Notice2022-20525
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Texas Eastern Transmission, LP Proposed Venice Extension Project
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September 22, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 183 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57889-57890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20525]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP22-15-000]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Texas Eastern Transmission, LP Proposed Venice
Extension Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Venice Extension Project, proposed by Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced docket. Texas
Eastern requests authorization to provide firm natural gas
transportation service for up to 1,260,000 dekatherms per day on its
existing Line 40 to an interconnection with a pipeline lateral to be
constructed, owned, and operated by Venture Global Gator Express, LLC,
with ultimate delivery to Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC Liquified
Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal, which is currently under development in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
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Venice Extension Project in accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. With the exception of climate change
impacts, FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project,
with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would not result
in significant environmental impacts. Climate change impacts are not
characterized in the EIS as significant or insignificant because the
Commission is conducting a generic proceeding to determine whether and
how the Commission will conduct climate change significance
determinations going forward. FERC staff is unable to determine the
significance level of climate change impacts.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of: the
(i) construction and operation of an approximately 3.0-mile-long, 36-
inch-diameter pipeline segment on Texas Eastern's Line 40 in Pointe
Coupee Parish; (ii) abandonment in place of a 2.2-mile-long, 36-inch-
diameter existing pipeline segment on Line 40 in Pointe Coupee Parish;
(iii) construction of a new proposed 31,900 horsepower (hp) compressor
station (New Roads Compressor Station) and metering and regulating
(M&R) facilities in Pointe Coupee Parish; (iv) abandonment in place of
the existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor unit at Texas Eastern's
existing White Castle Compressor Station in Iberville Parish,
Louisiana, and the existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor unit at its
existing Larose Compressor Station in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; (v)
installation of one new 31,900 hp compressor unit and related
appurtenances at both White Castle and Larose compressor stations; and
(vi) upgrades at its Gator Express M&R \1\ facility on an open water
platform in Plaquemines Parish.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Venice Extension 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 (<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environmental-overview/environmental-documents-2022">https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environmental-overview/environmental-documents-2022</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., CP22-
15). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d99fbcabba96b7b5b0b7bc8aaca9a9b6abad99bfbcabbaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1a7849382ae8f8d888f84b29491918e9395a187849382cf868e97">[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; 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 November 7, 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#1b5d7e697854757772757e486e6b6b74696f5b7d7e6978357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2a4879081ad8c8e8b8c87b19792928d9096a284879081cc858d94">[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
toFERC 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 also 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;
3. You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP22-
15-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the United States 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; or
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 385.214). Motions to intervene are more
fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene">https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene</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
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://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx">https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx</a> to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: September 16, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-20525 Filed 9-21-22; 8:45 am]
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