Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2022 / Notices 16173 

Applicants: Wyoming Interstate 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: Wyoming Interstate 

Company, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per 

154.203: Second Petition to Amend 

Docket No. RP17–972 Stipulation and 

Agreement to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 3/15/22. 

Accession Number: 20220315–5181. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/22. 

Docket Numbers: RP19–276–003. 

Applicants: Young Gas Storage 

Company, Ltd. 

Description: Young Gas Storage 

Company, Ltd. submits tariff filing per 

154.203: Second Petition to Amend 

Docket No. RP19–276 Stipulation and 

Agreement to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 3/15/22. 

Accession Number: 20220315–5177. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/22. 

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. 

Dated: March 16, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06026 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–15–000] 

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Venice Extension 

Project, Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues, Notice of Public 

Scoping Session, 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 Venice Extension Project 

(Project) involving construction and 

operation of facilities by Texas Eastern 

Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in 

Pointe Coupee, Iberville, Lafourche, and 

Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana. 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 April 

15, 2022. Comments may be submitted 

in written or oral form. 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. 

Texas Eastern 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 four 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 also 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’’; 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

Commission. Be sure to reference the 

project docket number (CP22–15–000) 

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 


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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). 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852; or 

(4) In lieu of sending written 

comments, the Commission invites you 

to attend one of the virtual public 

scoping sessions its staff will conduct 

by telephone, scheduled as follows: 

Date and Time 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 5:00 p.m.– 

7:00 p.m. (EST), Call in number: 800– 

779–8625, Participant code: 3472916 

Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 5:00 p.m.– 

7:00 p.m. (EST), Call in number: 800– 

779–8625, Participant code: 3472916 

The primary goal of these scoping 

sessions is to have you identify the 

specific environmental issues and 

concerns that should be considered in 

the environmental document. 

Individual oral comments will be taken 

on a one-on-one basis with a court 

reporter present on the line. This format 

is designed to receive the maximum 

amount of oral comments, in a 

convenient way during the timeframe 

allotted, and is in response to the 

ongoing COVID–19 pandemic. 

There will not be a formal 

presentation by Commission staff when 

the session opens. Each scoping session 

is scheduled from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. You may call at any time 

after 5:00 p.m. at which time you will 

be placed on mute and hold. Calls will 

be answered in the order they are 

received. Once answered, you will have 

the opportunity to provide your 

comment directly to a court reporter 

with FERC staff or representative 

present on the line. A time limit of three 

minutes will be implemented for each 

commentor. 

Transcripts of all comments received 

during the scoping sessions will be 

publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary 

system (see the last page of this notice 

for instructions on using eLibrary). 

It is important to note that the 

Commission provides equal 

consideration to all comments received, 

whether filed in written form or 

provided orally at a virtual scoping 

session. 

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 

Texas Eastern proposes to (i) 

construct, install, own, operate and 

maintain an approximately 3.0-milelong, 36-inch-diameter pipeline segment 

on its Line 40 in Pointe Coupee Parish; 

(ii) abandon in place a 2.2-mile-long, 36- 

inch-diameter existing pipeline segment 

on Line 40 in Pointe Coupee Parish; (iii) 

construct a new 31,900 horsepower (hp) 

compressor station and metering and 

regulating facilities in Pointe Coupee 

Parish; (iv) abandon in place the 

existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor 

unit at its White Castle Compressor 

Station in Iberville Parish, and the 

existing, inactive 19,800 hp compressor 

unit at its Larose Compressor Station in 

Lafourche Parish; (v) install one new 

31,900 hp compressor unit and related 

appurtenances at both the White Castle 

and Larose Compressor Stations; and 

(vi) upgrade a metering and regulating 

facility on a platform in Plaquemines 

Parish. 

The Project would reverse natural gas 

flow on a portion of Texas Eastern’s 

Line 40 to provide firm natural gas 

transportation service for up to 

1,260,000 dekatherms per day on its 

existing Line 40 to an interconnection 

with a proposed pipeline lateral, owned 

and operated by Venture Global Gator 

Express, LLC, with ultimate delivery to 

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC’s 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. 

Texas Eastern states that the Project is 

needed to provide the necessary natural 

gas pipeline infrastructure to ensure the 

firm transportation of natural gas to the 

Plaquemines LNG terminal that Venture 

Global Gator Express, LLC is seeking. 

The general location of the Project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Based on the environmental 

information provided by Texas Eastern, 

construction of the proposed facilities 

would disturb about 285.5 acres of land 

for the aboveground facilities and the 

pipeline. Following construction, Texas 

Eastern would maintain about 42.2 acres 

for operation of the Project facilities; the 

remaining acreage would be restored 

and revert to former uses. About 56 

percent of the proposed pipeline route 

parallels existing pipeline, utility, or 

road rights-of-way. 

Based on an initial review of Texas 

Eastern’s proposal, Commission staff 

have identified several expected 

impacts that deserve attention in the 

EIS. The majority of the Project impacts 

would be within waterbodies (with 

approximately 169.4 acres of potential 

impacts within these systems), resulting 

in further impacts on fisheries and 

essential fish habitat. Further, Project 

construction would impact about 28.6 

acres of forested land/wildlife habitat 

and require 13.6 acres for operation; 

multiple residences would be in close 

proximity to the abandonment of the 

existing pipeline segment; and the 

Project would increase air emissions. 

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; 

• air quality and noise; 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: 


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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. 

• The no-action alternative, meaning 

the Project is not implemented; 

• system alternatives, meaning using 

existing facilities to meet the needs of 

the Project; 

• pipeline route alternatives, meaning 

using alternate pipeline routes that may 

avoid impacting specific resources or 

residences; and 

• compression drive alternatives, 

meaning using different equipment to 

power the compressors, such as electricdriven units. 

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 November 24, 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—February 17, 2023 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 5—May 18, 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 

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 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ................................................................. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service .................................................................. Consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA); 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act; 

and Wildlife Coordination Act. 

U.S. Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service.Section 7 of the ESA; Marine Mammal Protection Act; Section 305 of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Act. 

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) ........................ Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, Water Quality Certification. 

Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation .............................................. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. 

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management.Coastal Use Permit; Coastal Zone Consistency Review. JPA filed with 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—New Orleans District. 

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; environmental and public 

interest groups; Native American Tribes; 

and other interested parties. This list 

also includes all affected landowners (as 

defined in the Commission’s 

regulations) who are potential right-ofway 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 CP22–15–000 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). 


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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., 

CP22–15). 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: March 16, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06018 Filed 3–21–22; 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 

proceeding in accordance with Rule 

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. 

Exempt off-the-record 

communications are included in the 

decisional record of the proceeding, 

unless the communication was with a 

cooperating agency as described by 40 

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 

385.2201(e)(1)(v). 

The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently 

received by the Secretary of the 

Commission. The communications 

listed are grouped by docket numbers in 

ascending order. These filings are 

available for electronic review at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room or may be viewed on the 

Commission’s website at http://

www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 

Enter the docket number, excluding the 

last three digits, in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or 

for TTY, contact (202)502–8659. 

Docket Nos. File date Presenter or requester 

Prohibited: 

1. CP16–10–000 .............................................................................................................................. 3–3–2022 FERC Staff.1

CP21–57–000 

2. CP21–57–000 .............................................................................................................................. 3–7–2022 FERC Staff.2

3. CP16–10–000 .............................................................................................................................. 3–15–2022 FERC Staff.3

CP21–57–000 

Exempt: 

None.

1Emailed comments dated 3/3/22 from Steve Legge. 

2 Memorandum regarding ex parte communication from February 2022 with Dennis Tidrig and 11 other individuals. 

3Emailed comments dated 3/15/22 from Steve Legge. 

Dated: March 16, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06019 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–90–000] 

National Fuel Gas Distribution 

Corporation; Notice of Application and 

Establishing Intervention Deadline 

Take notice that on March 10, 2022, 

National Fuel Gas Distribution 

Corporation (National Fuel 

Distribution), 6363 Main Street 

Williamsville, NY 14221–5887 filed in 

the above referenced docket an 

application pursuant to section 7(f) of 

the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the 

Commission’s regulations requesting 

that the jurisdictional natural gas 

distribution facilities within its 

distribution service area locations may, 

without further Commission 

authorization, be enlarged or expanded. 

National Fuel Distribution filed a 

request for the Commission’s 

authorization to have its service area 

determination under Section 7(f) of the 

NGA amended and enlarged to allow it 

to operate a minimal amount of 


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