Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed East Lateral Xpress Project, 15218-15219 [2021-05865]

Download as PDF 15218 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 53 / Monday, March 22, 2021 / Notices 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. Dated: March 16, 2021. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. accessibility accommodations, please send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov, call toll-free (866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208–2106 with the required accommodations. For more information about this technical conference, please contact Navin Shekar at navin.shekar@ferc.gov or (202) 502–6297. 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[FR Doc. 2021–05864 Filed 3–19–21; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2021–05890 Filed 3–19–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP20–527–000] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES [Docket No. AD21–14–000] Resource Adequacy Developments in the Western Interconnection; Notice of Technical Conference Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed East Lateral Xpress Project Take notice that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will convene a Commissioner-led technical conference in the abovereferenced proceeding on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, and Thursday, June 24, 2021, from approximately 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time on each day. The conference will be held electronically over WebEx and broadcast on the Commission’s website. The purpose of this conference is to discuss resource adequacy developments in the Western Interconnection. The Commission seeks to engage varied regional perspectives to discuss challenges, trends, and possible ways to continue to ensure resource adequacy in the Western Interconnection. The conference will be open for the public to attend, and there is no fee for attendance. Supplemental notices will be issued prior to the conference with further details regarding the agenda and times, participant registration, and the format of the conference. Information on this technical conference will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the Commission’s website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event. The conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a fee from Ace Reporting, (202) 347–3700. Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the East Lateral XPress Project, proposed by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) in the above-referenced docket. Columbia Gulf requests authorization to construct and operate two new compressor stations, a new meter station, and other appurtenant facilities, to provide 725 million standard cubic feet per day of firm transportation capacity to supply feed gas for Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC’s liquefied natural gas facility in Plaquemines Parish. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the East Lateral XPress Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. 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 proposed East Lateral XPress Project includes the following facilities: • 8.1 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline lateral within Barataria Bay in Jefferson and Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; • 23,470-horsepower (hp) compressor station at an abandoned Columbia Gulf VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:46 Mar 19, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 compressor station site in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana (Centerville Compressor Station); • 23,470-hp compressor station adjacent to an existing tie-in facility in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (Golden Meadow Compressor Station); • point of delivery meter station in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; and • tie-in facility with two mainline valves and other appurtenances on a new platform in Barataria Bay, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas environmental documents page (https:// www.ferc.gov/industries-data/naturalgas/environment/environmentaldocuments). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC’s website. Click on the eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/ eLibrary/search), select ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field (i.e. CP20– 527). 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 EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff’s independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should focus on the EA’s disclosure and discussion of 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2021. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has staff available to E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 53 / Monday, March 22, 2021 / Notices 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 on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online. 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 website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online. 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 Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP20–527–000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission’s decision. At this point in this proceeding, the timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived. Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferconline/how-guides. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:46 Mar 19, 2021 Jkt 253001 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription. 15219 Authority: Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. Laura E. Sinram, Acting Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–05986 Filed 3–18–21; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6715–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Savings and Loan Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.) (HOLA), [FR Doc. 2021–05865 Filed 3–19–21; 8:45 am] Regulation LL (12 CFR part 238), and BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Regulation MM (12 CFR part 239), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a savings and loan holding company and/or to acquire FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a Sunshine Act Meeting savings association. The public portions of the TIME AND DATE: Thursday, March 25, applications listed below, as well as 2021 at 10:00 a.m. other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for PLACE: Virtual Meeting. Note: Because immediate inspection at the Federal of the COVID–19 pandemic, we will Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at conduct the open meeting virtually. If the offices of the Board of Governors. you would like to access the meeting, This information may also be obtained see the instructions below. on an expedited basis, upon request, by STATUS: This meeting will be open to the contacting the appropriate Federal public. To access the virtual meeting, go Reserve Bank and from the Board’s to the Commission’s website Freedom of Information Office at www.fec.gov and click on the banner to https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ be taken to the meeting page. request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: whether the proposed transaction Draft Interpretive Rule on Use of complies with the standards Campaign Funds by Members of enumerated in the HOLA (12 U.S.C. Congress for Personal and Residential 1467a(e)). Security Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Draft Advisory Opinion 2021–03: Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of National Republican Senatorial the Board of Governors, Ann E. Committee (NRSC) and National Republican Congressional Committee Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, (NRCC) Washington DC 20551–0001, not later Audit Division Recommendation than April 21, 2021. Memorandum on Dr. Raul Ruiz for A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Congress (A19–03) (Kathryn Haney, Assistant Vice Proposed Modifications to Program for President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE, Requesting Consideration of Legal Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Comments can Questions by the Commission (LRA also be sent electronically to 1129) Applications.Comments@atl.frb.org: 1. Cullman Savings Bank, MHC, Proposed Final Audit Report on the Cullman, Alabama; to convert from Mississippi Republican Party (A17– mutual to stock form. As part of the 15) conversion, Cullman Savings Bank, Management and Administrative MHC, and Cullman Bancorp, Inc., an Matters existing mid-tier savings and loan CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: holding company, both of Cullman, Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: Alabama, will cease to exist and Cullman Savings Bank, Cullman, (202) 694–1220. Dated: March 16, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 53 (Monday, March 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15218-15219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05865]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-527-000]


Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed East Lateral Xpress Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the East 
Lateral XPress Project, proposed by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC 
(Columbia Gulf) in the above-referenced docket. Columbia Gulf requests 
authorization to construct and operate two new compressor stations, a 
new meter station, and other appurtenant facilities, to provide 725 
million standard cubic feet per day of firm transportation capacity to 
supply feed gas for Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC's liquefied 
natural gas facility in Plaquemines Parish.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the East Lateral XPress Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act. 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 proposed East Lateral XPress Project includes the following 
facilities:
     8.1 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline lateral within 
Barataria Bay in Jefferson and Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana;
     23,470-horsepower (hp) compressor station at an abandoned 
Columbia Gulf compressor station site in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana 
(Centerville Compressor Station);
     23,470-hp compressor station adjacent to an existing tie-
in facility in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (Golden Meadow Compressor 
Station);
     point of delivery meter station in Plaquemines Parish, 
Louisiana; and
     tie-in facility with two mainline valves and other 
appurtenances on a new platform in Barataria Bay, Jefferson Parish, 
Louisiana.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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; and newspapers and libraries in the project 
area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed 
and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the natural 
gas environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In addition, the EA 
may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click 
on the eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search), 
select ``General Search'' and enter the docket number in the ``Docket 
Number'' field (i.e. CP20-527). Be sure you have selected an 
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's 
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to 
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding. 
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should 
focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of 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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 15, 2021.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has staff available to

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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 on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
FERC Online. 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 website (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to FERC Online. 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 Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP20-
527-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service 
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, 
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. 
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of 
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the 
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any 
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion 
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and 
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived. 
Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link 
also provides access to the texts of all 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: March 16, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-05865 Filed 3-19-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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