78858 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 187 / Thursday, September 26, 2024 / Notices 

1 In accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations, the unique 

identification number for documents relating to this 

environmental review is EAXX–019–20–000– 

1725459309. 40 CFR 1501.5(c)(4) (2024). 

2The 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. 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

23, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22084 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–468–000] 

Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, Gulf 

South Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice 

of Schedule for the Preparation of an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Eunice Reliability and Lake Charles 

Supply Project 

On May 8, 2024, Texas Gas 

Transmission, LLC (Texas Gas) and Gulf 

South Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf 

South) filed an application in Docket 

No. CP24–468–000 requesting a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and abandonment 

authorization pursuant to Sections 7(b) 

and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) 

and Part 157 of the Commission’s 

regulations to construct, operate and 

abandon certain natural gas pipeline 

facilities. The proposed project is 

known as the Eunice Reliability and 

Lake Charles Supply Project (Project) 

and would: (1) replace five existing 

reciprocating compressor units with two 

new Solar T70 and T60 units at the 

Texas Gas existing Eunice Compressor 

Station in Acadia Parish, Louisiana; and 

(2) install overpressure protection at its 

existing Woodlawn Junction in Jefferson 

Davis Parish, Louisiana. The Project 

would create 120,000 dekatherms per 

day (Dth/d) of new transportation 

capacity on Texas Gas’ system that 

would be leased to Gulf South to meet 

its customers’ needs in the Lake Charles 

area, including an electric utility and 

two natural gas marketers. 

On May 21, 2024, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) issued its Notice of Application 

for the Project. 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 Project. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Project and the planned schedule for the 

completion of the environmental 

review.1 The EA will be issued for a 30- 

day comment period. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—January 31, 2025 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—May 1, 2025 

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 Project would consist of the 

following facilities: 

• replace four 1,100 horsepower and 

one 2,250 horsepower reciprocating 

units with one 8,968 horsepower Solar 

T–70 gas-fired, turbine-driven unit and 

one 6,391 horsepower Solar T60 gasfired, turbine-driven unit, and 

appurtenances at the Eunice 

Compressor Station in Acadia Parish, 

Louisiana; and 

• install overpressure protection at 

the existing Woodlawn Junction in 

Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. 

Background 

On June 10, 2024, the Commission 

Issued a Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Eunice 

Reliability and Lake Charles Supply 

Project (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 four comments from the 

Louisiana Ecological Services Office, 

U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency—Region 6, Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma, and Restore (Restore Explicit 

Symmetry To Our Ravaged Earth). All 

substantive comments will be addressed 

in 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 

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, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ excluding the last three digits 

(i.e., CP24–468–000), 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 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: September 20, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22080 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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