Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 25, 2022 / Notices 31867 

comment notice published for this 

information collection. 

Dated: May 19, 2022. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11178 Filed 5–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. PF22–6–000] 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC; Notice of Scoping 

Period Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Planned 

Southeast Energy Connector 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 Southeast Energy Connector Project 

involving construction and operation of 

facilities by Transcontinental Gas Pipe 

Line Company, LLC (Transco) in Coosa 

and Chilton Counties, Alabama. 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 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 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 June 

20, 2022. Comments may be submitted 

in written. Further details on how to 

submit written 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 February 22, 

2022, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. PF22–6–000 to 

ensure they are considered. 

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 planned 

project and encourage them to comment 

on their areas of concern. 

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 

planned 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 subsequently 

grant, exercise, or oversee the exercise 

of that eminent domain authority. The 

courts have exclusive authority to 

handle eminent domain cases; the 

Commission has no jurisdiction over 

these matters. 

A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ 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 links to Natural Gas Questions or 

Landowner Topics. 

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 also 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 (PF22–6–000) 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. 

It is important to note that the 

Commission provides equal 

consideration to all comments received. 

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. 


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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. 

2A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed 

parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity. 

3A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool that the pipeline company 

inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for 

cleaning the pipeline, conducting internal 

inspections, or other purposes. 

4For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

5The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at title 40, Code of Federal 

Regulations, part 1501.8. 

Summary of the Planned Project 

Transco plans to install a new 

compressor unit and modify compressor 

units at Transco’s existing Compressor 

Station 105 located in Coosa County, 

Alabama and construct the 1.83 mile 42- 

inch-diameter Chilton Loop pipeline in 

Coosa and Chilton Counties, Alabama. 

The general location of the planned 

project facilities is shown in appendix 

1.1 Specifically, the Southeast Energy 

Connector Project would consist of the 

following facilities: 

• Installation of a 11,110 horsepower 

Solar Taurus 70 gas-fired turbine in a 

new building with associated 

appurtenant facilities at Transco’s 

existing Compressor Station 105 in 

Coosa County, Alabama; 

• Modification of compressor units 1– 

3 at Compressor Station 105; 

• Construction of 1.83 miles of new 

42-inch-diameter ‘E’ mainline loop 2

pipeline from Mileposts (MP) 909.63 to 

911.46 in Chilton and Coosa Counties, 

Alabama; and 

• Remove the existing pigging 3 traps 

at MPs 909.63 and 911.43 on Transco’s 

existing ‘E’ mainline and tie-in the 

planned 42-inch-diameter Chilton Loop. 

The Southeast Energy Connector 

Project would enable Transco to 

construct and operate the project 

facilities to provide an incremental 

150,000 dekatherms per day of yearround firm transportation capacity from 

existing supply points in Mississippi 

and Alabama to the existing Gaston 

delivery meter station located adjacent 

to the existing Compressor Station 105 

in Coosa County, Alabama. The purpose 

of the planned project is to provide 

natural gas solely to the Gaston Steam 

Plant for the conversion of existing 895- 

megawatt (MW) Unit 5 to natural gas. 

The Gaston Steam Plant is a 2,015–MW 

capacity power station in Shelby 

County, near Wilsonville, Alabama, 

currently powering its Unit 5 on coal. 

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction and modification of the 

planned facilities would disturb about 

129 acres of land, which includes 

temporary construction workspace, 

permanent easement, and permanent 

access roads. Following construction, 

Transco would maintain 13 acres for 

permanent operation of the project’s 

facilities and the remaining acreage 

would be restored to pre-construction 

conditions. 

NEPA Process and the Environmental 

Document 

Any environmental document issued 

by Commission staff will discuss 

impacts that could occur as a result of 

the construction and operation of the 

planned 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; 

• environmental justice; 

• air quality and noise; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Community groups, schools, 

churches, and businesses within these 

environmental justice communities, 

along with known environmental justice 

organizations, have been included on 

the Commission’s environmental 

mailing list for the project, as further 

explained in the Environmental Mailing 

List section of this notice. 

Commission staff will also evaluate 

reasonable alternatives to the planned 

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. 

Although no formal application has 

been filed, Commission staff have 

already initiated a NEPA review under 

the Commission’s pre-filing process. 

The purpose of the pre-filing process is 

to encourage early involvement of 

interested stakeholders and to identify 

and resolve issues before the 

Commission receives an application. As 

part of the pre-filing review, 

Commission staff will contact federal 

and state agencies to discuss their 

involvement in the scoping process and 

the preparation of the environmental 

document. 

If a formal application is filed, 

Commission staff will then determine 

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 

environmental 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 

determination on the planned project. If 

Commission staff prepares an EIS, a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/ 

Notice of Schedule will be issued once 

an application is filed, which will open 

an additional public comment period. 

Staff will then prepare a draft EIS that 

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 4 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 related to this 

project to formally cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document.5 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 


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6The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

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. 

1 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020). 

2The Commission’s deadline applies to the 

decisions of other federal agencies, and state 

agencies acting under federally delegated authority, 

that are responsible for federal authorizations, 

permits, and other approvals necessary for 

proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 

18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for 

other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule 

is otherwise established by federal law. 

potential effects on historic properties.6

The environmental document for this 

project will document our findings on 

the impacts on historic properties and 

summarize the status of consultations 

under section 106. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

includes federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American Tribes; local 

community groups, schools, churches, 

and businesses; 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 planned 

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 PF22–6–000 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). 

Becoming an Intervenor 

Once Transco files its application 

with the Commission, you may want to 

become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an 

official party to the Commission’s 

proceeding. Only intervenors have the 

right to seek rehearing of the 

Commission’s decision and be heard by 

the courts if they choose to appeal the 

Commission’s final ruling. An 

intervenor formally participates in the 

proceeding by filing a request to 

intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions 

to intervene are more fully described at 

https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/ 

how-to.asp. Please note that the 

Commission will not accept requests for 

intervenor status at this time. You must 

wait until the Commission receives a 

formal application for the project, after 

which the Commission will issue a 

public notice that establishes an 

intervention deadline. 

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 (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., PF22–6). Be sure you have 

selected an appropriate date range. 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. 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: May 19, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11244 Filed 5–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP22–162–000, CP18–549– 

001] 

Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Schedule for 

the Preparation of an Environmental 

Assessment for the Swarts Complex 

Abandonment Project Amendment 

On April 12, 2022, Equitrans, L.P. 

(Equitrans) filed an application in 

Docket Nos. CP22–162–000 and CP18– 

549–001 requesting a limited 

amendment to the existing 

abandonment authorization issued by 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission or FERC) on 

March 20, 2019. The proposed project is 

known as the Swarts Complex 

Abandonment Project Amendment 

(Project) and would change Equitrans’ 

abandonment method for five injection 

and withdrawal (I/W) wells in the 

Swarts Complex. Equitrans previously 

proposed abandonment-by-sale and 

currently proposes to plug-and-abandon 

the five wells to comply with 

Pennsylvania Department of 

Environmental Protection’s (PADEP) 

regulations. 

On April 15, 2022, the Commission 

issued its Notice of Application for the 

Project. Among other things, that notice 

alerted agencies issuing federal 

authorizations of the requirement to 

complete all necessary reviews and to 

reach a final decision on a request for 

a federal authorization within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s environmental document for the 

Project. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Project and the planned schedule for the 

completion of the environmental 

review.1

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—September 2, 2022. 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—December 1, 2022. 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

The Commission authorization issued 

on March 20, 2019 in Docket No. CP18– 

549–000 authorized Equitrans to 

abandon eighteen I/W wells in the 

Swarts Complex by sale, abandon the 

associated well lines in place, and 

abandon any associated appurtenant 

facilities. Since the issuance of the 

Abandonment Authorization, Equitrans 

has abandoned four of the originally 

authorized eighteen I/W wells by sale to 

CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal Company 

LLC, CONSOL Mining Company LLC, 


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