Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)

Federal Register Volume 80, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2015-27399

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Docket No. CP16-3-000

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Application

Take notice that on October 8, 2015, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) 5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas 77056-5310, filed an application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations seeking authorization to: (1) Construct, install, own, operate, and maintain approximately 15.8 miles of 36-inch diameter pipeline at three locations in Ohio; (2) install a new 16,875 horsepower compressor unit at an existing compressor station in Tompkinsville, Kentucky; and (3) modify 12 existing compressor stations to allow for reverse flow capabilities in various states. These facilities are more fully described herein and comprise the Access South Project, Adair Southwest Project and the Lebanon Extension Project (Projects), 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 FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.

Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Steven Hellman, Associate General Counsel, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, or call (713) 627-5215, or fax (713) 386-4405, or by email sehellman@spectraenergy.com.

On March 31, 2015, Commission staff granted Texas Eastern's request to use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF15-17-000 to staff activities involving the Projects. Now, as of the filing of this application on October 8, 2015, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP16-3-000 as noted in the caption of this Notice.

Texas Eastern states the Projects will enable it to transport up to an additional 622,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas on Texas Eastern's existing mainline facilities from a receipt point in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Specifically, the Access South Project would provide up to 320,000 Dth/d of capacity to transport supply from a receipt point in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to delivery points in Texas Eastern's Access Area Zone ELA and Market Zone M1 in Attala County, Mississippi. The Adair Southwest Project would provide up to 200,000 Dth/d of capacity to transport supply from a receipt point in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to delivery points in Texas Eastern's Market Zone M2 in Adair County, Kentucky. Finally, the Lebanon Extension Project would provide up to 102,000 Dth/d of capacity to transport supply from the Uniontown, Pennsylvania receipt point to delivery points in Market Zone M2 in or near Lebanon, Ohio. Texas Eastern has executed Precedent Agreements for long-term firm transportation service for the total capacity of all three Projects and has made standalone contractual commitments with the customers of each Project to construct the facilities required to provide service under each of the Projects, as necessary.

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: November 12, 2015.

Dated: October 22, 2015.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

FR Doc. 2015-27399 Filed 10-27-15; 8:45 am

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