[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 55305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22523]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD19-6-000]
Notice of Availability of the Final Guidance for Horizontal
Directional Drill Monitoring, Inadvertent Return Response, and
Contingency Plans
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or
Commission) Office of Energy Projects has finalized its Guidance for
Horizontal Directional Drill Monitoring, Inadvertent Return Response,
and Contingency Plans (HDD Guidance), which was issued in draft form on
October 26, 2018 for comment. The draft HDD Guidance has been revised
to address substantive comments received.
The HDD Guidance can be found in Docket Number AD19-6-000. The HDD
Guidance can also be viewed on the Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/guidelines.asp.
The HDD Guidance is intended to assist the industry with
preparation of their project HDD plans for FERC staff review. This
guidance does not substitute for, amend, or supersede the Commission's
regulations under the Natural Gas Act of 1938 or the Commission's and
Council on Environmental Quality's regulations under the National
Environmental Policy Act. It imposes no new legal obligations and
grants no additional rights.
In response to the draft HDD Guidance, Commission staff received
comments from 15 entities including natural gas pipeline companies,
engineering consulting firms, trade organizations, environmental
interest groups, and state environmental departments. Staff reviewed
and considered each comment and modified several portions of the
document in response. Staff declined to modify the document where
comments either were too location-specific, were already adequately/
accurately addressed as written, or regarded topics that were not
relevant to the HDD Guidance.
All of the information related to the HDD Guidance and submitted
comments can be found on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on Docket Search and
in the Docket Number field enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits (AD19-6). For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676,
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides
access to formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
Dated: October 9, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-22523 Filed 10-15-19; 8:45 am]
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