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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP13–96–000]
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP,
Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed
Southeast Market Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Southeast Market Expansion Project
jointly proposed by Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LP (Gulf South) and Petal Gas
Storage, LLC (Petal Gas Storage) in the
above-referenced docket. Gulf South
requests authorization to construct,
operate, and maintain a natural gas
transmission pipeline and related
facilities in Mississippi and Alabama
that would provide an additional
510,500 dekatherms per day of natural
gas capacity to the southeastern United
States.
The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Southeast Market Expansion Project in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that
approval of 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
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
participated as cooperating agencies 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.
The proposed Southeast Market
Expansion Project includes the
following facilities:
• Approximately 70.1 miles of 30inch-diameter and 24-inch-diameter
pipeline in Jasper, Forrest, Perry,
Greene, George, and Jackson Counties,
Mississippi and Mobile County,
Alabama;
• One new 15,900-horsepower (hp)
compressor station located in Forrest
County, Mississippi (Forrest
Compressor Station) at the beginning of
the project pipeline;
• One new 15,900-hp compressor
station located at the intersection of
Gulf South’s existing Index 818 pipeline
and Petal Gas Storage transmission
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facilities in Jasper County, Mississippi
(Jasper Compressor Station);
• One new 2,415-hp compressor
station located at the intersection of
Gulf South’s existing Index 300 pipeline
and the Pascagoula Lateral in Jackson
County, Mississippi (Moss Point
Compressor Station);
• A new meter and regulator station
and pig1 launcher/receiver facility at
approximate milepost 42.3 of the project
pipeline at an interconnect with Florida
Gas Transmission Company, LLC’s
existing pipeline; and
• Associated appurtenant
aboveground facilities along the
proposed pipeline including mainline
valves, pig launchers and receivers, and
a pressure limiting facility.
The FERC staff mailed copies 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;
newspapers and libraries in the project
area; and parties to this proceeding. In
addition, the EA is available for public
viewing on the FERC’s Web site
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
A limited number of copies of the EA
are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Public Reference Room,
888 First Street NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371.
Any person wishing to comment on
the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the 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 September 23, 2013.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to file your
comments with the Commission. In all
instances please reference the project
docket number (CP13–96–000) with
your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at 202–502–8258 or
efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission’s
1 A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that is inserted into and moves
through the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the
pipeline, internal inspections, or other purposes.
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Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
to Documents and Filings. This is an
easy method for submitting brief, textonly comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments
electronically using the eFiling feature
on the Commission’s Web site
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. 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
following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
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 385.214).2 Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing 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.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary
link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on
‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13–96).
Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of 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
2 See the previous discussion on the methods for
filing comments.
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time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: August 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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being developed and permitted by Gas
Natural Puerto Rico, Inc.
The new facilities would consist of an
approximately 3,600-foot-long, 4-inchdiameter LNG transfer pipeline; an
approximately 3,600-foot-long, 6-inchdiameter boil-off gas return pipeline; an
approximately 3,600-foot-long, 1.5-inchdiameter LNG recirculation pipeline;
and associated equipment.
The general location of the project is
shown in appendix 1.1
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Land Requirements for Construction
´
EcoElectrica plans to construct the
facilities using approximately 1 acre of
an already disturbed area within its
LNG facility.
[Docket No. CP13–516–000]
The EA Process
´
EcoElectrica, L.P.; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
for the Proposed LNG Supply Pipeline
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
take into account the environmental
impacts that could result from an action
whenever it considers an authorization
of a project. NEPA also requires us 2 to
discover and address concerns the
public may have about proposals. This
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EA on the
important environmental issues. By this
notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to
address in the EA. We will consider all
filed comments during the preparation
of the EA.
In the EA we will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under the general
headings of land use, air quality, noise,
and public safety. We do not expect
other resource areas to be impacted by
the proposed project, which would take
place entirely within an existing
industrial-use facility.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
The EA will present our independent
analysis of the issues. It will be
available in the public record through
eLibrary. Depending on the comments
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the LNG Supply Pipeline Project
involving construction and operation of
´
facilities by EcoElectrica, L.P.
´
(EcoElectrica) at its liquefied natural gas
˜
(LNG) facility in Penuelas, Puerto Rico.
This EA will be used by the
Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
project is in the public interest.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the project.
Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues need to be
evaluated in the EA. Comments may be
submitted in written form or verbally.
Further details on how to submit
written comments are provided in the
Public Participation section of this
notice. Please note that the scoping
period will close on September 23,
2013.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives are
asked to notify their constituents of this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
Summary of the Proposed Project
´
EcoElectrica plans to construct and
operate facilities at its LNG facility in
´
order to enable EcoElectrica to supply
LNG to a proposed adjacent LNG truck
loading facility that is not under the
Commission’s jurisdiction and that is
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1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502–8371. For instructions on connecting to
eLibrary, refer to the ‘‘Additional Information’’
section at the end of this notice.
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
Energy Projects.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP13-96-000]
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Notice
of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed
Southeast Market Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Southeast Market Expansion Project jointly proposed by Gulf South
Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) and Petal Gas Storage, LLC (Petal Gas
Storage) in the above-referenced docket. Gulf South requests
authorization to construct, operate, and maintain a natural gas
transmission pipeline and related facilities in Mississippi and Alabama
that would provide an additional 510,500 dekatherms per day of natural
gas capacity to the southeastern United States.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Southeast Market Expansion Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of 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 and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
participated as cooperating agencies 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.
The proposed Southeast Market Expansion Project includes the
following facilities:
Approximately 70.1 miles of 30-inch-diameter and 24-inch-
diameter pipeline in Jasper, Forrest, Perry, Greene, George, and
Jackson Counties, Mississippi and Mobile County, Alabama;
One new 15,900-horsepower (hp) compressor station located
in Forrest County, Mississippi (Forrest Compressor Station) at the
beginning of the project pipeline;
One new 15,900-hp compressor station located at the
intersection of Gulf South's existing Index 818 pipeline and Petal Gas
Storage transmission facilities in Jasper County, Mississippi (Jasper
Compressor Station);
One new 2,415-hp compressor station located at the
intersection of Gulf South's existing Index 300 pipeline and the
Pascagoula Lateral in Jackson County, Mississippi (Moss Point
Compressor Station);
A new meter and regulator station and pig\1\ launcher/
receiver facility at approximate milepost 42.3 of the project pipeline
at an interconnect with Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC's
existing pipeline; and
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\1\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through
the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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Associated appurtenant aboveground facilities along the
proposed pipeline including mainline valves, pig launchers and
receivers, and a pressure limiting facility.
The FERC staff mailed copies 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; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on
the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the 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 September
23, 2013.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments with the Commission. In all instances please reference
the project docket number (CP13-96-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission's
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Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. 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 Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. 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 following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.
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 385.214).\2\ Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing 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.
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comments.
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Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13-
96). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of 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 www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: August 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21198 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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