Document ID: FERC-2021-1412-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Gas Transmission Northwest, LLC
Posted Date: 2021-11-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 62805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24656]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP21-29-000]

Gas Transmission Northwest LLC; Notice of Schedule for the 
Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Coyote Springs 
Compressor Station Project

    On January 13, 2021, Gas Transmission Northwest LLC (GTN) filed a 
prior notice request pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (FERC or Commission) regulations found at Title 18 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 157.205 and 157.208, requesting 
authorization to construction the new Coyote Springs Compressor Station 
in Morrow County, Oregon. The proposed project is known as the Coyote 
Springs Compressor Station Project (Project), and GTN states it would 
provide operation reliability and flexibility and allow it to meet its 
mainline certificated capacity while still meeting its design pressure 
requirements.
    On January 21, 2021, the FERC issued its Notice of Application for 
the Project. Subsequent to Commission staff's Environmental Assessment 
(EA) Report (issued on March 15, 2021), however, Commission staff 
determined that the Project could result in effects on National 
Register of Historic Places-eligible properties (historic properties). 
On October 8, 2021, GTN filed supplemental information clarifying that 
the Project would result in no adverse effect on historic properties, 
which does not meet the requirement of no effect on historic properties 
under the prior notice regulations (found at Title 18 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, Part 157.206(3)(ii) and Appendix II). Therefore, 
the Project has converted to a Natural Gas Act 7(c) application. This 
notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare a 
supplemental EA for the Project and the planned schedule for the 
completion of the environmental review.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of supplemental EA--March 4, 2022
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--June 2, 2022

    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

    GTN states that as a result of existing design pressure 
requirements and operational fluctuations, its existing Coyote Springs 
Lateral is operationally constrained. In order to alleviate delivery 
pressure concerns, GTN proposes to install, own, and operate the 1,586 
horsepower greenfield Coyote Springs Compressor Station, in Morrow 
County, Oregon, on the Coyote Springs Lateral near Milepost 304.25. GTN 
states the new compressor station would provide operational reliability 
and flexibility and allow it to meet the mainline certificated design 
capacity and design pressure requirements.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the 
supplemental EA and to keep track of formal issuances and submittals in 
specific dockets, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription. This service provides automatic notification of filings 
made to subscribed dockets, document summaries, and direct links to the 
documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register 
for eSubscription.
    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'' (i.e., CP21-29), 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: November 5, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24656 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
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