81 FR 925 - Trans-Pecos Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Presidio Border Crossing Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 5 (January 8, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-00119

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-500-000]


Trans-Pecos Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Presidio Border Crossing 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) of the 
Presidio Border Crossing Project (Project) proposed by Trans-Pecos 
Pipeline, LLC (Trans-Pecos) in the above-referenced docket. Trans-Pecos 
requests authorization to construct, operate, and maintain a new 
natural gas pipeline in Presidio County, Texas.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 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 Presidio Border Crossing Project would involve 
construction of approximately 1,093 feet of FERC-jurisdictional 42-
inch-diameter pipeline, installed beneath the Rio Grande River. The new 
pipeline would transport natural gas to a new delivery interconnect 
with pipeline facilities owned by an affiliate of Trans-Pecos at the 
United States-Mexico border for expanding electric generation and 
industrial market needs in Mexico.
    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; and newspapers and libraries in the Project area. 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 also 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 your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC 
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before February 3, 2016.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP15-500-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated 
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or 
[email protected].

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    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov 
under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an easy method 
for interested persons to submit text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at 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 will be asked to select the type of filing you 
are making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment 
on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at 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.
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    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372) 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-
500). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact 1-202-502-8659. 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, 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: January 4, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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following issues: (1) Is this collection Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). operate, and maintain a new natural gas
necessary to the proper functions of the Protests will be considered by the pipeline in Presidio County, Texas.
Department; (2) will this information be Commission in determining the The EA assesses the potential
processed and used in a timely manner; appropriate action to be taken, but will environmental effects of the
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; not serve to make protestants parties to construction and operation of the
(4) how might the Department enhance the proceeding. Any person wishing to Project in accordance with the
the quality, utility, and clarity of the become a party must file a notice of requirements of the National
information to be collected; and (5) how intervention or motion to intervene, as Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The
might the Department minimize the appropriate. Such notices, motions, or FERC staff concludes that approval of
burden of this collection on the protests must be filed on or before the the proposed Project, with appropriate
respondents, including through the use comment date. On or before the mitigating measures, would not
of information technology. Please note comment date, it is not necessary to constitute a major federal action
that written comments received in serve motions to intervene or protests significantly affecting the quality of the
response to this notice will be on persons other than the Applicant. human environment.
considered public records. The Commission encourages The proposed Presidio Border
Title of Collection: Loan Cancellation electronic submission of protests and Crossing Project would involve
in the Federal Perkins Loan Program. interventions in lieu of paper using the construction of approximately 1,093 feet
OMB Control Number: 1845–0100. ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. of FERC-jurisdictional 42-inch-diameter
Type of Review: An extension of an Persons unable to file electronically pipeline, installed beneath the Rio
existing information collection. should submit an original and 5 copies Grande River. The new pipeline would
Respondents/Affected Public: of the protest or intervention to the transport natural gas to a new delivery
Individuals or Households, Private Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, interconnect with pipeline facilities
Sector, State, Local and Tribal 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC owned by an affiliate of Trans-Pecos at
Government. 20426. the United States-Mexico border for
Total Estimated Number of Annual expanding electric generation and
This filing is accessible on-line at
Responses: 116,872. industrial market needs in Mexico.
http://www.ferc.gov, using the The FERC staff mailed copies of the
Total Estimated Number of Annual ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
Burden Hours: 43,832. EA to federal, state, and local
review in the Commission’s Public government representatives and
Abstract: This is a request for an Reference Room in Washington, DC. agencies; elected officials;
extension of the OMB approval for the There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the environmental and public interest
record-keeping requirements contained Web site that enables subscribers to groups; Native American tribes;
in 34 CFR 674.53, 674.56, 674.57, receive email notification when a potentially affected landowners and
674.58 and 674.59. The information document is added to a subscribed other interested individuals and groups;
collections in these regulations are docket(s). For assistance with any FERC and newspapers and libraries in the
necessary to determine Federal Perkins Online service, please email Project area. In addition, the EA is
Loan (Perkins Loan) Program borrower’s FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call available for public viewing on the
eligibility to receive program benefits (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using
and to prevent fraud and abuse of (202) 502–8659. the eLibrary link. A limited number of
program funds. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern copies of the EA are also available for
Dated: January 5, 2016. Time on January 14, 2016. distribution and public inspection at:
Kate Mullan, Dated: December 31, 2015. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Acting Director, Information Collection Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Deputy Secretary. NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
Officer, Office of Management. (202) 502–8371.
[FR Doc. 2016–00099 Filed 1–7–16; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2016–00138 Filed 1–7–16; 8:45 am] Any person wishing to comment on
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the potential
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY environmental effects, reasonable
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY alternatives, and measures to avoid or
Federal Energy Regulatory lessen environmental impacts. The more
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission specific your comments, the more useful
Commission they will be. To ensure that your
comments are properly recorded and
[Docket No. NJ16–6–000] [Docket No. CP15–500–000]
considered prior to a Commission
City of Colton, California; Notice of Trans-Pecos Pipeline, LLC; Notice of decision on the proposal, it is important
Filing Availability of the Environmental that the FERC receives your comments
Assessment for the Proposed Presidio in Washington, DC on or before
Take notice that on December 24, Border Crossing Project February 3, 2016.
2015, City of Colton, California For your convenience, there are three
submitted its tariff filing: City of Colton The staff of the Federal Energy methods you can use to submit your
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2015 Transmission Revenue Balancing Regulatory Commission (FERC or comments to the Commission. In all
Account Adjustment and Existing Commission) has prepared an instances, please reference the project
Transmission Contracts Update to be Environmental Assessment (EA) of the docket number (CP15–500–000) with
effective 1/1/2016. Presidio Border Crossing Project your submission. The Commission
Any person desiring to intervene or to (Project) proposed by Trans-Pecos encourages electronic filing of
protest this filing must file in Pipeline, LLC (Trans-Pecos) in the comments and has dedicated eFiling
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of above-referenced docket. Trans-Pecos expert staff available to assist you at
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and requests authorization to construct, 202–502–8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.

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81 FR 925 - Trans-Pecos Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Presidio Border Crossing Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 5 (January 8, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission