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would have limited adverse
environmental impact. The final EIS
evaluates alternatives to the proposal,
including system alternatives,
alternative sites for the LNG import
terminal, and pipeline alternatives. The
final EIS also contains our final General
Conformity Determination.
The purpose of the Port Arthur LNG
Project is to allow access to LNG
supplies and thus provide a new, stable
source of between 1.5 and 3.0 billion
cubic feet per day of natural gas to
supplement the diminishing supplies
while utilizing, to the extent practicable,
the existing natural gas pipeline
infrastructure within the Gulf of Mexico
region of the U.S.; and allow natural gas
delivery to markets in the Midwestern
and Northeastern markets by use of
existing interstate natural gas pipeline
systems. Sempra’s proposed facilities
would be constructed in two phases and
would ultimately provide an average of
3.0 billion cubic feet per day of natural
gas to the existing pipeline
infrastructure in Texas and Louisiana,
and to potential other end-users in the
Midwestern and Northeastern natural
gas markets.
The final EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
following facilities in Jefferson and
Orange Counties, Texas, and Cameron,
Calcasieu, and Beauregard Parishes,
Louisiana:
• A protected LNG unloading slip
with ship maneuvering area (turning
basin);
• LNG ship unloading system
consisting of two berths each consisting
of four 16-inch unloading arms and one
16-inch vapor return arm, mooring and
breasting dolphins, gangway tower,
firewater monitors, service utilities and
associated valves and piping. LNG
transfer from the ship to the on-shore
storage system would be through two
36-inch-diameter unloading lines, one
per berth. Each berth would be sized for
an unloading rate of 17,500 cubic meters
per hour (m3/hr); although, only one
ship would be unloaded at a time
during Phase I;
• LNG storage system consisting of a
total of six full-containment LNG
storage tanks each with a nominal
capacity of 160,000 cubic meters (m3)
(1,006,000 barrels). Each tank would be
equipped with three can-type, fully
submerged LNG in-tank pumps sized for
2,976 gallons per minute (gpm) each;
• Boil-off gas (BOG) recovery system
consisting of 4 reciprocating BOG
compressors each sized for 13,887
pounds per hour (lb/hr), four integrally
geared return gas blowers, each sized for
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32,228 lb/hr, and one direct-contact
recondenser;
• LNG transfer system to transfer LNG
from the recondenser to the send-out
LNG vaporizers. The transfer system
would consist of 16 pot-mounted LNG
booster pumps (two being spares) each
sized for 1,964 gpm;
• LNG vaporization system consisting
of 12 shell-and-tube LNG vaporizers
(two being spares) each sized for 0.305
Bcf/d. The heat source to the vaporizers
would be heated water;
• Hot water heating system consisting
of 8 gas-fired hot water heaters each
sized for 348 million British thermal
units per hour (MMBtu/hr) and 6
centrifugal hot water circulation pumps
(two being spares) each sized for 11,727
gpm;
• Emergency vent system; LNG spill
containment system; fire water system;
fuel gas, nitrogen, instrument/plant air
and service water utility systems;
various hazard detection, control, and
prevention systems; and cryogenic
piping, electrical, and instrumentation
systems;
• Utilities, buildings and support
facilities; facilities for pig launchers and
receivers; and metering facilities; and
• Approximately 73 miles of 36-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline and
associated ancillary pipeline facilities.
The final EIS has been placed in the
public files of the FERC and is available
for public inspection at: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Public
Reference and Files Maintenance
Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426. (202) 502–8371.
A limited number of copies of the
final EIS are available from the Public
Reference and Files Maintenance
Branch identified above. In addition,
copies of the final EIS have been mailed
to Federal, state, and local agencies;
elected officials; public interest groups;
individuals and affected landowners
who requested a copy of the final EIS;
and parties to these proceedings.
In accordance with the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
regulations implementing the NEPA, 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 the
final EIS. However, the CEQ regulations
provide an exception to this rule when
an agency decision is subject to a formal
internal appeal process that allows other
agencies or the public to make their
views known. In such cases, the agency
decision may be made at the same time
as the notice of the final EIS is
published, allowing both periods to run
concurrently. Should the Commission
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authorize the proposed Project, it would
be 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, please contact FERC Online
Support at:
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY at
(202) 502–8659. 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.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
[Project No. 2174–012–California]
Southern California Edison; Notice of
Availability of Final Environmental
Assessment
April 27, 2006.
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s (Commission
or FERC) regulations (18 CFR part 380),
Commission staff has reviewed the
application for license for the Portal
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2174–
012) and has prepared a final
environmental assessment (EA). The
project is located on Camp 61 Creek and
Rancheria Creek in Fresno County,
California.
The final EA contains the staff’s
analysis of the potential environmental
effects of the project and concludes that
licensing the project, with appropriate
environmental protective measures,
would not constitute a major federal
action that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment.
Before the Commission makes a
licensing decision, it will take into
account all concerns relevant to the
public interest. The final EA will be part
of the record from which the
Commission will make its decision.
Copies of the final EA are available for
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review in Public Reference Room 2–A of
the Commission’s offices at 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC. The final
EA also may be viewed on the
Commission’s Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (202) 502–6088, or on the
Commission’s Web site using the
eLibrary link.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To
Intervene, Protests, and Comments
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April 27, 2006.
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Type of Application: Preliminary
Permit.
b. Project No.: 12661–000.
c. Date filed: March 31, 2006.
d. Applicant: Alaska Power &
Telephone Company.
e. Name of Project: Lake 3160
Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Lace River, within
the Juneau Borough, Alaska. The
proposed project would occupy lands
with the Tongass National Forest.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)—825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Robert S.
Grimm, President, Alaska Power &
Telephone Company, P.O. Box 3222,
Port Townsend, WA 98368 (360) 385–
1733 Ext. 120.
i. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis at
(202) 502–8735.
j. Deadline for filing comments,
protests, and motions to intervene: 60
days from the issuance date of this
notice.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure require all intervenors
filing documents with the Commission
to serve a copy of that document on
each person in the official service list
for the project. Further, if an intervenor
files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities
of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document
on that resource agency.
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k. Description of Project: The
proposed project would consist of: (1)
Either a siphon intake, directional bore
or a 20-foot-high timber buttress dam,
(2) an existing reservoir having a surface
area of 384 acres and a storage capacity
of 7,600 acre-feet with a normal water
surface elevation of 3,160 feet mean sea
level, (3) a proposed 7,600-foot-long, 21inch-diameter penstock, (4) a proposed
powerhouse having a total installed
capacity of 4,000-kilowatts, (5) a
proposed 6-mile-long, 14.4/24.9-kilovolt
transmission line, and (6) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would
have an average annual generation of
34.1 gegawatt-hours, which would be
sold to a local utility.
l. Locations of Applications: A copy of
the application is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room, located at 888 First Street NE.,
Room 2A, Washington DC 20426, or by
calling (202) 502–8371. This filing may
also be viewed on the Commission’s
Web site at https://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, call toll-free
1–866–208–3676 or e-mail
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
available for inspection and
reproduction at the address in item h
above.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
n. Competing Preliminary Permit:
Anyone desiring to file a competing
application for preliminary permit for a
proposed project must submit the
competing application itself, or a notice
of intent to file such an application, to
the Commission on or before the
specified comment date for the
particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent
allows an interested person to file the
competing preliminary permit
application no later than 30 days after
the specified comment date for the
particular application. A competing
preliminary permit application must
conform with 18 CFR 4.30(b) and 4.36.
o. Competing Development
Application: Any qualified development
applicant desiring to file a competing
development application must submit to
the Commission, on or before a
specified comment date for the
particular application, either a
competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an
application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development
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application allows an interested person
to file the competing application no
later than 120 days after the specified
comment date for the particular
application. A competing license
application must conform with 18 CFR
4.30(b) and 4.36.
p. Notice of Intent: A notice of intent
must specify the exact name, business
address, and telephone number of the
prospective applicant, and must include
an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be
filed, either a preliminary permit
application or a development
application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be
served on the applicant(s) named in this
public notice.
q. Proposed Scope of Studies under
Permit: A preliminary permit, if issued,
does not authorize construction. The
term of the proposed preliminary permit
would be 36 months. The work
proposed under the preliminary permit
would include economic analysis,
preparation of preliminary engineering
plans, and a study of environmental
impacts. Based on the results of these
studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation
of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
Comments, protests and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper; See 18 CFR
385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing.
s. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents: Any filings must bear in all
capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS
AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as
applicable, and the Project Number of
the particular application to which the
filing refers. Any of the above-named
documents must be filed by providing
the original and the number of copies
provided by the Commission’s
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2174-012-California]
Southern California Edison; Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Assessment
April 27, 2006.
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
as amended, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission
or FERC) regulations (18 CFR part 380), Commission staff has reviewed
the application for license for the Portal Hydroelectric Project (FERC
No. 2174-012) and has prepared a final environmental assessment (EA).
The project is located on Camp 61 Creek and Rancheria Creek in Fresno
County, California.
The final EA contains the staff's analysis of the potential
environmental effects of the project and concludes that licensing the
project, with appropriate environmental protective measures, would not
constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the
quality of the human environment.
Before the Commission makes a licensing decision, it will take into
account all concerns relevant to the public interest. The final EA will
be part of the record from which the Commission will make its decision.
Copies of the final EA are available for
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review in Public Reference Room 2-A of the Commission's offices at 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC. The final EA also may be viewed on
the Commission's Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov) using the
``eLibrary'' link. Additional information about the project is
available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202)
502-6088, or on the Commission's Web site using the eLibrary link.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-6826 Filed 5-4-06; 8:45 am]
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