Creole Trail LNG, L.P.; Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Creole Trail LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project, 27492-27493 [E6-7199]

Download as PDF 27492 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 91 / Thursday, May 11, 2006 / Notices must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also 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 dockets(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. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–7204 Filed 5–10–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP05–360–000; CP05–357– 000; CP05–358–000; CP05–359–000] Creole Trail LNG, L.P.; Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Creole Trail LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project May 5, 2006. cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 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 Creole Trail LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project (Creole Trail Project), as proposed by Creole Trail LNG, L.P. and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company 1 1 On March 23, 2006, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company filed a letter with the Commission stating that on or about March 31, 2006, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company will be merged under Delaware law into Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. Creole Trail Pipeline L.P. will be formed solely for the purpose of acquiring Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company and will be the surviving legal entity. Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company requests in its letter that the VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:29 May 10, 2006 Jkt 208001 (collectively referred to as Creole Trail) in the above-referenced dockets. The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the Creole Trail Project, with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, 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 purpose of the Creole Trail Project is to provide the facilities necessary to meet growing demand for natural gas in the United States by providing access to a reliable and stable supply of natural gas from diverse areas of the world and to allow natural gas delivery to the Gulf of Mexico coast, midwest, northeast, and Atlantic markets using existing interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline systems. The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following facilities in Cameron, Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, Jefferson Davis, and Acadia Parishes, Louisiana: 2 • A ship unloading slip with two protected berths, each equipped with three liquid unloading arms and one vapor return arm; • Four LNG storage tanks, each with a usable volume of 1,006,400 barrels (160,000 cubic meters (m3)); • Twenty-one high pressure LNG sendout pumps, each with a capacity of 1,686 gallons per minute (384 m3 per hour); • Twenty-one high pressure submerged combustion vaporizers, each with a capacity of 183 million cubic feet per day; • Three boil-off gas compressors; • Ancillary utilities, buildings, and service facilities at the LNG terminal; • 116.8 miles of dual 42-inchdiameter natural gas pipeline; • 17 meter and regulation facilities; and • Associated pipeline facilities including pig launcher and receiver facilities, and eight MLVs along each of the individual pipelines in the dual pipeline system. The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for distribution and public inspection Commission issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. 2 Since the draft EIS was issued in December 2005, Creole Trail filed a project amendment to withdraw a 6.8-mile-long 20-inch-diameter lateral pipeline, referred to in the draft EIS as the Hackberry lateral. PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 of the final EIS are available from the Public Reference Room 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 EIS; libraries; newspapers; and parties to these proceedings. 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 (EPA) 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 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 the notice of the final EIS is published, allowing both periods to run concurrently. Should the FERC issue Creole Trail authorizations for 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. In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called eSubscription that 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 E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 91 / Thursday, May 11, 2006 / Notices to the documents. Go to https:// www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. information, contact Patrick Murphy at (202) 502–8755. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–7199 Filed 5–10–06; 8:45 am] Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–7191 Filed 5–10–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP05–396–000] [Project No. 9185–009-WI] Sabine Pass LNG, LP; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Phase II Project May 5, 2006. cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Flambeau Hydro, LLC; Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment May 5, 2006. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47879), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed the application for a subsequent license for the Clam River Hydroelectric Project, located on the Clam River, 9.5 miles northwest of Webster, Wisconsin in Burnett County, and has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). In the EA, Commission staff analyze the potential environmental effects of relicensing the project and conclude that issuing a subsequent license for the project, with appropriate environmental measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. A copy of the EA is on file with the Commission and is available for public inspection. The EA 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, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Any comments should be filed within 30 days from the issuance date of this notice, and should be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426. Please affix ‘‘Clam River Project No. 9185–009’’ to all comments. Comments may be filed electronically via Internet in lieu of paper. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For further The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities proposed by Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. (SPLNG) in the abovereferenced docket. The Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Phase II Project (Project) would be located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the proposed Project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. This EA evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system alternatives and site layout alternatives for the LNG import terminal, impact of Ambient Air Vaporizers, and air emissions. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard), and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have all participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EA. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following facilities: • Sixteen (16) ambient air vaporization trains (AAV Trains), one of which would be installed significantly before the others as a pilot AAV Train for testing purposes; • Eight (8) SCV Trains; • One (1) pilot AAV Train; • Three (3) LNG storage tanks; • Two (2) LNG transfer lines; • Two (2) BOG compressors; • Two (2) BOG condensing systems; • Four (4) shell and tube heat exchangers; • Two (2) vapor return blowers; • One (1) simple cycle gas turbine generator; and VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:29 May 10, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27493 • Two (2) 30-inch natural gas pipelines from the Project process area to new main meters. The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for 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 FERC’s Public Reference Room identified above. In addition, copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; local libraries and newspapers; intervenors in the FERC’s proceeding; individuals who provided scoping comments; and affected landowners and individuals. Any person wishing to comment on the EA 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: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426; • Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the Gas Branch 2, PJ11.2; • Reference Docket No. CP05–396– 000; and • Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or before June 5, 2006. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or protests 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 by clicking on ‘‘Sign-up.’’ Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at 1–866–208–FERC (3372) or on the FERC Internet Web site 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, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 91 (Thursday, May 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27492-27493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7199]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP05-360-000; CP05-357-000; CP05-358-000; CP05-359-000]


Creole Trail LNG, L.P.; Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company; 
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Creole Trail LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project

May 5, 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 Creole Trail LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project (Creole Trail 
Project), as proposed by Creole Trail LNG, L.P. and Cheniere Creole 
Trail Pipeline Company \1\ (collectively referred to as Creole Trail) 
in the above-referenced dockets.
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    \1\ On March 23, 2006, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company 
filed a letter with the Commission stating that on or about March 
31, 2006, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company will be merged 
under Delaware law into Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. Creole Trail 
Pipeline L.P. will be formed solely for the purpose of acquiring 
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company and will be the surviving 
legal entity. Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Company requests in its 
letter that the Commission issue a certificate of public convenience 
and necessity to Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P.
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    The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of 
the Creole Trail Project, with appropriate mitigating measures as 
recommended, 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 purpose of the Creole Trail Project is to provide the 
facilities necessary to meet growing demand for natural gas in the 
United States by providing access to a reliable and stable supply of 
natural gas from diverse areas of the world and to allow natural gas 
delivery to the Gulf of Mexico coast, midwest, northeast, and Atlantic 
markets using existing interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline 
systems.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following facilities in Cameron, 
Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, Jefferson Davis, and Acadia Parishes, 
Louisiana: \2\
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    \2\ Since the draft EIS was issued in December 2005, Creole 
Trail filed a project amendment to withdraw a 6.8-mile-long 20-inch-
diameter lateral pipeline, referred to in the draft EIS as the 
Hackberry lateral.
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     A ship unloading slip with two protected berths, each 
equipped with three liquid unloading arms and one vapor return arm;
     Four LNG storage tanks, each with a usable volume of 
1,006,400 barrels (160,000 cubic meters (m3));
     Twenty-one high pressure LNG sendout pumps, each with a 
capacity of 1,686 gallons per minute (384 m3 per hour);
     Twenty-one high pressure submerged combustion vaporizers, 
each with a capacity of 183 million cubic feet per day;
     Three boil-off gas compressors;
     Ancillary utilities, buildings, and service facilities at 
the LNG terminal;
     116.8 miles of dual 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
     17 meter and regulation facilities; and
     Associated pipeline facilities including pig launcher and 
receiver facilities, and eight MLVs along each of the individual 
pipelines in the dual pipeline system.
    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) 502-8371.
    A limited number of copies of the final EIS are available from the 
Public Reference Room 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 EIS; libraries; newspapers; and 
parties to these proceedings.
    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 (EPA) 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 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 the notice of the 
final EIS is published, allowing both periods to run concurrently. 
Should the FERC issue Creole Trail authorizations for 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.
    In addition, the Commission now offers a free service called 
eSubscription that 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

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to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-7199 Filed 5-10-06; 8:45 am]
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