Document ID: FERC-2013-1171-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Gulf South Pipeline Co., LP and Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Southeast Market Expansion Project
Posted Date: 2013-08-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53749-53750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21198]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-96-000]

Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, Petal Gas Storage, LLC; Notice 
of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed 
Southeast Market Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Southeast Market Expansion Project jointly proposed by Gulf South 
Pipeline Company, LP (Gulf South) and Petal Gas Storage, LLC (Petal Gas 
Storage) in the above-referenced docket. Gulf South requests 
authorization to construct, operate, and maintain a natural gas 
transmission pipeline and related facilities in Mississippi and Alabama 
that would provide an additional 510,500 dekatherms per day of natural 
gas capacity to the southeastern United States.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Southeast Market Expansion Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA). 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EA. 
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with 
respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and 
participate in the NEPA analysis.
    The proposed Southeast Market Expansion Project includes the 
following facilities:
     Approximately 70.1 miles of 30-inch-diameter and 24-inch-
diameter pipeline in Jasper, Forrest, Perry, Greene, George, and 
Jackson Counties, Mississippi and Mobile County, Alabama;
     One new 15,900-horsepower (hp) compressor station located 
in Forrest County, Mississippi (Forrest Compressor Station) at the 
beginning of the project pipeline;
     One new 15,900-hp compressor station located at the 
intersection of Gulf South's existing Index 818 pipeline and Petal Gas 
Storage transmission facilities in Jasper County, Mississippi (Jasper 
Compressor Station);
     One new 2,415-hp compressor station located at the 
intersection of Gulf South's existing Index 300 pipeline and the 
Pascagoula Lateral in Jackson County, Mississippi (Moss Point 
Compressor Station);
     A new meter and regulator station and pig\1\ launcher/
receiver facility at approximate milepost 42.3 of the project pipeline 
at an interconnect with Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC's 
existing pipeline; and
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    \1\ A ``pig'' is a tool that is inserted into and moves through 
the pipeline, and is used for cleaning the pipeline, internal 
inspections, or other purposes.
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     Associated appurtenant aboveground facilities along the 
proposed pipeline including mainline valves, pig launchers and 
receivers, and a pressure limiting facility.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to 
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on 
the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited 
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public 
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference 
Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the 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 September 
23, 2013.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments with the Commission. In all instances please reference 
the project docket number (CP13-96-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert 
staff available to assist you at 202-502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature located on the Commission's

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Web site (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 Web site (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: 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 CFR 385.214).\2\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants 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.
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    \2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing 
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    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13-
96). 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 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 summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: August 23, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21198 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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