Bradwood Landing, LLC; NorthernStar Energy, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Project, 34007-34008 [E8-13419]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 116 / Monday, June 16, 2008 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP08–403–000] Atmos Energy Marketing, LLC, BP Energy Company, Delta Energy, LLC, Direct Energy, Hess Corporation, Honda of America Mfg., Inc., Integrys Energy Services, Inc., Interstate Gas Supply, Inc., National Energy Marketers Association, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Sequent Energy Management, L.P., Complainants, v. Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, Respondent; Notice of Complaint rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES June 9, 2008. Take notice that on June 6, 2008, pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717c, Part 154 of the Commission’s Regulations, Subpart G of Part 284 of the Commission Regulations, specifically sections 284.222(g) and 284.222(h), and Rule 206 of the Rules and Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, Atmos Energy Marketing, LLC, BP Energy Company, Delta Energy, LLC, Direct Energy, Hess Corporation, Honda of America Mfg., Inc., Interstate Gas Supply, Inc., National Energy Marketers Association, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, and Sequent Energy Management, L.P. (Complainants) filed a formal complaint against Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation (Respondent), requesting the Commission to direct the Respondent to cease and desist from implementing unilaterally substantial changes to its current primary delivery points under currently effective contracts and new services, though actions that are not authorized under its tariff and are contrary to law. The Complainants further request emergency relief to require the Respondent to cease and desist from unilaterally compelling its firm shippers to amend the primary delivery points under their contracts by establishing an arbitrary deadline of July 31, 2008, for making elections for service at the new primary delivery points, or otherwise face the potential inability to continue to receive firm services in accordance with their currently effective contracts. The Complainants have requested fast track processing of the complaint. The Complainants state that a copy of the complaint has been served on the Respondent. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:04 Jun 13, 2008 Jkt 214001 Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent’s answer and all interventions, or protests, must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent’s answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is 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 docket(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. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 20, 2008. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–13413 Filed 6–13–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP06–365–000; Docket No. CP06–366–000] Bradwood Landing, LLC; NorthernStar Energy, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Project June 6, 2008. 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 proposed by Bradwood Landing, LLC, and the associated PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34007 natural gas sendout pipeline proposed by NorthernStar Energy, LLC (collectively referred to hereafter as NorthernStar) in the above-referenced dockets. The Bradwood Landing LNG Project facilities would be located in Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and Cowlitz County, Washington. The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), and the U.S. Department of Transportation are cooperating agencies for the development of the EIS. A cooperating agency has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to potential environmental impacts associated with the proposal and is involved in the NEPA analysis. Based on the analysis included in the EIS, the FERC staff concludes that if the Project is constructed and operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and the project sponsor’s proposed mitigation, and the staff’s additional mitigation recommendations, it would have mostly limited adverse environmental impacts and would be an environmentally acceptable action. The Bradwood Landing LNG Project would include the construction and operation of an LNG import terminal about 38 miles up the Columbia River from its mouth, at the location of the former lumber mill and town of Bradwood, in Clatsop County, Oregon. Elements of the LNG terminal include: • A dredged maneuvering area in the Columbia River adjacent to the existing navigation channel maintained by the COE; • A single berth capable of handling LNG carriers ranging in capacity from 100,000 to 200,000 cubic meters (m3); • A set of four 16-inch-diameter unloading arms on the wharf, and a 1,240-foot-long cryogenic transfer pipeline from the wharf to the LNG storage tanks; • Two full-containment LNG storage tanks, each with a capacity of 160,000 m3; and • A set of seven submerged combustion vaporizers to re-gasify LNG to natural gas, with a capacity to send out 1.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. The EIS also addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the associated natural gas sendout pipeline between the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal and an interconnection with the existing Williams Northwest Pipeline Corporation (Williams Northwest) interstate system near Kelso, E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES 34008 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 116 / Monday, June 16, 2008 / Notices Washington. The pipeline facilities would include: • A 36.3-mile-long, underground, high-pressure welded steel pipeline, consisting of 18.9 miles of 36-inchdiameter pipeline in Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and 17.4 miles of 30-inch-diameter pipeline in Cowlitz County, Washington; • Five meter stations, including one at the LNG terminal, at the GeorgiaPacific Wauna paper mill delivery point, the interconnection with the existing Northwest Natural Gas Company intrastate system, the Portland General Electric Company Beaver power plant delivery point, and the Williams Northwest interconnection; and • At least five mainline block valves, two pig 1 launchers, and two pig receivers. 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. Copies of the final EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local agencies, public interest groups, individuals who have requested the final EIS, or provided comments; libraries and newspapers in the Project area; and parties to this proceeding. Hard copies of volume 1 (narrative text) of this EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them, and all others received a compact disk (CD) that can be read from a personal computer with a CD–ROM drive. Volume 2, consisting of appendices, was only produced on CD. A limited number of hard copies and CDs are available from the Public Reference Room identified above. Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at 1–866–208–FERC (3372). The administrative public record for this proceeding is available through the FERC’s Internet Web site (https:// www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘Documents and Filings’’ tab, click on the ‘‘eLibrary link,’’ and select ‘‘General Search.’’ Enter the project docket number excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP06–365) 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 on the FERC’s Internet Web site 1 A ‘‘pig’’ is a tool used inside of a pipeline to clean or inspect it. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:04 Jun 13, 2008 Jkt 214001 also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission 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. To register for this service, go to the eSubscription link on the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/esubscription.asp). Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–13419 Filed 6–13–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP05–45–002 and CP06–401– 002] TransColorado Gas Transmission Company; Amended Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Transcolorado-Meeker Compressor Station Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues June 6, 2008. As previously noticed on March 18, 2008, and amended herein, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will discuss the potential environmental impacts of TransColorado Gas Transmission Company’s (TransColorado) relocation of previously authorized, but uninstalled, natural gas transmission system facilities in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The proposed TransColoradoMeeker Compressor Station site replaces TransColorado’s previously-filed site referred to as the Love Ranch Compressor Station. The EA will be used by the Commission in its decisionmaking process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the amended project. Your input will help determine which issues need to be evaluated in the EA. Please note that the scoping period will close on July 7, 2008. Details on PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 how to submit comments are provided in the ‘‘Public Participation’’ section of this notice. This notice is being sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. State and local government representatives are asked to notify their constituents of this proposed project and to encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ 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 TransColorado proposes to relocate two compressor units previously authorized for installation at the existing Greasewood Compressor Station to an alternative site about 6 miles west (referred to as the TransColorado-Meeker Compressor Station site). Both the Greasewood Compressor Station and the proposed TransColorado-Meeker Compressor Station are in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Specifically, TransColorado proposes to amend its authorizations for both the North Expansion Project in Docket No. CP05–45–000 and the Blanco-Meeker Expansion Project in Docket No. CP06–401–000 to relocate a 2,370-horsepower unit and a 3,550horsepower unit, respectively, to the TransColorado-Meeker Compressor Station site. TransColorado further seeks authority to construct and operate a new interconnection with Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC (Rockies Express) at the existing Meeker Compressor Station. Both compressor units were originally authorized to allow TransColorado to deliver up to 300,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) to Williams Energy Marketing and Trading Company (Williams) through Wyoming Interstate Company’s (WIC) pipeline system. Installation of the units was deferred to coincide with an increase in Williams’ contract quantities beginning January 1, 2008. TransColorado states that relocating the compressor units and the new interconnect would accommodate the changing market needs of Williams on the TransColorado pipeline system and increases the overall delivery flexibility of the pipeline. Upon installation of the two compressors at the TransColorado-Meeker Compressor E:\FR\FM\16JNN1.SGM 16JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 116 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-365-000; Docket No. CP06-366-000]


Bradwood Landing, LLC; NorthernStar Energy, LLC; Notice of 
Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Project

June 6, 2008.
    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 proposed by Bradwood Landing, LLC, and the 
associated natural gas sendout pipeline proposed by NorthernStar 
Energy, LLC (collectively referred to hereafter as NorthernStar) in the 
above-referenced dockets. The Bradwood Landing LNG Project facilities 
would be located in Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and Cowlitz 
County, Washington.
    The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), and 
the U.S. Department of Transportation are cooperating agencies for the 
development of the EIS. A cooperating agency has jurisdiction by law or 
special expertise with respect to potential environmental impacts 
associated with the proposal and is involved in the NEPA analysis.
    Based on the analysis included in the EIS, the FERC staff concludes 
that if the Project is constructed and operated in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations, and the project sponsor's proposed 
mitigation, and the staff's additional mitigation recommendations, it 
would have mostly limited adverse environmental impacts and would be an 
environmentally acceptable action.
    The Bradwood Landing LNG Project would include the construction and 
operation of an LNG import terminal about 38 miles up the Columbia 
River from its mouth, at the location of the former lumber mill and 
town of Bradwood, in Clatsop County, Oregon. Elements of the LNG 
terminal include:
     A dredged maneuvering area in the Columbia River adjacent 
to the existing navigation channel maintained by the COE;
     A single berth capable of handling LNG carriers ranging in 
capacity from 100,000 to 200,000 cubic meters (m\3\);
     A set of four 16-inch-diameter unloading arms on the 
wharf, and a 1,240-foot-long cryogenic transfer pipeline from the wharf 
to the LNG storage tanks;
     Two full-containment LNG storage tanks, each with a 
capacity of 160,000 m\3\; and
     A set of seven submerged combustion vaporizers to re-
gasify LNG to natural gas, with a capacity to send out 1.3 billion 
cubic feet of natural gas per day.
    The EIS also addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the associated natural gas sendout 
pipeline between the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal and an 
interconnection with the existing Williams Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Williams Northwest) interstate system near Kelso,

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Washington. The pipeline facilities would include:
     A 36.3-mile-long, underground, high-pressure welded steel 
pipeline, consisting of 18.9 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in 
Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and 17.4 miles of 30-inch-
diameter pipeline in Cowlitz County, Washington;
     Five meter stations, including one at the LNG terminal, at 
the Georgia-Pacific Wauna paper mill delivery point, the 
interconnection with the existing Northwest Natural Gas Company 
intrastate system, the Portland General Electric Company Beaver power 
plant delivery point, and the Williams Northwest interconnection; and
     At least five mainline block valves, two pig \1\ 
launchers, and two pig receivers.
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    \1\ A ``pig'' is a tool used inside of a pipeline to clean or 
inspect it.
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    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.
    Copies of the final EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and 
local agencies, public interest groups, individuals who have requested 
the final EIS, or provided comments; libraries and newspapers in the 
Project area; and parties to this proceeding. Hard copies of volume 1 
(narrative text) of this EIS were mailed to those specifically 
requesting them, and all others received a compact disk (CD) that can 
be read from a personal computer with a CD-ROM drive. Volume 2, 
consisting of appendices, was only produced on CD. A limited number of 
hard copies and CDs are available from the Public Reference Room 
identified above.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372). The 
administrative public record for this proceeding is available through 
the FERC's Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). Using the 
``Documents and Filings'' tab, click on the ``eLibrary link,'' and 
select ``General Search.'' Enter the project docket number excluding 
the last three digits (i.e., CP06-365) 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 on the FERC's 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 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. To register for this service, go to the eSubscription 
link on the FERC Web site (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-13419 Filed 6-13-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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