Document ID: FERC-2020-0176-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC; Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC; Acadiana Project and Louisiana Xpress Project
Posted Date: 2020-02-12T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7989-7990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02805]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-484-000; Docket No. CP19-488-000]

Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC; Columbia Gulf Transmission, 
LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Proposed Acadiana Project and the Louisiana Xpress Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Acadiana Project and Louisiana Xpress Project, proposed by Kinder 
Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC (KMLP) and Columbia Gulf Transmission, 
LLC (Columbia Gulf) respectively in the above-referenced dockets.
    KMLP requests authorization to construct and operate three new 
natural gas-fired compressor units (31,900 horsepower [hp] each) at its 
existing Compressor Station 760 in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, make 
modifications to meter piping and new control valves at its existing 
meter station in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, as well as install 
auxiliary facilities at both locations. The Acadiana Project would 
increase the north-south natural gas delivery capacity on KMLP's 
pipeline system by approximately 894 million cubic feet per day.

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    Columbia Gulf requests authorization to construct and operate three 
new greenfield compressor stations (totaling 46,940 hp each) and modify 
one existing compressor station in East Carroll, Catahoula, Evangeline, 
and Rapides Parishes, Louisiana. The Louisiana Xpress Project would 
provide an additional 850 million cubic feet of open access firm 
transportation capacity from a primary receipt point at Columbia Gulf's 
Mainline Pool to a primary delivery point at an interconnection with 
KMLP in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the projects in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC 
staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects, with 
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability 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; and newspapers and libraries in both project 
areas. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed 
and downloaded from the 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. CP19-484 or CP19-488. 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 March 9, 2020.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to 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 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 
(CP19-484-000 or CP19-488-000) 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 CFR 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 all 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: February 6, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02805 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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