[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 58560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25285]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-332-000]
El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed South Mainline Expansion
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the South
Mainline Expansion Project, proposed by El Paso Natural Gas Company (El
Paso) in the above-referenced docket. El Paso requests authorization to
construct two new natural gas compressor stations on its existing South
Mainline pipeline system in Luna County, New Mexico and Cochise County,
Arizona and a 17-mile, 30-inch-diameter loop line in El Paso and
Hudspeth Counties, Texas.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the South Mainline Expansion 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 South Mainline Expansion Project includes the
following facilities:
A new 13,220 horsepower compressor station in Luna County,
New Mexico (``Red Mountain Compressor Station'');
a new 13,220 horsepower compressor station in Cochise
County, Arizona (``Dragoon Compressor Station'');
approximately 17-miles of 30-inch-outside diameter loop
line extension of existing Line 1110 between milepost (MP) 174.5 and MP
191.5 in Hudspeth and El Paso counties, Texas.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; 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 (www.ferc.gov), on the Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be
accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the
eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on
General Search, and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number''
field, excluding the last three digits (i.e. CP18-332). 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.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on 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 December 14,
2018.
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 [email protected]. 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 (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 website (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. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP18-332-000) with your submission: 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). Motions to intervene are more
fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission may grant
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.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) 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.
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: November 14, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25285 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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