Notice2021-15592
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Evangeline Pass Expansion Project
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July 22, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 138 (Thursday, July 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38711-38712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15592]
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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 Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Evangeline Pass Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft 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 the above-referenced dockets.
Tennessee requests authorization to construct and operate about 13
miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline and a new compressor station in St.
Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana. SNG requests authorization
to construct and operate a new compressor station and three new meter
stations in Clarke and Smith, Counties, Mississippi; and St. Bernard
Parish, Louisiana. The Project would enable the transportation of up to
1,100,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas to an interconnect with
Venture Global Gator Express, LLC's Gator Express Pipeline to provide
feed gas for Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC's facility in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
The draft EIS responds to comments that were received on the
Commission's August 24, 2020 Environmental Assessment (EA), provides
additional discussion of climate change impacts in the region, 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.
The draft EIS incorporates the above referenced EA, which addressed
the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation
of the following Project facilities:
Tennessee
<bullet> about 9 miles of 36-inch-diameter looping pipeline in St.
Bernard Parish, Louisiana (Yscloskey Toca Lateral Loop);
<bullet> about 4 miles of 36-inch-diameter looping pipeline in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (Grand Bayou Loop); and
<bullet> a new 23,470 horsepower compressor station consisting of
one natural gas-fired Solar Turbines Titan 130 turbine driven
compressor unit along Tennessee's existing 500 line in St. Bernard
Parish, Louisiana (Compressor Station 529);
SNG
<bullet> a new 22,220 hp compressor station consisting of two
natural gas-fired Solar Taurus 70 turbines (11,110 hp each) in Clarke
County, Mississippi (Rose Hill Compressor Station); and
<bullet> three new meter stations: Rose Hill Receipt Meter Station
in Clarke County, Mississippi; Midcontinent Express Pipeline Receipt
Meter Station in Smith County, Mississippi; and Toca Delivery Meter
Station in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Evangeline Pass Expansion
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 (https://www.ferc.gov/
industries-data/natural-gas/environment/
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environmental-documents). 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., CP20-50-000 or CP20-51-000). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8eecddacbe7c6c4c1c6cdfbddd8d8c7dadce8cecddacb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05436077664a6b696c6b60567075756a777145636077662b626a73">[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 draft EIS's disclosure and discussion of
potential environmental effects, including climate impacts due to
downstream greenhouse gas emissions, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. 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 5:00pm Eastern Time on September 7, 2021.
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#d294b7a0b19dbcbebbbcb781a7a2a2bda0a692b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8eecddacbe7c6c4c1c6cdfbddd8d8c7dadce8cecddacb86cfc7de">[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-
50-000 or CP20-51-000) 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: July 16, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-15592 Filed 7-21-21; 8:45 am]
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