Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application To Amend, 39554-39555 [2020-14182]

Download as PDF 39554 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 1, 2020 / Notices masonry dam containing two spillways separated by a 25-foot-wide stone pier, with one 735-foot-long, 15-foot-high overflow spillway and the other a 140foot-long, 16-foot-high arch-section spillway; (2) an impoundment with a surface area of 316 acres at the normal pool elevation of 516 feet North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); (3) a new modular powerhouse containing nine generating units with a total installed capacity of 4.5 megawatts that would be installed immediately downstream of the existing arch-section spillway of the dam; (4) a new 1,200-foot-long underground transmission line; and (5) appurtenant facilities. To increase flow through the modular powerhouse, Scott’s Mill proposes to remove the top 6.8 feet of the existing arch-section spillway of the dam and add a 2-foot-high concrete cap to the existing overflow spillway. Scott’s Mill proposes to operate the project in a runof-river mode with an estimated annual energy production of 20,700 megawatthours. o. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested individuals an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Access Room due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. p. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. Milestone Issue Deficiency/Additional Information Request (if necessary). Issue Acceptance Letter ........... Issue Scoping Document 1 for comments. Comments on Scoping Document 1. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Target date August 2020. October 2020. October 2020. November 2020. 01:53 Jul 01, 2020 Jkt 250001 Milestone Target date Issue Scoping Document 2 (if necessary). Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Analysis. Commission issues EA ............ Comments on EA ..................... December 2020. December 2020. June 2021. July 2021. Dated: June 24, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–14176 Filed 6–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP20–481–000] Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application To Amend Take notice that on June 16, 2020, Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC (Rio Bravo), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056–531, filed an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and, Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations for authority to amend its order issued by the Commission on November 22, 2019, in Docket No. CP16–455–000.1 Rio Bravo requests authorization to, among other things, modify individual units at Compressor Station 1; eliminate Compressor Stations 2, 3 and two interconnect booster stations; eliminate certain measurement facilities; change the maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipelines and header system, and increase the diameter of the first pipeline from 42 inches to 48 inches, resulting in an increase in the mainline design capacity on the first pipeline from 2.25 Bcf/d to 2.6 Bcf/d. Rio Bravo is not proposing a change to the Project’s total certificated design capacity of 4.5 Bcf/d. Rio Bravo also proposes to revise its initial Project rates to reflect an increase in the overall estimated cost to construct the Project facilities; to implement a new electric power charge to reflect the addition of two electric-driven compressor units and to revise the initial fuel retainage percentage for Phase 1 and for the entire Project following in-service of Phase 2 all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review on the Commission’s website web at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 1 Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC, 169 FERC ¶ 61,131 (2019). PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Lisa A. Connolly Director, Rates & Certificates, Shelly Olmo Specialist I, Rates & Certificates Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC P.O. Box 1642 Houston, Texas 77251–1642 Phone: (713) 627– 4102 Fax: (713) 627–5947 and James D. Seegers, Damien R. Lyster, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1001 Fannin, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 758–2939, Fax: (713) 615–5206 Email: jseegers@velaw.com, Email: dlyster@ velaw.com. 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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or 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 FEIS or 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 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 1, 2020 / Notices Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. 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. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 01:53 Jul 01, 2020 Jkt 250001 www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 16, 2020. Dated: June 25, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–14182 Filed 6–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP20–483–000] El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization Take notice that on June 19, 2020, El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC, Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in the above referenced docket a prior notice pursuant to Section 157.205, 157.208(B) and 157.210 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and El Paso Natural Gas Company’s blanket certificate issued certificate issued in Docket No. CP82–435–000 to construct, own and operate an approximately 17.1 mile sixteen-inch (16″) outside diameter (‘‘O.D.’’) loop line of its existing sixteeninch (16″) O.D. Line No. 3191 located in Eddy County, New Mexico as well as to undertake minor appurtenant facility modifications at an existing compressor station in Lea County, New Mexico. The proposed facilities will allow for transportation service from a natural gas processing plant located in the Eddy County, New Mexico to EPNG’s Keystone Pool. This project is referred to as the ‘‘Carlsbad South Project’’ and the estimated cost is $23.5 million, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39555 502–8659. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory, El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80944 at (719) 667–7517 or by fax at (719) 520–4697, or David K. Dewey, Assistant General Counsel, El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80944 at (719) 520–4227 or by fax at (719) 520–4898. Any person or the Commission’s staff may, within 60 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to section 157.205 of the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA. 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. 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. E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-481-000]


Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Application To Amend

    Take notice that on June 16, 2020, Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC 
(Rio Bravo), 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-531, filed an 
application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and, 
Part 157 of the Commission's regulations for authority to amend its 
order issued by the Commission on November 22, 2019, in Docket No. 
CP16-455-000.\1\ Rio Bravo requests authorization to, among other 
things, modify individual units at Compressor Station 1; eliminate 
Compressor Stations 2, 3 and two interconnect booster stations; 
eliminate certain measurement facilities; change the maximum allowable 
operating pressure of the pipelines and header system, and increase the 
diameter of the first pipeline from 42 inches to 48 inches, resulting 
in an increase in the mainline design capacity on the first pipeline 
from 2.25 Bcf/d to 2.6 Bcf/d. Rio Bravo is not proposing a change to 
the Project's total certificated design capacity of 4.5 Bcf/d. Rio 
Bravo also proposes to revise its initial Project rates to reflect an 
increase in the overall estimated cost to construct the Project 
facilities; to implement a new electric power charge to reflect the 
addition of two electric-driven compressor units and to revise the 
initial fuel retainage percentage for Phase 1 and for the entire 
Project following in-service of Phase 2 all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filing is available for review 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, (866) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to 
the Commission's Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation 
declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease 
(COVID-19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020.
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    \1\ Rio Grande LNG, LLC and Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC, 169 
FERC ] 61,131 (2019).
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    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Lisa 
A. Connolly Director, Rates & Certificates, Shelly Olmo Specialist I, 
Rates & Certificates Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC P.O. Box 1642 
Houston, Texas 77251-1642 Phone: (713) 627-4102 Fax: (713) 627-5947 and 
James D. Seegers, Damien R. Lyster, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1001 
Fannin, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 758-2939, Fax: 
(713) 615-5206 Email: [email protected], 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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or 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 FEIS or 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

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Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the 
applicant and by all other parties. 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.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (https://ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency 
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the 
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free, 
(886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    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 may mail 
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in 
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 16, 2020.

    Dated: June 25, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14182 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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