[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39554-39555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14182]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-481-000]


Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application To Amend

    Take notice that on June 16, 2020, Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC 
(Rio Bravo), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-531, filed an 
application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and, 
Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for authority to amend its 
order issued by the Commission on November 22, 2019, in Docket No. 
CP16-455-000.\1\ Rio Bravo requests authorization to, among other 
things, modify individual units at Compressor Station 1; eliminate 
Compressor Stations 2, 3 and two interconnect booster stations; 
eliminate certain measurement facilities; change the maximum allowable 
operating pressure of the pipelines and header system, and increase the 
diameter of the first pipeline from 42 inches to 48 inches, resulting 
in an increase in the mainline design capacity on the first pipeline 
from 2.25 Bcf/d to 2.6 Bcf/d. Rio Bravo is not proposing a change to 
the Project's total certificated design capacity of 4.5 Bcf/d. Rio 
Bravo also proposes to revise its initial Project rates to reflect an 
increase in the overall estimated cost to construct the Project 
facilities; to implement a new electric power charge to reflect the 
addition of two electric-driven compressor units and to revise the 
initial fuel retainage percentage for Phase 1 and for the entire 
Project following in-service of Phase 2 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 on the Commission's 
website 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, (866) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to 
the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation 
declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease 
(COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020.
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    \1\ Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC, 169 
FERC ] 61,131 (2019).
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    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Lisa 
A. Connolly Director, Rates & Certificates, Shelly Olmo Specialist I, 
Rates & Certificates Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC P.O. Box 1642 
Houston, Texas 77251-1642 Phone: (713) 627-4102 Fax: (713) 627-5947 and 
James D. Seegers, Damien R. Lyster, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1001 
Fannin, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 758-2939, Fax: 
(713) 615-5206 Email: [email protected], Email: [email protected].
    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

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Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the 
applicant and by all other parties. 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 and will be 
notified of any 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 and will not have the right to seek 
court review of the Commission's final order.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    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 may mail 
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in 
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 16, 2020.

    Dated: June 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14182 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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