Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Parks Line Upgrade and Sorrento Station Project

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP25-54-000] On January 28, 2025, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf South) filed an application in Docket No. CP25-54-000 requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and authorization pursuant to Sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for the Parks Line Upgrade and Sorrento Station Project (Project) in St. Martin and Ascension parishes, Louisiana. Gulf South proposes to add 236,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of capacity through (1) restoration of maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of the Arnaudville to Parks Line (Parks Line or Index 330) and (2) construction of the new Sorrento Compressor Station on Gulf South's Index 270 system in southern Louisiana. According to Gulf South, the Project would restore and enhance system capability and reliability while supporting regional energy needs. On February 11, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project. Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's environmental document for the Project. This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the Project and the planned schedule for the comple…