Notice2024-14389
MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Westbound Compression Expansion Project
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July 1, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54453-54454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14389]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP24-13-000]
MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Westbound Compression
Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Westbound Compression Expansion Project, proposed by MountainWest
Overthrust Pipeline, LLC (Overthrust) in the above-referenced docket.
Overthrust requests authorization to provide an additional 325,000
dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of year-round firm transportation service on
Overthrust's mainline (ML) at existing Point of Rocks and Rock Springs
Compressor Stations, as well as related facility upgrades and
modifications in Sweetwater, Uinta, and Lincoln Counties, Wyoming.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Westbound Compression Expansion
Project in accordance with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval
of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would
not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the
quality of the human environment.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) participated as a
cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies
have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The BLM will adopt and use the EA to along with other
supporting documentation to consider the issuance of amended Mineral
Leasing Act right-of-way grants for the portion of the proposed project
on Federal lands.
The proposed Westbound Compression Expansion Project includes the
following facilities and activities, all in Wyoming:
<bullet> addition of one gas-fired turbine driven compressor unit
with 15,900 nominal horsepower (hp) at the existing Point of Rocks
Compressor Station in Sweetwater County;
<bullet> addition of one gas-fired turbine driven compressor unit
with 15,900 nominal hp at the existing Rock Springs Compressor Station
in Sweetwater County;
<bullet> an approximate 1,400-foot-long, 24-inch-diameter pipe
interconnect (JTL-148) extending from a new tap on Overthrust's
mainline 122 at its existing North Rendezvous Tap facility to a new
meter station being constructed by Kern River Gas Transmission at an
existing site in Lincoln County;
<bullet> upgrades to the existing Rockies Express Pipeline
Wamsutter Meter Station to accommodate additional gas volumes in
Sweetwater County;
<bullet> upgrades at three existing facilities--Roberson Compressor
Station (new pig launcher and receiver \1\ in Lincoln County), Cabin 31
Interconnect Pipeline Facility (new pig launcher in Sweetwater County),
and Opal Interconnect Pipeline Facility (new pig launcher in Lincoln
County), to support in-line inspections along the Overthrust mainline;
and
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\1\ A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline,
conducting internal inspections, or other purposes.
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<bullet> modifications to Overthrust's existing Granger
Interconnect Facility to accommodate new flow conditions in Sweetwater
County.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
EA 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 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 EA 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.
CP24-13). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#367053445579585a5f585365434646594442765053445518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d1f2e5f4d8f9fbfef9f2c4e2e7e7f8e5e3d7f1f2e5f4b9f0f8e1">[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, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 24, 2024.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
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#71371403123e1f1d181f14220401011e030531171403125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63250611002c0d0f0a0d06301613130c111723050611004d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
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(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 also file your comments electronically 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.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; 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 (CP24-
13-000) 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#a8e7f8f8e8cecddacb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4ebf4f4e4c2c1d6c78ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which 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 24, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14389 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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