Gulf South Pipeline, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Petal III Compression Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, 60842-60844 [2018-25805]
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Dated: November 20, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–25806 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
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Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP19–286–000.
Applicants: Rager Mountain Storage
Company LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
RMSC’s Clean-Up Filing—November
2018 to be effective 12/15/2018.
Filed Date: 11/14/18.
Accession Number: 20181114–5025.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/26/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–287–000.
Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Equitrans’ Clean-Up Filing—November
2018 to be effective 10/1/2018.
Filed Date: 11/14/18.
Accession Number: 20181114–5032.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/26/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–288–000.
Applicants: Elba Express Company,
L.L.C.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Shell
Negotiated Rate 11/28/18 to be effective
11/28/2018.
Filed Date: 11/14/18.
Accession Number: 20181114–5096.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/26/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–289–000.
Applicants: Southern Star Central Gas
Pipeline, Inc.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Offer
and Petition for Approval of Settlement
to be effective 1/1/2019.
Filed Date: 11/14/18.
Accession Number: 20181114–5130.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/26/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–290–000.
Applicants: Southern Natural Gas
Company, L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing
Annual Report on Operational
Transactions 2018.
Filed Date: 11/15/18.
Accession Number: 20181115–5012.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–291–000.
Applicants: Discovery Gas
Transmission LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2019
HMRE Surcharge Filing to be effective
1/1/2019.
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Filed Date: 11/15/18.
Accession Number: 20181115–5047.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–292–000.
Applicants: Midwestern Gas
Transmission Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Gas
Quality and Pressure to be effective
12/15/2018.
Filed Date: 11/15/18.
Accession Number: 20181115–5069.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–293–000.
Applicants: Northern Natural Gas
Company.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
20181115 Negotiated Rates to be
effective 11/1/2018.
Filed Date: 11/15/18.
Accession Number: 20181115–5102.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/27/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–294–000.
Applicants: Centra Pipelines
Minnesota Inc.
Description: eTariff filing per 1430:
Extension of time to be effective
12/31/9998.
Filed Date: 11/15/18.
Accession Number: 20181115–5109.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/19/18.
Docket Numbers: RP19–295–000.
Applicants: EOG Resources, Inc., EOG
Y Resources, Inc., EOG A Resources,
Inc., EOG M Resources, Inc.
Description: Request for Temporary
Waiver, et al. of EOG Resources, Inc., et
al. under RP19–295.
Filed Date: 11/15/18.
Accession Number: 20181115–5131.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/23/18.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
§ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: November 16, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP19–3–000]
Gulf South Pipeline, LP; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Petal III
Compression Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
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 Petal III Compression Project
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Gulf South Pipeline
Company, LP (Gulf South) in Forrest
County, Mississippi. The Commission
will use this EA in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies about issues
regarding the project. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
requires the Commission to take into
account the environmental impacts that
could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity.
NEPA also requires the Commission to
discover 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. To ensure that your comments
are timely and properly recorded, please
submit your comments so that the
Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on December 20, 2018.
You can make a difference by
submitting your specific comments or
concerns about the project. Your
comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. Your
input will help the Commission staff
determine what issues they need to
evaluate in the EA. Commission staff
will consider all filed comments during
the preparation of the EA.
If you sent comments on this project
to the Commission before the opening of
this docket on October 9, 2018, you will
need to file those comments in Docket
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No. CP19–3–000 to ensure they are
considered as part of this proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
easement agreement. You are not
required to enter into an agreement.
However, if the Commission approves
the project, that approval conveys with
it the right of eminent domain.
Therefore, if you and the company do
not reach an easement agreement, the
pipeline company could initiate
condemnation proceedings in court. In
such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance
with state law.
Gulf South provided landowners with
a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain
and how to participate in the
Commission’s proceedings. It is also
available for viewing on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) at https://
www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/gas/
gas.pdf.
Public Participation
The Commission offers a free service
called eSubscription which makes it
easy to stay informed of all issuances
and submittals regarding the dockets/
projects to which you subscribe. These
instant email notifications are the fastest
way to receive notification and provide
a link to the document files which can
reduce the amount of time you spend
researching proceedings. To sign up go
to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
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
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
carefully follow these instructions so
that your comments are properly
recorded.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
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under the link to Documents and
Filings. Using eComment is an easy
method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (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 will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making; a
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address. Be sure to reference
the project docket number (CP19–3–
000) with your submission: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Gulf South proposes to construct,
operate, and maintain two new electricdriven 5,000 horsepower compressor
units, one dehydration unit, one thermal
oxidizer, and other auxiliary
appurtenant facilities within the
existing Petal III Compressor Station in
Forrest County, Mississippi. The project
would increase the injection capability
from 1,488 million standard cubic feet
per day (MMscf/d) to 1,738 MMscf/d,
and modify the withdrawal capability
from 1,945 to 2,495 MMscf/d.
According to Gulf South, the project
would enhance operational flexibility,
allow for the continued provision of
reliable natural gas storage service, and
increase the number of injection and
withdrawal cycles to satisfy the needs of
new customers desiring service from the
Petal Gas Storage facilities (Petal
Complex). The Petal Complex includes
eight salt caverns and four compressor
stations.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in appendix 1.1
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities
would disturb about 18.8 acres of land
for the workspaces, access roads, and
aboveground facilities. However, 6.6
acres of this disturbed land during
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 last page of this notice.
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construction would occur within the
Petal III Compressor Station. Following
construction, Gulf South would
maintain about 5.5 acres for the
permanent storage yard and dehydration
unit; the remaining acreage would be
restored and revert to former uses.
The EA Process
The EA will discuss impacts that
could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils;
• water resources and wetlands;
• vegetation and wildlife;
• threatened and endangered species;
• cultural resources;
• land use;
• air quality and noise;
• public safety; and
• cumulative impacts
Commission staff 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 Commission
staffs’ independent analysis of the
issues. The EA will be available in
electronic format in the public record
through eLibrary 2 and the
Commission’s website (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/
eis.asp). If eSubscribed, you will receive
instant email notification when the EA
is issued. The EA may be issued for an
allotted public comment period.
Commission staff will consider all
comments on the EA before making
recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure Commission staff have the
opportunity to address your comments,
please carefully follow the instructions
in the Public Participation section,
beginning on page 2.
With this notice, the Commission is
asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to
the environmental issues of this project
to formally cooperate in the preparation
of the EA.3 Agencies that would like to
request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public
Participation section of this notice.
Consultation Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
In accordance with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s
2 For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer
to the last page of this notice.
3 The Council on Environmental Quality
regulations addressing cooperating agency
responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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implementing regulations for section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Commission is
using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other
government agencies, interested Indian
tribes, and the public on the project’s
potential effects on historic properties.4
Commission staff will define the
project-specific Area of Potential Effects
(APE) in consultation with the SHPO as
the project develops. On natural gas
facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground
disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/
pipe storage yards, compressor stations,
and access roads). The EA for this
project will document findings on the
impacts on historic properties and
summarize the status of consultations
under section 106.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries.
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. 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 the Commission issues the EA for
an allotted public comment period, a
Notice of Availability of the EA will be
sent to the environmental mailing list
and will provide instructions to access
the electronic document on the FERC’s
website (www.ferc.gov). If you need to
make changes to your name/address, or
if you would like to remove your name
from the mailing list, please return the
attached ‘‘Mailing List Update Form’’
(appendix 2).
4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
district, site, building, structure, or object included
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
of Historic Places.
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Additional Information
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, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP19–3). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 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.
Public sessions or site visits will be
posted on the Commission’s calendar
located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related
information.
Dated: November 20, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. OR19–8–000]
TransMontaigne Product Services LLC
v. Colonial Pipeline Company; Notice
of Complaint
Take notice that on November 16,
2018, pursuant to Rule 206 of the Rules
of the Practice and Procedure of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission), 18 CFR 385.206 (2018),
Part 343 of the Commission’s Rules and
Regulations, 18 CFR 343.2 (2018), and
sections 1(5), 6 and 13 of the Interstate
Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. App. 1(5), 6
and 13, TransMontaigne Product
Services LLC (Complainant) filed a
formal complaint (complaint) against
Colonial Pipeline Company
(Respondent) alleging that the
Respondent attempted to increase
charges related to product volume losses
without stating the charges in its tariff,
explaining the derivation of such
charges, or providing shippers with an
opportunity to evaluate and challenge
such charges, as more fully explained in
the complaint.
The Complainant certifies that copies
of the complaint were served on the
contacts for the Respondent as listed on
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the Commission’s list of Corporate
Officials.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondent’s answer, motions to
intervene, and protests must be served
on the Complainant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible online at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
electronic review in the Commission’s
Public Reference Room in Washington,
DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on
the website that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on December 6, 2018.
Dated: November 20, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0647; FRL–9986–78–
OEI]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal Request Submitted
to OMB for Review and Approval;
Comment Request; PCBs,
Consolidated Reporting and Record
Keeping Requirements
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP19-3-000]
Gulf South Pipeline, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Petal III Compression Project
and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
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 Petal III Compression Project
involving construction and operation of facilities by Gulf South
Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) in Forrest County, Mississippi. The
Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies about issues regarding the project. The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the
environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires the Commission to discover 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. To ensure that your comments are timely
and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the
Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on December 20, 2018.
You can make a difference by submitting your specific comments or
concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on the potential
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid
or lessen environmental impacts. Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EA. Commission
staff will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the
EA.
If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on October 9, 2018, you will need to file those
comments in Docket
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No. CP19-3-000 to ensure they are considered as part of this
proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable easement agreement. You
are not required to enter into an agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the project, that approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if you and the company do not reach an
easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings in court. In such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance with state law.
Gulf South provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the
FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do
I Need To Know?'' This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked
questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate
in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on
the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/gas/gas.pdf.
Public Participation
The Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which
makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances and submittals
regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe. These instant
email notifications are the fastest way to receive notification and
provide a link to the document files which can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings. To sign up go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
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, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy
method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (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 will be asked to select the type of filing you
are making; a comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment
on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP19-3-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Gulf South proposes to construct, operate, and maintain two new
electric-driven 5,000 horsepower compressor units, one dehydration
unit, one thermal oxidizer, and other auxiliary appurtenant facilities
within the existing Petal III Compressor Station in Forrest County,
Mississippi. The project would increase the injection capability from
1,488 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d) to 1,738 MMscf/d,
and modify the withdrawal capability from 1,945 to 2,495 MMscf/d.
According to Gulf South, the project would enhance operational
flexibility, allow for the continued provision of reliable natural gas
storage service, and increase the number of injection and withdrawal
cycles to satisfy the needs of new customers desiring service from the
Petal Gas Storage facilities (Petal Complex). The Petal Complex
includes eight salt caverns and four compressor stations.
The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
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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 last page of this notice.
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Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 18.8
acres of land for the workspaces, access roads, and aboveground
facilities. However, 6.6 acres of this disturbed land during
construction would occur within the Petal III Compressor Station.
Following construction, Gulf South would maintain about 5.5 acres for
the permanent storage yard and dehydration unit; the remaining acreage
would be restored and revert to former uses.
The EA Process
The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the proposed project under these general
headings:
Geology and soils;
water resources and wetlands;
vegetation and wildlife;
threatened and endangered species;
cultural resources;
land use;
air quality and noise;
public safety; and
cumulative impacts
Commission staff 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 Commission staffs' independent analysis of the
issues. The EA will be available in electronic format in the public
record through eLibrary \2\ and the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). If eSubscribed, you will
receive instant email notification when the EA is issued. The EA may be
issued for an allotted public comment period. Commission staff will
consider all comments on the EA before making recommendations to the
Commission. To ensure Commission staff have the opportunity to address
your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the Public
Participation section, beginning on page 2.
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\2\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the
last page of this notice.
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With this notice, the Commission is asking agencies with
jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the
environmental issues of this project to formally cooperate in the
preparation of the EA.\3\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this
notice.
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\3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultation Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act
In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
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implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, the Commission is using this notice to initiate
consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office
(SHPO), and to solicit their views and those of other government
agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the project's
potential effects on historic properties.\4\ Commission staff will
define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in
consultation with the SHPO as the project develops. On natural gas
facility projects, the APE at a minimum encompasses all areas subject
to ground disturbance (examples include construction right-of-way,
contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor stations, and access roads).
The EA for this project will document findings on the impacts on
historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under
section 106.
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\4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries. 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. 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 the Commission issues the EA for an allotted public comment
period, a Notice of Availability of the EA will be sent to the
environmental mailing list and will provide instructions to access the
electronic document on the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov). If you need
to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove
your name from the mailing list, please return the attached ``Mailing
List Update Form'' (appendix 2).
Additional Information
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, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP19-3). 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.
Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Dated: November 20, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25805 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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