Notice2021-12154
Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Perulack Compressor Units Replacement Project
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June 10, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30932-30933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12154]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-31-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Perulack Compressor Units
Replacement Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Perulack Compressor Units Replacement Project, proposed by Texas
Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced
docket. Texas Eastern requests authorization to replace four existing
natural gas-fired turbine compressor engines with two new units and
appurtenant facilities at its existing Perulack Compressor Station in
Juniata County, Pennsylvania.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Perulack Compressor Units Replacement
Project in accordance with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. 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 project includes the following facilities:
<bullet> Two new 18,100-horsepower (hp) Solar Titan 130 natural
gas-fired turbines;
<bullet> related software controls that would limit the total hp of
each compressor unit to 17,400 hp to be consistent with current
certificated capacity of the compressor station of 34,800 hp;
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<bullet> one new 585-hp Waukesha VGF-H24GL emergency generator;
<bullet> a new compressor building to house the two new compressor
units;
<bullet> conversion of an existing compressor building into a
storage warehouse;
<bullet> a new service entry building, two new electric buildings,
two natural gas-fired heaters, two space heaters, four new filter/
separator vessels, and six new gas coolers;
<bullet> a new stormwater management retention basin; and
Removal of four natural gas fired centrifugal turbine compressor
units and the associated auxiliary piping and equipment and two
generators.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; Native American tribes; potentially affected
landowners and other interested individuals and groups; and newspapers
and libraries in the project area. The EA is only available in
electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's
website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>), on the natural gas environmental documents page
(<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents">https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents</a>). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>), select ``General Search''
and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field (i.e., CP21-
31-000). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d3b180f1e3213111413182e080d0d120f093d1b180f1e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef8dbccddf1d0d2d7d0dbedcbceced1cccafed8dbccdd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should
focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 5, 2021.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments with the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c2a091e0f2302000502093f191c1c031e182c0a091e0f420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b0d2e392804252722252e183e3b3b24393f0b2d2e3928652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to
FERC Online. 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 website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the
link to FERC Online. 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 Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP21-
31-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides</a>.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all 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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: June 4, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-12154 Filed 6-9-21; 8:45 am]
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