82 FR 49800 - Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed East-West Project; Florida Gas Transmission, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 207 (October 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49800-49801]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23413]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-8-000]


Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Proposed East-West Project; Florida Gas Transmission, LLC

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the East-
West Project, proposed by Florida Gas Transmission, LLC (FGT) in the 
above-referenced docket. FGT requests authorization to construct and 
operate about 13.3 miles of 12-inch-diameter lateral pipeline, about 
11.4 miles of 16-inch-diameter lateral and connection pipeline, and 
four new meter and regulation (M&R) stations and auxiliary and 
appurtenant facilities in Wharton, Matagorda, Jefferson, and Orange 
Counties, Texas, and Calcasieu and Acadia Parishes, Louisiana.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the East-West 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 East-West Project includes the following facilities:
     About 13.3 miles of 12-inch-diameter delivery lateral pipe 
and M&R facilities (milepost 13.3) in Matagorda and Wharton counties, 
Texas;
     about 11.4 miles of 16-inch-diameter delivery lateral pipe 
and M&R facilities (milepost 11) in Jefferson County, Texas;
     about 0.5 mile of 16-inch-diameter connection piping and 
M&R facilities in Acadia Parish, Louisiana and 0.02 mile of 12-inch-
diameter connection piping and M&R facilities in Calcasieu Parish, 
Louisiana; and
     modifications to station piping and installation of 
automated valves at Compressor Station (CS 6) in Orange County, Texas, 
so that CS 6 will be able to flow gas bi-directionally on the mainline.
    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 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 November 
20, 2017.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket number (CP17-8-000) 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 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.
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    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., CP17-
8). 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 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.


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    Dated: October 20, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-23413 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am]
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