Document ID: FERC-2019-0902-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request under Blanket Authorization: El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC
Posted Date: 2019-08-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37858-37859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16459]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-489-000]

Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization; El Paso Natural 
Gas Company, L.L.C.

    Take notice that on July 16, 2019, El Paso Natural Gas Company, 
L.L.C. (El Paso) Post Office Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 
80944, filed a prior notice request pursuant to sections 157.205, 
157.208(b), and 157.210 of the Commission's regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act for authorization to replace the driver for one of its 
existing compressors at its existing Waha Compressor Station located in 
Reeves County, Texas. This project is referred to as El Paso's Waha 
Compressor Station Project. The total cost of this Project is 
approximately $16.2 million and the target in-service date for the 
proposed replacement EMD unit is second quarter of 2020, all as more 
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web 
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, contact FERC at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed 
Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory, El Paso Natural Gas Company, 
L.L.C.; P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 at (719) 667-
7517 or by fax at (719) 520-4697, or David K. Dewey, Vice President 
Managing Counsel, El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; P.O. Box 1087, 
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 at (719) 520-4227 or by fax at (719) 
520-4898.
    More specifically, El Paso and Enterprise Field Service, LLC 
(Enterprise) had a shared interest in the existing compressor unit 
through an operating agreement; where Enterprise was to operate and 
maintain the existing gas compressor unit. However, in 2017 the 
compressor unit stopped working due to mechanical issues. Enterprise 
averred that the unit had exceeded its useful life and decommissioned 
the unit. Herein, El Paso is proposing to construct and operate one 
10,000 horsepower electric motor drive (EMD) unit in place of the lost 
horsepower and capacity formerly provided by the decommissioned unit 
operated by Enterprise.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of 
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to section 157.205 of the Commission's Regulations under 
the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest 
is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall 
be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be 
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of 
the NGA.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the EA

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for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public 
record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's EA.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenter's will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will be 
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental 
review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve 
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party 
commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other 
parties or issued by the Commission, and will not have the right to 
seek court review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's 
website (www.ferc.gov) under the e-Filing link. Persons unable to file 
electronically should submit original and 3 copies of the protest or 
intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: July 26, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-16459 Filed 8-1-19; 8:45 am]
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