Notice2021-14478
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Evangeline Pass Expansion Project and Schedule for Environmental Review
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July 7, 2021
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35780-35781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14478]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-50-000; Docket No. CP20-51-000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Southern Natural Gas
Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Evangeline Pass Expansion Project and
Schedule for Environmental Review
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for
the Evangeline Pass Expansion Project (Project), proposed by Tennessee
Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Tennessee) and Southern Natural Gas Company,
LLC (SNG) in Clarke and Smith Counties, Mississippi and St. Bernard and
Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana.\1\ The EIS will tier off Commission
staff's Environmental Assessment (EA) and its findings and conclusions
for the Project issued on August 24, 2020, and respond to comments
filed on the EA.\2\ The EIS will assist the Commission in its
consideration of the Project's contribution to climate change and its
decision-making process to determine whether Tennessee and SNG's
proposed Project is in the public convenience and necessity. The
schedule for preparation of the EIS is discussed in the ``Schedule for
Environmental Review'' section of this notice.
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\1\ SNG is proposing to construct or modify auxiliary facilities
pursuant to section 2.55(a) of the Commission's regulations in these
additional counties and parishes: Jasper, Simpson, Jefferson Davis,
Lawrence, and Walthall Counties, Mississippi and Washington, St.
Tammany, and Orleans Parishes, Louisiana.
\2\ The EA for the Project is filed in Docket Nos. CP20-50-000
and CP20-51-000 under Accession No. 20200824-3066.
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The National Environmental Policy Act Process
The production of the EIS is part of the Commission's overall
National Environmental Policy Act review process. Commission staff will
independently analyze the proposed Project and prepare a draft EIS,
which will be issued for public comment. Commission staff will consider
all timely comments received during the comment period on the draft EIS
and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Any
draft and final EIS will be available in electronic format in the
public record through eLibrary \3\ and the Commission's natural gas
environmental documents web 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>).
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\3\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the
``Additional Information'' section of this notice.
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Schedule for Environmental Review
This notice identifies the Commission staff's planned schedule for
completion of a final EIS for the Project, which is based on an
issuance of the draft EIS in July 2021.
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the final EIS--October 8, 2021
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--January 6, 2022
If a schedule change becomes necessary for the final EIS, an
additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are
kept informed of the Project's progress.
Environmental Mailing List
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for the Project which includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; Native American Tribes;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for Project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the Project and includes a mailing address with their
comments. Commission staff will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices related to
this environmental review are sent to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by
the proposed Project.
If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please complete one of
the following steps:
(1) Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d0a2c3e1d3f2227282e390c29293f283e3e0e252c232a280d2b283f2e632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9eec8daf9dbc6c3cccadde8cdcddbccdadaeac1c8c7cecce9cfccdbca87cec6df">[email protected]</span></a> stating your
request. You must include the docket number (CP20-50-000 or
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CP20-51-000) in your request. If you are requesting a change to your
address, please be sure to include your name and the correct address.
If you are requesting to delete your address from the mailing list,
please include your name and address as it appeared on this notice.
This email address is unable to accept comments.
OR
(2) Return the attached ``Mailing List Update Form'' (appendix 1).
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS 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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to register for eSubscription.
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a> using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number
in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89cfecfbeac6e7e5e0e7ecdafcf9f9e6fbfdc9efecfbeaa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92d4f7e0f1ddfcfefbfcf7c1e7e2e2fde0e6d2f4f7e0f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a> or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
Dated: June 30, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Appendix 1
MAILING LIST UPDATE FORM
Evangeline Pass Expansion Project
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ATTN: OEP--Gas 2, PJ-11.2
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20426
CP20-50-000, CP20-51-000
Evangeline Pass Expansion Project
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[FR Doc. 2021-14478 Filed 7-6-21; 8:45 am]
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