Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP Abbreviated Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Coastal Bend Header Project under CP15-517.

COASTAL BEND HEADER PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME II PUBLIC RESPONSES TO FERC COMMENTS ON DRAFT RESOURCE REPORTS 1 12 RESOURCE REPORT 1 GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1.0 General Project Description ....................................................................................1-1 1.1 Project Description .....................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Proposed Facilities.....................................................................................................1-2 1.2.1 Purpose and Need ..........................................................................................1-2 1.2.2 Location and Description of Facilities ..............................................................1-2 1.3 Land Requirements....................................................................................................1-7 1.3.1 Pipeline Facilities.............................................................................................1-8 1.3.2 Aboveground Facilities ..................................................................................1-10 1.3.3 Construction and Operation Access ..............................................................1-11 1.4 Construction Procedures..........................................................................................1-12 1.4.1 General Construction Procedures .................................................................1-12 1.4.2 Specialized Construction Techniques ............................................................1-16 1.4.3 Proposed Site-specific Deviations to the FERC Plan and Procedures ...........1-22 1.4.4 Aboveground Facilities ..................................................................................1-22 1.4.5 Environmental Compliance, Training, and Inspection ....................................1-23 1.4.6 Construction Schedule ..................................................................................1-25 1.5 Operation and Maintenance .....................................................................................1-25 1.5.1 Pipelines .......................................................................................................1-25 1.5.2 Aboveground Facilities ..................................................................................1-26 1.6 Future Plans and Abandonment...............................................................................1-26 COASTAL BEND HEADER PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 1.7 Permits and Approvals .............................................................................................1-26 1.8 Landowners, Governments, and Agencies ...............................................................1-28 1.8.1 Public, Landowner, and Agency Consultation................................................1-28 1.8.2 Public Official Consultations ..........................................................................1-29 1.8.3 Open Houses ...........