Golden Pass LNG Terminal L.P., Golden Pass Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Golden Pass LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project, 11966-11967 [E5-1011]

Download as PDF 11966 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 46 / Thursday, March 10, 2005 / Notices interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Linda L. Mitry, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–1016 Filed 3–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP04–386–000, CP04–400– 000, CP04–401–000, CP04–402–000] Golden Pass LNG Terminal L.P., Golden Pass Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Golden Pass LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project March 3, 2005. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities in Jefferson, Orange, and Newton Counties, Texas and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana proposed by Golden Pass LNG Terminal L.P. and Golden Pass Pipeline L.P. (collectively referred to as Golden Pass) in the abovereferenced dockets. The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The staff concludes that approval of the proposed project with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The draft EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system alternatives, alternative sites for the LNG import terminal, and pipeline alternatives. VerDate jul<14>2003 18:28 Mar 09, 2005 Jkt 205001 Golden Pass’s proposed facilities would transport an average of 2.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) of imported natural gas to the U.S. market. In order to provide LNG import, storage, and pipeline transportation services, Golden Pass requests Commission authorization to construct, install, and operate an LNG terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities. The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following LNG terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities: • A new protected marine terminal basin connected to the Port Arthur Channel that would include a ship maneuvering area, two protected berths, and unloading facilities capable of accommodating up to 200 LNG ships per year; • A total of five all-metal, doublewalled, full containment LNG storage tanks, each with a nominal working volume of approximately 155,000 cubic meters (975,000 barrels) and each with secondary containment dikes to contain 110 percent of the gross tank volume; • A total of ten shell-and-tube vaporizers, using a closed loop circulating solution and selective catalytic reduction to reduce regulated pollutants; • Associated LNG storage and vaporization facilities, including administrative, storage, and maintenance buildings, access roads, and a waterline; • A pipeline system comprised of 77.8 miles of 36-inch-diameter mainline, 42.8 miles of 36-inchdiameter loop, and 1.8 miles of 24-inchdiameter lateral; and • Associated ancillary pipeline facilities, including interconnections with up to 11 existing interstate and intrastate pipeline systems. Comment Procedures and Public Meetings Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we receive your comments before the date specified below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly recorded: • Send an original and two copies of your comments to: Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. • Reference Docket Nos. CP04–386– 000 et al. and CP04–400–000; PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before April 19, 2005. Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our environmental analysis of the project. However, the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to the User’s Guide. Before you can file comments you will need to create a free account which can be created online. In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, we invite you to attend the public comment meetings we will conduct in the project area. The location and time for this meetings are listed below: March 22, 2005, 7 p.m. (CST); VFW Hall, 4402 Highway 12, Starks, Louisiana, Telephone: (337) 743–6409. March 23, 2005, 7 p.m. (CST); Sabine Pass School Auditorium, 5641 South Gulfway Drive, Sabine Pass, Texas, Telephone: (409) 971–2321. These meetings will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ EventsList.aspx along with other related information. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged to attend and present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be prepared. After these comments are reviewed, any significant new issues are investigated, and modifications are made to the draft EIS, a final EIS will be published and distributed by the staff. The final EIS will contain the staff’s responses to timely comments received on the draft EIS. Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS. You must file your request to intervene as E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 46 / Thursday, March 10, 2005 / Notices specified above.1 You do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. A limited number of copies are available from the Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, copies of the draft EIS have been mailed to Federal, state, and local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected landowners who requested a copy of the draft EIS; libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding. Additional information about the project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can be reached toll free at 1– 866–208–3676, for TTY at (202) 502– 8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to the documents. Go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web site. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–1011 Filed 3–9–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. VerDate jul<14>2003 18:28 Mar 09, 2005 Jkt 205001 11967 Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 10, 2005. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–1002 Filed 3–9–05; 8:45 am] [Docket No. RP05–174–000] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Canyon Creek Compression Company; Notice of Crediting Report ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY March 3, 2005. Take notice that on February 4, 2005, Canyon Creek Compression Company (Canyon) tendered for filing its revenue crediting report for the calendar year 2004 pursuant to section 36 of the General Terms and Conditions of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1. Canyon states that copies of the filing are being mailed to its customers and interested state commissions. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed in on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [OPP–2005–0045; FRL–7702–6] FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: There will be a 2–day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review [a comparison of the results from 1– or 2–year dog studies on pesticides with dog studies of shorter duration]. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 5 –6, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m, eastern time. Comments: For the deadlines for the submission of requests to present oral comments and submission of written comments, see Unit I.E. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 46 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[NOTI]
[Pages 11966-11967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1011]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP04-386-000, CP04-400-000, CP04-401-000, CP04-402-000]


Golden Pass LNG Terminal L.P., Golden Pass Pipeline L.P.; Notice 
of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Proposed Golden Pass LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project

March 3, 2005.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and natural gas 
pipeline facilities in Jefferson, Orange, and Newton Counties, Texas 
and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana proposed by Golden Pass LNG Terminal 
L.P. and Golden Pass Pipeline L.P. (collectively referred to as Golden 
Pass) in the above-referenced dockets.
    The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The staff concludes that 
approval of the proposed project with appropriate mitigating measures 
as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The 
draft EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system 
alternatives, alternative sites for the LNG import terminal, and 
pipeline alternatives.
    Golden Pass's proposed facilities would transport an average of 2.0 
billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) of imported natural gas to the U.S. 
market. In order to provide LNG import, storage, and pipeline 
transportation services, Golden Pass requests Commission authorization 
to construct, install, and operate an LNG terminal and natural gas 
pipeline facilities.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following LNG terminal and natural 
gas pipeline facilities:
     A new protected marine terminal basin connected to the 
Port Arthur Channel that would include a ship maneuvering area, two 
protected berths, and unloading facilities capable of accommodating up 
to 200 LNG ships per year;
     A total of five all-metal, double-walled, full containment 
LNG storage tanks, each with a nominal working volume of approximately 
155,000 cubic meters (975,000 barrels) and each with secondary 
containment dikes to contain 110 percent of the gross tank volume;
     A total of ten shell-and-tube vaporizers, using a closed 
loop circulating solution and selective catalytic reduction to reduce 
regulated pollutants;
     Associated LNG storage and vaporization facilities, 
including administrative, storage, and maintenance buildings, access 
roads, and a waterline;
     A pipeline system comprised of 77.8 miles of 36-inch-
diameter mainline, 42.8 miles of 36-inch-diameter loop, and 1.8 miles 
of 24-inch-diameter lateral; and
     Associated ancillary pipeline facilities, including 
interconnections with up to 11 existing interstate and intrastate 
pipeline systems.

Comment Procedures and Public Meetings

    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure 
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is 
important that we receive your comments before the date specified 
below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your 
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your comments to: 
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
     Reference Docket Nos. CP04-386-000 et al. and CP04-400-
000;
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas 
Branch 2, PJ11.2; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before April 19, 2005.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail 
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include 
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our 
environmental analysis of the project. However, the Commission strongly 
encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions to this 
proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' 
link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you 
will need to create a free account which can be created online.
    In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, we invite 
you to attend the public comment meetings we will conduct in the 
project area. The location and time for this meetings are listed below:
    March 22, 2005, 7 p.m. (CST); VFW Hall, 4402 Highway 12, Starks, 
Louisiana, Telephone: (337) 743-6409.

    March 23, 2005, 7 p.m. (CST); Sabine Pass School Auditorium, 5641 
South Gulfway Drive, Sabine Pass, Texas, Telephone: (409) 971-2321.
    These meetings will be posted on the Commission's calendar located 
at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other 
related information. Interested groups and individuals are encouraged 
to attend and present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of 
the meetings will be prepared.
    After these comments are reviewed, any significant new issues are 
investigated, and modifications are made to the draft EIS, a final EIS 
will be published and distributed by the staff. The final EIS will 
contain the staff's responses to timely comments received on the draft 
EIS.
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to 
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to 
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene 
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).
    Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS. 
You must file your request to intervene as

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comments electronically.
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    The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    A limited number of copies are available from the Public Reference 
Room identified above. In addition, copies of the draft EIS have been 
mailed to Federal, state, and local agencies; public interest groups; 
individuals and affected landowners who requested a copy of the draft 
EIS; libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the 
FERC Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. 
Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the 
docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number 
field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can be reached toll 
free at 1-866-208-3676, for TTY at (202) 502-8659, or at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web 
site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by 
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to 
the documents. Go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web 
site.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-1011 Filed 3-9-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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