2017-03842. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice of Application  

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    Take notice that on February 6, 2017, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. (Transco) 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77056-6106, 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 construct and operate the St. James Supply Project (Project) in St. James Parish, Louisiana, 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 Charlotte Hutson, Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC, Post Office Box 1396, Houston, TX 77251-1396, or call (713) 215-4060, or by email: charlotte.a.hutson@williams.com.

    Specifically, Transco states that the Project will enable it to provide 161,500 dekatherms per day natural gas of incremental firm transportation capacity from Transco's existing Station 65 zone 3 pool in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana southward along the Southeast Louisiana Lateral and through the St. James Supply Lateral to the Yuhuang Chemical Plant. The facilities to be installed by Transco in the Project include: (1) The 0.72 mile, 20-inch-diameter St. James Supply Lateral and the associated Old River Road metering and regulation (M&R) station at the interconnection with the Yuhuang Chemical Plant in St. James Parish, Louisiana; (2) piping and valve installation required to tie in the Old River Road M&R station with the existing Southeast Louisiana Lateral “B” and Southeast Louisiana Lateral “C” at approximately milepost (MP) 72.37; (3) piping and valve modifications at existing Compressor Station (CS) 63 in St. James Parish, Louisiana to allow gas to flow south along the Southeast Louisiana Lateral; (4) piping and valve modifications at existing CS 65 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana to allow for bi-directional flow of gas; and (5) the proposed Cajun Road M&R station, located on Transco's mainline at the interconnection with Texas Eastern Transmission Company at approximately MP 581.33 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

    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.Start Printed Page 12088

    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 March 14, 2017.

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    Dated: February 21, 2017.

    Kimberly D. Bose,

    Secretary.

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    [FR Doc. 2017-03842 Filed 2-27-17; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

Document Information

Published:
02/28/2017
Department:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2017-03842
Dates:
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 14, 2017.
Pages:
12087-12088 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. CP17-58-000
PDF File:
2017-03842.Pdf