83 FR 60421 - Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP-Willis Lateral Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)

Page Range		60421-60422
FR Document		2018-25641

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60421-60422]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25641]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-525-000]


Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gulf South 
Pipeline Company, LP--Willis Lateral Project

    On July 13, 2018, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) 
filed an application in Docket No. CP18-525-000 requesting a 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to section 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural 
gas pipeline facilities. The proposed project is known as the Willis 
Lateral Project (Project), and would provide about 200 million cubic 
feet of natural gas per day to Entergy Texas, Inc.'s Montgomery County 
Power Station Project near Willis, Texas.
    On July 26, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project. 
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal 
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and 
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's 
Environmental Assessment (EA)

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for the Project. This instant notice identifies the FERC staff's 
planned schedule for the completion of the EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA--March 4, 2019
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--June 2, 2019

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Project's progress.

Project Description

    The Project would consist of the following facilities entirely 
within the state of Texas:
     Construction of approximately 19 miles of 24-inch-diameter 
pipeline in Montgomery and San Jacinto Counties;
     addition of a new 15,876 horsepower turbine engine to the 
existing Goodrich Compressor Station and construction of a new Meter 
and Regulator (M&R) station at the compressor station in Polk County;
     construction of the Index 129 tie-in and pig \1\ launcher 
facility in San Jacinto County;
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    \1\ A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into 
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline, 
conducting internal inspections, or other purposes.
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     construction of the new Willis M&R station at the terminus 
of the Project (including a pig receiver, filter separators with a 
liquid storage tank, and ancillary equipment) in Montgomery County; and
     construction of a mainline valve facility in Montgomery 
County.

Background

    On August 31, 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Willis Lateral 
Project, And Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (NOI). The 
NOI was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local 
government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public 
interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and 
local libraries and newspapers.
    In response to the Notice of Application, the Commission received 
comments from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department regarding 
appropriate best management practices for construction and restoration, 
special status species, surface water, and impacts on vegetation and 
wildlife. All substantive comments will be addressed in the EA. No 
comments were received in response to the NOI.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    Additional information about the projects are available from the 
Commission's
    Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC or on the FERC website 
(www.ferc.gov). Using the ``eLibrary'' link, select ``General Search'' 
from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and ``Docket 
Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18-525), and follow 
the instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline 
can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also 
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: November 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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7 proceeding.1 Persons desiring to long, 30-foot-wide channel; (2) an upper www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
become a party to a certificate reservoir with a surface area of 488.52 Commenters can submit brief comments
proceeding are to intervene in a timely acres and a storage capacity of 43,633 up to 6,000 characters, without prior
manner. If seeking to intervene out-of- acre-feet; (3) a 98.4-foot-long, 39.4-foot- registration, using the eComment system
time, the movant is required to ‘‘show high concrete upper intake/outlet at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
good cause why the time limitation structure; (4) a 6,370-foot-long, 27.8- ecomment.asp. You must include your
should be waived,’’ and should provide foot-diameter steel and concrete name and contact information at the end
justification by reference to factors set headrace tunnel; (5) a 545-foot-long, 90- of your comments. For assistance,
forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of the foot-wide, 185.4-foot-high underground please contact FERC Online Support at
Commission’s Rules and Regulations.2 concrete pumping station/powerhouse FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
The Commission strongly encourages containing four pump/generating units 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
electronic filings of comments, protests with a total capacity of 1,200 megawatts; (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
and interventions in lieu of paper using (6) a 7,439-foot-long, 27.8-foot-diameter send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// tailrace tunnel; (7) a 98.4-foot-long, Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 39.4-foot-high concrete lower intake/ First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
electronically should submit an original outlet structure; (8) a 9,957-foot-long, The first page of any filing should
and 3 copies of the protest or 52.5-foot-high earthen lower dam with a include docket number P–14887–000.
intervention to the Federal Energy 33-foot-long, 13-foot-high emergency More information about this project,
regulatory Commission, 888 First Street spillway with a 1,640-foot-long tunnel including a copy of the application, can
NE, Washington, DC 20426. to the Kiamichi River; (9) a lower be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern reservoir with a surface area of 727 link of Commission’s website at http://
Time on December 10, 2018. acres, and a storage capacity of 37,965 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Dated: November 19, 2018. acre-feet; (10) two 20-inch-diameter, Enter the docket number (P–14887) in
Kimberly D. Bose, 675-foot-long pipes with 110 kilowatt the docket number field to access the
Secretary. pumps from the lower reservoir to the document. For assistance, contact FERC
regulating reservoir; (11) a regulating Online Support.
[FR Doc. 2018–25637 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
reservoir with a surface area of 40 acres,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Dated: November 16, 2018.
and a storage capacity of 1,216 acre-feet;
(12) two 20-inch-diameter, 690-foot-long Kimberly D. Bose,
pipes with two 110 kilowatt pumps Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
from the Kiamichi River to the [FR Doc. 2018–25585 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
Federal Energy Regulatory regulating reservoir; (13) a 40-foot-long, BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Commission 40-foot-wide funnel shaped intake
structure on the Kiamichi River, located
[Project No. 14887–000] 1.5-foot above the bottom of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Kiamichi River tapering down to 10-
Southeast Oklahoma Power Federal Energy Regulatory
foot-long, 10-foot-wide section where it
Corporation; Notice of Preliminary Commission
connects to the two pipes; and (14) a
Permit Application Accepted for Filing
124-mile-long transmission line to the [Docket No. CP18–525–000]
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Intervene, and Competing Applications
grid. Notice of Schedule for Environmental
1. On July 31, 2018, Southeast The proposed project would relocate Review of the Gulf South Pipeline
Oklahoma Power Corporation, filed an State Road 248 (Post Oar Road) and Company, LP—Willis Lateral Project
application for a preliminary permit, 583rd Street because the lower reservoir
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal would otherwise inundate them. The On July 13, 2018, Gulf South Pipeline
Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the proposed project would have an Company, LP (Gulf South) filed an
feasibility of the Southeast Oklahoma estimated average annual generation of application in Docket No. CP18–525–
Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project 4,368,000 megawatt-hours. 000 requesting a Certificate of Public
(project) to be located on the Kiamichi Applicant Contact: Mr. John Bobenic, Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
River, near the town of Whitesboro, in Southeast Oklahoma Power section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to
LeFlore County, Oklahoma. The sole Corporation, c/o Daytona Power Corp, construct and operate certain natural gas
purpose of a preliminary permit, if 1800, 421–7 Avenue SW, Calgary, pipeline facilities. The proposed project
issued, is to grant the permit holder Alberta Canada T2P 4K9; phone: (578) is known as the Willis Lateral Project
priority to file a license application 433–4933. (Project), and would provide about 200
during the permit term. A preliminary FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) million cubic feet of natural gas per day
permit does not authorize the permit 502–6093, michael.spencer@ferc.gov. to Entergy Texas, Inc.’s Montgomery
holder to perform any land-disturbing Deadline for filing comments, motions County Power Station Project near
activities or otherwise enter upon lands to intervene, competing applications Willis, Texas.
or waters owned by others without the (without notices of intent), or notices of On July 26, 2018, the Federal Energy
owners’ express permission. intent to file competing applications: 60 Regulatory Commission (Commission or
2. The proposed project would consist days from the issuance of this notice. FERC) issued its Notice of Application
of the following: (1) A 2,165-foot-long, Competing applications and notices of for the Project. Among other things, that
302-foot-high concrete-faced rockfill intent must meet the requirements of 18 notice alerted agencies issuing federal
upper dam with a 196.85-foot-long CFR 4.36. authorizations of the requirement to
emergency spillway with a 600-foot- The Commission strongly encourages complete all necessary reviews and to
electronic filing. Please file comments, reach a final decision on a request for
1 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 motions to intervene, notices of intent, a federal authorization within 90 days of
FERC ¶61,167 at ¶50 (2018). and competing applications using the the date of issuance of the Commission
2 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1). Commission’s eFiling system at http:// staff’s Environmental Assessment (EA)

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83 FR 60421 - Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP-Willis Lateral Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission