[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53749-53750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21198]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP13-96-000]
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Notice
of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed
Southeast Market Expansion Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Southeast Market Expansion Project jointly proposed by Gulf South
Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) and Petal Gas Storage, LLC (Petal Gas
Storage) in the above-referenced docket. Gulf South requests
authorization to construct, operate, and maintain a natural gas
transmission pipeline and related facilities in Mississippi and Alabama
that would provide an additional 510,500 dekatherms per day of natural
gas capacity to the southeastern United States.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Southeast Market Expansion 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 and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
participated as cooperating agencies 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 proposed Southeast Market Expansion Project includes the
following facilities:
Approximately 70.1 miles of 30-inch-diameter and 24-inch-
diameter pipeline in Jasper, Forrest, Perry, Greene, George, and
Jackson Counties, Mississippi and Mobile County, Alabama;
One new 15,900-horsepower (hp) compressor station located
in Forrest County, Mississippi (Forrest Compressor Station) at the
beginning of the project pipeline;
One new 15,900-hp compressor station located at the
intersection of Gulf South's existing Index 818 pipeline and Petal Gas
Storage transmission facilities in Jasper County, Mississippi (Jasper
Compressor Station);
One new 2,415-hp compressor station located at the
intersection of Gulf South's existing Index 300 pipeline and the
Pascagoula Lateral in Jackson County, Mississippi (Moss Point
Compressor Station);
A new meter and regulator station and pig\1\ launcher/
receiver facility at approximate milepost 42.3 of the project pipeline
at an interconnect with Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC's
existing pipeline; and
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\1\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through
the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal
inspections, or other purposes.
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Associated appurtenant aboveground facilities along the
proposed pipeline including mainline valves, pig launchers and
receivers, and a pressure limiting facility.
The FERC staff mailed copies 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; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on
the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the 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 September
23, 2013.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments with the Commission. In all instances please reference
the project docket number (CP13-96-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert
staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or [email protected].
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission's
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Web site (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 Web site (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: 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).\2\ Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission
grants 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.
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\2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing
comments.
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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 Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13-
96). 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 eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of 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/esubscribenow.htm.
Dated: August 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21198 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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