[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49870-49871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12869]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP24-8-000]


Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC; Notice of 
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Texas-
Louisiana Expansion Project

    The staff of the Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has 
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Texas-Louisiana 
Expansion Project, proposed by Natural Gas Company of America LLC 
(Natural) in the above-referenced docket. Natural requests 
authorization for construction, installation, modification, operation, 
and maintenance of facilities at two existing compressor stations in 
Liberty County (Compressor Station 343) and Montgomery County 
(Compressor Station 302), Texas. Through installation of the proposed 
facilities, Natural would add an incremental 300,000 dekatherms per day 
(Dth/day) of firm gas capacity in Segment 25 of its eastbound Louisiana 
Line. When combined with the unsubscribed capacity Natural has reserved 
for the Texas-Louisiana Expansion Project, this would allow Natural to 
provide up to 467,000 Dth/day of firm transportation service to the 
Project shippers.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Texas-Louisiana Expansion Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (NEPA). FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed 
project would not constitute a major Federal action significantly 
affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The proposed Texas-Louisiana Expansion Project includes the 
following facilities and activities:
    Modifications and Installations at Compressor Station 302 in 
Montgomery County, Texas:
     Uprate the existing compressor controls to increase the 
horsepower (hp) of existing compressor Units 7 and 8 by 1,600 hp each, 
for a total of 3,200 hp;
     Re-wheel existing compressor Units 7, 8 and 9; and
     Install one new electric motor driven compressor unit with 
a rating of 18,340 hp.
    Modification at Compressor Station 343 in Liberty County, Texas:
     Re-wheel existing electric motor driven compressor Units 9 
and 10.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the 
EA 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., 
CP24-8). 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 all issues 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 July 8, 2024.
    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 number (CP24-8-
000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must 
be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 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 Code of Federal 
Regulations 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/how-intervene.
    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.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help

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members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice 
communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available 
information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and 
assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or 
requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at 
(202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    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: June 6, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-12869 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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