[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11361-11362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04023]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP20-50-000; Docket No. CP20-51-000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.; Southern Natural Gas
Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Application
Take notice that on February 7, 2020, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, L.L.C. (Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 1000,
Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the above referenced docket an
application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, requesting
authorization to construct, install, modify, operate, and maintain the
Evangeline Pass Expansion Project located in Louisiana. Specifically,
Tennessee proposes to: (i) Construct, operate and maintain
approximately 9.1 miles of 36-inch-loop pipeline, along Tennessee's
existing 24-inch Toca 529D-100 Yscloskey Lateral located in St. Bernard
Parish, Louisiana; (ii) construct, operate and maintain approximately
4.0 miles of 36-inch-loop pipeline, along Tennessee's existing 36-inch
500-2 Pipeline in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; and (iii) construct,
operate and maintain a new 23,470 horsepower compressor station, CS
529, along Tennessee's existing 500 line system at mainline valve 529
in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In addition, and in conjunction with
the Project,
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Tennessee will replace certain facilities including a like-for-like
replacement of two 10,410 hp units at its existing Compressor Station
527 located in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Tennessee also seeks to
acquire lease capacity from Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.
pursuant to a lease agreement between the parties. Tennessee estimates
the cost of the project to be $261 million, all as more fully described
in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to
public inspection.
Take notice that on February 7, 2020, Southern Natural Gas Company,
L.L.C. (SNG), 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama
35209, filed in the above referenced docket an application pursuant to
section 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, requesting authorization
to construct, install, own, lease, operate, and maintain the SNG
Evangeline Pass Expansion Project located in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Specifically, SNG proposes to: (i) Install 22,220 hp of compression at
a new compressor station in Clark County Mississippi; (ii) construct
three new meter stations in Clark and Smith Counties, Mississippi and
in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana; and (iii) construct and/or modify
certain system auxiliary and appurtenant facilities under Section
2.55(a) at existing compressor stations and along the pipeline corridor
in Mississippi and Louisiana. SNG estimates the cost of the project to
be $171 million. The SNG Evangeline Pass
Expansion Project will add 1,100 mmcf/d of southbound capacity to
the existing SNG system, which SNG will lease to Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, L.L.C., all as more fully described in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
These filings are available for review at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 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.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Ben
Carranza, Director, Regulatory, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.,
1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77002, by telephone
at (713) 420-5535 or by email at [email protected], or
Debbie Kalisek, Senior Regulatory Analyst II, Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company, L.L.C., 1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas
77002, by telephone at (713) 420-3292 or by email at
[email protected].
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Tim
Hardy, Manager, Rate & Regulatory Affairs, Southern Natural Gas
Company, L.L.C., 569 Brookwood Village, Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama
35209, by telephone at (205) 325-3668 or by email at
[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 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must provide 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 commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will be
notified of any meetings associated with the Commission's environmental
review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve
copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party
commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other
parties or issued by the Commission and will not have the right to seek
court review of the Commission's final order.
As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new Natural Gas Act
section 3 or section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to become a
party to a certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner.
If seeking to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to show
good cause why the time limitation should be waived, and should provide
justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of
the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\2\
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\1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC 61,167 at
50 (2018).
\2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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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 3 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 March 13, 2020.
Dated: February 21, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04023 Filed 2-26-20; 8:45 am]
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