[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38192-38193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16300]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP15-517-000 PF15-4-000]


Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on June 12, 2015, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP 
(Gulf South), 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, Houston, Texas 77046, filed 
an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 
requesting authorization to construct and operate its 1.42 Billion 
cubic feet per day Coastal Bend Header Project. Specifically, Gulf 
South proposes to construct: (i) a new 66-mile, 36-inch diameter 
pipeline lateral from Wharton County, Texas to Freeport LNG 
Development, LP's (Freeport LNG) terminal in Brazoria County, Texas; 
(ii)

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the new 83,597 horsepower (HP) Wilson Compressor Station (CS) in 
Wharton County, Texas; (iii) the new 26,400 HP Brazos CS in Fort Bend 
County, Texas; (iv) the new 10,700 HP North Houston CS in Harris 
County, Texas; (v) piping modifications at Goodrich CS in Polk County, 
Texas to allow for bi-directional flow; and (vi) additional 15,748 HP 
and modifications to allow for bi-directional flow at Magasco CS site 
in Sabine County, Texas. Gulf South estimates the cost of the Coastal 
Bend Header Project to be $690,357,089, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the 
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site web 
at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application may be directed to J. Kyle 
Stephens, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Gulf South Pipeline 
Company, LP, 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, Houston, Texas 77046, by 
telephone at (713) 479-8252, or by email to [email protected].
    On November 5, 2014, the Commission staff granted Gulf South's 
request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF15-
4-000 to staff activities involved in the Coastal Bend Header Project. 
Now, as of the filing of the June 12, 2015 application, the Pre-Filing 
Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this 
proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP15-517-000, as noted in 
the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit five copies of filings made in the proceeding with the 
Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other 
party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of 
Commission orders in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and five copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 16, 2015.

    Dated: June 25, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-16300 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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