Notice2022-03427
Golden Pass Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed MP66-69 Compression Relocation and Modification Amendment and the Proposed MP33 Compressor Station Modification Amendment
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Published
February 17, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9046-9047]
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 Nos. CP21-1-000; CP21-458-000]
Golden Pass Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed MP66-69 Compression
Relocation and Modification Amendment and the Proposed MP33 Compressor
Station Modification Amendment
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the MP66-69 Compression Relocation and Modification Amendment and
the MP33 Compressor Station Modification Amendment Project (Project),
proposed by Golden Pass Pipeline Company, LLC (Golden Pass) in the
above referenced dockets.
Golden Pass requests authorization to amend its certificate of
public convenience and necessity for the Pipeline Expansion Project
(Docket No. CP14-518-000) that was issued by the Commission on December
21, 2016. Golden Pass requests authorization to modify the previously
authorized facilities in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and Orange County,
Texas.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 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 is unable to determine significance with regards to
climate change impacts.
The draft EIS incorporates by reference the Commission staff's July
2016 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) issued in Docket No.
CP14-517-000 and CP14-518-000 for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project
(2016 FEIS) and the Commission's findings and conclusions in its
December 21, 2016 Order.\1\ The draft EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the construction and operation of the
following Project facilities:
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CP21-1-000 (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)
<bullet> Relocate the approved Compressor Station at Milepost (MP)
66 approximately three miles, to MP69;
<bullet> increase the amount of compression at the relocated
compressor station;
<bullet> eliminate approved modifications to interconnects at MP63
and MP66;
<bullet> minor changes to approved interconnect modifications at
MP68; and
<bullet> eliminate the previously approved 3 miles of 24-inch
diameter pipeline loop between MP66 and MP69.
CP21-458-000 (Orange County, Texas)
<bullet> Relocate the MP33 Compressor Station approximately fifty
feet north-northwest to avoid an existing pipeline right-of-way based
on a landowner request;
<bullet> increase the authorized compression at the MP33 Compressor
Station;
<bullet> construct three new interconnects and appurtenant
facilities adjacent to the MP33 Compressor Station; and
<bullet> eliminate receipt stations at the existing Texoma delivery
interconnect on Golden Pass's existing system at MP33.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Intent 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, excluding the last
three digits (i.e., CP21-1 or CP21-458). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91d7f4e3f2defffdf8fff4c2e4e1e1fee3e5d1f7f4e3f2bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9af8c9b8aa6878580878cba9c9999869b9da98f8c9b8ac78e869f">[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, measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts, and the 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
April 4, 2022.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. 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#a5e3c0d7c6eacbc9cccbc0f6d0d5d5cad7d1e5c3c0d7c68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="266043544569484a4f484375535656495452664043544508414950">[email protected]</span></a>. Please carefully follow these instructions
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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 (CP21-1-
000 or CP21-458-000) 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: February 11, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-03427 Filed 2-16-22; 8:45 am]
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