Notice2025-05080
Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC WT-0 Compressor Station Project
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March 26, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13748-13749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05080]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP25-37-000]
Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental
Assessment for the Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC WT-0 Compressor
Station Project
On December 20, 2024, Transwestern Pipeline Company, LLC
(Transwestern) filed an application in Docket No. CP25-37-000
requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant
to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to construct, own, operate, and
maintain a new compressor station in Chaves County, New Mexico. This
WT-0 Compressor Station Project (Project) would provide about 80,000
million British thermal units per day of new firm transportation
capacity, including receipts of natural gas in Transwestern's West
Texas Lateral Central Zone and deliveries on the Transwestern Panhandle
Lateral.
On January 8, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project.
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's
environmental document for the Project.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the Project and the planned schedule
for the completion of the environmental review.\1\ The EA will be
issued for a 30-day comment period.
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\1\ For tracking purposes under the National Environmental
Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is EAXX-019-20-000-1742295781.
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Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA--August 1, 2025
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline \2\--October 30, 2025
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\2\ The Commission's deadline applies to the decisions of other
federal agencies, and state agencies acting under federally
delegated authority, that are responsible for federal
authorizations, permits, and other approvals necessary for proposed
projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 18 CFR 157.22(a), the
Commission's deadline for other agency's decisions applies unless a
schedule is otherwise established by federal law.
If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
Project's progress.
Project Description
The WT-0 Compressor Station Project would consist of the following
facilities in Chaves County, New Mexico:
<bullet> a new WT-0 Compressor Station including one new 13,220-
horsepower Solar Mars 90 natural gas turbine-driven compressor;
<bullet> metering facilities, including an inlet filter separator
and fuel gas measurement skid;
<bullet> tie-in to Transwestern's existing 24-inch-diameter dual
lateral pipeline in its existing corridor; and
<bullet> a new, permanent access road off Harriet Road extending
into the compressor station site.
Background
On February 3, 2025, the Commission issued a Notice of Scoping
Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed WT-
0 Compressor Station Project (Notice of Scoping). The Notice of Scoping
was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government
agencies; \3\ elected officials; environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. In response to the Notice of Scoping, the
Commission received comments from the Santa Clara Pueblo and the New
Mexico Department
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of Game and Fish. All substantive comments will be addressed in the EA.
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\3\ The new compressor station would be sited entirely on land
managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The BLM has
agreed to be a cooperating agency for the preparation of the EA.
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Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to
keep track of formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the
Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This service
provides automatic notification of filings made to subscribed dockets,
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.
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,
community organizations, 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#fbb4ababbb9d9e8998d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="df908f8f9fb9baadbcf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></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, select
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP25-37), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb8d8e998884a5a7a2a5ae98bebbbba4b9bf8badaeb9a8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d89e9d8a9b97b6b4b1b6bd8bada8a8b7aaac98bebdaabbf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>. The eLibrary link on the FERC
website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.
Dated: March 19, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05080 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
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