Notice2025-02318
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Eunice Reliability and Lake Charles Supply Project
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February 7, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 25 (Friday, February 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9140-9141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02318]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP24-468-000]
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC; Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC;
Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed
Eunice Reliability and Lake Charles Supply Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Eunice Reliability and Lake Charles Supply Project (Project), proposed
by Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) and Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LLC (Gulf South), in the above-referenced docket.\1\ On May 8,
2024, Texas Gas and Gulf South filed an application in Docket No. CP24-
468-000 requesting authorization to construct, operate and abandon
certain natural gas pipeline facilities. The Project consists of the
replacement and expansion of compression facilities at Texas Gas'
existing Eunice Compressor Station in Acadia Parish, Louisiana and the
installation of overpressure protection at Texas Gas' existing Woodlawn
Valve Station in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. The Project would
create 120,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of new transportation service
on Texas Gas' system that would be leased to Gulf South to meet its
customers' needs in the Lake Charles area, including an electric
utility and two natural gas marketers.
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\1\ For tracking purposes under the Council on Environmental
Quality, the unique identification number for documents relating to
this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1725459309. 40 CFR
1501.5(c)(4) (2024).
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The EA 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). The 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 Project would consist of the following facilities:
<bullet> abandon in place four 1,100 horsepower (hp) and one 2,250
hp reciprocating compressor units and install one 8,968 HP Solar T-70
gas-fired, turbine-driven compressor unit and one 6,391 hp Solar T60
gas-fired, turbine-driven compressor unit, and appurtenances at the
Eunice Compressor Station in Acadia Parish, Louisiana;
<bullet> install associated suction/discharge lines interconnecting
the proposed Eunice Compressor Station facilities and the proposed tie-
in facility to be installed at an existing trap site (collectively
referred to as the Eunice Compressor Station and Trap Site); and
<bullet> install overpressure protection at the existing Woodlawn
Junction in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
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.
CP24-468). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#44022136270b2a282d2a21173134342b363004222136276a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53153621301c3d3f3a3d36002623233c212713353621307d343c25">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
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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 March 3, 2025.
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#c187a4b3a28eafada8afa492b4b1b1aeb3b581a7a4b3a2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ed8fbecfdd1f0f2f7f0fbcdebeeeef1eceadef8fbecfdb0f9f1e8">[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 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-
468-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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, 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#4e011e1e0e282b3c2d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c031c1c0c2a293e2f622b233a">[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: January 31, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02318 Filed 2-6-25; 8:45 am]
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