[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4054-4055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02344]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-186-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed
Southeastern Trail Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Southeastern Trail Project, proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-referenced docket. Transco requests
authorization to construct and operate about 7.7 miles of new natural
gas pipeline located along the existing Transco Mainline, expand three
existing compressor stations in Virginia, and modify 21 existing
facilities in South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Southeastern Trail 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 specific facilities proposed as part of the Southeastern Trail
Project are as follows:
[ballot] Manassas Loop in Fauquier and Prince William Counties,
Virginia: Construction of approximately 7.7 miles of new 42-inch-
diameter pipeline loop,\1\ co-located along the Transco Mainline from
milepost 1568.13 to 1575.85;
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\1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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[ballot] Compressor Station 185 in Prince William County, Virginia:
Uprating the existing electric-driven compression unit driver from
25,000 to 30,000 horsepower (HP);
[ballot] Compressor Station 175 in Fluvanna County, Virginia:
Installing one new 22,490 HP turbine-driven compression unit, uprating
the existing electric-driven compression unit driver from 33,000 to
41,250 HP;
[ballot] Compressor Station 165 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia:
Installing two new 22,490 HP turbine-driven compression units and
abandoning 10 compressor units (totaling 20,000 HP) and related
equipment;
[ballot] flow reversal modifications and/or deodorization
modifications at:
[cir] Compressor Station 65 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana;
[cir] Compressor Station 115 in Coweta County, Georgia;
[cir] Compressor Station 116 in Carroll County, Georgia;
[cir] Compressor Station 120 in Henry County, Georgia;
[cir] Compressor Station 125 in Walton County, Georgia;
[cir] Compressor Station 130 in Madison County, Georgia;
[cir] Compressor Station 135 in Anderson County, South Carolina;
[cir] Compressor Station 140 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina;
and
[cir] installation of deodorization facilities at 13 existing
mainline valve facilities in South Carolina and Georgia along the
Transco Mainline.
The Commission mailed a copy of this 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 (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., CP18-186). 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 March 11, 2019.
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
(CP18-186-000) 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
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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: February 8, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-02344 Filed 2-13-19; 8:45 am]
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