Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2022 / Notices 32231 

The special permit renewal request, 

proposed special permit with 

conditions, draft environmental 

assessment (DEA), and annual report 

findings for pipeline integrity and 

reportable incidents for the above listed 

TGP special permit segments are 

available for review and public 

comments in Docket No. PHMSA–2016– 

0004. PHMSA invites interested persons 

to review and submit comments on the 

special permit renewal request and DEA 

in the docket. Please include any 

comments on potential safety and 

environmental impacts that may result 

if the special permit is granted. 

Comments may include relevant data. 

Before issuing a decision on the 

special permit renewal request, PHMSA 

will evaluate all comments received on 

or before the comments closing date. 

Comments received after the closing 

date will be evaluated, if it is possible 

to do so without incurring additional 

expense or delay. PHMSA will consider 

each relevant comment it receives in 

making its decision to grant or deny this 

special permit request. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16, 

2022, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11499 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0007] 

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special 

Permit; El Paso Natural Gas Company, 

LLC 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA); DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this 

notice to solicit public comments on a 

request for special permit renewal 

received from El Paso Natural Gas 

Company, LLC (EPNG). The special 

permit request is seeking relief from 

compliance with certain requirements 

in the federal pipeline safety 

regulations. At the conclusion of the 30- 

day comment period, PHMSA will 

review the comments received from this 

notice as part of its evaluation to grant 

or deny the special permit renewal 

request. 

DATES: Submit any comments regarding 

this special permit request by June 27, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference 

the docket number for this special 

permit request and may be submitted in 

the following ways: 

• E-Gov Website: http://

www.Regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket Management 

System: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: You should identify the 

docket number for the special permit 

request you are commenting on at the 

beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, please 

submit two (2) copies. To receive 

confirmation that PHMSA has received 

your comments, please include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may submit comments at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

Note: There is a privacy statement 

published on http://www.Regulations.gov. 

Comments, including any personal 

information provided, are posted without 

changes or edits to http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

Confidential Business Information: 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

is commercial or financial information 

that is both customarily and actually 

treated as private by its owner. Under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to this notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 190.343, you may ask 

PHMSA to give confidential treatment 

to information you give to the agency by 

taking the following steps: (1) Mark each 

page of the original document 

submission containing CBI as 

‘‘Confidential’’; (2) send PHMSA, along 

with the original document, a second 

copy of the original document with the 

CBI deleted; and (3) explain why the 

information you are submitting is CBI. 

Unless you are notified otherwise, 

PHMSA will treat such marked 

submissions as confidential under the 

FOIA, and they will not be placed in the 

public docket of this notice. 

Submissions containing CBI should be 

sent to Kay McIver, DOT, PHMSA– 

PHP–80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Any 

commentary PHMSA receives that is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

matter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone 

at 202–366–0113, or by email at 

kay.mciver@dot.gov. 

Technical: Mr. Steve Nanney by 

telephone at 713–272–2855, or by email 

at steve.nanney@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA 

received a renewal request of a special 

permit issued on September 1, 2016, to 

EPNG, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, 

Inc., seeking a waiver from the 

requirements of 49 CFR 192.611(a) and 

(d): Change in class location: 

Confirmation or revision of maximum 

allowable operating pressure, 49 CFR 

192.619(a): Maximum allowable 

operating pressure: Steel or plastic 

pipelines, and 49 CFR 192.5(c): Class 

locations. 

The September 1, 2016, special permit 

was granted for 29 special permit 

segments totaling approximately 6.56 

miles of pipeline located in the states of 

Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. This 

special permit renewal is being 

requested in lieu of pipe replacement, 

pressure reduction, or new pressure 

tests for 17 gas transmission special 

permit segments totaling 23,662.95 feet 

(approximately 4.482 miles). The 12 

special permit segments that are not 

included in this notice nor the below 

table now meet the requirements of 

either 49 CFR 192.611(a) or 192.619(a) 

for a Class 3 location. The 17 renewal 

special permit segments, which have 

changed from a Class 1 to Class 3 

location, are as follows: 


jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1
32232 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2022 / Notices 

Renewal 

special permit 

segment No. 

County, state 

Outside 

diameter 

(inches) 

Line name Length 

(feet) 

Year 

installed 

Maximum allowable 

operating pressure 

(pounds per square 

inch gauge) 

1 ........................ Cochise, AZ .................................. 26 1100 1,412.75 1947 837 

2 ........................ Cochise, AZ .................................. 26 1100 3,381.29 1947 837 

3 ........................ Cochise, AZ .................................. 26 1100 1,456.14 1947 837 

4 ........................ Pima, AZ ....................................... 26 1100 301.74 1947 809 

5 ........................ Cochise, AZ .................................. 30 1103 1,448.51 1950 837 

6 ........................ Coconino, AZ ................................ 24 1200 1,363.19 1950 845 

13 ...................... Coconino, AZ ................................ 34 1204 2,454.82 1956 894 

16 ...................... Coconino, AZ ................................ 36 1208 1,371.77 1992 845 

17 ...................... San Juan, NM ............................... 24 1200 87.04 1950 845 

18 ...................... San Juan, NM ............................... 24 1200 620.54 1950 845 

19 ...................... San Juan, NM ............................... 24 1201 2,571.93 1966 845 

21 ...................... McKinley, NM ............................... 30 1300 831.24 1954 836 

25 ...................... El Paso, TX .................................. 26 1100 2,180.94 1947 809 

26 ...................... El Paso, TX .................................. 30 1103 710.25 1950 809 

27 ...................... El Paso, TX .................................. 30 1103 924.93 1950 809 

28 ...................... El Paso, TX .................................. 30 2000 1,182.64 2003 944 

29 ...................... El Paso, TX .................................. 30 2000 1,363.23 2003 944 

The special permit renewal request, 

proposed special permit with 

conditions, draft environmental 

assessment (DEA), and annual report 

findings for pipeline integrity and 

reportable incidents for the above listed 

EPNG special permit segments are 

available for review and public 

comments in Docket No. PHMSA–2016– 

0007. PHMSA invites interested persons 

to review and submit comments on the 

special permit renewal request and DEA 

in the docket. Please include any 

comments on potential safety and 

environmental impacts that may result 

if the special permit is granted. 

Comments may include relevant data. 

Before issuing a decision on the 

special permit renewal request, PHMSA 

will evaluate all comments received on 

or before the comments closing date. 

Comments received after the closing 

date will be evaluated, if it is possible 

to do so without incurring additional 

expense or delay. PHMSA will consider 

each relevant comment it receives in 

making its decision to grant or deny this 

special permit request. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16, 

2022, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11495 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2016–0006] 

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special 

Permit; Southern Natural Gas 

Company, LLC 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA); DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this 

notice to solicit public comments on a 

request for special permit renewal 

received from Southern Natural Gas 

Company, LLC (SNG). The special 

permit request is seeking relief from 

compliance with certain requirements 

in the federal pipeline safety 

regulations. At the conclusion of the 30- 

day comment period, PHMSA will 

review the comments received from this 

notice as part of its evaluation to grant 

or deny the special permit renewal 

request. 

DATES: Submit any comments regarding 

this special permit request by June 27, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference 

the docket number for this special 

permit request and may be submitted in 

the following ways: 

• E-Gov Website: http://

www.Regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket Management 

System: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: You should identify the 

docket number for the special permit 

request you are commenting on at the 

beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, please 

submit two (2) copies. To receive 

confirmation that PHMSA has received 

your comments, please include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may submit comments at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

Note: There is a privacy statement 

published on http://www.Regulations.gov. 

Comments, including any personal 

information provided, are posted without 

changes or edits to http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

Confidential Business Information: 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

is commercial or financial information 

that is both customarily and actually 

treated as private by its owner. Under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to this notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 190.343, you may ask 

PHMSA to give confidential treatment 

to information you give to the agency by 


jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1