Notice2022-19470
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Swarts Complex Abandonment Project Amendment
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September 9, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55421-55422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19470]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP22-162-000; CP18-549-001]
Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Swarts Complex Abandonment Project
Amendment
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Swarts Complex Abandonment Project Amendment (Project), proposed by
Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans) in the above-referenced docket. Equitrans
requests authorization for an amendment to an existing abandonment
authorization issued by FERC on March 20, 2019 in Docket No. CP18-549-
000 (2019 Order) to enable Equitrans to plug and abandon five existing
active natural gas injection/withdrawal (I/W) wells in Equitrans'
Swarts Storage Field in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The 2019 Order
authorized the abandonment-by-sale of eighteen I/W wells and associated
well lines and appurtenances to the CONSOL mining companies, which
operate an underground coal mine adjacent to the Swarts Storage Field.
Equitrans now requests authorization to abandon five of the eighteen I/
W wells that were not abandoned by the CONSOL mining companies.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
abandonment activities of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff
concludes that approval of the proposed Project, with appropriate
mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The proposed Project includes the following activities:
<bullet> plug and abandon I/W Wells 3791, 3792, 3793, 3795, and
3797;
<bullet> abandon by removal the aboveground appurtenances at each
wellhead;
<bullet> abandon-in-place about 2,400 feet of associated 6- to 12-
inch-diameter well line/pipeline; and
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<bullet> remove all surface connections and cut and cap the
pipeline ends.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
EA to federal, state, and local government representatives and
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other
interested individuals and groups; and libraries in the Project area.
The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and
downloaded from the FERC's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>), on the natural gas
environmental documents page (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents">https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents</a>). In addition, the EA
may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click
on the eLibrary link (<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>),
select ``General Search'' and enter the docket number in the ``Docket
Number'' field (i.e., CP22-162 or CP18-549). Be sure you have selected
an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#21674453426e4f4d484f44725451514e535561474453420f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe9caddcce0c1c3c6c1cafcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676,
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should
focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential environmental
effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful
they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to
consider your comments prior to making its decision on this Project, it
is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 3, 2022.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments with the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a4c6f786945646663646f597f7a7a65787e4a6c6f7869246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ebad8e9988a4858782858eb89e9b9b84999fab8d8e9988c58c849d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the
link to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the Project docket number (CP22-
42-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides</a>.
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. 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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: September 2, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-19470 Filed 9-8-22; 8:45 am]
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