[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70133-70134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24457]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP20-68-000; CP20-70-000]


Enable Gas Transmission, LLC; Enable Gulf Run Transmission, LLC; 
Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 
Gulf Run Pipeline and Line CP Modifications Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Gulf 
Run Pipeline and Line CP Modifications Project (Project), proposed by 
Enable Gas Transmission, LLC and Enable Gulf Run Transmission, LLC 
(collectively, Enable) in the above-referenced docket. Enable requests 
authorization to construct, operate, and maintain natural gas pipeline 
facilities in Texas and Louisiana. The project would include 
modifications to existing facilities to allow bi-directional flow, a 
new natural gas pipeline, and ancillary facilities which would allow 
transport up to 1,650,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
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

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the proposed Project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)--New Orleans, Fort Worth, 
Galveston, and Vicksburg Districts participated as a cooperating agency 
in the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by 
law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected 
by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. Because the USACE 
must comply with the requirements of NEPA before issuing permits under 
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and 
Harbors Act, it has elected to cooperate in this NEPA process and adopt 
the EA per Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1506.3.
    The proposed Project would include the following facilities:

Gulf Run Pipeline

     approximately 134 miles of 42-inch-diameter natural gas 
transmission pipeline in Red River, DeSoto, Sabine, Vernon, Beauregard, 
and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana;
     a new delivery meter station (Golden Pass Pipeline Meter 
Station) near the terminus of the Gulf Run Pipeline at milepost 134.0 
in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; and
     ancillary facilities including mainline valves and pig 
launcher/receiver facilities at various locations.

Line CP Modifications

     modifications at the existing Westdale Compressor Station 
in Red River Parish, Louisiana;
     modifications at the existing Vernon Compressor Station in 
Jackson Parish, Louisiana;
     modifications at the ANR Meter Station, Columbia Gulf 
Meter Station, and Midcontinent Express Pipeline Meter Station in 
Richland Parish, Louisiana;
     a new meter station (EGT Meter Station) in Richland 
Parish, Louisiana; and
     a new meter station (CP-3 Meter Station) in Panola County, 
Texas.
    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 natural 
gas environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In addition, the EA 
may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click 
on the eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search), 
select ``General Search'' and enter the docket number in the ``Docket 
Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP20-68 or CP20-
70). 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 EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's 
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to 
consider when addressing the merits of issues raised in this 
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your 
comments should focus on the 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 November 30, 
2020.
    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 
FERC Online. 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 FERC Online. 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 Commission. Be sure to reference the Project docket numbers (CP20-
68-000 and CP20-70-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. 
Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, 
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. 
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of 
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the 
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any 
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion 
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and 
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived. 
Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides.
    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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: October 29, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-24457 Filed 11-3-20; 8:45 am]
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