81 FR 5997 - Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Coastal Bend Header Project
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-02076 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 5997] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02076] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP15-517-000] Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Coastal Bend Header Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Coastal Bend Header Project, proposed by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) in the above-referenced docket. Gulf South requests authorization to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities in various counties in Texas to expand the capacity of its pipeline system to 1.42 billion cubic feet per day to provide firm transportation service to the Freeport LNG Development, L.P. (Freeport LNG) terminal located on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Coastal Bend Header Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 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 facilities in Texas:Install approximately 66-miles of new 36-inch-diameter pipeline lateral from Wharton County, Texas to the existing Freeport Liquefied Natural Gas Stratton Ridge meter site in Brazoria County; construct one new gas-fired 83,597 horsepower (hp) Wilson Compressor Station in Wharton County; construct one new electric motor-driven 26,400-hp Brazos Compressor Station in Fort Bend County; construct one new electric motor-driven 10,700-hp North Houston Compressor Station in Harris County; install piping modifications at the existing Goodrich Compressor Station in Polk County to allow for bi-directional flow; and install additional gas-fired 15,748-hp compressor unit and modifications at the former Magasco Compressor Station in Sabine County to allow for bi-directional flow. The FERC staff mailed copies 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; libraries in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should focus on the 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 February 29, 2016. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file your comments with the Commission. In all instances, please reference the project docket number (CP15-517-000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or [email protected]. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. 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 Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. 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 following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing comments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15- 517). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. 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 the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription that 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. Dated: January 29, 2016. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-02076 Filed 2-3-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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Dated: January 29, 2016. • install additional gas-fired 15,748- (3) You can file a paper copy of your
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., hp compressor unit and modifications at comments by mailing them to the
Deputy Secretary. the former Magasco Compressor Station following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
[FR Doc. 2016–02072 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am] in Sabine County to allow for bi- Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
directional flow. Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
The FERC staff mailed copies of the 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
EA to federal, state, and local
government representatives and Any person seeking to become a party
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY to the proceeding must file a motion to
agencies; elected officials;
Federal Energy Regulatory environmental and public interest intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission groups; Native American tribes; Commission’s Rules of Practice and
potentially affected landowners and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).1 Only
[Docket No. CP15–517–000] other interested individuals and groups; intervenors have the right to seek
libraries in the project area; and parties rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; to this proceeding. In addition, the EA The Commission grants affected
Notice of Availability of the is available for public viewing on the landowners and others with
Environmental Assessment for the FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using environmental concerns intervenor
Proposed Coastal Bend Header Project the eLibrary link. A limited number of status upon showing good cause by
copies of the EA are available for stating that they have a clear and direct
The staff of the Federal Energy
distribution and public inspection at: interest in this proceeding which no
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, other party can adequately represent.
Commission) has prepared an
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street Simply filing environmental comments
environmental assessment (EA) for the
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, will not give you intervenor status, but
Coastal Bend Header Project, proposed
(202) 502–8371.
by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Any person wishing to comment on you do not need intervenor status to
(Gulf South) in the above-referenced the EA may do so. Your comments have your comments considered.
docket. Gulf South requests should focus on the potential Additional information about the
authorization to construct and operate environmental effects, reasonable project is available from the
certain natural gas pipeline facilities in alternatives, and measures to avoid or Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
various counties in Texas to expand the lessen environmental impacts. The more at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
capacity of its pipeline system to 1.42 specific your comments, the more useful site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary
billion cubic feet per day to provide they will be. To ensure that the link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on
firm transportation service to the Commission has the opportunity to
Freeport LNG Development, L.P. ‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket
consider your comments prior to number excluding the last three digits in
(Freeport LNG) terminal located on making its decision on this project, it is
Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas. the Docket Number field (i.e., CP15–
important that we receive your 517). Be sure you have selected an
The EA assesses the potential comments in Washington, DC on or
environmental effects of the appropriate date range. For assistance,
before February 29, 2016.
construction and operation of the For your convenience, there are three please contact FERC Online Support at
Coastal Bend Header Project in methods you can use to file your FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
accordance with the requirements of the comments with the Commission. In all at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
National Environmental Policy Act instances, please reference the project (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that docket number (CP15–517–000) with provides access to the texts of formal
approval of the proposed project, with your submission. The Commission documents issued by the Commission,
appropriate mitigating measures, would encourages electronic filing of such as orders, notices, and
not constitute a major federal action comments and has expert staff available rulemakings.
significantly affecting the quality of the to assist you at 202–502–8258 or In addition, the Commission offers a
human environment. efiling@ferc.gov. free service called eSubscription that
The proposed Project includes the (1) You can file your comments allows you to keep track of all formal
following facilities in Texas: electronically using the eComment issuances and submittals in specific
• Install approximately 66-miles of feature located on the Commission’s
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
new 36-inch-diameter pipeline lateral Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
from Wharton County, Texas to the time you spend researching proceedings
to Documents and Filings. This is an
existing Freeport Liquefied Natural Gas by automatically providing you with
easy method for submitting brief, text-
Stratton Ridge meter site in Brazoria only comments on a project; notification of these filings, document
County; (2) You can also file your comments summaries, and direct links to the
• construct one new gas-fired 83,597 electronically using the eFiling feature documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
horsepower (hp) Wilson Compressor on the Commission’s Web site filing/esubscription.asp.
Station in Wharton County; (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Dated: January 29, 2016.
• construct one new electric motor- Documents and Filings. With eFiling, Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
driven 26,400-hp Brazos Compressor you can provide comments in a variety
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Station in Fort Bend County; of formats by attaching them as a file
[FR Doc. 2016–02076 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am]
• construct one new electric motor- with your submission. New eFiling
driven 10,700-hp North Houston users must first create an account by BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Compressor Station in Harris County; clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select
• install piping modifications at the the type of filing you are making. If you
existing Goodrich Compressor Station in are filing a comment on a particular
Polk County to allow for bi-directional project, please select ‘‘Comment on a 1 See the previous discussion on the methods for
flow; and Filing’’; or filing comments.
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