[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 94 (Thursday, May 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28941-28942]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10325]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-21-000]

Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Louisiana Connector Amendment
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Louisiana Connector Amendment Project (Project), proposed by Port
Arthur Pipeline, LLC (PAPL) in the above-referenced docket. The Project
is an amendment to the Louisiana Connector Project (Docket CP18-7-000),
which was previously authorized by the Commission on April 18, 2019. In
its amended Project, PAPL requests authorization to construct and
operate natural gas transportation facilities (including compression)
in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. Specifically, the Project would
relocate the previously certificated but as yet not constructed
compressor station from its authorized site in Allen Parish, Louisiana
to a site in Beauregard Parish. The Project would also consist of
associated facilities within the new Beauregard Parish Compressor
Station boundaries.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of construction
and operation of the Project in accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. 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 proposed Project includes the following new facilities in
Beauregard Parish:
     A 93,880-horsepower compressor station;
     four pipeline interconnections ranging from 30 inches to
42 inches in diameter;
     four meter stations;
     one mainline block valve; and

     one pig launcher/receiver facility.\1\
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    \1\ A pipeline pig is a device used to clean or inspect the
pipeline. A pig launcher/receiver is an aboveground facility where
pigs are inserted or retrieved from the pipeline.
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    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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
parties; and local libraries and newspapers. The EA is only available
in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from FERC's
website (www.ferc.gov), on the Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be
accessed by using the eLibrary link on FERC's website. Click on the
eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on
General Search, and enter the docket number in the Docket Number field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP20-21). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    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 June 8, 2020.
    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_ADDRESS>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
Documents and Filings. 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 Documents and Filings. 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 following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP20-21-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions to intervene are more
fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission may grant
affected landowners and others with environmental concerns intervenor
status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and
direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can adequately
represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not give you
intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
    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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: May 8, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-10325 Filed 5-13-20; 8:45 am]
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