Notice2025-05311
Texas Connector Pipeline LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Texas Connector Amendment Project
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March 28, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 59 (Friday, March 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14135-14136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05311]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP24-512-000]
Texas Connector Pipeline LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Texas Connector Amendment
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Texas
Connector Amendment Project (Amendment Project), proposed by Texas
Connector Pipeline LLC (Texas Connector) in the above-referenced
docket. Texas Connector proposes to amend the Commission's
authorization for the Texas Connector Project and to construct and
operate the amended project facilities in Jefferson and Orange
Counties, Texas.
The Texas Connector Project (Docket No. CP17-21-000), together with
the Port Arthur Liquefaction Project (Docket No. CP17-20-000), and the
Louisiana Connector Project (Docket No. CP18-7-000), was approved by
the Commission on April 18, 2019. On May 25, 2023, the Commission
issued an Order in Docket Nos. CP17-21-003, CP23-78-000, and CP23-79-
000, authorizing the transfer of the certificated Texas Connector
Project from Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC to Texas Connector. Texas
Connector
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further evaluated the project and proposes modifications as part the
Amendment Project to implement construction efficiencies and to enhance
the overall constructability.
The Amendment Project includes the following modifications to the
previously authorized project.
<bullet> The Southern Compressor Station would not be constructed,
and the original site of the Southern Compressor Station would be
utilized for a laydown yard and access road.
<bullet> The southern pipeline segment (Southern Segment) would
decrease in length from 7.6 miles to 1.4 miles.
<bullet> Compression at the Northern Compressor Station (renamed
Orangefield Compressor Station) would increase from three natural gas-
driven turbine compressors rated at 16,684 horsepower (hp) each, to
four compressors rated at approximately 24,009 hp each.
<bullet> The footprint and configuration of the Orangefield
Compressor Station would shift slightly northwest and increase in size
from 40 acres to 82.4 acres.
<bullet> The northern pipeline segment (Northern Segment) would
increase in length from 26.6 miles to 29.6 miles and include several
modifications to the alignment and workspace to accommodate landowner
requests and development within the previously authorized right-of-way.
<bullet> Texas Connector proposes to use Big Hill Bayou, Taylor
Bayou, and South Mansfield Ferry Road Canal as water access routes. Big
Hill Bayou would require dredging to facilitate vessel transit.
<bullet> The KMPL Meter Station would not be constructed.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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., CP24-512). Be
sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#581e3d2a3b17363431363d0b2d2828372a2c183e3d2a3b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="276142554468494b4e494274525757485553674142554409404851">[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 p.m. Eastern Time on April 21, 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#c482a1b6a78baaa8adaaa197b1b4b4abb6b084a2a1b6a7eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca8cafb8a985a4a6a3a4af99bfbabaa5b8be8aacafb8a9e4ada5bc">[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-
512) 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,
community organziations, 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#aee1fefeeec8cbdccd80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fab5aaaaba9c9f8899d49d958c">[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: March 21, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05311 Filed 3-27-25; 8:45 am]
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