Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Amoco South Pecan Lake Abandonment Project, 53609-53610 [2024-14049]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 124 / Thursday, June 27, 2024 / Notices Filed Date: 6/21/24. Accession Number: 20240621–5056. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/3/24. Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 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. Dated: June 21, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–14133 Filed 6–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP24–37–000] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Amoco South Pecan Lake Abandonment Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Amoco South Pecan Lake Abandonment Project (Project) in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, proposed by Columbia Gulf VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:13 Jun 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) in the above-referenced docket. On January 16, 2024, Columbia Gulf filed an application in Docket No. CP24–37–000, requesting Authorization pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act and part 157 of the Commission’s regulations, to abandon approximately 21 miles of obsolete pipeline and related appurtenances. Columbia Gulf states that the Project would eliminate the need for future operating and maintenance expenditures on outdated facilities that are no longer needed to satisfy current firm service obligations. The abandonment of these facilities would not change the certificated capacity of Columbia Gulf’s system, and would not result in the termination or reduction of service to existing customers of Columbia Gulf. Specifically, Columbia Gulf is requesting approval to abandon in place and by removal approximately 16 miles of its 16-inch-diameter South Pecan Lake Pipeline; abandon by removal approximately 1 mile of its 12-inchdiameter Amoco/South Pecan Lake Pipeline; abandon by removal approximately 4 miles of its 6-inchdiameter Go Around Bayou Pipeline; abandon by removal all of the facilities at the South Pecan Lake metering and regulating station (M&R) No. 505 and Goodrich M&R No. 4144; and abandon by removal other related appurtenances. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the abandonment activities associated with the Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed Project would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The EA also concludes that no system, route, or other alternative would meet the Project objective while providing a significant environmental advantage over the Project as proposed. The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Amoco South Pecan Lake Abandonment 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 FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas environmental documents page (https:// PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53609 www.ferc.gov/industries-data/naturalgas/environment/environmentaldocuments). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on 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. CP24–37–000). 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, measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts, the completeness of the submitted alternatives, and information and analyses. 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 p.m. Eastern Time on July 22, 2024. For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 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 file your comments electronically by 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.’’ If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the filing type; or E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 53610 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 124 / Thursday, June 27, 2024 / Notices (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP24–37–000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 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 OPP@ ferc.gov. 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://www.ferc.gov/ VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:13 Jun 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription. Dated: June 20, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–14049 Filed 6–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER24–2327–000] Calhoun County Solar Project, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Calhoun County Solar Project, LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is July 11, 2024. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// www.ferc.gov). From the Commission’s Home Page on the internet, this information is available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket number field. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission’s website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at 202–502–6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676) or email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502– 8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email the Public Reference Room at public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 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. Dated: June 21, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53609-53610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14049]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP24-37-000]


Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Amoco South Pecan Lake 
Abandonment Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Amoco 
South Pecan Lake Abandonment Project (Project) in Cameron Parish, 
Louisiana, proposed by Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC (Columbia Gulf) 
in the above-referenced docket.
    On January 16, 2024, Columbia Gulf filed an application in Docket 
No. CP24-37-000, requesting Authorization pursuant to section 7(b) of 
the Natural Gas Act and part 157 of the Commission's regulations, to 
abandon approximately 21 miles of obsolete pipeline and related 
appurtenances. Columbia Gulf states that the Project would eliminate 
the need for future operating and maintenance expenditures on outdated 
facilities that are no longer needed to satisfy current firm service 
obligations. The abandonment of these facilities would not change the 
certificated capacity of Columbia Gulf's system, and would not result 
in the termination or reduction of service to existing customers of 
Columbia Gulf.
    Specifically, Columbia Gulf is requesting approval to abandon in 
place and by removal approximately 16 miles of its 16-inch-diameter 
South Pecan Lake Pipeline; abandon by removal approximately 1 mile of 
its 12-inch-diameter Amoco/South Pecan Lake Pipeline; abandon by 
removal approximately 4 miles of its 6-inch-diameter Go Around Bayou 
Pipeline; abandon by removal all of the facilities at the South Pecan 
Lake metering and regulating station (M&R) No. 505 and Goodrich M&R No. 
4144; and abandon by removal other related appurtenances.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
abandonment activities associated with the Project in accordance with 
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. FERC staff 
concludes that approval of the proposed Project would not constitute a 
major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. The EA also concludes that no system, route, or other 
alternative would meet the Project objective while providing a 
significant environmental advantage over the Project as proposed.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Amoco South Pecan Lake Abandonment 
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 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 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. CP24-37-000). 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, measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts, the 
completeness of the submitted alternatives, and information and 
analyses. 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 p.m. 
Eastern Time on July 22, 2024.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
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 file your comments electronically by 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.'' If you 
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment 
on a Filing'' as the filing type; or

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    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP24-
37-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service 
must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 
DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting 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 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://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: June 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14049 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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