[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 243 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81952-81953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27752]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R2-NWRS-2020-N072; FVRS84510200000-20X-FF02R05000]
Notice of Receipt of Right-of-Way Application for Natural Gas
Pipeline Crossing San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Right-of-Way Application for Natural Gas
Pipeline; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has received two
applications for 30-year right-of-way permits from Baymark Pipeline LLC
and South Texas NGL Pipeline LLC, respectively. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service will open the National Wildlife Refuge System lands,
allowing for this infrastructure, under the authority of the National
Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service requests public comment on the permit applications and
associated documents.
DATES: We must receive any written comments on or before January 19,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments or requests by any one of the following
methods.
Email: [email protected] (use ``Enterprise ROW'' as
your subject line).
Fax: 979-964-4021 (use ``Enterprise ROW'' as your subject
line).
U.S. mail: Project Leader, Texas Mid-coast Complex, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 2547 County Road 316, Brazoria, TX 77422.
Public Availability of Comments
Written comments we receive will become part of the public
record associated with this action. Please be aware that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information, address,
phone number, and email--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you may request in your comment that we withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Sanchez, 979-964-4011
(phone), or [email protected] (email). Individuals who are
hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), has received two applications for 30-year right-of-way (ROW)
permits under the Mineral Leasing Act.
Applicants' Permit Proposals
Baymark Pipeline LLC and South Texas NGL Pipeline LLC have each
requested a 30-ft-wide pipeline right-of-way across a 203-ft-long
section of the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge NWR in Brazoria
County, Texas.
The applicants request ROW permits for the following pipelines:
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Material to be
Applicant Pipeline description transported
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Baymark Pipeline LLC.......... 12-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline, steel. (ethylene).
South Texas NGL Pipeline LLC.. 8-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline, steel. (propylene).
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The ROW permits, if granted by the Service, would enable each
respective applicant to construct, operate, maintain, and terminate an
ethylene and propylene pipeline. The purpose of the new pipelines would
be to transport ethylene and propylene through Matagorda, Brazoria,
Galveston, and Harris Counties in Texas. The requested ROWs would be
collocated within an existing 30-fit pipeline ROW that is used by
Florida Gas and Lavaca to transport natural gas. The existing pipeline
ROW is not an exclusive area; therefore, additional uses may be
collocated within the same cleared corridor.
The applicants' pipelines would be installed by means of a
conventional bore technique under refuge land; therefore, the
construction would not require trenching on refuge lands. No additional
permit boundaries beyond the existing ROW are required. The bore holes
would be located 300 ft outside the refuge property line on adjacent
private lands.
Next Steps
This notice informs the public that the Service will process the
ROW permit applications from Baymark Pipeline LLC and South Texas NGL
Pipeline LLC, which includes the preparation of the National
Environmental Policy Act documentation along with terms and conditions
of the right-of-way permit.
Authority
Applications for ROW for natural gas pipelines are to be filed in
accordance with Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing
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Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. Ch. 3A Sec. 181), as amended, (41 Stat. 437,
Pub. L. 66-146).
Amy Lueders,
Southwest Region Director, Interior Region 6, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-27752 Filed 12-16-20; 8:45 am]
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