Notice2021-14067
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for The Proposed East Lateral Xpress Project
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July 1, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35082-35083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14067]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-527-000]
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of The
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for The Proposed East Lateral
Xpress Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the East Lateral XPress Project (Project), proposed by Columbia
Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) in the above-referenced docket.
Columbia Gulf requests authorization to construct and operate natural
gas transmission facilities in Louisiana. The Project is designed to
provide a total of 725 million standard cubic feet per day of firm
transportation capacity, through a combination of incremental and
existing capacity on Columbia Gulf's interstate natural gas pipeline
system, to an interconnect with Venture Global Gator Express, LLC, for
ultimate delivery as feed gas for Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC's
facility in Plaquemines Parish.
The draft EIS responds to comments that were received on the
Commission's March 16, 2021 Environmental Assessment (EA) \1\ and
discloses downstream greenhouse gas emissions for the Project. With the
exception of climate change impacts, the FERC staff concludes that
approval of the proposed Project, with the mitigation measures
recommended in this EIS, would not result in significant environmental
impacts. FERC staff continues to be unable to determine significance
with regards to climate change impacts.
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\1\ The Project's Environmental Assessment is available on
eLibrary under accession no. 20210316-3010.
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The draft EIS incorporates the above referenced EA, which addressed
the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation
of the following Project facilities:
<bullet> 8.1 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline lateral within
Barataria Bay in Jefferson and Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana;
<bullet> Centerville Compressor Station--a new 23,470-horsepower
(hp) compressor station at an abandoned Columbia Gulf compressor
station site in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana;
<bullet> Golden Meadow Compressor Station--a new 23,470-hp
compressor station adjacent to an existing tie-in facility in Lafourche
Parish, Louisiana;
<bullet> a point of delivery meter station in Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana; and
<bullet> a tie-in facility with two mainline valves and other
appurtenances on a new platform in Barataria Bay, Jefferson Parish,
Louisiana.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed East Lateral
Xpress Project 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. The draft EIS 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 draft EIS 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., CP20-527). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#682e0d1a0b27060401060d3b1d1818071a1c280e0d1a0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="581e3d2a3b17363431363d0b2d2828372a2c183e3d2a3b763f372e">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
The draft EIS 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 draft EIS may do so.
Your comments should focus on the draft EIS's disclosure and discussion
of potential environmental effects, including climate impacts, measures
to avoid or lessen environmental impacts, and completeness of the
submitted alternatives, information and analyses. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time on August 16, 2021.
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For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to 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#22644750416d4c4e4b4c47715752524d505662444750410c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b5d7e697854757772757e486e6b6b74696f5b7d7e6978357c746d">[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 file your comments electronically by 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.'' If you
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment
on a Filing'' as the filing type; 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 (CP20-
527-000) 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.
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 part 385.214). 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>. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review 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.
Questions?
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 that 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 25, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14067 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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