Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southeast Energy Connector Project, 19127-19128 [2023-06606]
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FERC FORM NO. 73, OIL PIPELINE SERVICE LIFE DATA
Number of
respondents
Annual number
of responses
per respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden &
cost per response 2
Total annual burden
& total annual cost
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respondent
($)
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(2)
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Analysis.
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Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: March 24, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–06604 Filed 3–29–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP22–501–000]
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Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC; Notice of Availability
of the Environmental Assessment for
the Proposed Southeast Energy
Connector Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Southeast Energy Connector Project
(Project), proposed by Transcontinental
Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco)
in the above-referenced docket. Transco
requests authorization to modify an
existing compressor station and
construct 1.9 miles of pipeline in Coosa
and Chilton counties, Alabama to
provide 150,000 dekatherms per day of
natural gas transportation service to an
existing electric power generator in
Shelby County, Alabama.
2 The Commission staff estimates the average cost
in salary and benefits for the average respondent
based on the Commission’s 2022 average cost for
salary plus benefits at $91/hour.
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The EA assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
participated as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the EA. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or
special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the
proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers is considering adopting the
EA to fulfill its NEPA obligations.
The proposed Project includes the
following facilities:
• installation of a 11,110 horsepower
Solar Taurus 70 gas-fired turbine
(Compressor Unit 5) in a new building
with associated appurtenant facilities at
Transco’s existing Compressor Station
105 site in Coosa County, Alabama;
• modification of Compressor Units
1–3 at Compressor Station 105;
• construction of 1.9 miles of new 42inch-diameter E mainline loop 1
pipeline (Chilton Loop) from mileposts
(MP) 909.63 to 911.53 in Chilton and
Coosa counties, Alabama; and
• removal of the existing pigging 2
traps at MPs 909.63 and 911.53 on
Transco’s existing E mainline and tie-in
the Chilton Loop.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Southeast Energy Connector 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
1 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed
parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
2 A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company
inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for
cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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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, excluding
the last three digits (i.e., CP22–501). 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
24, 2023.
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
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
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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 (CP22–501–000)
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/how-intervene.
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
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ferc-online/overview to register for
eSubscription.
Dated: March 24, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–06606 Filed 3–29–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC23–10–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activity (FERC–603); Comment
Request; Extension
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of information collection
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is soliciting
public comment on the currently
approved information collections,
FERC–603 (Critical Energy/Electric
Infrastructure Information Data
Request).
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due May 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your
comments (identified by Docket No.
IC23–10–000) on FERC–603 by one of
the following methods:
Electronic filing through https://
www.ferc.gov is preferred.
• Electronic Filing: Documents must
be filed in acceptable native
applications and print-to-PDF, but not
in scanned or picture format.
• For those unable to file
electronically, comments may be filed
by USPS mail or by hand (including
courier) delivery:
Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only:
Addressed to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
Æ Hand (including courier) delivery:
Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue,
Rockville, MD 20852.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov. For user assistance,
contact FERC Online Support by email
at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by
phone at (866) 208–3676 (toll-free).
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
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docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, or by
telephone at (202) 502–8663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–603, Critical Energy/
Electric Infrastructure Information Data
Request.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0197.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–603 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
current reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.1
Abstract: In accordance with section
215A(d) of the Federal Power Act 2 and
18 CFR 388.113, this collection of
information provides that persons may
seek Critical Energy/Electric
Infrastructure Information (CEII). To
receive CEII, they must show they have
a legitimate need for such information,
and they must submit a non-disclosure
agreement that decreases the likelihood
that such information could be used to
plan or execute terrorist attacks.
This collection of information
provides an alternative to seeking CEII
in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA).3 That statute
requires federal agencies to disclose the
requested information unless one or
more of several FOIA exemptions
justifies withholding of the requested
information. In the case of CEII, two
FOIA exemptions are likely to apply to
CEII,4 and frequently result in a
decision to withhold the information
from the FOIA requester. The
Commission realizes that this process
could prevent persons with a legitimate
need for CEII from obtaining such
information. For example, market
participants seeking to develop new or
expanded energy resources may have
such a need.
In the aftermath of the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks, the Commission
determined that it was important to
improve the appropriate treatment of
1 The CEII request form and five versions of the
non-disclosure agreement (General Non-Disclosure
Agreement, Media Non-Disclosure Agreement,
Federal Agency Acknowledgement and Agreement,
State Agency Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement,
and Consultant Non-Disclosure Agreement) are
posted at https://www.ferc.gov/legal/ceii-foia/
ceii.asp.
2 16 U.S.C. 824o–1(d).
3 5 U.S.C. 552 (2018).
4 The relevant FOIA exemptions are Exemption 3,
which allows the withholding f information
prohibited from disclosure by another statute and
Exemption 7, which protects from disclosure
certain law enforcement information, including
information the disclosure of which might
jeopardize a person’s life or safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP22-501-000]
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Southeast
Energy Connector Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Southeast Energy Connector Project (Project), proposed by
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) in the above-
referenced docket. Transco requests authorization to modify an existing
compressor station and construct 1.9 miles of pipeline in Coosa and
Chilton counties, Alabama to provide 150,000 dekatherms per day of
natural gas transportation service to an existing electric power
generator in Shelby County, Alabama.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers participated as a cooperating
agency in the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering adopting the
EA to fulfill its NEPA obligations.
The proposed Project includes the following facilities:
installation of a 11,110 horsepower Solar Taurus 70 gas-
fired turbine (Compressor Unit 5) in a new building with associated
appurtenant facilities at Transco's existing Compressor Station 105
site in Coosa County, Alabama;
modification of Compressor Units 1-3 at Compressor Station
105;
construction of 1.9 miles of new 42-inch-diameter E
mainline loop \1\ pipeline (Chilton Loop) from mileposts (MP) 909.63 to
911.53 in Chilton and Coosa counties, Alabama; and
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
removal of the existing pigging \2\ traps at MPs 909.63
and 911.53 on Transco's existing E mainline and tie-in the Chilton
Loop.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline,
conducting internal inspections, or other purposes.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Southeast Energy Connector 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 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, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP22-501). 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 24, 2023.
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 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
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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 (CP22-
501-000) 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/how-intervene.
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 24, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-06606 Filed 3-29-23; 8:45 am]
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