Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application, 1309-1310 [2020-00219]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1309-1310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00219]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP19-509-001; CP19-509-000]


Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on December 19, 2019, Texas Eastern Transmission, 
LP (Texas Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056, filed, 
pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of 
the Commission's regulations, an amendment to its application in Docket 
No. CP19-509-000 which requested authorization to construct and operate 
the Marshall County Mine Panels 19E Project located in Marshall County, 
West Virginia.
    Texas Eastern is proposing to excavate, elevate, and replace 
certain small segments of four different pipelines (Lines 10, 15, 25, 
and 30) and appurtenances in order to maintain operation of its 
facilities for the duration of longwall mining activities planned by 
Marshall Coal in the area beneath Texas Eastern's pipelines. The 
amendment to its application requests to (1) include construction 
activities related to segments of its four pipelines that traverse the 
Marshall County Coal Company's Mine Panels 19E and 20E; (2) modify the 
timing for completion of Project activities from October 2021 to 
October 2022; and (3) request a Commission order by April 30, 2020. The 
construction activities proposed in the amendment replace in their 
entirety the construction activities proposed in the application. The 
total length of pipeline segments to be excavated increased to 4.39 
miles from 2.26 miles. The estimated cost of the project increased to 
approximately $77 million from approximately $38 million, all as more 
fully described in its application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
    The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public 
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website web at 
https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Lisa 
A. Connolly, Director, Rates and Certificates, Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP, P.O. Box 1642 Houston, Texas 77251-1642, by telephone 
at (713) 627-4102, or by email [email protected].
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's 
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of 
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and 
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary 
reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must provide a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will be 
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental 
review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve 
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party 
commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other 
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek 
court review of the Commission's final order.
    As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in 
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice 
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new Natural Gas Act 
section 3 or section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to

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become a party to a certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely 
manner. If seeking to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to 
``show good cause why the time limitation should be waived,'' and 
should provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 
214(d)(1) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\2\
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    \1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC ] 61,167 at 
] 50 (2018).
    \2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
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 3 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on January 27, 2020.

    Dated: January 6, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-00219 Filed 1-9-20; 8:45 am]
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