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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. 

Dated: February 3, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02697 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP21–498–000] 

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Virginia Electrification 

Project, Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues, and Schedule 

for Environmental Review 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

that will discuss the environmental 

impacts of the Virginia Electrification 

Project (Project) involving construction 

and operation of facilities by Columbia 

Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) in 

Louisa County, Virginia; Goochland 

County, Virginia; and Prince George 

County, Virginia. The Commission will 

use this EIS in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

Project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. The schedule for preparation 

of the EIS is discussed in the Schedule 

for Environmental Review section of this 

notice. 

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 a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity. 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 the EIS section of this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission 

requests public comments on the scope 

of issues to address in the 

environmental document, including 

comments on potential alternatives and 

impacts, and any relevant information, 

studies, or analyses of any kind 

concerning impacts affecting the quality 

of the human environment. 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 March 

3, 2022. Further details on how to 

submit comments are provided in the 

Public Participation section of this 

notice. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, a pipeline company 

representative may contact you about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

easement agreement. You are not 

required to enter into an agreement. 

However, if the Commission approves 

the Project, the Natural Gas Act conveys 

the right of eminent domain to the 

company. Therefore, if you and the 

company do not reach an easement 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

court. In such instances, compensation 

would be determined by a judge in 

accordance with state law. The 

Commission does not grant, exercise, or 

oversee the exercise of eminent domain 

authority. The courts have exclusive 

authority to handle eminent domain 

cases; the Commission has no 

jurisdiction over these matters. 

Columbia provided landowners with 

a fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ which addresses typically 

asked questions, including the use of 

eminent domain and how to participate 

in the Commission’s proceedings. This 

fact sheet along with other landowner 

topics of interest are available for 

viewing on the FERC website 

(www.ferc.gov) under the Natural Gas 

Questions or Landowner Topics link. 

Public Participation 

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, 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 (CP21–498–000) 

on your letter. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

Additionally, 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. 

Summary of the Proposed Project, the 

Project Purpose and Need, and 

Expected Impacts 

Columbia proposes modifications and 

a certificated horsepower increase to 

Columbia’s existing Boswells Tavern 

Compressor Station and expansion of 

the existing Boswells Tavern point of 

receipt in Louisa County, Virginia; 

modifications and a certificated 

horsepower increase to Columbia’s 

existing Goochland Compressor Station 

in Goochland County, Virginia; and a 

certificated horsepower increase at 

Columbia’s existing Petersburg 

Compressor Station in Prince George 

County, Virginia. The Project would 

provide about 35,000 dekatherms per 

day of incremental mainline capacity on 

Columbia’s pipeline system. According 

to Columbia, its Project would address 

a request from Columbia Gas of Virginia, 

an unaffiliated local distribution 


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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. At this time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room 

due to the proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus 

Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on 

March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 

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

208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

2For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

3 40 CFR 1508.1(z). 

4The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 

regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal 

Regulations, 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. 

5The 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. 

company, for firm transportation service 

to meet growing energy demand in the 

southeast Virginia market area off of 

Columbia’s existing VM–107, VM–108, 

and VM–109 pipelines. Columbia states 

the Project would reduce greenhouse 

gas emissions on Columbia’s pipeline 

system through the modification and 

optimization of existing infrastructure. 

The Project would consist of the 

following facilities all located in 

Virginia: 

• Installation of one zero emission 

electric motor compressor unit at the 

Boswell Tavern Compressor Station 

located in Louisa County; 

• facility modifications to the 

Boswells Tavern point of receipt located 

in Louisa County to increase capacity; 

• replacement of all five existing gaspowered compressor units at the 

Goochland Compressor Station, located 

in Goochland County, with new units 

that will run exclusively on electric 

motors, but will have the ability to run 

on gas in order to ensure reliability; and 

• status change of an existing 

compressor unit from backup mode to 

active mode and increase the site-rated 

station horsepower to 5,500 horsepower 

at the Petersburg Compressor Station 

located in Prince George County. 

The general location of the Project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Based on the environmental 

information provided by Columbia, the 

proposed Project would result in new 

temporary and permanent impacts at the 

Boswells Tavern and Goochland 

Compressor Station sites. Work 

associated with the Boswells Tavern 

point of receipt would occur within the 

temporary and permanent workspaces 

used for the Boswells Tavern 

Compressor Station. No workspace 

would be required at the Petersburg 

Compressor Station, as no construction 

or ground-disturbing activities are 

proposed at this site. A total of 15.8 

acres would be temporarily disturbed 

for construction activities. Following 

construction, Columbia would retain a 

total of 5.8 acres of land for operations, 

of which 1.3 acres will be new 

permanent easement. All land affected 

by the Project is either currently owned 

or leased by Columbia. 

The NEPA Process and the EIS 

The EIS issued by the Commission 

will discuss impacts that could occur as 

a result of the construction and 

operation of the proposed Project under 

the relevant general resource areas: 

• Geology and soils; 

• water resources and wetlands; 

• vegetation and wildlife; 

• threatened and endangered species; 

• cultural resources; 

• land use; 

• socioeconomics and environmental 

justice; 

• air quality and noise; 

• climate change; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Commission staff will also make 

recommendations on how to lessen or 

avoid impacts on the various resource 

areas. Your comments will help 

Commission staff focus its analysis on 

the issues that may have a significant 

effect on the human environment. 

The EIS will present Commission 

staff’s independent analysis of the 

issues. Staff will 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 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. 

Alternatives Under Consideration 

The EIS will evaluate reasonable 

alternatives that are technically and 

economically feasible and meet the 

purpose and need for the proposed 

action.3 Alternatives currently under 

consideration include: 

• The no-action alternative, meaning 

the Project is not implemented; 

• the systems alternative, which 

would consist of pipeline looping or an 

alternative configuration of the 

compressor stations. 

With this notice, the Commission 

requests specific comments regarding 

any additional potential alternatives to 

the proposed action or segments of the 

proposed action. Please focus your 

comments on reasonable alternatives 

(including alternative facility sites and 

pipeline routes) that meet the Project 

objectives, are technically and 

economically feasible, and avoid or 

lessen environmental impact. 

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 other 

government agencies, interested Indian 

tribes, and the public to solicit their 

views and concerns regarding the 

Project’s potential effects on historic 

properties.4 The Project EIS will 

document findings on the impacts on 

historic properties and summarize the 

status of consultations under section 

106. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

On October 5, 2021 the Commission 

issued its Notice of Application for the 

Project. Among other things, that notice 

alerted other agencies issuing federal 

authorizations of the requirement to 

complete all necessary reviews and to 

reach a final decision on the request for 

a federal authorization within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s final EIS for the Project. This 

notice identifies the Commission staff’s 

planned schedule for completion of the 

final EIS for the Project, which is based 

on an issuance of the draft EIS in 

August 2022 

Issuance of Notice of Availability of the 

final EIS: December 16, 2022 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline: 5 March 16, 2023 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary for the final EIS, an additional 

notice will be provided so that the 

relevant agencies are kept informed of 

the Project’s progress. 

Permits and Authorizations 

The table below lists the anticipated 

permits and authorizations for the 

Project required under federal law. This 


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1 Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC, et al., 153 

FERC ¶ 61,300 (2015), reh’g denied, 155 FERC 

¶ 61,328 (2016) (Order). 

list may not be all-inclusive and does 

not preclude any permit or 

authorization if it is not listed here. 

Agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ 

or special expertise may formally 

cooperate in the preparation of the 

Commission’s EIS and may adopt the 

EIS to satisfy its NEPA responsibilities 

related to this Project. 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. 

Agency Permit 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ................................................. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 7(c) of 

the Natural Gas Act. 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Ecological Field Services Office Consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Bald and Gold Eagle Protection Act. 

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality—Air Division ................... Minor New Source Review (NSR) Permit Modifications for Compressor 

Stations. 

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality—Water Division .............. Virginia Water Protection Permit. 

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality—Water Division .............. Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. 

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality—Coastal Zone Management Program.Consistency Determination under the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. 

Virginia Department of Historical Resources ........................................... Consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 

Act. 

Environmental Mailing List 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for the Project which 

includes federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American 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. State and local government 

representatives should notify their 

constituents of this proposed project 

and encourage them to comment on 

their areas of concern. 

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 CP21–498–000 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, excluding the last three digits (i.e., 

CP21–498). 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: February 3, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02700 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP14–120–000;CP14–119–000] 

Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC; 

Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice 

of Request for Extension of Time 

Take notice that on January 31, 2022, 

Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC (Lake 

Charles LNG); Lakes Charles LNG 

Export Company, LLC (Lake Charles 

LNG Export); and Trunkline Gas 

Company, LLC (Trunkline; collectively, 

the Applicants), requested that the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission) grant an extension of 

time, until December 16, 2028, to 

complete construction of the 

Liquefaction Project and the Pipeline 

Modifications Project (collectively, the 

Project) and make the Project available 

for service as authorized in the 

December 17, 2015 Order Granting 

Section 3 and Section 7 Authorizations 

and Approving Abandonment (Order).1

The Liquefaction Project is an export 

project, consisting of three liquefaction 

trains, with a total design production 

capacity of 16.45 metric tons per annum 

of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and 

appurtenances, to be located adjacent to 

Lake Charles LNG’s existing LNG 

terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 

(Terminal); and modifications and 

installation of certain facilities at the 

Terminal. The Pipeline Modifications 

Project consist of the (1) construction of 

approximately 17.9 miles of pipeline; 

(2) construction of a new compressor 

station; (3) installation of additional 

compression at the Longville 


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