Document ID: FERC-2018-1270-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Reviews: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Cameron System Abandonment Project
Posted Date: 2018-10-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50655-50656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21773]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-505-000]

Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Texas Eastern 
Transmission, LP Cameron System Abandonment Project

    On June 18, 2018, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP filed an 
application in Docket No. CP18-505-000 requesting a Certificate of 
Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act to abandon certain natural gas pipeline facilities. The

[[Page 50656]]

proposed project is known as the Cameron System Abandonment Project 
(Project), and would allow Texas Eastern to abandon the remainder of 
the Cameron System, which it can no longer adequately maintain with 
conventional maintenance techniques due to extremely low flows.
    On June 29, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) 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 Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice 
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the 
EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA--October 25, 2018
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--January 23, 2019

    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

    Texas Eastern proposes to abandon 62.3 miles of 30-inch-diameter 
pipeline, between the Grand Chenier Compressor Station in Cameron 
Parish, Louisiana to the end of the Cameron System in the shallow 
waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the West Cameron, East Cameron, and 
Vermillion offshore areas.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This can 
reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by 
automatically providing you with notification of these filings, 
document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to 
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    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, select 
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date 
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e., 
CP18-505), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to 
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at [email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC 
website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by 
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: October 1, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-21773 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P