[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9046-9047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03427]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP21-1-000; CP21-458-000]


Golden Pass Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed MP66-69 Compression 
Relocation and Modification Amendment and the Proposed MP33 Compressor 
Station Modification Amendment

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the MP66-69 Compression Relocation and Modification Amendment and 
the MP33 Compressor Station Modification Amendment Project (Project), 
proposed by Golden Pass Pipeline Company, LLC (Golden Pass) in the 
above referenced dockets.
    Golden Pass requests authorization to amend its certificate of 
public convenience and necessity for the Pipeline Expansion Project 
(Docket No. CP14-518-000) that was issued by the Commission on December 
21, 2016. Golden Pass requests authorization to modify the previously 
authorized facilities in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and Orange County, 
Texas.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). With the 
exception of climate change impacts, the FERC staff concludes that 
approval of the proposed Project, with the mitigation measures 
recommended in this EIS, would not result in significant environmental 
impacts. FERC staff is unable to determine significance with regards to 
climate change impacts.
    The draft EIS incorporates by reference the Commission staff's July 
2016 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) issued in Docket No. 
CP14-517-000 and CP14-518-000 for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project 
(2016 FEIS) and the Commission's findings and conclusions in its 
December 21, 2016 Order.\1\ The draft EIS addresses the potential 
environmental effects of the construction and operation of the 
following Project facilities:
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    \1\ 40 CFR 1501.7.
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CP21-1-000 (Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana)

     Relocate the approved Compressor Station at Milepost (MP) 
66 approximately three miles, to MP69;
     increase the amount of compression at the relocated 
compressor station;
     eliminate approved modifications to interconnects at MP63 
and MP66;
     minor changes to approved interconnect modifications at 
MP68; and
     eliminate the previously approved 3 miles of 24-inch 
diameter pipeline loop between MP66 and MP69.

CP21-458-000 (Orange County, Texas)

     Relocate the MP33 Compressor Station approximately fifty 
feet north-northwest to avoid an existing pipeline right-of-way based 
on a landowner request;
     increase the authorized compression at the MP33 Compressor 
Station;
     construct three new interconnects and appurtenant 
facilities adjacent to the MP33 Compressor Station; and
     eliminate receipt stations at the existing Texoma delivery 
interconnect on Golden Pass's existing system at MP33.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Intent 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 the project 
area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It may be 
viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the 
natural gas environmental documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In 
addition, the draft EIS may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on 
the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search) select ``General Search'' and enter 
the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last 
three digits (i.e., CP21-1 or CP21-458). Be sure you have selected an 
appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online 
Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, 
or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    The draft EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission 
staff's independent analysis of the environmental issues for the 
Commission to consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this 
proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. 
Your comments should focus on draft EIS's disclosure and discussion of 
potential environmental effects, measures to avoid or lessen 
environmental impacts, and the completeness of the submitted 
alternatives, information and analyses. To ensure consideration of your 
comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that the 
Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 
April 4, 2022.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal 
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form 
or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of 
comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or 
[email protected]. Please carefully follow these instructions 
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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 
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only 
comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
FERC Online. 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.'' If you 
are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ``Comment 
on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP21-1-
000 or CP21-458-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. 
Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be 
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    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 part 385.214). Motions to intervene are 
more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or 
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission grants 
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.

Questions?

    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 that 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: February 11, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-03427 Filed 2-16-22; 8:45 am]
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