80_FR_57788 80 FR 57603 - City of Gonzales, Texas; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

80 FR 57603 - City of Gonzales, Texas; Notice of Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)

Page Range57603-57604
FR Document2015-24244

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57603-57604]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24244]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2960-005]


City of Gonzales, Texas; Notice of Intent to File License 
Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document (PAD), Commencement of 
Pre-Filing Process, and Scoping; Request for Comments on the PAD and 
Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study 
Requests

    Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for a 
New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.
    Project No.: 2960-005.
    Dated Filed: July 24, 2015.
    Submitted By: City of Gonzales, Texas.
    Name of Project: Gonzales Project.
    Location: On the Guadalupe River, in Gonzales County, Texas. The 
project occupies no federal land.
    Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Commission's Regulations.
    Potential Applicant Contact: Allen Barnes, City of Gonzales, P.O. 
Box 547, Gonzales, TX 78629.
    FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at (202) 502-8340 or email at 
rachel.mcnamara@ferc.gov.
    Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies 
with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to 
environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the 
environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such 
requests described in item o below. Cooperating agencies should note 
the Commission's policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation 
of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See 94 FERC 61,076 
(2001).
    With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with: (a) 
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section 
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations 
thereunder at 50 CFR part 402 and (b) the State Historic Preservation 
Officer, as required by section 106, National Historic Preservation 
Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    With this notice, we are designating the City of Gonzales, Texas as 
the Commission's non-federal representative for carrying out informal 
consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and 
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
    The City of Gonzales, Texas filed with the Commission a Pre-
Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and 
schedule), pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
(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 Online Support at 
FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at 
the address in paragraph h.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    With this notice, we are soliciting comments on the PAD and 
Commission's staff Scoping Document 1 (SD1), as well as study requests. 
All comments on the PAD and SD1, and study requests should be sent to 
the address above in paragraph h. In addition, all comments on the PAD 
and SD1, study requests, requests for cooperating agency status, and 
all communications to and from Commission staff related to the merits 
of the potential application must be filed with the Commission.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file 
all documents using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief 
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the 
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You 
must include your name and contact information at the end of your 
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of electronic filing, please send a 
paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing 
should include docket number P-2960-005.
    All filings with the Commission must bear the appropriate heading: 
``Comments on Pre-Application Document,'' ``Study Requests,'' 
``Comments on Scoping Document 1,'' ``Request for Cooperating Agency 
Status,'' or ``Communications to and from Commission Staff.'' Any 
individual or entity interested in submitting study requests, 
commenting on the PAD or SD1, and any agency requesting cooperating 
status must do so by November 21, 2015.
    Although our current intent is to prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA), there is the possibility that an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) will be required. Nevertheless, this meeting will 
satisfy the NEPA scoping requirements, irrespective of whether an EA or 
EIS is issued by the Commission.

Scoping Meetings

    Commission staff will hold two scoping meetings in the vicinity of 
the project at the time and place noted below. The daytime meeting will 
focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental 
organization concerns, while the evening meeting is primarily for 
receiving input from the public. We invite all interested individuals, 
organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings, and 
to assist staff in identifying particular study needs, as well as the 
scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the environmental 
document. The times and locations of these meetings are as follows:

Daytime Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015.
    Time: 10:30 a.m.

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    Location: City Building, 820 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales, TX 78629.
    Phone: (830) 672-2815.

Evening Scoping Meeting

    Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015.
    Time: 6:00 p.m.
    Location: City Building, 820 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales, TX 78629.
    Phone: (830) 672-2815
    Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which outlines the subject areas to be 
addressed in the environmental document, was mailed to the individuals 
and entities on the Commission's mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be 
available at the scoping meetings, or may be viewed on the web at 
http://www.ferc.gov, using the ``eLibrary'' link. Follow the directions 
for accessing information in paragraph n. Based on all oral and written 
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 may include a 
revised process plan and schedule, as well as a list of issues, 
identified through the scoping process.

Environmental Site Review

    The potential applicant and Commission staff will conduct an 
Environmental Site Review of the project on Thursday, October 22, 2015, 
starting at 1:00 p.m. All participants should meet at the Gonzales 
Project Powerhouse, located at 201 Water Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629. 
All participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone 
planning to attend the site visit should contact Ms. Charlotte Garraway 
at (830) 249-3887 on or before October 15, 2015.

Meeting Objectives

    At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Initiate scoping of the 
issues; (2) review and discuss existing conditions and resource 
management objectives; (3) review and discuss existing information and 
identify preliminary information and study needs; (4) review and 
discuss the process plan and schedule for pre-filing activity that 
incorporates the time frames provided for in Part 5 of the Commission's 
regulations and, to the extent possible, maximizes coordination of 
federal, state, and tribal permitting and certification processes; and 
(5) discuss the appropriateness of any federal or state agency or 
Indian tribe acting as a cooperating agency for development of an 
environmental document.
    Meeting participants should come prepared to discuss their issues 
and/or concerns. Please review the PAD in preparation for the scoping 
meetings. Directions on how to obtain a copy of the PAD and SD1 are 
included in item n. of this document.

Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will be placed 
in the public records of the project.

    Dated: September 18, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-24244 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 185 / Thursday, September 24, 2015 / Notices 57603 Filed Date: 9/16/15. jurisdiction and/or special expertise cooperating agency status, and all Accession Number: 20150916–5156. with respect to environmental issues communications to and from Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/19/15. that wish to cooperate in the Commission staff related to the merits of The filings are accessible in the preparation of the environmental the potential application must be filed Commission’s eLibrary system by document should follow the with the Commission. clicking on the links or querying the instructions for filing such requests The Commission strongly encourages docket number. described in item o below. Cooperating electronic filing. Please file all Any person desiring to intervene or agencies should note the Commission’s documents using the Commission’s protest in any of the above proceedings policy that agencies that cooperate in eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ must file in accordance with Rules 211 the preparation of the environmental docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can and 214 of the Commission’s document cannot also intervene. See 94 submit brief comments up to 6,000 Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and FERC 61,076 (2001). characters, without prior registration, 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern With this notice, we are initiating using the eComment system at http:// time on the specified comment date. informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ Protests may be considered, but Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA ecomment.asp. You must include your intervention is necessary to become a Fisheries under section 7 of the name and contact information at the end party to the proceeding. Endangered Species Act and the joint of your comments. For assistance, eFiling is encouraged. More detailed agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR please contact FERC Online Support at information relating to filing part 402 and (b) the State Historic FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of requirements, interventions, protests, Preservation Officer, as required by electronic filing, please send a paper service, and qualifying facilities filings section 106, National Historic copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Preservation Act, and the implementing Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For regulations of the Advisory Council on NE., Washington, DC 20426. The first other information, call (866) 208–3676 Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. page of any filing should include docket With this notice, we are designating number P–2960–005. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. the City of Gonzales, Texas as the All filings with the Commission must Dated: September 18, 2015. Commission’s non-federal bear the appropriate heading: Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., representative for carrying out informal ‘‘Comments on Pre-Application Deputy Secretary. consultation, pursuant to section 7 of Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ [FR Doc. 2015–24238 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am] the Endangered Species Act and section ‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 106 of the National Historic ‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency Preservation Act. Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and The City of Gonzales, Texas filed with from Commission Staff.’’ Any DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the Commission a Pre-Application individual or entity interested in Document (PAD; including a proposed submitting study requests, commenting Federal Energy Regulatory process plan and schedule), pursuant to on the PAD or SD1, and any agency Commission 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s requesting cooperating status must do so regulations. by November 21, 2015. [Project No. 2960–005] A copy of the PAD is available for Although our current intent is to City of Gonzales, Texas; Notice of review at the Commission in the Public prepare an environmental assessment Intent to File License Application, Reference Room or may be viewed on (EA), there is the possibility that an Filing of Pre-Application Document the Commission’s Web site (http:// Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (PAD), Commencement of Pre-Filing www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ will be required. Nevertheless, this Process, and Scoping; Request for link. Enter the docket number, meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping Comments on the PAD and Scoping excluding the last three digits in the requirements, irrespective of whether an Document, and Identification of Issues docket number field to access the EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. and Associated Study Requests document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at Scoping Meetings Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) Commission staff will hold two License Application for a New License 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 scoping meetings in the vicinity of the and Commencing Pre-filing Process. (TTY). A copy is also available for project at the time and place noted Project No.: 2960–005. inspection and reproduction at the below. The daytime meeting will focus Dated Filed: July 24, 2015. address in paragraph h. on resource agency, Indian tribes, and Submitted By: City of Gonzales, Register online at http:// non-governmental organization Texas. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ concerns, while the evening meeting is Name of Project: Gonzales Project. esubscription.asp to be notified via primarily for receiving input from the Location: On the Guadalupe River, in email of new filing and issuances public. We invite all interested Gonzales County, Texas. The project related to this or other pending projects. individuals, organizations, and agencies occupies no federal land. For assistance, contact FERC Online to attend one or both of the meetings, Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of the Support. and to assist staff in identifying Commission’s Regulations. With this notice, we are soliciting particular study needs, as well as the Potential Applicant Contact: Allen comments on the PAD and scope of environmental issues to be tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Barnes, City of Gonzales, P.O. Box 547, Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 addressed in the environmental Gonzales, TX 78629. (SD1), as well as study requests. All document. The times and locations of FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at comments on the PAD and SD1, and these meetings are as follows: (202) 502–8340 or email at study requests should be sent to the rachel.mcnamara@ferc.gov. address above in paragraph h. In Daytime Scoping Meeting Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, addition, all comments on the PAD and Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015. local, and tribal agencies with SD1, study requests, requests for Time: 10:30 a.m. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Sep 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24SEN1.SGM 24SEN1

57604 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 185 / Thursday, September 24, 2015 / Notices Location: City Building, 820 St. the PAD and SD1 are included in item construct, own, and operate a new LNG Joseph Street, Gonzales, TX 78629. n. of this document. export terminal and to construct, own, Phone: (830) 672–2815. and operate the 23.5-mile-long East Meeting Procedures Lateral and 19.2-mile-long West Lateral. Evening Scoping Meeting The meetings will be recorded by a The pipelines are designed to deliver Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015. stenographer and will be placed in the approximately 1,900,000 Dth/d of firm Time: 6:00 p.m. public records of the project. transportation service. Project cost for Location: City Building, 820 St. Dated: September 18, 2015. the pipelines is estimated at $344.5 Joseph Street, Gonzales, TX 78629. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., million and negotiated rates are Phone: (830) 672–2815 Deputy Secretary. proposed. The requested order date and Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which [FR Doc. 2015–24244 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am] proposed pre-commercial in-service outlines the subject areas to be date are September 1, 2016 and July 1, BILLING CODE 6717–01–P addressed in the environmental 2019 respectively. On October 7, 2014, the Commission document, was mailed to the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY staff granted Venture Global and individuals and entities on the TransCameron request to utilize the Pre- Commission’s mailing list. Copies of Federal Energy Regulatory Filing Process and assigned Docket No. SD1 will be available at the scoping Commission PF15–2–000 to staff activities involved meetings, or may be viewed on the web in the above referenced projects. Now, at http://www.ferc.gov, using the [Docket Nos. CP15–550–000; CP15–551– as of the filing of the September 4, 2015 ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions 000; PF15–2–000] application, the Pre-Filing Process for for accessing information in paragraph Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC; this project has ended. From this time n. Based on all oral and written TransCameron Pipeline, LLC: Notice of forward, this proceeding will be comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) conducted in Docket Nos. CP15–550– may be issued. SD2 may include a Applications 000 and CP15–551–000, as noted in the revised process plan and schedule, as Take notice that on September 4, caption of this Notice. well as a list of issues, identified 2015, Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the through the scoping process. LLC (Venture Global) and Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, Environmental Site Review TransCameron Pipeline, LLC within 90 days of this Notice, the (TransCameron), 2200 Pennsylvania Commission staff will issue a Notice of The potential applicant and Ave. NW., Suite 600 West, Washington, Schedule for Environmental Review. If Commission staff will conduct an DC 20037, filed in Docket Nos. CP15– a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Environmental Site Review of the 550–000 and CP15–551–000 a joint Review is issued, it will indicate, among project on Thursday, October 22, 2015, application pursuant to sections 3 and other milestones, the anticipated date starting at 1:00 p.m. All participants 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), for for the Commission staff’s issuance of should meet at the Gonzales Project authorization to construct, install, own, the final environmental impact Powerhouse, located at 201 Water operate, and maintain certain pipeline statement (FEIS) for this proposal. The Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629. All and liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities issuance of a Notice of Schedule for participants are responsible for their entirely located in Cameron Parish, Environmental Review will serve to own transportation. Anyone planning to Louisiana, that comprise the Venture notify federal and state agencies of the attend the site visit should contact Ms. Global Calcasieu Pass Terminal and timing for the completion of all Charlotte Garraway at (830) 249–3887 TransCameron Pipeline Project (Project). necessary reviews, and the subsequent on or before October 15, 2015. In the application TransCameron also need to complete all federal Meeting Objectives request a Part 284, Subpart G blanket authorizations within 90 days of the certificate and Part 157, Subpart F date of issuance of the Commission At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) blanket certificate per regulations of the staff’s FEIS. Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review Federal Energy Regulatory Commission There are two ways to become and discuss existing conditions and (FERC or Commission) all as more fully involved in the Commission’s review of resource management objectives; (3) set forth in the application which is on this project. First, any person wishing to review and discuss existing information file with the Commission and open to obtain legal status by becoming a party and identify preliminary information public inspection. to the proceedings for this project and study needs; (4) review and discuss The filing may also be viewed on the should, on or before the comment date the process plan and schedule for pre- web at http://www.ferc.gov using the stated below, file with the Federal filing activity that incorporates the time ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 frames provided for in Part 5 of the number excluding the last three digits in First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Commission’s regulations and, to the the docket number field to access the a motion to intervene in accordance extent possible, maximizes coordination document. For assistance, please contact with the requirements of the of federal, state, and tribal permitting FERC Online Support at Commission’s Rules of Practice and and certification processes; and (5) FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) discuss the appropriateness of any free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact and the Regulations under the NGA (18 federal or state agency or Indian tribe (202) 502–8659. CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party acting as a cooperating agency for Any questions concerning this status will be placed on the service list tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES development of an environmental application may be directed to Fory maintained by the Secretary of the document. Musser, Senior Vice President, Commission and will receive copies of Meeting participants should come Corporate Development, Venture Global all documents filed by the applicant and prepared to discuss their issues and/or LNG, Inc., 2200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., by all other parties. A party must submit concerns. Please review the PAD in Suite 600 West, Washington, DC 20037. five copies of filings made with the preparation for the scoping meetings. 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