[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47498-47499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21999]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-56-000, CP17-57-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.; Brazoria Interconnector Gas 
Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment 
for the Proposed Stratton Ridge Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Stratton Ridge Expansion Project (Project), proposed by Texas Eastern 
Transmission, L.P. and Brazoria Interconnector Gas Pipeline, LLC 
(together referred to as Applicants) in the above-referenced dockets. 
The Applicants request authorization to construct certain facilities 
designed to transport up to 322 million cubic feet per day of natural 
gas on a firm basis from Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.'s existing 
interconnections to a delivery point on the Brazoria Interconnector Gas 
Pipeline near Stratton Ridge, Texas.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the

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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, with appropriate 
mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The proposed Project includes the following facilities:
     A 0.5-mile-long new pipeline lateral (BIG Interconnect) 
connecting the proposed new Angleton Compressor Station to the existing 
BIG Pipeline in Brazoria County, Texas;
     the new Angleton Compressor Station, a 12,500 horsepower 
electrically-powered compressor station in Brazoria County, Texas;
     pressure regulation modifications at the existing Joaquin 
Compressor Station in Shelby County, Texas;
     installation of Clean Burn technologies at the existing 
Mont Belvieu Compressor Station in Chambers County, Texas;
     modifications to existing pig \1\ launchers at the 
existing Huntsville Compressor Station, in San Jacinto County, Texas; 
and Hempstead Compressor Station in Waller County, Texas;
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    \1\ A pig is an internal pipeline device used to clean or 
inspect the pipeline.
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     modifications to an existing pig launcher/receiver, 
facility crossover piping and a valve at the existing Provident City 
Station in Lavaca County, Texas:
     a new aboveground wire-line launcher/receiver assembly 
site and interconnect valve site near milepost 0.5 of the BIG 
Interconnect Pipeline in Brazoria County, Texas; and
     replacement of existing 16-inch-diameter crossover piping 
and valve with new 24-inch-diameter crossover piping and valve at an 
existing facility in Lavaca County, Texas.
    The FERC staff mailed copies 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. In addition, 
the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site 
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of 
the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street 
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the 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 November 
4, 2017.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket numbers (CP17-56-000 and CP17-57-000) with your 
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and 
has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or 
[email protected].
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. 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 Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. 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 following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\2\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a 
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can 
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not 
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to 
have your comments considered.
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    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on General Search, and enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP17-
56 or CP17-57). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. 
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: October 5, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-21999 Filed 10-11-17; 8:45 am]
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