Notice2022-18790
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Henderson County Expansion Project
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August 31, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53470-53471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18790]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP21-467-000]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Henderson County
Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Henderson County Expansion Project (Project), proposed by Texas
Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) in the above-referenced docket. Texas
Gas requests a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and
Abandonment Authorization to construct, operate, and maintain, and
abandon certain natural gas transmission pipeline facilities in
Henderson and Webster Counties, Kentucky and Posey and Johnson
Counties, Indiana. The Project purpose is to provide up to 220,000
dekatherms per day of new firm transportation service to CenterPoint
Energy Indiana South's (CenterPoint) AB Brown Generating Station in
Posey County, Indiana.
The final 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). FERC
staff concludes that approval of the proposed Project, with the
mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would result in some
adverse environmental impacts; however, with the exception of potential
impacts on climate change, we conclude that impacts would be reduced to
less than significant levels. Regarding climate change impacts, this
EIS is not characterizing the Project's greenhouse gas emissions as
significant or insignificant because the Commission is conducting a
generic proceeding to determine whether and how the Commission will
conduct significance determinations going forward.\1\
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\1\ Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas
Infrastructure Project Reviews, 178 FERC ] 61,108 (2022); 178 FERC ]
61,197 (2022).
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 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. Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides
input to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the final
EIS, the agency may present its own conclusions and recommendations in
any applicable Records of Decision or other documentation for the
Project.
The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
<bullet> Henderson Lateral--Construction of an approximately 23.5-
mile-long, 20-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline extending
from a new tie-in facility in Henderson County, Kentucky to the new AB
Brown Meter and Regulating (M&R) Station in Posey County, Indiana.
<bullet> AB Brown M&R Station and Point of Demarcation Site (Posey
County, Indiana)--Construction of a delivery M&R station, receiver
facility, and a 0.1-mile-long, 16-inch-diameter interconnecting
pipeline terminating at the new Point of Demarcation Site, which would
serve as CenterPoint's tie-in for Project facilities for its AB Brown
Generating Station.
<bullet> Slaughters Compressor Station (Webster County, Kentucky)--
Installation of a new 4,863-horsepower Solar Centaur 50 turbine
compressor unit with piping modifications and other appurtenant
facilities, abandonment in place of an existing compressor unit (Unit
5), and placement on standby of two existing compressor units (Unit 6
and Unit 7).
<bullet> New ancillary facilities including a mainline valve and
tie-in facility in Henderson County, Kentucky and upgrades to an
existing M&R station in Johnson County, Indiana.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Henderson County
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
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other interested individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries
in the Project area. The final 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 final 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., CP21-467). 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="8acceff8e9c5e4e6e3e4efd9fffafae5f8fecaeceff8e9a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
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: August 25, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18790 Filed 8-30-22; 8:45 am]
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