Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Louisiana Connector Pipeline Amendment, 70965-70966 [2023-22693]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2146–111; Project No. 82–000;
Project No. 618–000]
Notice of Availability of the Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Alabama Power
Company Coosa River Hydroelectric
Project
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In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission)
regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office
of Energy Projects has reviewed the
application for a single new license to
continue to operate and maintain three
separately licensed projects and has
prepared a final supplemental
environmental impact statement
(SEIS).1 The single new license would
combine the Coosa Hydroelectric Project
(FERC No. 2146), which consists of the
Weiss, H. Neely Henry, Logan Martin,
Lay, and Bouldin developments, the
Mitchell Dam Hydroelectric Project
(FERC No. 82), and the Jordan Dam
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 618)
into one 969.9-megawatt project, the
Coosa River Hydroelectric Project
(Coosa River Project) No. 2146. The
1 The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
issued a final rule on April 20, 2022, revising its
regulations for implementing NEPA (see National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Regulations Revisions, 87 FR 23,453–70). The rule
became effective on May 20, 2022. However,
because the NEPA review of this project was in
process at that time, the final SEIS was prepared
pursuant to CEQ’s 1978 regulations.
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projects are located on the Coosa River,
in the states of Alabama and Georgia,
and occupy about 508.31 acres of
federal land administered by the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management and 5.75
acres of federal land administered by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
participated as a cooperating agency to
prepare the final SEIS.
The final SEIS has been prepared to
address the July 6, 2018 opinion issued
by the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia (court)
regarding the Commission’s
environmental review of the Coosa
River Hydroelectric Project and
supplements the final environmental
assessment (FEA), issued December 31,
2009, for the project. The final SEIS
focuses on the following issues
identified by the court as needing
further analysis and expands upon the
analysis contained within the FEA for
these issues: (1) dissolved oxygen; (2)
fish entrainment and turbine mortality;
(3) federally listed threatened and
endangered species; and (4) cumulative
effects. The final SEIS describes staff’s
analysis of the applicant’s proposal and
the alternatives for relicensing the
project. The final SEIS documents the
views of governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, affected
Indian tribes, the public, the license
applicant, and Commission staff.
The Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to
view and/or print the final SEIS via the
internet through the Commission’s
Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov/), using
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number (P–2146), excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field,
to access the document. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202)
502–8659.
You may also register online at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.
aspx to be notified via email of new
filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance,
contact FERC Online Support.
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
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contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@
ferc.gov.
Any question regarding this notice
may be directed to Aaron Liberty at
(202) 502–6862 or at aaron.liberty@
ferc.gov.
Dated: October 6, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–22692 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP23–513–000]
Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC; Notice of
Schedule for the Preparation of an
Environmental Assessment for the
Louisiana Connector Pipeline
Amendment
On July 14, 2023, Port Arthur
Pipeline, LLC (Port Arthur) filed an
application in Docket No. CP23–513–
000 requesting a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to
construct and operate certain natural gas
pipeline facilities. The proposed project
is known as the Louisiana Connector
Pipeline Amendment (Amendment),
and would involve 38 modifications to
the pipeline alignment, construction
footprint, and installation methods for
the Louisiana Connector Project, which
was approved by the Commission on
April 18, 2019, in Docket No. CP18–7–
000.
On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) issued its Notice of Application
for the Amendment. Among other
things, that notice alerted agencies
issuing Federal authorizations of the
requirement to complete all necessary
reviews and to reach a final decision on
a request for a Federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance
of the Commission staff’s environmental
document for the Amendment.
This notice identifies Commission
staff’s intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the
Amendment and the planned schedule
for the completion of the environmental
review.1
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA—February 2, 2024
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90-day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline 2—May 2, 2024
If a schedule change becomes
necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies
are kept informed of the project’s
progress.
Project Description
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The proposed amended facilities are
specific to 38 locations in Jefferson
County, Texas and Cameron, Calcasieu,
Beauregard, and Allen Parishes,
Louisiana (between milepost 0 in
Jefferson County, Texas and milepost
82.5 south of Reeves in Allen Parish,
Louisiana), as detailed below:
• Modifications to pipeline routes,
construction methods, horizontal
directional drill (HDD) entry points, and
additional temporary workspaces to
accommodate landowner requests, to
reduce environmental impacts, to avoid
newly identified non-Port Arthur
pipelines, to avoid new structures, or to
allow for safer construction access;
• Shifting of pipeline easements to
allow the permanent easements to abut
other existing permanent easements;
• Addition and modification of access
roads for geotechnical boring access
and/or to allow better and safer access
to the HDD drill pad for construction
and HDD inspection;
• Modification of equipment and
material storage areas and staging areas
to utilize areas that were recently and
permanently impacted by other parties;
• Modification to water approaches to
use existing boat ramp/dock
improvements;
• Relocation of mainline valves to
reduce the amount of permanent rightof-way needed, to facilitate operations
and maintenance, to provide for safer
access via road, and to allow access to
power and communications to comply
with new and anticipated U.S.
Department of Transportation/Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration requirements;
• Modification of three waterbody
crossings methodologies from open cut
to an HDD as requested by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers;
• Combine, in two locations, multiple
HDDs into a single HDD which would
result in avoiding an open-cut crossing
and eliminating an HDD; and
2 The Commission’s deadline applies to the
decisions of other Federal agencies, and State
agencies acting under federally delegated authority,
that are responsible for Federal authorizations,
permits, and other approvals necessary for
proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per
18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for
other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule
is otherwise established by Federal law.
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• Modification of HDD alignments to
avoid conflicts with potential future
deeper canal depths.
Background
On August 9, 2023, the Commission
issued a Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on
Environmental Issues for the Proposed
Louisiana Connector Pipeline
Amendment (Notice of Scoping). The
Notice of Scoping was sent to affected
landowners; Federal, State, and local
government agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. In response to the
Notice of Scoping, the Commission
received comments from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). The primary issues raised by the
EPA are air quality, environmental
justice, and National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System permits.
All substantive comments will be
addressed in the EA. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers is a cooperating
agency in the preparation of the EA.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EA and to keep track of
formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. This
service provides automatic notification
of filings made to subscribed dockets,
document summaries, and direct links
to the documents. Go to https://
www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to
register for eSubscription.
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.
Additional information about the
Amendment 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, select ‘‘General Search’’
from the eLibrary menu, enter the
selected date range and ‘‘Docket
Number’’ excluding the last three digits
(i.e., CP23–513), and follow the
instructions. For assistance with access
to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached
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at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659,
or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC website also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rule
makings.
Dated: October 6, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–22693 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER23–1816–002.
Applicants: New York Independent
System Operator, Inc., New York State
Electric & Gas Corporation.
Description: Tariff Amendment: New
York State Electric & Gas Corporation
submits tariff filing per 35.17(b): NYSEG
Second Deficiency Response re: Rate
Schedule 19 Formula Rate Filing to be
effective 7/3/2023.
Filed Date: 10/5/23.
Accession Number: 20231005–5061.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/26/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–1817–002.
Applicants: New York Independent
System Operator, Inc., New York State
Electric & Gas Corporation.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
submits tariff filing per 35.17(b): RG&E
Second Deficiency Response re: Rate
Schedule 19 Formula Rate Filing to be
effective 7/3/2023.
Filed Date: 10/5/23.
Accession Number: 20231005–5094.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/26/23.
Docket Numbers: ER23–2651–001.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.,
Union Electric Company.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc. submits tariff filing per
35.17(b): 2023–10–05_SA 4154 UEC–
MEC–AECI Substitute Original TIA to
be effective 10/18/2023.
Filed Date: 10/5/23.
Accession Number: 20231005–5118.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/26/23.
Docket Numbers: ER24–27–000.
Applicants: Arizona Public Service
Company.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Rate
Schedule No. 318, Certificate of
Concurrence to be effective 11/15/2023.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP23-513-000]
Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation
of an Environmental Assessment for the Louisiana Connector Pipeline
Amendment
On July 14, 2023, Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC (Port Arthur) filed an
application in Docket No. CP23-513-000 requesting a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline
facilities. The proposed project is known as the Louisiana Connector
Pipeline Amendment (Amendment), and would involve 38 modifications to
the pipeline alignment, construction footprint, and installation
methods for the Louisiana Connector Project, which was approved by the
Commission on April 18, 2019, in Docket No. CP18-7-000.
On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the
Amendment. Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing
Federal authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary
reviews and to reach a final decision on a request for a Federal
authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission
staff's environmental document for the Amendment.
This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) for the Amendment and the planned
schedule for the completion of the environmental review.\1\
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Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of EA--February 2, 2024
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90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline \2\--May 2, 2024
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\2\ The Commission's deadline applies to the decisions of other
Federal agencies, and State agencies acting under federally
delegated authority, that are responsible for Federal
authorizations, permits, and other approvals necessary for proposed
projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 18 CFR 157.22(a), the
Commission's deadline for other agency's decisions applies unless a
schedule is otherwise established by Federal law.
If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the
project's progress.
Project Description
The proposed amended facilities are specific to 38 locations in
Jefferson County, Texas and Cameron, Calcasieu, Beauregard, and Allen
Parishes, Louisiana (between milepost 0 in Jefferson County, Texas and
milepost 82.5 south of Reeves in Allen Parish, Louisiana), as detailed
below:
Modifications to pipeline routes, construction methods,
horizontal directional drill (HDD) entry points, and additional
temporary workspaces to accommodate landowner requests, to reduce
environmental impacts, to avoid newly identified non-Port Arthur
pipelines, to avoid new structures, or to allow for safer construction
access;
Shifting of pipeline easements to allow the permanent
easements to abut other existing permanent easements;
Addition and modification of access roads for geotechnical
boring access and/or to allow better and safer access to the HDD drill
pad for construction and HDD inspection;
Modification of equipment and material storage areas and
staging areas to utilize areas that were recently and permanently
impacted by other parties;
Modification to water approaches to use existing boat
ramp/dock improvements;
Relocation of mainline valves to reduce the amount of
permanent right-of-way needed, to facilitate operations and
maintenance, to provide for safer access via road, and to allow access
to power and communications to comply with new and anticipated U.S.
Department of Transportation/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration requirements;
Modification of three waterbody crossings methodologies
from open cut to an HDD as requested by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers;
Combine, in two locations, multiple HDDs into a single HDD
which would result in avoiding an open-cut crossing and eliminating an
HDD; and
Modification of HDD alignments to avoid conflicts with
potential future deeper canal depths.
Background
On August 9, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Scoping Period
Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Louisiana
Connector Pipeline Amendment (Notice of Scoping). The Notice of Scoping
was sent to affected landowners; Federal, State, and local government
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. In response to the Notice of Scoping, the Commission
received comments from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The primary issues raised by the EPA are air quality, environmental
justice, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits.
All substantive comments will be addressed in the EA. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers is a cooperating agency in the preparation of the
EA.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to
keep track of formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the
Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This service
provides automatic notification of filings made to subscribed dockets,
document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription.
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].
Additional information about the Amendment 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, select
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP23-513), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at [email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC
website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.
Dated: October 6, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22693 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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