Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Venice Extension Project, 11909 [2023-03836]
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Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Venice Extension Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Venice Extension Project,
proposed by Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the
above-referenced docket. Texas Eastern
requests authorization to provide firm
natural gas transportation service for up
to 1,260,000 dekatherms per day on its
existing Line 40 to an interconnection
with a pipeline lateral to be constructed,
owned, and operated by Venture Global
Gator Express, LLC, with ultimate
delivery to Venture Global Plaquemines
LNG, LLC Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
Terminal, which is currently under
development in Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana.
The final EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Venice Extension Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. With the
exception of climate change impacts,
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the proposed project, with the
mitigation measures recommended in
the EIS, would not result in significant
environmental impacts. Climate change
impacts are not characterized in the EIS
as significant or less than significant
because the Commission is conducting
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a generic proceeding to determine
whether and how the Commission will
conduct climate change significance
determinations going forward.
The final EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of: the (i)
construction and operation of an
approximately 3.0-mile-long, 36-inchdiameter pipeline segment on Texas
Eastern’s Line 40 in Pointe Coupee
Parish; (ii) abandonment in place of a
2.2-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter existing
pipeline segment on Line 40 in Pointe
Coupee Parish; (iii) construction of a
new proposed 31,900 horsepower (hp)
compressor station (New Roads
Compressor Station) and metering and
regulating (M&R) facilities in Pointe
Coupee Parish; (iv) abandonment in
place of an existing, inactive 19,800 hp
compressor unit at Texas Eastern’s
existing White Castle Compressor
Station in Iberville Parish, Louisiana,
and an existing, inactive 19,800 hp
compressor unit at its existing Larose
Compressor Station in Lafourche Parish,
Louisiana; (v) installation of one new
31,900 hp compressor unit and related
appurtenances at both White Castle and
Larose Compressor Stations; and (vi)
upgrades at its Gator Express M&R
facility on an open water platform in
Plaquemines Parish.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Venice Extension Project 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 final EIS 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/industriesdata/natural-gas/environmentaloverview/environmental-documents2022). In addition, the final EIS 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., CP22–
15). 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.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
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website (www.ferc.gov) using the
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provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
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free service called eSubscription that
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://
ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: February 17, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–03836 Filed 2–23–23; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. CP23–57–000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP;
Notice of Application and Establishing
Intervention Deadline
Take notice that on February 10, 2023,
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
Eastern), 915 N. Eldridge Parkway, Suite
1100, Houston, Texas 77079, filed an
application under sections 7(b) of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and part 157 of
the Commission’s regulations requesting
authorization to abandon one
compressor unit and related
appurtenances located in Cameron
Parish, Louisiana. Specifically, Texas
Eastern proposes to (i) abandon by
removal the 27,500-horsepower
compressor unit at the Grand Chenier
Compressor Station, the related
aboveground appurtenances with the
exception of mainline valve 5, and
underground facilities located at or
above a depth of 2 feet below grade, and
(ii) abandon in place all piping and
buried structures located below a depth
of 2 feet below grade, all related to the
Grand Chenier Compressor Station
(Project). Texas Eastern states that the
Project will allow Texas Eastern to
eliminate the need for future operating
and maintenance expenditures on
facilities that are not needed to meet
firm service obligations or for
interruptible transportation service.
In addition to publishing the full text
of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP22-15-000]
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Venice Extension
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Venice Extension Project, proposed by Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced docket. Texas
Eastern requests authorization to provide firm natural gas
transportation service for up to 1,260,000 dekatherms per day on its
existing Line 40 to an interconnection with a pipeline lateral to be
constructed, owned, and operated by Venture Global Gator Express, LLC,
with ultimate delivery to Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC Liquified
Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal, which is currently under development in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Venice Extension Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act. With the exception of climate change impacts, FERC staff concludes
that approval of the proposed project, with the mitigation measures
recommended in the EIS, would not result in significant environmental
impacts. Climate change impacts are not characterized in the EIS as
significant or less than significant because the Commission is
conducting a generic proceeding to determine whether and how the
Commission will conduct climate change significance determinations
going forward.
The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of: the
(i) construction and operation of an approximately 3.0-mile-long, 36-
inch-diameter pipeline segment on Texas Eastern's Line 40 in Pointe
Coupee Parish; (ii) abandonment in place of a 2.2-mile-long, 36-inch-
diameter existing pipeline segment on Line 40 in Pointe Coupee Parish;
(iii) construction of a new proposed 31,900 horsepower (hp) compressor
station (New Roads Compressor Station) and metering and regulating
(M&R) facilities in Pointe Coupee Parish; (iv) abandonment in place of
an existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor unit at Texas Eastern's
existing White Castle Compressor Station in Iberville Parish,
Louisiana, and an existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor unit at its
existing Larose Compressor Station in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; (v)
installation of one new 31,900 hp compressor unit and related
appurtenances at both White Castle and Larose Compressor Stations; and
(vi) upgrades at its Gator Express M&R facility on an open water
platform in Plaquemines Parish.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Venice Extension Project
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 final EIS 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/environmental-overview/environmental-documents-2022). In addition, the final EIS 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., CP22-
15). 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.
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 that 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://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: February 17, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-03836 Filed 2-23-23; 8:45 am]
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