 
would transport up to 30 million standard cubic feet per day of sour 
natural gas gathered from existing oil wells owned and operated by 
Petro Harvester Oil & Gas, LLC in Burke County, North Dakota.

Background

    On January 11, 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the proposed Saskatchewan 
Pipeline Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues 
(NOI). The NOI was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and 
local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public 
interest groups; other interested parties; and local libraries and 
newspapers.\1\ In response to the NOI, the Commission received comments 
from the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs 
regarding tribal consultation, and the North Dakota State Water 
Commission regarding waterbody/wetland crossing permits.
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    \1\ Through an administrative error, the NOI was not mailed to 
interested Indian Tribes. On April 9, 2018, we subsequently sent the 
NOI to the Three Affiliated Tribes.
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Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    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, select General 
Search from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and Docket 
Number excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18-24), and follow the 
instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can 
be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at 
[email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also 
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: April 26, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-09247 Filed 5-1-18; 8:45 am]
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