[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1349-1350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00329]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP18-37-000, CP18-38-000]


Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC; Notice of Applications

    Take notice that on December 21, 2017, Sierrita Gas Pipeline, LLC 
(Sierrita), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, has filed 
two applications, pursuant to sections 7(c)

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and 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission's (Commission) regulations, requesting authorization for the 
construction and operation of Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project 
(Project) located in Pima County, Arizona. Concurrent with this Section 
7(c) application, Sierrita has filed a Section 3 application to amend 
existing Presidential Permit, all as more fully described in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, in Docket No. CP18-37-000, Sierrita's Section 7(c) 
Project consists of: (1) Installing one new Solar Mars 100 turbine/
compressor unit that is ISO rated at 15,900 horsepower (HP) located at 
approximately Milepost (MP) 6 on Line No. 2177; (2) installing an 
additional gas meter at the existing San Joaquin Meter Station on Line 
No. 2177; and (3) relocating an existing Mainline Valve 2 (MLV 2) and 
inspection tool launcher and receiver from MP 1.2 to MP 6.5 on Line No. 
2177; all located in Pima County, Arizona. Additionally, in Docket No. 
CP18-38-000 Sierrita is requesting an amendment to its Section 3 
authorization and its Presidential Permit for increased design capacity 
to 627,000 Mcf/Day at its border crossing into Mexico near the town of 
Sasabe, Arizona, also in Pima County.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Francisco Tarin, Regulatory Director, Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC, P.O. 
Box 1087, Colorado Springs, CO 80944, or call (719) 667-7517, or email: 
[email protected].
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a 
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 7 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at 
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 26, 2018.

    Dated: January 5, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00329 Filed 1-10-18; 8:45 am]
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