Notice2021-24654
Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Delta Lateral Project
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November 12, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62808-62809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-197-000]
Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Delta Lateral
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) for
the Delta Lateral Project, proposed by Kern River Gas Transmission
Company (Kern River) in the above-referenced docket. Kern River
requests authorization to construct, own, and operate approximately 35
miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline and related appurtenances to deliver
natural gas to the Intermountain Power Project in Millard County, Utah.
The Project purpose is to provide firm transportation service of
140,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day from Opal, Wyoming to the
Intermountain Power Project, an electrical generating facility in
Delta, Utah. Prior to filing its application, Kern River participated
in the Commission's Pre-filing Process for this Project under Docket
No. PF20-4-000.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Delta Lateral Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
As described in the draft EIS, the FERC staff concludes that approval
of the Project would result in some adverse environmental impacts;
however, with the exception of climate change impacts, these impacts
would be reduced to less-than-significant levels because of the impact
avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures proposed by Kern River
and those recommended by staff in the EIS. FERC staff is unable to
determine the significance level of climate change impacts.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the
EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis. A portion of the Project would be
constructed on lands managed by the BLM Fillmore Field Office. Because
the BLM must comply with the requirements of NEPA before issuing a
right-of-way grant, BLM has elected to cooperate in this NEPA process
and adopt the EIS per Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Section 1506.3.
The Project would consist of the following specific facilities:
<bullet> A 35.84-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
<bullet> a delivery meter station;
<bullet> two mainline taps with automated lateral inlet valve
assemblies;
<bullet> an in-line inspection device launcher and receiver;
<bullet> an automated lateral block valve assembly; and
<bullet> ancillary facilities.
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 December 27, 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#3f795a4d5c70515356515a6c4a4f4f504d4b7f595a4d5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c187a4b3a28eafada8afa492b4b1b1aeb3b581a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7">[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;
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(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 (CP21-
197-000) 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: November 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24654 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
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