Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southeast Market Expansion Project, 53749-53750 [2013-21198]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2013 / Notices Description: Tariff Modification Pursuant to Order No. 764 to be effective 11/1/2013. Filed Date: 8/23/13. Accession Number: 20130823–5002. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/13/13. Docket Numbers: ER13–2230–000. Applicants: Premier Empire Energy, LLC. Description: Premier Empire Energy MBRA Application to be effective 10/1/ 2013. Filed Date: 8/23/13. Accession Number: 20130823–5050. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/13/13. Docket Numbers: ER13–2231–000. Applicants: PacifiCorp. Description: OATT Revised Schedules 4 and 9 to be effective 9/13/2013. Filed Date: 8/23/13. Accession Number: 20130823–5088. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/13/13. Take notice that the Commission received the following electric reliability filings: Docket Numbers: RR13–9–000. Applicants: North American Electric Reliability Corporation. 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[FR Doc. 2013–21196 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:00 Aug 29, 2013 Jkt 229001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53749 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. E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 53750 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2013 / Notices 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:00 Aug 29, 2013 Jkt 229001 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] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
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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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    \2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing 
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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