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temporary and permanent footprints of
the project area would not exceed more
than 0.1 acre of previously disturbed
land currently covered with concrete.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP08–68–000]
Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice
of Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Pipeline
Compressor Addition Project and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues
February 28, 2008.
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 proposed Pipeline Compressor
Addition Project (Project) involving the
construction and operation of facilities
by Trunkline LNG Company, LLC
(Trunkline LNG) in Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana.1 The EA will be used by the
Commission in its decision-making
process to determine whether the
project is in the public convenience and
necessity.
A brochure prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘A Guide to LNG—What All
Citizens Should Know’’ is available for
viewing on the FERC Internet Web site
(https://www.ferc.gov). This brochure
addresses a number of typically asked
questions, including what is LNG and
how is it transported.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Trunkline LNG seeks authority to
construct, install and operate on land
owned by Trunkline LNG:
• One new 1,500 horsepower electric
motor-driven compressor in parallel
with the existing pipeline compressor;
• Related piping; and
• Associated electrical connections
and instrumentation.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in Appendix 1.2
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Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the project would
occur entirely within the existing 125
acre Trunkline LNG terminal site. The
1 On February 1, 2008, Trunkline LNG filed its
application with the Commission under section 7(c)
of the Natural Gas Act, 15 United States Code
§ 717(b)(a), and Parts 157 and 284 of the
Commission’s regulations. The Commission issued
its Notice of Application on February 12, 2008.
2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
being printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all
appendices are available on the Commission’s Web
site 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.
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The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) 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 preparation of the EA. State
and local government representatives
are encouraged to notify their
constituents of this proposed action and
encourage them to comment on their
areas of concern.
In the EA, we 3 will discuss impacts
that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
proposed project under these general
headings:
• Geology and Soils.
• Land Use.
• Water Resources, Fisheries, and
Wetlands.
• Cultural Resources.
• Vegetation and Wildlife.
• Threatened and Endangered
Species.
• Air Quality and Noise.
We will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be in the EA. Depending on
the comments received during the
scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to Federal, State,
and local agencies, public interest
groups, interested individuals, affected
landowners, newspapers, libraries, and
the Commission’s official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will
be allotted for review if the EA is
published. We will consider all
comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the
Commission.
To ensure your comments are
considered, please carefully follow the
3 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects
(OEP).
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instructions in the public participation
section below.
Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
We have already identified the
following issues that we think deserve
attention based on a preliminary review
of the proposed facilities and the
environmental information provided by
Trunkline LNG. This preliminary list of
issues may be changed based on your
comments and our analysis.
• The operation of the proposed
compressor would contribute to noise
generated by the existing Trunkline
LNG facility.
• No impacts would occur to water
resources, fisheries, wetlands,
vegetation or wildlife. Other than air
quality and noise, all impacts would
occur within existing Trunkline LNG
property.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
By becoming a commenter, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA
and considered by the Commission. You
should focus on the potential
environmental effects of the proposal,
alternatives to the proposal (including
alternative locations), and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impact.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. 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 letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
• Label one copy of the comments for
the attention of OEP/DG2E, Gas Branch
3.
• Reference Docket No. CP08–68–
000.
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before March 31, 2008.
We will include all comments that we
receive within a reasonable time frame
in our environmental analysis of this
project. However, 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 on-line.
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We may mail the EA for comment. If
you are interested in receiving it, please
return the Information Request
(Appendix 3). If you do not return the
Information Request, you will be taken
off the mailing list.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding, or ‘‘intervenor’’. To become
an intervenor you must file a motion to
intervene according to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision. Motions to
Intervene should be electronically
submitted using the Commission’s
eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons without Internet access should
send an original and 14 copies of their
motion to the Secretary of the
Commission at the address indicated
previously. Persons filing Motions to
Intervene on or before the comment
deadline indicated above must send a
copy of the motion to the Applicant. All
filings, including late interventions,
submitted after the comment deadline
must be served on the Applicant and all
other intervenors identified on the
Commission’s service list for this
proceeding. Persons on the service list
with email addresses may be served
electronically; others must be served a
hard copy of the filing.
Affected landowners and parties with
environmental concerns may be granted
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which would not be adequately
represented by any other parties. You do
not need intervenor status to have your
environmental comments considered.
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Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this
notice to all individuals, organizations,
and government entities interested in
and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project. This includes all
landowners who own land within
distances defined in the Commission’s
regulations of certain aboveground
facilities. By this notice we are also
asking governmental agencies,
especially those in Appendix 2, to
express their interest in becoming
cooperating agencies for the preparation
of the EA.
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC
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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, contact (202) 502–8659. The
eLibrary link 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 https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. ER08–387–000; ER08–387–
001]
Atlantic Renewable Projects II LLC;
Notice of Issuance of Order
February 28, 2008.
Atlantic Renewable Projects II LLC
(Atlantic Renewables) filed an
application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying
market-based rate tariff. The proposed
market-based rate schedule provides for
the sale of energy, capacity and
ancillary services at market-based rates.
Atlantic Renewables also requested
waivers of various Commission
regulations. In particular, Atlantic
Renewables requested that the
Commission grant blanket approval
under 18 CFR part 34 of all future
issuances of securities and assumptions
of liability by Atlantic Renewables.
On February 22, 2008, pursuant to
delegated authority, the Director,
Division of Tariffs and Market
Development—West, granted the
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request for blanket approval under part
34 (Director’s Order). On February 28,
2008, an Errata was issued to the
Director’s Order which stated that the
Commission would publish a separate
notice in the Federal Register
establishing a period of time for the
filing of protests. Accordingly, any
person desiring to be heard concerning
the blanket approvals of issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability by
Atlantic Renewables, should file a
protest with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214
(2007). The Commission encourages the
electronic submission of protests using
the FERC Online link at https://
www.ferc.gov.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests is March 24,
2008.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition to such blanket approvals by
the deadline above, Atlantic Renewables
is authorized to issue securities and
assume obligations or liabilities as a
guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise
in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or
assumption is for some lawful object
within the corporate purposes of
Atlantic Renewables, compatible with
the public interest, and is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such
purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to
require a further showing that neither
public nor private interests will be
adversely affected by continued
approvals of Atlantic Renewables’
issuance of securities or assumptions of
liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Order are available from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The Order 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 filed to access the document.
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 the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP08-68-000]
Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Pipeline Compressor Addition
Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
February 28, 2008.
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 proposed Pipeline Compressor
Addition Project (Project) involving the construction and operation of
facilities by Trunkline LNG Company, LLC (Trunkline LNG) in Calcasieu
Parish, Louisiana.\1\ The EA will be used by the Commission in its
decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the
public convenience and necessity.
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\1\ On February 1, 2008, Trunkline LNG filed its application
with the Commission under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, 15
United States Code Sec. 717(b)(a), and Parts 157 and 284 of the
Commission's regulations. The Commission issued its Notice of
Application on February 12, 2008.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A brochure prepared by the FERC entitled ``A Guide to LNG--What All
Citizens Should Know'' is available for viewing on the FERC Internet
Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). This brochure addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including what is LNG and how is it
transported.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Trunkline LNG seeks authority to construct, install and operate on
land owned by Trunkline LNG:
One new 1,500 horsepower electric motor-driven compressor
in parallel with the existing pipeline compressor;
Related piping; and
Associated electrical connections and instrumentation.
The general location of the project facilities is shown in Appendix
1.\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ The appendices referenced in this notice are not being
printed in the Federal Register. Copies of all appendices are
available on the Commission's Web site 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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land Requirements for Construction
Construction of the project would occur entirely within the
existing 125 acre Trunkline LNG terminal site. The temporary and
permanent footprints of the project area would not exceed more than 0.1
acre of previously disturbed land currently covered with concrete.
The EA Process
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 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 preparation of the
EA. State and local government representatives are encouraged to notify
their constituents of this proposed action and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
In the EA, we \3\ will discuss impacts that could occur as a result
of the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ ``We'', ``us'', and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Office of Energy Projects (OEP).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Geology and Soils.
Land Use.
Water Resources, Fisheries, and Wetlands.
Cultural Resources.
Vegetation and Wildlife.
Threatened and Endangered Species.
Air Quality and Noise.
We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be in the EA. Depending
on the comments received during the scoping process, the EA may be
published and mailed to Federal, State, and local agencies, public
interest groups, interested individuals, affected landowners,
newspapers, libraries, and the Commission's official service list for
this proceeding. A comment period will be allotted for review if the EA
is published. We will consider all comments on the EA before we make
our recommendations to the Commission.
To ensure your comments are considered, please carefully follow the
instructions in the public participation section below.
Currently Identified Environmental Issues
We have already identified the following issues that we think
deserve attention based on a preliminary review of the proposed
facilities and the environmental information provided by Trunkline LNG.
This preliminary list of issues may be changed based on your comments
and our analysis.
The operation of the proposed compressor would contribute
to noise generated by the existing Trunkline LNG facility.
No impacts would occur to water resources, fisheries,
wetlands, vegetation or wildlife. Other than air quality and noise, all
impacts would occur within existing Trunkline LNG property.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commenter, your
concerns will be addressed in the EA and considered by the Commission.
You should focus on the potential environmental effects of the
proposal, alternatives to the proposal (including alternative
locations), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impact. The
more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. 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 letter to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Label one copy of the comments for the attention of OEP/
DG2E, Gas Branch 3.
Reference Docket No. CP08-68-000.
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before March 31, 2008.
We will include all comments that we receive within a reasonable
time frame in our environmental analysis of this project. However, 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 on-line.
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We may mail the EA for comment. If you are interested in receiving
it, please return the Information Request (Appendix 3). If you do not
return the Information Request, you will be taken off the mailing list.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an official party to the proceeding, or ``intervenor''. To
become an intervenor you must file a motion to intervene according to
Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.214). Intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the
Commission's decision. Motions to Intervene should be electronically
submitted using the Commission's eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons without Internet access should send an original and 14 copies
of their motion to the Secretary of the Commission at the address
indicated previously. Persons filing Motions to Intervene on or before
the comment deadline indicated above must send a copy of the motion to
the Applicant. All filings, including late interventions, submitted
after the comment deadline must be served on the Applicant and all
other intervenors identified on the Commission's service list for this
proceeding. Persons on the service list with email addresses may be
served electronically; others must be served a hard copy of the filing.
Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your environmental comments considered.
Environmental Mailing List
An effort is being made to send this notice to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially
affected by the proposed project. This includes all landowners who own
land within distances defined in the Commission's regulations of
certain aboveground facilities. By this notice we are also asking
governmental agencies, especially those in Appendix 2, to express their
interest in becoming cooperating agencies for the preparation of the
EA.
Additional Information
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,
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link 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 https://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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