Document ID: FERC-2019-1180-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Texas Eastern Transmission Company, L.P.; Proposed Bernville Compressor Units Replacement Project
Posted Date: 2019-10-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53138-53139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21673]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-191-000]

Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Texas Eastern Transmission Company, L.P. Proposed Bernville Compressor 
Units Replacement Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Bernville Compressor Units Replacement Project, proposed by Texas 
Eastern Transmission, L.P. (Texas Eastern) in the above-referenced 
docket. Texas Eastern requests authorization to replace two existing 
natural gas-fired turbine compressor engines and appurtenant facilities 
at its existing Bernville Compressor Station in Berks, Pennsylvania.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Bernville Compressor Units 
Replacement Project in accordance with the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the 
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The project would consist of the following new facilities:
     Installation of one 26,000 horsepower (hp) and one 18,100 
hp Solar Turbine Inc. natural gas-fired centrifugal turbine compressor 
units and associated auxiliary piping and equipment;
     installation of related software controls that would limit 
the total hp of the 26,000 hp compressor unit to 23,700 hp;
     conversion of an existing 3,070-square-foot compressor 
unit building to an office building; and
     other related appurtenances.
    The project would involve removing one 22,000 hp and one 19,800 hp 
natural gas-fired centrifugal turbine compressor unit and the 
associated auxiliary piping and equipment. Texas Eastern would also 
remove the 4,352-square-foot building, which houses the existing 22,000 
hp compressor unit, to allow for the installation of an 11,780-square-
foot building to house the two new replacement compressor units. The 
replacement activities would require the use of additional temporary 
workspace beyond the existing facility boundary.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to 
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; 
elected officials; Native American tribes; potentially affected 
landowners and other interested individuals and groups, including 
commenters; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is 
only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded 
from FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the Environmental Documents page 
(https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the 
EA may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. 
Click on the eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General Search, and enter the docket number in 
the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., 
CP19-191). 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.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential 
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid 
or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the 
more useful they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the 
opportunity to consider your comments prior to making its decision on 
this project, it is important that we receive your comments in 
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 31, 2019.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with 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 located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting 
brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the 
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. 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 must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select 
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number 
(CP19-191-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (18 Code of Federal Regulations 385.214). 
Motions to intervene are more fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right 
to seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission's decision. The 
Commission may grant affected landowners and others with environmental 
concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other 
party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments 
will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    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. The eLibrary link 
also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription, which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document

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summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: September 30, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-21673 Filed 10-3-19; 8:45 am]
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