Golden Pass LNG Terminal L.P., Golden Pass Pipeline L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Golden Pass LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project, 33744-33745 [E5-2957]
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[FR Doc. E5–2973 Filed 6–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP04–386–000, CP04–400–
000, CP04–401–000, and CP04–402–000]
Golden Pass LNG Terminal L.P.,
Golden Pass Pipeline L.P.; Notice of
Availability of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Golden Pass LNG Terminal and
Pipeline Project
June 3, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a Final
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Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
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 FEIS 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 FEIS 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 FEIS 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
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with up to 10 existing interstate and
intrastate pipeline systems.
The FEIS 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 FEIS have been mailed to
Federal, State, and local agencies;
public interest groups; individuals and
affected landowners who requested a
copy of the FEIS; libraries; newspapers;
and parties to this proceeding.
In accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act, no agency
decision on a proposed action may be
made until 30 days after the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes a notice of availability of an
FEIS. However, the CEQ regulations
provide an exception to this rule when
an agency decision is subject to a formal
internal appeal process which allows
other agencies or the public to make
their views known. In such cases, the
agency decision may be made at the
same time the notice of the FEIS is
published, allowing both periods to run
concurrently. The Commission decision
for this proposed action is subject to a
30-day rehearing period.
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,
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Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–2957 Filed 6–8–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP05–352–000 and CP05–355–
000]
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Northeast Connexion-NY/NJ
Project and Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
June 3, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Northeast ConneXion-NY/NJ Project
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Company (Tennessee) and National Fuel
Gas Supply Corporation (National) in
Bradford, Potter, and Susquehanna
Counties, Pennsylvania, and Bergen
County, New Jersey. Tennessee’s and
National’s project purpose is to increase
capacity on Tennessee’s Line 300 by up
to 50,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d)
and 51,500 Dth/d of incremental storage
deliverability to Public Service Electric
and Gas Company. In general, the
project consists of about 6.0 miles of
pipeline, adding additional compression
at both the 313 and 317 Compressor
Stations, upgrades to the Ramsey Meter
Station, and enhancement of
dehydration facilities at Compressor
Station 313.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping period that will be used to
gather environmental input from the
public and interested agencies on the
project. Please note that the scoping
period will close on July 5, 2005.
This notice is being sent to potentially
affected landowners; federal, state, and
local government agencies; elected
officials; environmental and public
interest groups; Native American Tribes;
other interested parties; local libraries
and newspapers. State and local
government representatives are asked to
notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment
on their areas of concern.
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If you are a landowner receiving this
notice, you may be contacted by a
pipeline company representative about
the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
proposed facilities. The pipeline
company would seek to negotiate a
mutually acceptable agreement.
However, if the project is approved by
the Commission, that approval conveys
with it the right of eminent domain.
Therefore, if easement negotiations fail
to produce an agreement, the pipeline
company could initiate condemnation
proceedings in accordance with state
law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses
a number of typically asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain
and how to participate in the
Commission’s proceedings. It is
available for viewing on the FERC
Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Tennessee 1 proposes to:
• Construct 2 two separate 30-inchdiameter pipeline loops 3 (2.0 miles in
Bradford County and 4.0 miles in
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania);
• Construct a pig launcher, receiver,
and mainline valve (MLV) on the
Bradford County loop, and a pig
launcher and MLV on the Susquehanna
County loop;
• Add 2,370 horsepower (hp) of
compression and enhanced dehydration
facilities at Tennessee’s existing
Compressor Station 313 in Potter
County, Pennsylvania;
• Uprate an existing compressor unit
from 6,330 hp to 13,400 hp through
modifications to computer software at
Compressor Station 317 in Bradford
County, Pennsylvania; and
• Upgrade the existing Ramsey Meter
Station in Bergen County, New Jersey.
The upgrade would consist of replacing
250 feet of 8-inch-diameter pipe with 16
1 National’s interest in the project is in the
modification of the dehydration tower at
Compressor Station 313 in Potter County,
Pennsylvania. This project, (Docket No. CP05–352–
000), was filed with the Commission under section
7 of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the
Commission’s regulations. Any reference to
Tennessee from this point forth will refer to the
overall project which includes National’s interests.
2 Tennessee’s application was filed with the
Commission under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act
and Part 157 of the Commission’s regulations.
3 A loop is a segment of pipeline installed
adjacent to an existing pipeline and which connects
to the existing pipeline at both ends of the loop.
The loop allows more gas to be moved through the
system.
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inch-diameter pipe and replacement of
a 4-inch ultrasonic meter with an 8-inch
ultrasonic meter.
The general location of Tennessee’s
proposed facilities is shown on the map
attached as Appendix 1.4
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of Tennessee’s proposed
facilities would require about 113.7
acres of land for the construction rightof-way for the pipelines, additional
temporary workspaces, staging areas,
and access roads. Of this land, 18.63
would be permanently maintained by
Tennessee. The construction right-ofway for the pipelines would typically be
100 feet wide with 25 feet overlapping
Tennessee’s permanently maintained
existing right-of-way in uplands. In
wetland areas it would be reduced to 75
feet. Following construction, a 50-footwide permanent right-of-way would be
maintained.
At Compressor Stations 313 and 317
and the Ramsey Meter Station, the
proposed work would take place within
the existing fee-owned property or
easement boundaries. These areas are
included in the above acreage estimates.
Construction access to Tennessee’s
project would be via existing and new
access roads. Tennessee has identified
nine existing private access roads and
four new access roads necessary for the
construction of its project.
The EA Process
We 5 are preparing the EA to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) which requires the
Commission to take into account the
environmental impacts that could result
from an action whenever it considers
the issuance of a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also
requires us to discover and address
concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as
‘‘scoping’’. The main goal of the scoping
process is to focus the analysis in the
EA on the important environmental
issues. By this Notice of Intent, the
Commission staff requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to
address in the EA. All comments
received are considered during the
4 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices, other than appendix 1 (maps), are
available on the Commission’s website at the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link or from the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20426, or call (202) 502–8371. For instructions
on connecting to eLibrary refer to the last page of
this notice. Copies of the appendices were sent to
all those receiving this notice in the mail.
5 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’, refer to the
environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects
(OEP).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP04-386-000, CP04-400-000, CP04-401-000, and CP04-402-
000]
Golden Pass LNG Terminal L.P., Golden Pass Pipeline L.P.; Notice
of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Golden Pass LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project
June 3, 2005.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
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 FEIS 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 FEIS
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 FEIS 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 10 existing interstate and intrastate
pipeline systems.
The FEIS 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 FEIS have been mailed
to Federal, State, and local agencies; public interest groups;
individuals and affected landowners who requested a copy of the FEIS;
libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding.
In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ)
regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, no
agency decision on a proposed action may be made until 30 days after
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publishes a notice of
availability of an FEIS. However, the CEQ regulations provide an
exception to this rule when an agency decision is subject to a formal
internal appeal process which allows other agencies or the public to
make their views known. In such cases, the agency decision may be made
at the same time the notice of the FEIS is published, allowing both
periods to run concurrently. The Commission decision for this proposed
action is subject to a 30-day rehearing period.
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
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the documents. Go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web
site.
Linda Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-2957 Filed 6-8-05; 8:45 am]
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