[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35780-35781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14478]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-50-000; Docket No. CP20-51-000]


Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; Southern Natural Gas 
Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Evangeline Pass Expansion Project and 
Schedule for Environmental Review

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for 
the Evangeline Pass Expansion Project (Project), proposed by Tennessee 
Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Tennessee) and Southern Natural Gas Company, 
LLC (SNG) in Clarke and Smith Counties, Mississippi and St. Bernard and 
Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana.\1\ The EIS will tier off Commission 
staff's Environmental Assessment (EA) and its findings and conclusions 
for the Project issued on August 24, 2020, and respond to comments 
filed on the EA.\2\ The EIS will assist the Commission in its 
consideration of the Project's contribution to climate change and its 
decision-making process to determine whether Tennessee and SNG's 
proposed Project is in the public convenience and necessity. The 
schedule for preparation of the EIS is discussed in the ``Schedule for 
Environmental Review'' section of this notice.
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    \1\ SNG is proposing to construct or modify auxiliary facilities 
pursuant to section 2.55(a) of the Commission's regulations in these 
additional counties and parishes: Jasper, Simpson, Jefferson Davis, 
Lawrence, and Walthall Counties, Mississippi and Washington, St. 
Tammany, and Orleans Parishes, Louisiana.
    \2\ The EA for the Project is filed in Docket Nos. CP20-50-000 
and CP20-51-000 under Accession No. 20200824-3066.
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The National Environmental Policy Act Process

    The production of the EIS is part of the Commission's overall 
National Environmental Policy Act review process. Commission staff will 
independently analyze the proposed Project and prepare a draft EIS, 
which will be issued for public comment. Commission staff will consider 
all timely comments received during the comment period on the draft EIS 
and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. Any 
draft and final EIS will be available in electronic format in the 
public record through eLibrary \3\ and the Commission's natural gas 
environmental documents web page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents).
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    \3\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the 
``Additional Information'' section of this notice.
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Schedule for Environmental Review

    This notice identifies the Commission staff's planned schedule for 
completion of a final EIS for the Project, which is based on an 
issuance of the draft EIS in July 2021.

Issuance of Notice of Availability of the final EIS--October 8, 2021
    90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--January 6, 2022

    If a schedule change becomes necessary for the final EIS, an 
additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are 
kept informed of the Project's progress.

Environmental Mailing List

    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for the Project which includes federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; Native American Tribes; 
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; other 
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also 
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's 
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property 
may be used temporarily for Project purposes, or who own homes within 
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits 
comments on the Project and includes a mailing address with their 
comments. Commission staff will update the environmental mailing list 
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices related to 
this environmental review are sent to all individuals, organizations, 
and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by 
the proposed Project.
    If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would 
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please complete one of 
the following steps:
    (1) Send an email to [email protected] stating your 
request. You must include the docket number (CP20-50-000 or

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CP20-51-000) in your request. If you are requesting a change to your 
address, please be sure to include your name and the correct address. 
If you are requesting to delete your address from the mailing list, 
please include your name and address as it appeared on this notice. 
This email address is unable to accept comments.
    OR
    (2) Return the attached ``Mailing List Update Form'' (appendix 1).

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number 
in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an 
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.

    Dated: June 30, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

Appendix 1

MAILING LIST UPDATE FORM

Evangeline Pass Expansion Project

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ATTN: OEP--Gas 2, PJ-11.2
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    888 First Street NE
    Washington, DC 20426

CP20-50-000, CP20-51-000

Evangeline Pass Expansion Project

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 [FR Doc. 2021-14478 Filed 7-6-21; 8:45 am]
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