Document ID: FERC-2020-0370-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Review: Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC; Port Arthur Louisiana Connector Amendment Project
Posted Date: 2020-03-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 59 (Thursday, March 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17053-17054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06329]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-21-000]

Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental 
Review of the Louisiana Connector Amendment Project

    On December 9, 2019, Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC filed an application 
in Docket No. CP20-21-000 requesting a Certificate of Public 
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline facilities. 
The proposed project is known as the Port Arthur Louisiana Connector 
Amendment Project (Project), and consists of relocating a compressor 
station site previously approved in the Louisiana Connector Project 
(Docket No. CP18-7-000) in Allen Parish, Louisiana. Port Arthur 
Pipeline, LLC, currently proposes to construct the compressor station, 
along with associated interconnect and metering facilities, in 
Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. The Project would also increase the 
design capacity of the compressor station from 89,900 horsepower (hp) 
to 93,880 hp, and increase the capacity of the previously certificated 
Louisiana Connector Project from 1.98 billion standard cubic feet per 
day of natural gas to 2.05 billion standard cubic feet per day of 
natural gas deliverable to the Port Arthur Liquefaction Project, 
previously approved by the Commission in Docket No. CP17-20-000.
    On December 20, 2019, 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--May 8, 2020
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--August 6, 2020

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    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

    As part of the Project, Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC would:
     Relocate the previously authorized compressor station 
consisting of four Solar Titan 130E gas turbine driven compressors in 
Allen Parish from milepost (MP) 96.1 to MP 72.3 in Beauregard Parish, 
and increase horsepower from 89,900 hp to 93,880 hp;
     relocate an interconnect with Texas Eastern Transmission 
Company from MP 96.1 to MP 72.3;
     relocate pig launcher/receiver facilities from MP 96.1 to 
MP 72.3;
     construct three new pipeline interconnections with Cameron 
Intrastate Pipeline, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline, and Louisiana 
Storage at MP 72.3; and
     construct one new mainline block valve at MP 72.3, 
resulting in a total of 10 mainline valves on the Louisiana Connector 
Project.

Background

    On February 5, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Louisiana 
Connector Amendment Project, Request for Comments on Environmental 
Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Session (NOI). The NOI was sent to 
affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies; 
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native 
American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and 
newspapers. In response to the NOI, the Commission received comments 
from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and eight 
landowners. The primary issues raised by the commentors are alternative 
compressor station locations, noise, air quality, visual impacts, and 
impacts on property values. All substantive comments will be addressed 
in the EA.

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., CP20-21), 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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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: March 20, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-06329 Filed 3-25-20; 8:45 am]
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