Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 227 / Monday, November 25, 2024 / Notices 92921 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 

20, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27523 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP24–658–000. 

Applicants: Jay-Bee Production 

Company v. Texas Gas Transmission, 

LLC. 

Description: Texas Gas Transmission, 

LLC submits Refund Report. 

Filed Date: 11/18/24. 

Accession Number: 20241118–5213. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/2/24. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–191–000. 

Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: FOSA 

Signature Blocks to be effective 12/18/ 

2024. 

Filed Date: 11/18/24. 

Accession Number: 20241118–5122. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/2/24. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–192–000. 

Applicants: Trunkline Gas Company, 

LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Amended Non-Conforming NRA—FP&L 

to be effective 12/1/2024. 

Filed Date: 11/19/24. 

Accession Number: 20241119–5037. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/2/24. 

Docket Numbers: RP25–193–000. 

Applicants: Kinder Morgan Louisiana 

Pipeline LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Periodic Rate Adjustment—Fuel and 

L&U Retention Percentages December 

2024 to be effective 1/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 11/19/24. 

Accession Number: 20241119–5085. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/2/24. 

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. 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP24–333–003. 

Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: Compliance filing: TGP 

Compliance Filing to Implement the 

Period 2 Settlement Rates to be effective 

1/1/2025. 

Filed Date: 11/18/24. 

Accession Number: 20241118–5152. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/2/24. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

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: November 19, 2024. 

Carlos D. Clay, 

Acting Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27584 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP24–512–000] 

Texas Connector Pipeline, LLC; Notice 

of Scoping Period Requesting 

Comments on Environmental Issues 

for the Proposed Texas Connector 

Amendment Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental document, that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the Texas Connector Amendment 

Project (Amendment Project) involving 

construction and operation of facilities 

by Texas Connector Pipeline LLC (Texas 

Connector), in Jefferson and Orange 

Counties, Texas. The Commission will 

use this environmental document in its 

decision-making process to determine 

whether the Project is in the public 

convenience and necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies regarding the 

project. As part of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review process, the Commission takes 

into account concerns the public may 

have about proposals and the 

environmental impacts that could result 

from its action whenever it considers 

the issuance of an authorizing Order. 

This gathering of public input is 

referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal 

of the scoping process is to focus the 

analysis in the environmental document 

on the important environmental issues. 

Additional information about the 

Commission’s NEPA process is 

described below in the NEPA Process 

and Environmental Document section of 

this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission 

requests public comments on the scope 

of issues to address in the 

environmental document. To ensure 

that your comments are timely and 

properly recorded, please submit your 

comments so that the Commission 

receives them in Washington, DC on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

December 18, 2024. Comments may be 

submitted in written form. Further 

details on how to submit comments are 

provided in the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the environmental 

document. Commission staff will 

consider all written comments during 

the preparation of the environmental 

document. 

If you submitted comments on this 

Project to the Commission before the 

opening of this docket on August 12, 

2024, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. CP24–512–000 

to ensure they are considered as part of 

this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this Project. State and 

local government representatives should 

notify their constituents of this 


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1The appendices referenced in this notice will 

not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov 

using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’. For instructions on 

connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this 

notice. For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 

208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

proposed Project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

Public Participation 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. Please carefully follow 

these instructions so that your 

comments are properly recorded. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. Using 

eComment 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, which is located 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.’’ You 

will be asked to select the type of filing 

you are making; a comment on a 

particular project is considered a 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

Commission. Be sure to reference the 

Project docket number (CP24–512–000) 

on your letter. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Additionally, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

makes it easy to stay informed of all 

issuances and submittals regarding the 

dockets/projects to which you 

subscribe. These instant email 

notifications are the fastest way to 

receive notification and provide a link 

to the document files which can reduce 

the amount of time you spend 

researching proceedings. 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. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

On November 29, 2016, Port Arthur 

Pipeline, LLC (PAPL) filed an 

application with FERC for the Texas 

Connector Project in Docket No. CP17– 

21–000. In January 2019, FERC issued a 

final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) that analyzed the Texas Connector 

Project, together with the Port Arthur 

Liquefaction Project (Docket No. CP17– 

20–000), and the Louisiana Connector 

Project (Docket No. CP18–7–000). The 

Commission issued an Order 

authorizing those combined projects on 

April 18, 2019. In May 2023, in Docket 

No. CP17–21–003 et al., the Commission 

issued an Order, authorizing among 

other things, the abandonment by 

transfer of the certificated Texas 

Connector Project from PAPL to Texas 

Connector. Texas Connector further 

evaluated the Project and proposes 

modifications as part the Amendment 

Project. 

The Amendment Project includes the 

following modifications to the 

previously authorized project. 

• The Southern Compressor Station 

would not be constructed, and the 

original site of the Southern Compressor 

Station would be utilized for a laydown 

yard and access road. 

• The southern pipeline segment 

(Southern Segment) would decrease in 

length from 7.6 miles to 1.4 miles. 

• Compression at the Northern 

Compressor Station (renamed 

Orangefield Compressor Station) would 

increase from three natural gas-driven 

turbine compressors rated at 16,684 hp 

each, to four SolarTitan 130 Gas Turbine 

driven compressors rated at 

approximately 24,009 hp each. 

• The footprint and configuration of 

the Orangefield Compressor Station 

would shift slightly north and west and 

increase in size from 40 acres to 82.4 

acres. 

• The northern pipeline segment 

(Northern Segment) would increase in 

length from 26.6 miles to 29.6 miles and 

include several modifications to the 

alignment and workspace to 

accommodate landowner requests and 

development within the previously 

authorized right-of-way. 

• Texas Connector proposes to use 

about 16,320 feet of the Big Hill Bayou 

south of Taylor Bayou and South 

Mansfield Ferry Road Canal as a water 

access routes. Big Hill Bayou would 

require dredging to facilitate vessel 

transit. 

• The KMPL Meter Station would not 

be constructed. 

The general location of the Project 

facilities and maps showing the 

modifications associated with the 

Amendment Project are included in 

appendix 1.1

Land Requirements for Construction 

The modifications associated with the 

Amendment Project would result in 

additional impact footprint of 95.6 acres 

of land; including the pipelines; 

aboveground facilities; additional 

temporary workspaces; contractor 

staging and pipe storage yards/spoil 

storage areas; and new or improved 

access roads. Additionally, the 

Amendment Project’s proposed water 

access routes encompass about 94.4 

acres. The modifications associated with 

the Amendment Project would result in 

an additional 94.8 acres of permanent 

impact for operation of the overall Texas 

Connector Project. 

NEPA Process and the Environmental 

Document 

Any environmental document issued 

by the Commission would discuss 

impacts that could occur as a result of 

the construction and operation of the 

proposed project under the relevant 

general resource areas: 

• Geology, soils, and sediments; 

• water resources and wetlands; 

• vegetation and wildlife; 

• threatened and endangered species; 

• cultural resources; 

• land use; 

• environmental justice; 

• air quality and noise; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Commission staff would also evaluate 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

project or portions of the project and 

make recommendations on how to 

lessen or avoid impacts on the various 

resource areas. Your comments will 

help Commission staff identify and 

focus on the issues that might have an 

effect on the human environment and 

potentially eliminate others from further 

study and discussion in the 

environmental document. 

Following this scoping period, 

Commission staff will determine 


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2For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

3The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at 40 CFR 1501.8. 

4The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 

regulations are at 36 CFR part 800. Those 

regulations define historic properties as any 

prehistoric or historic district, site, building, 

structure, or object included in or eligible for 

inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. 

whether to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) or an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the 

EIS will present Commission staff’s 

independent analysis of the issues. If 

Commission staff prepares an EA, a 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment will be 

issued. The EA may be issued for an 

allotted public comment period. The 

Commission would consider timely 

comments on the EA before making its 

decision regarding the proposed Project. 

If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/ 

Notice of Schedule will be issued, 

which will open up an additional 

comment period. Staff will then prepare 

a draft EIS which will be issued for 

public comment. Commission staff will 

consider all timely comments received 

during the comment period on the draft 

EIS and revise the document, as 

necessary, before issuing a final EIS. 

Any EA or draft and final EIS will be 

available in electronic format in the 

public record through eLibrary 2 and the 

Commission’s natural gas 

environmental documents web page 

(https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/ 

natural-gas/environment/ 

environmental-documents). If 

eSubscribed, you will receive instant 

email notification when the 

environmental document is issued. 

With this notice, the Commission is 

asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 

and/or special expertise with respect to 

the environmental issues of this Project 

to formally cooperate in the preparation 

of the environmental document.3

Agencies that would like to request 

cooperating agency status should follow 

the instructions for filing comments 

provided under the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Consultation Under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

In accordance with the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation’s 

implementing regulations for section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, the Commission is 

using this notice to initiate consultation 

with the applicable State Historic 

Preservation Office(s), and to solicit 

their views and those of other 

government agencies, interested Indian 

tribes, and the public on the project’s 

potential effects on historic properties.4

The environmental document for this 

Project will document findings on the 

impacts on historic properties and 

summarize the status of consultations 

under section 106. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

Federal, State, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; Indian Tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. This list also includes 

all affected landowners (as defined in 

the Commission’s regulations) who are 

potential right-of-way grantors, whose 

property may be used temporarily for 

Project purposes, or who own homes 

within certain distances of aboveground 

facilities, and anyone who submits 

comments on the project and includes a 

mailing address with their comments. 

Commission staff will update the 

environmental mailing list as the 

analysis proceeds to ensure that 

Commission notices related to this 

environmental review are sent to all 

individuals, organizations, and 

government entities interested in and/or 

potentially affected by the proposed 

project. 

If you need to make changes to your 

name/address, or if you would like to 

remove your name from the mailing list, 

please complete one of the following 

steps: 

(1) Send an email to 

GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov 

stating your request. You must include 

the docket number CP24–93–000 in 

your request. If you are requesting a 

change to your address, please be sure 

to include your name and the correct 

address. If you are requesting to delete 

your address from the mailing list, 

please include your name and address 

as it appeared on this notice. This email 

address is unable to accept comments. 

OR 

(2) Return the attached ‘‘Mailing List 

Update Form’’ (appendix 2). 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC 

website at www.ferc.gov using the 

eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, 

click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the 

docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ 

field. Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 

208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 

502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of all formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

Public sessions or site visits will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar 

located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related 

information. 

Dated: November 18, 2024. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27474 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM98–1–000] 

Records Governing Off-the-Record 

Communications; Public Notice 

This constitutes notice, in accordance 

with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt 

of prohibited and exempt off-the-record 

communications. 

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, 

September 22, 1999) requires 

Commission decisional employees, who 

make or receive a prohibited or exempt 

off-the-record communication relevant 

to the merits of a contested proceeding, 

to deliver to the Secretary of the 

Commission, a copy of the 

communication, if written, or a 

summary of the substance of any oral 

communication. 

Prohibited communications are 

included in a public, non-decisional file 

associated with, but not a part of, the 

decisional record of the proceeding. 

Unless the Commission determines that 

the prohibited communication and any 

responses thereto should become a part 

of the decisional record, the prohibited 

off-the-record communication will not 

be considered by the Commission in 

reaching its decision. Parties to a 

proceeding may seek the opportunity to 

respond to any facts or contentions 

made in a prohibited off-the-record 

communication and may request that 

the Commission place the prohibited 

communication and responses thereto 

in the decisional record. The 

Commission will grant such a request 

only when it determines that fairness so 

requires. Any person identified below as 

having made a prohibited off-the-record 

communication shall serve the 

document on all parties listed on the 

official service list for the applicable 


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