Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 168 / Thursday, September 2, 2021 / Notices 49321 

Dated: August 27, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18999 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP21–44–000] 

LA Storage, LLC; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Proposed Hackberry 

Storage 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 Hackberry Storage Project 

(Project) involving construction and 

operation of facilities by LA Storage, 

LLC (LA Storage) in Cameron and 

Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana. The 

Commission will use the EIS in its 

decision-making process to determine 

whether LA Storage’s proposed 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. 

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 whenever it 

considers the issuance of a Certificate of 

Public Convenience and Necessity. This 

gathering of public input is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ By notice issued on 

October 20, 2020, in Docket No. PF20– 

5–000, the Commission opened a 

scoping period during LA Storage’s 

planning process for the Project and 

prior to filing a formal application with 

the Commission, a process referred to as 

‘‘pre-filing.’’ LA Storage has now filed 

an application with the Commission, 

and staff intends to prepare an EIS that 

will address the concerns raised during 

the pre-filing scoping process as well as 

comments received in response to this 

notice. Therefore, the Commission 

requests 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 September 26, 2021. 

Further details on how to submit 

comments are provided in the Public 

Participation section of this notice. 

As mentioned above, during the prefiling process, the Commission opened 

a scoping period which expired on 

November 19, 2020; however, 

Commission staff continued to accept 

comments during the entire pre-filing 

process. All substantive written and oral 

comments provided during pre-filing 

will be considered during the 

preparation of the EIS. Therefore, if you 

submitted comments on this Project to 

the Commission during the pre-filing 

process in Docket No. PF20–5–000 you 

do not need to file those comments 

again. 

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. 

LA Storage 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 (CP21–44–000) 

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, MD 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 

The Project would involve the 

conversion of three existing salt dome 

caverns to natural gas storage service 

and the development of one new salt 

dome cavern for additional natural gas 

storage service, all within a permanent 

natural gas storage facility on a 160-acre 

tract of land owned by LA Storage. In 

addition to the storage caverns, LA 

Storage would construct and operate onsite compression facilities (Pelican 

Compressor Station) and up to six 

solution mining water supply wells at 

the storage facility on LA Storage’s 

property; the Hackberry Pipeline, 

consisting of approximately 11.1 miles 

of 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline 

connecting the certificated Port Arthur 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
49322 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 168 / Thursday, September 2, 2021 / Notices 

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. 

Pipeline Louisiana Connector (PAPLC) 

pipeline (CP18–7) to the natural gas 

storage caverns; the Cameron Interstate 

Pipeline (CIP) Lateral, an approximately 

4.9-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter natural 

gas pipeline extending from the existing 

CIP to the planned natural gas storage 

caverns; metering and regulating at the 

CIP and PAPLC interconnects; and an 

approximately 6.2-mile-long, 16-inchdiameter brine disposal pipeline that 

would transport brine from the caverns 

to four saltwater disposal wells located 

on two pads north of the facility. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1

Construction of the planned facilities 

would disturb about 441 acres of land. 

Following construction, LA Storage 

would maintain about 267 acres for 

permanent operation of the project’s 

facilities; the remaining acreage would 

be restored and revert to former uses. 

The Hackberry Pipeline, CIP Lateral, 

and brine disposal pipeline would be 

collocated for 4.7 miles. 

Based on an initial review of LA 

Storage’s proposal and public comments 

received during the pre-filing process, 

Commission staff have identified several 

expected impacts that deserve attention 

in the EIS. These include: Project 

impacts on wetlands and other fish and 

wildlife resources; impacts on water and 

air quality; safety of salt domes and 

brine injection; greenhouse gas 

emissions; and climate change. 

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; 

• socioeconomics; 

• land use; 

• greenhouse gas and climate; 

• 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

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) 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 

initiated section 106 consultation for the 

Project in the notice issued on October 

20, 2020, with the Louisiana State 

Historic Preservation Office, 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 This notice is a 

continuation of section 106 consultation 

for the Project. 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 February 10, 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 a 

final EIS for the Project, which is based 

on an issuance of the draft EIS in 

December 2021. 

Issuance of Notice of Availability of the 

final EIS: April 8, 2022 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 5: July 7, 2022 

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. 

Permit Agency 

Clean Water Act 

(CWA) Section 404 

Discharges to 

Waters of the 

United States.

U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers. 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 168 / Thursday, September 2, 2021 / Notices 49323 

Permit Agency 

Coastal Use Permit ... Louisiana Department 

of Natural Resources. 

Clean Air Act Title V 

Air Permit.

Louisiana Department 

of Environmental 

Quality. 

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; local libraries; newspapers; 

elected officials; 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-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 CP21–44–000 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 (i.e., CP21–44–000). 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: August 27, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18967 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–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: PR21–61–000. 

Applicants: Whistler Pipeline LLC. 

Description: Submits tariff filing per 

284.123(b),(e)/: Baseline Refile to be 

effective 8/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/26/2021. 

Accession Number: 20210826–5092. 

Comment Date/Protest Due: 5 p.m. 

9/16/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–1050–000. 

Applicants: Transcontinental Gas 

Pipe Line Company, LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: Rate 

Schedule S–2 OFO Penalty Flow 

Through Refund to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 8/26/21. 

Accession Number: 20210826–5021. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/7/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–1051–000. 

Applicants: Kern River Gas 

Transmission Company. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2021 

Desert Peak Delivery Meter to be 

effective 10/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/26/21. 

Accession Number: 20210826–5070. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/7/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–1052–000. 

Applicants: Transcontinental Gas 

Pipe Line Company, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rates—FTNP—Northeast 

Energy Associates to be effective 9/1/ 

2021. 

Filed Date: 8/26/21. 

Accession Number: 20210826–5098. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/7/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–1053–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gulf 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing: CGT 

Cashout Report 2021 to be effective 

N/A. 

Filed Date: 8/27/21. 

Accession Number: 20210827–5056. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–1054–000. 

Applicants: Tennessee Gas Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Volume No. 2—EQT Energy, LLC 

SP369939 to be effective 9/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 8/27/21. 

Accession Number: 20210827–5057. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/8/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

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. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://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: August 27, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18996 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 9648–019] 

One Hundred River Street, LLC; Notice 

of Intent To File License Application, 

Filing of Pre-Application Document, 

and Approving Use of the Traditional 

Licensing Process 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 9648–019. 

c. Date Filed: June 30, 2021. 

d. Submitted By: One Hundred River 

Street, LLC (One Hundred River). 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1