Port Arthur LNG, L.P.; Port Arthur Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final General Conformity Determination for the Port Arthur LNG Project, 26493-26494 [E6-6843]

Download as PDF cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 87 / Friday, May 5, 2006 / Notices facilities that affect the safety and security of port areas and navigable waterways under Executive Order 10173; the Magnuson Act (50 U.S.C. 191); the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1221, et seq.); and the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (46 U.S.C. 701). The Coast Guard also has authority for LNG facility plan review, approval and compliance verification as provided in title 33 CFR part 105, and siting as it pertains to the management of vessel traffic in and around the LNG facility. As required by its regulations, the Coast Guard is responsible for issuing a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) as to the suitability of the waterway for LNG marine traffic. The final 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) 208–1371. Copies of the final EIS have been mailed to Federal, State, and local agencies; public interest groups; individuals and affected landowners who requested a copy of the final EIS or provided comments during scoping; libraries; newspapers; and parties to this proceeding. A limited number of documents and CD–ROMs are available from the Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, hardcopies of the document are also available for reading at public libraries along the proposed project route. In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) regulations implementing 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 a final EIS. 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 agency review 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 final EIS 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:48 May 04, 2006 Jkt 208001 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, contact (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. 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. E6–6844 Filed 5–4–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 26493 The DEA is available for review and reproduction at the Commission’s Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. The DEA may also be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘elibrary’’ link. Enter the dock number (prefaced by P–) and excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Comments on the DEA should be filed within 30 days of the date of this notice and should be addressed to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please reference ‘‘Catawba-Wateree Project, FERC Project No. 2232–485’’ on all comments. Comments 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 the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–6852 Filed 5–4–06; 8:45 am] [Project No. 2232–485–NC] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Duke Power, a Division of Duke Energy Corporation; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY April 28, 2006. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed an application for non-project use of project lands and waters at the Catawba-Wateree Project (FERC No. 2232), and has prepared a draft environmental assessment (DEA) for the proposal. The proposed nonproject use would be located on Lake James in McDowell County, North Carolina. In the application, Duke Power (licensee) requests Commission authorization to lease to Black Bear Development, Inc. 6.57 acres of project land for a commercial/non-residential marina. The marina would be located on Lake James at the Bear Cliff Community, a planned lakefront development combining a private residential development and a public day-use area. The DEA contains the Commission staff’s analysis of the probable environmental impacts of the proposed marina. PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05–83–000; Docket Nos. CP05–84–000; CP05–85–000; CP05–86–000] Port Arthur LNG, L.P.; Port Arthur Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final General Conformity Determination for the Port Arthur LNG Project April 28, 2006. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared this final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the construction and operation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities (referred to as the Port Arthur LNG Project or Project) as proposed by Port Arthur LNG, L.P. and Port Arthur Pipeline, L.P. (collectively Sempra) in the above-referenced dockets. The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The staff concludes that approval of the Port Arthur LNG Project, with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1 cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 26494 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 87 / Friday, May 5, 2006 / Notices 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:48 May 04, 2006 Jkt 208001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. [FR Doc. E6–6843 Filed 5–4–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 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 E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2006)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP05-83-000; Docket Nos. CP05-84-000; CP05-85-000; CP05-86-
000]


Port Arthur LNG, L.P.; Port Arthur Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of 
Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final 
General Conformity Determination for the Port Arthur LNG Project

April 28, 2006.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this final Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the construction and operation of the liquefied natural gas 
(LNG) import terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities (referred to 
as the Port Arthur LNG Project or Project) as proposed by Port Arthur 
LNG, L.P. and Port Arthur Pipeline, L.P. (collectively Sempra) in the 
above-referenced dockets.
    The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The staff concludes that 
approval of the Port Arthur LNG Project, with appropriate mitigating 
measures as recommended,

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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 
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-inch-diameter 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 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.
[FR Doc. E6-6843 Filed 5-4-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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