Document ID: FERC-2019-0988-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Gulfstream Natural Gas System, LLC; Phase VI Expansion Project
Posted Date: 2019-08-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 44893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18429]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-475-000]

Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Gulfstream 
Natural Gas System, L.L.C. Phase VI Expansion Project

    On June 3, 2019, Gulfstream Natural Gas System, L.L.C. (Gulfstream) 
filed an application in Docket No. CP19-475-000 requesting a 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 
7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to abandon, construct, and operate 
certain natural gas pipeline facilities in Alabama and Florida. The 
proposed project is known as the Phase VI Expansion Project (Project). 
The Project would add an additional 78,000 dekatherms per day of 
mainline capacity to an existing power plant in Manatee County, 
Florida.
    On June 17, 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--January 16, 2020
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--April 15, 2020

    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

    Gulfstream proposes to install one 16,000 horsepower turbine driven 
compressor unit at its existing Compressor Station 410 located in 
Mobile County, Alabama and would also abandon in place approximately 4 
miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in Mobile County. Gulfstream would 
construct approximately 4 miles of thicker walled 36-inch-diameter 
pipeline to replace the abandoned pipeline and increase the maximum 
allowable operating pressure of approximately 59 miles of 36-inch-
diameter onshore and offshore pipeline. The Project would also require 
the construction of metering equipment at Compressor Station 420 in 
Manatee County, Florida.

Background

    On July 25, 2019, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Phase VI Expansion 
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (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. To date, the Commission received comments from one 
landowner in response to the NOI. The primary issues raised by the 
commenter were not related to the Project. All substantive comments 
will be addressed in the forthcoming 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., CP19-475), 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: August 21, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-18429 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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