83 FR 40028 - Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-17289

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-533-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on July 24, 2018, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP 
(Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in Docket 
No. CP18-533-000 an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural 
Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, requesting 
authorization to abandon approximately 30 miles of lateral Line 1-N and 
related facilities, located in Harrison and Marion Counties, Texas 
(Line 1-N Abandonment Project), all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    The filing may also be viewed on the web at 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, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Lisa 
A. Connolly, Director, Rates & Certificates, Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, or by 
telephone (713) 627-4102, or fax (713) 627-5947 or by email to 
[email protected].
    Specifically, Texas Eastern proposes to (1) abandon in place and by 
removal a total of approximately 30 miles of 12-inch, 10-inch, and 8-
inch diameter lateral pipeline; (ii) abandon by removal all of the 
facilities at metering and regulating station 70191; and (iii) abandon 
by removal other related appurtenances. Texas Eastern states that the 
project will eliminate the need for future operating and maintenance 
expenditures on facilities that are no longer needed to provide 
transportation service and have not been used in over a year. Texas 
Eastern further states that abandonment of these facilities will not

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result in any impact on certificated capacity on its system or in a 
reduction in firm service to existing customers of Texas Eastern.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules (18 CFR 157.9), 
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will either: 
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule will serve to 
notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of 
all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal 
authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission 
staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit five copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a 
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit original and five copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 28, 2018.

    Dated: August 7, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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of prohibited and exempt off-the-record be considered by the Commission in cooperating agency as described by 40
communications. reaching its decision. Parties to a CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, proceeding may seek the opportunity to 385.2201(e) (1) (v).
September 22, 1999) requires respond to any facts or contentions The following is a list of off-the-
Commission decisional employees, who made in a prohibited off-the-record record communications recently
make or receive a prohibited or exempt communication, and may request that received by the Secretary of the
off-the-record communication relevant the Commission place the prohibited Commission. The communications
to the merits of a contested proceeding, communication and responses thereto listed are grouped by docket numbers in
to deliver to the Secretary of the in the decisional record. The ascending order. These filings are
Commission, a copy of the Commission will grant such a request available for electronic review at the
communication, if written, or a only when it determines that fairness so Commission in the Public Reference
summary of the substance of any oral requires. Any person identified below as Room or may be viewed on the
communication. having made a prohibited off-the-record Commission’s website at http://
Prohibited communications are communication shall serve the www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
included in a public, non-decisional file document on all parties listed on the Enter the docket number, excluding the
associated with, but not a part of, the official service list for the applicable last three digits, in the docket number
decisional record of the proceeding. proceeding in accordance with Rule field to access the document. For
Unless the Commission determines that 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. assistance, please contact FERC Online
the prohibited communication and any Exempt off-the-record Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
responses thereto should become a part communications are included in the ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
of the decisional record, the prohibited decisional record of the proceeding, for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
off-the-record communication will not unless the communication was with a Exempt:

Docket No. File date Presenter or requester

1. CP16–357–000 ................................................. 7–19–2018 ............................................................ George Chris Lagos.
2. CP15–554–000 ................................................. 7–19–2018 ............................................................ U.S. Congressman Robert Pittenger.
3. CP16–121–000 ................................................. 7–23–2018 ............................................................ City of Providence, Rhode Island.
Councilman Seth Yurdin.
4. CP16–357–000 ................................................. 7–24–2018 ............................................................ George Chris Lagos.
5. RP18–877–000 ................................................. 7–24–2018 ............................................................ U.S. Congress.1
6. CP16–121–000 ................................................. 7–26–2018 ............................................................ FERC Staff.2
7. P–2520–076 ...................................................... 7–26–2018 ............................................................ FERC Staff.3
8. CP14–96–000 ................................................... 8–1–2018 .............................................................. New York State Legislature.4
9. P–516–459 ........................................................ 8–2–2018 .............................................................. FERC Staff.5
10. P–199–205 ...................................................... 8–2–2018 .............................................................. FERC Staff.6
11. P–11810–004 .................................................. 8–2–2018 .............................................................. FERC Staff.7
12. CP17–40–000 ................................................. 8–2–2018 .............................................................. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.

Dated: August 7, 2018. Part 157 of the Commission’s Connolly, Director, Rates & Certificates,
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Regulations, requesting authorization to Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, P.O.
Deputy Secretary. abandon approximately 30 miles of Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251–1642,
[FR Doc. 2018–17354 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] lateral Line 1–N and related facilities, or by telephone (713) 627–4102, or fax
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
located in Harrison and Marion (713) 627–5947 or by email to
Counties, Texas (Line 1–N lisa.connolly@enbridge.com.
Abandonment Project), all as more fully Specifically, Texas Eastern proposes
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY set forth in the application which is on to (1) abandon in place and by removal
file with the Commission and open to a total of approximately 30 miles of 12-
Federal Energy Regulatory public inspection. inch, 10-inch, and 8-inch diameter
Commission The filing may also be viewed on the lateral pipeline; (ii) abandon by removal
web at http://www.ferc.gov using the all of the facilities at metering and
[Docket No. CP18–533–000] regulating station 70191; and (iii)
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; number excluding the last three digits in abandon by removal other related
Notice of Application the docket number field to access the appurtenances. Texas Eastern states that
document. For assistance, please contact the project will eliminate the need for
Take notice that on July 24, 2018, FERC Online Support at future operating and maintenance
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll expenditures on facilities that are no
Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact longer needed to provide transportation
77251, filed in Docket No. CP18–533– (202) 502–8659. service and have not been used in over
000 an application pursuant to section Any questions concerning this a year. Texas Eastern further states that
7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and application may be directed to Lisa A. abandonment of these facilities will not
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1 Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill. 4 Assemblymen Sandra Galef, David Buchwald, 7 Memorandum dated August 2, 2018 forwarding

Congressmen Vicky Hartzler and Jason Smith. Steven Otis, and Thomas Abinanti. email communication with Robert Hoffman of
2 Email dated July 26, 2018 with Timothy 5 Memorandum dated August 2, 2018 forwarding
National Marine Fisheries Service.
Timmermann with the EPA, Office of email communication with Robert Hoffman of
Environmental Review. National Marine Fisheries Service.
3 Memorandum dated July 26, 2018 forwarding 6 Memorandum dated August 2, 2018 forwarding

email communication with Kevin Bernier of Great email communication with Robert Hoffman of
Lakes Hydro America, LLC. National Marine Fisheries Service.

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result in any impact on certificated provide copies of their protests only to f. Location: The existing project is
capacity on its system or in a reduction the party or parties directly involved in located at river mile 167 on the
in firm service to existing customers of the protest. Guadalupe River in the City of
Texas Eastern. Persons who wish to comment only Gonzales, in Gonzales County, Texas.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the on the environmental review of this The project does not affect federal lands.
Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9), project should submit an original and g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
within 90 days of this Notice, the two copies of their comments to the Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
Commission staff will either: complete Secretary of the Commission. h. Applicant Contact: Tim Patek,
its environmental assessment (EA) and Environmental commentors will be Superintendent of Public Works, City of
place it into the Commission’s public placed on the Commission’s Gonzales, 1920 St. Joseph Street,
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding or environmental mailing list, will receive Gonzales, TX 78629; Telephone (830)
issue a Notice of Schedule for copies of the environmental documents, 672–3192; tpatek@gonzales.texas.gov.
Environmental Review. If a Notice of and will be notified of meetings i. FERC Contact: Rachel McNamara at
Schedule for Environmental Review is associated with the Commission’s (202) 502–8340, or at
issued, it will indicate, among other environmental review process. rachel.mcnamara@ferc.gov.
milestones, the anticipated date for the Environmental commentors will not be j. This application is not ready for
Commission staff’s issuance of the final required to serve copies of filed environmental analysis at this time.
environmental impact statement (FEIS) documents on all other parties. k. Project Description: The Gonzales
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the However, the non-party commentors Project consists of: (1) A 15-foot-high,
EA in the Commission’s public record will not receive copies of all documents 258-foot-long, concrete Ambursen dam
for this proceeding or the issuance of a filed by other parties or issued by the with a 178-foot-long ogee-type spillway;
Notice of Schedule will serve to notify Commission (except for the mailing of (2) a reservoir with a surface area of 300
federal and state agencies of the timing environmental documents issued by the acres and a storage capacity of 1,400
for the completion of all necessary Commission) and will not have the right acre-feet; (3) an intake structure
reviews, and the subsequent need to to seek court review of the comprised of six wooden water control
complete all federal authorizations Commission’s final order. gates; (4) an 80-foot-long, 20-foot-wide
within 90 days of the date of issuance The Commission strongly encourages brick powerhouse containing three
of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. electronic filings of comments, protests generating units with a total capacity of
There are two ways to become and interventions in lieu of paper using 1,140 kilowatts; (5) two 50-foot-long
involved in the Commission’s review of the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// underground 5-kilovolt cables to a step-
this project. First, any person wishing to www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file up transformer; and (6) an above-ground
obtain legal status by becoming a party electronically should submit original transmission line connecting the step-
to the proceedings for this project and five copies of the protest or up transformer to a distribution line
should, on or before the comment date intervention to the Federal Energy near the access road to the project. The
stated below, file with the Federal Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Gonzales Project is a conventional
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 NE, Washington, DC 20426. project generating 1,314 megawatt-hours
First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern of electricity annually.
a motion to intervene in accordance Time on August 28, 2018. The project is operated as a run-of-
with the requirements of the river facility with no impoundment
Dated: August 7, 2018.
Commission’s Rules of Practice and fluctuation. When flows exceed the
Kimberly D. Bose, minimum flow requirement of 200 cubic
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Secretary. feet per second (cfs) and a minimum of
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party [FR Doc. 2018–17289 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 9 feet of head height is achieved,
status will be placed on the service list BILLING CODE 6717–01–P generation can commence. When flows
maintained by the Secretary of the exceed the combined capacity of all
Commission and will receive copies of three turbines (1,161 cfs), excess flows
all documents filed by the applicant and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY are passed over the spillway dam.
by all other parties. A party must submit l. A copy of the application is
Federal Energy Regulatory available for review at the Commission
five copies of filings made with the
Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in [Project No. 2960–006] viewed on the Commission’s website at
the proceeding. Only parties to the http://www.ferc.gov, using the
proceeding can ask for court review of City of Gonzales; Notice of Application ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
Commission orders in the proceeding. Tendered for Filing With the number, excluding the last three digits
However, a person does not have to Commission and Establishing in the docket number field, to access the
intervene in order to have comments Procedural Schedule for Licensing and document. For assistance, contact FERC
considered. The second way to Deadline for Submission of Final Online Support at
participate is by filing with the Amendments FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or toll
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as Take notice that the following free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY at
possible, an original and two copies of hydroelectric application has been filed (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
comments in support of or in opposition with the Commission and is available for inspection and reproduction at the
to this project. The Commission will
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for public inspection. address in paragraph h.
consider these comments in a. Type of Application: Subsequent You may also register online at http://
determining the appropriate action to be License. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
taken, but the filing of a comment alone b. Project No.: 2960–006. esubscription.asp to be notified via
will not serve to make the filer a party c. Date Filed: July 27, 2018. email of new filings and issuances
to the proceeding. The Commission’s d. Applicant: City of Gonzales. related to this or other pending projects.
rules require that persons filing e. Name of Project: Gonzales For assistance, contact FERC Online
comments in opposition to the project Hydroelectric Project (Gonzales Project). Support.

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Dates		5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 28, 2018.
FR Citation		83 FR 40028

83 FR 40028 - Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission