Notice2024-14049
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Amoco South Pecan Lake Abandonment Project
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June 27, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53609-53610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14049]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP24-37-000]
Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Amoco South Pecan Lake
Abandonment Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Amoco
South Pecan Lake Abandonment Project (Project) in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana, proposed by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf)
in the above-referenced docket.
On January 16, 2024, Columbia Gulf filed an application in Docket
No. CP24-37-000, requesting Authorization pursuant to section 7(b) of
the Natural Gas Act and part 157 of the Commission's regulations, to
abandon approximately 21 miles of obsolete pipeline and related
appurtenances. Columbia Gulf states that the Project would eliminate
the need for future operating and maintenance expenditures on outdated
facilities that are no longer needed to satisfy current firm service
obligations. The abandonment of these facilities would not change the
certificated capacity of Columbia Gulf's system, and would not result
in the termination or reduction of service to existing customers of
Columbia Gulf.
Specifically, Columbia Gulf is requesting approval to abandon in
place and by removal approximately 16 miles of its 16-inch-diameter
South Pecan Lake Pipeline; abandon by removal approximately 1 mile of
its 12-inch-diameter Amoco/South Pecan Lake Pipeline; abandon by
removal approximately 4 miles of its 6-inch-diameter Go Around Bayou
Pipeline; abandon by removal all of the facilities at the South Pecan
Lake metering and regulating station (M&R) No. 505 and Goodrich M&R No.
4144; and abandon by removal other related appurtenances.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
abandonment activities associated with the Project in accordance with
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. FERC staff
concludes that approval of the proposed Project would not constitute a
major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment. The EA also concludes that no system, route, or other
alternative would meet the Project objective while providing a
significant environmental advantage over the Project as proposed.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Amoco South Pecan Lake Abandonment
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 EA is only available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from 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 EA may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on 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. CP24-37-000). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc8aa9beaf83a2a0a5a2a99fb9bcbca3beb88caaa9beafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="df99baadbc90b1b3b6b1ba8caaafafb0adab9fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA 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 EA may do so. Your comments should
focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential environmental
effects, measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts, the
completeness of the submitted alternatives, and information and
analyses. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will
be. To ensure that the Commission has the opportunity to consider your
comments prior to making its decision on this project, it is important
that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or before 5 p.m.
Eastern Time on July 22, 2024.
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#397f5c4b5a76575550575c6a4c4949564b4d795f5c4b5a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de98bbacbd91b0b2b7b0bb8dabaeaeb1acaa9eb8bbacbdf0b9b1a8">[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
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(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP24-
37-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to:
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene">https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene</a>.
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.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92ddc2c2d2f4f7e0f1bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="632c333323050611004d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: June 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14049 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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