[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62808-62809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24654]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP21-197-000]


Kern River Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Availability of 
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Delta Lateral 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) for 
the Delta Lateral Project, proposed by Kern River Gas Transmission 
Company (Kern River) in the above-referenced docket. Kern River 
requests authorization to construct, own, and operate approximately 35 
miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline and related appurtenances to deliver 
natural gas to the Intermountain Power Project in Millard County, Utah. 
The Project purpose is to provide firm transportation service of 
140,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day from Opal, Wyoming to the 
Intermountain Power Project, an electrical generating facility in 
Delta, Utah. Prior to filing its application, Kern River participated 
in the Commission's Pre-filing Process for this Project under Docket 
No. PF20-4-000.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Delta Lateral Project in accordance 
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 
As described in the draft EIS, the FERC staff concludes that approval 
of the Project would result in some adverse environmental impacts; 
however, with the exception of climate change impacts, these impacts 
would be reduced to less-than-significant levels because of the impact 
avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures proposed by Kern River 
and those recommended by staff in the EIS. FERC staff is unable to 
determine the significance level of climate change impacts.
    The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the 
EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise 
with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and 
participate in the NEPA analysis. A portion of the Project would be 
constructed on lands managed by the BLM Fillmore Field Office. Because 
the BLM must comply with the requirements of NEPA before issuing a 
right-of-way grant, BLM has elected to cooperate in this NEPA process 
and adopt the EIS per Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
Section 1506.3.
    The Project would consist of the following specific facilities:
     A 35.84-mile-long, 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
     a delivery meter station;
     two mainline taps with automated lateral inlet valve 
assemblies;
     an in-line inspection device launcher and receiver;
     an automated lateral block valve assembly; and
     ancillary facilities.
    The draft EIS 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 all issues in this 
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. 
Your comments should focus on the draft EIS's disclosure and discussion 
of potential environmental effects, including climate impacts due to 
downstream greenhouse gas emissions, and measures to avoid or lessen 
environmental impacts. To ensure consideration of your comments on the 
proposal in the final EIS, it is important that the Commission receive 
your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 27, 2021.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
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;

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    (2) You can file your comments electronically by 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.'' If you 
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment 
on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP21-
197-000) 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.
    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 part 385.214). Motions to intervene are 
more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or 
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission grants 
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.

Questions?

    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 that 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: November 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24654 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
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