Saguaro Connector Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Saguaro Connector Pipeline Project, 60199-60200 [2023-18869]
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ferc.gov.
Dated: August 25, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Dated: August 25, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–18870 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FR Doc. 2023–18862 Filed 8–30–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP23–29–000]
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Saguaro Connector Pipeline, LLC;
Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Saguaro Connector Pipeline
Project
[Project No. 15055–001]
Northern States Power Company;
Notice of Environmental Site Review
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telephone at (715) 737–1353 on or
before Friday, September 22, 2023.
Participants will meet at Gile Park
located at 14 Park Street, Gile,
Wisconsin 54525. Participants should
arrive early for coordination purposes
and to begin the tour promptly at 3:00
p.m. Additionally, participants must
wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, or boots.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
On September 27, 2023, at 3:00 p.m.
(Central Daylight Time), Commission
staff and Northern States Power
Company (Northern States Power), the
applicant for the Gile Flowage Storage
Reservoir Project No. 15055 (project),
will conduct an environmental site
review of the project. All interested
individuals, agencies, Indian Tribes,
non-governmental organizations, and
other stakeholders are invited to attend.
The site review will include the
project dam, spillway, impoundment,
and recreational facilities associated
with the project, and will commence at
the adjacent Gile Park. Please note that
all participants are responsible for their
own transportation to/from the project
and during the site review tour. If you
are interested in attending, or have
questions regarding the site review,
please contact Matthew Miller of
Northern States Power via email at
matthew.j.miller@xcelenergy.com, or
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The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Saguaro Connector Pipeline Project
(Project), proposed by Saguaro
Connector Pipeline, LLC (Saguaro) in
the above referenced docket. Saguaro
requests authorization from the
Commission to construct, install,
operate, and maintain an approximate
1,000-foot, 48-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline in Hudspeth County, Texas.
The proposed Project would cross the
United States and Mexico International
Boundary below the Rio Grande.
According to Saguaro, the Project would
serve as an interconnection to transport
natural gas produced in Texas to a
pipeline in Chihuahua, Mexico. The 48inch-diameter natural gas pipeline is
designed for a capacity of 2.834 billion
standard cubic feet per day. The Project
would not have permanent aboveground
facilities.
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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 Project includes the following
components:
• approximately 1,000 feet of 48-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline;
• approximately 1,000 feet of 50-footwide permanent right-of-way;
• additional temporary workspaces
(total of 14.2 acres); and
• 6.9 miles of temporary access road
(Indian Hot Springs Road).
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability of the EA 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, excluding
the last three digits (i.e., CP23–29). 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
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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
September 25, 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
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
(1) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
Commission. Be sure to reference the
project docket number (CP23–29–000)
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.
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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.
The Commission’s Office of Public
Participation (OPP) supports meaningful
public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help
members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice
communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available
information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and
assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for
rehearing, the public is encouraged to
contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
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: August 25, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Commission
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received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
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Applicants: Parliament Solar LLC.
Description: Parliament Solar LLC
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Exempt Wholesale Generator Status.
Filed Date: 8/24/23.
Accession Number: 20230824–5177.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/23.
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Applicants: Weaver Wind, LLC.
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Filed Date: 8/24/23.
Accession Number: 20230824–5163.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/23.
Docket Numbers: ER21–830–001.
Applicants: Weaver Wind Maine
Master Tenant, LLC.
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Filed Date: 8/24/23.
Accession Number: 20230824–5165.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/23.
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1885R13 Evergy Kansas Central, Inc.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/15/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–2224–001.
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Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
1976R13 FreeState Electric Cooperative,
Inc. NITSA and NOA to be effective 9/
1/2023.
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Accession Number: 20230825–5104.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/15/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–2255–001.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
3599R2 Missouri Electric Commission
NITSA NOA to be effective 9/1/2023.
Filed Date: 8/25/23.
Accession Number: 20230825–5173.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/15/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–2278–001.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
1276R31 Evergy Metro NITSA NOA to
be effective 9/1/2023.
Filed Date: 8/25/23.
Accession Number: 20230825–5153.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/15/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–2428–002.
Applicants: Bucksport Generation
LLC.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Bucksport Generation LLC, IROL–CIP
Rate Schedule Further Amendment to
be effective 9/29/2023.
Filed Date: 8/24/23.
Accession Number: 20230824–5171.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/14/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–2703–000.
Applicants: MRP Elgin LLC.
Description: Initial rate filing: MRP
Elgin LLC Initial Reactive Rate Schedule
to be effective 8/25/2023.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP23-29-000]
Saguaro Connector Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Saguaro Connector Pipeline
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Saguaro Connector Pipeline Project (Project), proposed by Saguaro
Connector Pipeline, LLC (Saguaro) in the above referenced docket.
Saguaro requests authorization from the Commission to construct,
install, operate, and maintain an approximate 1,000-foot, 48-inch-
diameter natural gas pipeline in Hudspeth County, Texas. The proposed
Project would cross the United States and Mexico International Boundary
below the Rio Grande. According to Saguaro, the Project would serve as
an interconnection to transport natural gas produced in Texas to a
pipeline in Chihuahua, Mexico. The 48-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline is designed for a capacity of 2.834 billion standard cubic
feet per day. The Project would not have permanent aboveground
facilities.
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 Project includes the following components:
approximately 1,000 feet of 48-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline;
approximately 1,000 feet of 50-foot-wide permanent right-
of-way;
additional temporary workspaces (total of 14.2 acres); and
6.9 miles of temporary access road (Indian Hot Springs
Road).
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
EA 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.,
CP23-29). 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
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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
September 25, 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 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
(1) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP23-
29-000) 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.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
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: August 25, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18869 Filed 8-30-23; 8:45 am]
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