FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS In Reply Refer To:

OEP/DG2E/Gas 2
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
Eastern System Upgrade Project
Docket No. CP16-486-000

December 19, 2017

Georgia Carter
Vice President and General Counsel
Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC
One Blue Hill Plaza, 7th Floor
P.O. Box 1565
Pearl River, NY 10965

Re: Authorization to Commence with Construction

Dear Ms. Carter:

I approve Millennium Pipeline Company, LLCs (Millennium) December 15,

2017 request, with one exception, to construct the Eastern System Upgrade Project
facilities in Orange, Sullivan, Delaware, and Rockland Counties, New York. This
authorization also includes use of all contractor yards and staging areas for the Project, as
well as the 12 modifications included in your request.

This authorization omits the pipeline facilities located on the Huckleberry Ridge
State Forest parcel, as described in your filing. Millennium should file its Temporary
Revocable Permit/easement agreement from the New York State Department of
Environment and Conservation and request a separate notice to proceed before work can
begin at that location.

In considering your request, we have determined that Millenniums

Implementation Plan, filed on December 6, 2017, as supplemented on December 15,
2017, includes the information necessary to meet the construction conditions of the
Commissions November 28, 2017 Order Issuing Certificate (Order) for the activities
approved herein. We have confirmed the receipt of all federal authorizations relevant to
the approved activities herein.
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I remind you that Millennium must comply with all applicable terms and
conditions of the Commissions Order. If you have any questions regarding this
approval, please contact Eric Howard at (202) 502-6263.

Sincerely,

Alisa M. Lykens
Chief, Gas Branch 2
Division of Gas Environment
and Engineering

cc: Public File, Docket No. CP16-486-000