Notice2021-16718
ANR Pipeline Company; Lakes Transmission Limited Partnership; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity Abandonment Project
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August 5, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 148 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42816-42817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16718]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-484-000; CP20-485-000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Lakes Transmission Limited Partnership;
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity Abandonment Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Alberta Xpress and Lease Capacity Abandonment Projects,
proposed by ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) and Great Lakes Gas Transmission
Limited Partnership (GLGT) in Docket Nos. CP20-484-000 and CP20-485-
000, respectively. ANR proposes to construct and operate one new
greenfield compressor station (designated as the Turkey Creek
Compressor Station) and modify a mainline valve in Evangeline Parish,
Louisiana, and acquire a lease agreement between ANR and GLGT. ANR has
executed binding precedent agreements with two shippers to transport up
to 165,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas. GLGT proposes to abandon
firm capacity by a lease agreement with ANR. No new construction is
proposed as part of the Lease Capacity Abandonment Project; however,
this is related to the application filed by ANR to construct and
operate the Alberta Xpress Project.
The draft EIS responds to comments that were received on the
Commission's December 4, 2020 environmental assessment (EA),\1\
provides additional discussion of climate change impacts in the region,
and discloses downstream greenhouse gas emissions for the projects.
With the exception of climate change impacts, the FERC staff concludes
that approval of the proposed projects, 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 EA is available on eLibrary under accession
no. 20201204-3004.
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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 Turkey Creek Compressor Station and modifications to a mainline
valve. The Turkey Creek Compressor Station would include the following
facilities:
<bullet> One 15,900 horsepower gas-fired turbine compressor;
<bullet> three inlet filter separators;
<bullet> three discharge gas cooling bays;
<bullet> 36-inch-diameter suction and discharge piping;
<bullet> 16-inch-diameter cold recycle valves and piping;
<bullet> 16-inch-diameter unit control valve and bypass piping; and
<bullet> related appurtenant facilities.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Alberta Xpress
and Lease Capacity Abandonment Projects 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 Alberta Xpress 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., CP20-484
and CP20-485). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d294b7a0b19dbcbebbbcb781a7a2a2bda0a692b4b7a0b1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f391a0d1c30111316111a2c0a0f0f100d0b3f191a0d1c51181009">[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 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 20,
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#074162756448696b6e696254727777687573476162756429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e684b5c4d61404247404b7d5b5e5e415c5a6e484b5c4d00494158">[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(s)
(CP20-484-000 and CP20-485-000) 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, MD 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 30, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16718 Filed 8-4-21; 8:45 am]
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