[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 62 (Tuesday, March 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17869-17870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06675]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP19-495-000]
Double E Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Double E Pipeline Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Double E Pipeline Project (Project), proposed by Double E Pipeline, LLC
(Double E) in the above-referenced docket. Double E filed an
application in Docket No. CP19-495-000 requesting a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline
facilities. Double E requests authorization to construct and operate
approximately 135 combined miles of varying diameter trunk-lines and
lateral pipeline connecting the Delaware Basin production areas in New
Mexico and Texas to the Waha Hub. The proposed trunkline and lateral
pipelines run through Eddy County, New Mexico and Loving, Ward, Reeves,
and Pecos Counties, Texas.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Double E Pipeline Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed
Project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a
major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
participated as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA.
Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with
respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and
participate in the NEPA analysis. The BLM will adopt and use the EA to
issue a Right-of-Way Grant and Temporary Use Permits for the portion of
the Project on federal lands.
The proposed Double E Pipeline Project includes the following
facilities:
Approximately 33.3 miles of new 30-inch-diameter T100
pipeline from Summit Midstream Partners, LP's existing Lane Processing
Plant located in Eddy County, New Mexico, to the proposed Poker Lake
Meter Station site, also in Eddy County;
84.2 miles of new 42-inch-diameter T200 pipeline from the
proposed Poker Lake Meter Station in Eddy County, New Mexico through
Loving, Ward, and Reeves Counties, Texas and terminating at the
proposed Waha Receiver and Separation site in Reeves County, Texas;
1.4 miles of new 42-inch-diameter T300 pipeline from the
proposed Double E Waha Receiver and Separation site in Reeves County,
Texas to the final delivery locations in Pecos County, Texas; and
16.4 miles of new 30-inch-diameter L100 pipeline from the
existing Loving Processing Plants to the proposed T100 pipeline in Eddy
County, New Mexico.
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 the project
area. 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. CP19-495). 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.
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 April 23, 2020.
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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 [email protected]. 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
(CP19-495-000) 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: March 24, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-06675 Filed 3-30-20; 8:45 am]
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