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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP95–35–001]
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EcoElectrica, L.P.; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Assessment
´
for the Proposed Ecoelectrica Terminal
Modification Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
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June 11, 2008.
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 the EcoElectrica Terminal
Modification Project (Project) involving
construction and operation of natural
´
gas pipeline facilities by EcoElectrica,
´
˜
L.P. (EcoElectrica) in Penuelas, Puerto
Rico. 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.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the 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 11, 2008. Details on 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;
other interested parties; 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
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on the FERC Internet Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov).
vegetation would be required for the
Project.
Summary of the Proposed Project
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EcoElectrica’s Terminal Modification
Project would provide up to 186 million
cubic feet per day of natural gas to the
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
(PREPA). To accomplish this,
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EcoElectrica proposes to:
• Utilize a previously constructed
natural gas pipeline at the existing
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EcoElectrica liquefied natural gas (LNG)
terminal that extends to the facility
fence line where it would interconnect
with PREPA’s facilities; and
• Construct two additional vertical
shell and tube heat exchanger
vaporizers within its existing 36-acre
site.
Other required facilities associated
with the vaporizers include:
• Two fixed speed, in-tank LNG
sendout pumps (one operational, one intank spare);
• Three seawater heat exchangers
(plate and frame type, one operational,
and two spare);
• Three water/glycol circulation
pumps (one operational, two spare);
• One water/glycol expansion tank at
1,800 gallons;
• One seawater supply pump
(warehouse spare) at 6,000 gallons per
minute; and
• Three seawater circulation pumps
(one operational, two spare).
All construction would take place
within the existing LNG facility fence
lines. These modifications would
increase LNG ship traffic by one ship
per month. The general location of the
proposed facilities is shown in
appendix 1.1
The EA Process
We 2 are preparing this EA to comply
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), which requires the
Commission to take into account the
environmental impact that could result
´
if it authorizes EcoElectrica’s proposal.
By this notice, we are also asking
federal, state, and local agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues to
formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EA. Agencies that
would like to request cooperating status
should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided below.
NEPA also requires the FERC 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
important environmental issues. By this
Notice, we are requesting public
comments on the scope of the issues to
address in the EA. All comments
received are considered during the
preparation of the EA.
The EA 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 and visual quality
• Cultural resources
• Vegetation and wildlife (including
threatened and endangered species)
• Air quality and noise
• Reliability and safety
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the proposed project or
portions of the project, where necessary,
and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various
resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the
issues will be presented 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; local libraries and
newspapers; 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
Land Requirements for Construction
The construction of the proposed
Terminal Modification Project would be
entirely within previously disturbed
and currently maintained portions of
´
the existing EcoElectrica LNG terminal
site. Construction of the Project would
affect a total of 0.64 acre, of which 0.12
acre would be permanently changed
with the installation of the new
equipment. Following construction,
0.52 acre would be restored to preconstruction condition. No clearing of
1 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 (https://www.fer.gov) 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 ‘‘Additional Information’’
section of this notice. Copies of the appendices
were sent to all those receiving this notice in the
mail. Requests for detailed maps of the proposed
´
facilities should be made directly to EcoElectrica.
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2 ‘‘We’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
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instructions in the Public Participation
section below.
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Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
By becoming a commentor, 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, 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 Gas Branch 1, PJ–11.1;
• Reference Docket No. CP95–35–
001; and
• Mail your comments so that they
will be received in Washington, DC on
or before July 11, 2008.
Please note that the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of
any comments. See Title 18 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Internet Web site
at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to
‘‘Documents and Filings’’ and ‘‘eFiling.’’
eFiling is a file attachment process and
requires that you prepare your
submission in the same manner as you
would if filing on paper, and save it to
a file on your computer’s hard drive.
New eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making. This
filing is considered a ‘‘Comment on
Filing.’’ In addition, there is a ‘‘Quick
Comment’’ option available, which is an
easy method for interested persons to
submit text only comments on a project.
The Quick-Comment User Guide can be
viewed at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling/quick-comment-guide.pdf.
Quick Comment does not require a
FERC eRegistration account; however,
you will be asked to provide a valid email address. All comments submitted
under either eFiling or the Quick
Comment option are placed in the
public record for the specified docket. If
you want to be kept on our
environmental mailing list, you must
provide an address along with your
comment.
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Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the
scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the
proceeding known as an ‘‘intervenor.’’
Intervenors play a more formal role in
the Commission’s process. Among other
things, intervenors have the right to
receive copies of case-related
Commission documents and filings by
other intervenors. Likewise, each
intervenor must send one electronic
copy (using the Commission’s eFiling
system) or 14 paper copies of its filings
to the Secretary of the Commission and
must send a copy of its filings to all
other parties on the Commission’s
service list for this proceeding. If you
want 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) (see appendix 2).3 Only
intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
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
As described above, we may mail the
EA for comment. If you are interested in
receiving an EA for review and/or
comment, please return the
Environmental Mailing List Mailer
(appendix 3). If you do not return the
Environmental Mailing List Mailer, you
will be taken off the mailing list. All
individuals who provide written
comments will remain on our
environmental mailing list for this
project.
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, then 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
3 Interventions may also be filed electronically via
the Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous
discussion on filing comments electronically.
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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, any 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.
[FR Doc. E8–13683 Filed 6–17–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. RP08–347–000]
Columbia Gulf Transmission
Company; Notice of Technical
Conference
June 11, 2008.
Take notice that the Commission will
convene a technical conference in the
above referenced proceeding on
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 10 a.m.
(EDT), in a room to be designated at the
offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission’s May 29, 2008
order 1 in this proceeding directed that
a technical conference be held to
address the issues raised by an April 30,
2008 filing of Columbia Gulf
Transmission Company to reflect its
annual Transportation Retainage
Adjustment (TRA), pursuant to the
provisions of section 33 of the General
Terms and Conditions of its tariff.
The parties and the Commission Staff
will have the opportunity to discuss all
of the issues raised by the filing
including, but not limited to, providing
additional technical, engineering and
operations support for its proposed
transportation retainage percentage.
FERC conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
1 Columbia Gulf Transmission Company, 123
FERC ¶ 61,216 (2008).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP95-35-001]
EcoEl[eacute]ctrica, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Ecoel[eacute]ctrica Terminal
Modification Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
June 11, 2008.
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 the EcoEl[eacute]ctrica
Terminal Modification Project (Project) involving construction and
operation of natural gas pipeline facilities by EcoEl[eacute]ctrica,
L.P. (EcoEl[eacute]ctrica) in Pe[ntilde]uelas, Puerto Rico. 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.
This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the 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 11, 2008. Details on 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; other interested
parties; 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
EcoEl[eacute]ctrica's Terminal Modification Project would provide
up to 186 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to the Puerto Rico
Electric Power Authority (PREPA). To accomplish this,
EcoEl[eacute]ctrica proposes to:
Utilize a previously constructed natural gas pipeline at
the existing EcoEl[eacute]ctrica liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal
that extends to the facility fence line where it would interconnect
with PREPA's facilities; and
Construct two additional vertical shell and tube heat
exchanger vaporizers within its existing 36-acre site.
Other required facilities associated with the vaporizers include:
Two fixed speed, in-tank LNG sendout pumps (one
operational, one in-tank spare);
Three seawater heat exchangers (plate and frame type, one
operational, and two spare);
Three water/glycol circulation pumps (one operational, two
spare);
One water/glycol expansion tank at 1,800 gallons;
One seawater supply pump (warehouse spare) at 6,000
gallons per minute; and
Three seawater circulation pumps (one operational, two
spare).
All construction would take place within the existing LNG facility
fence lines. These modifications would increase LNG ship traffic by one
ship per month. The general location of the proposed facilities is
shown in appendix 1.\1\
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\1\ 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 (https://www.fer.gov) 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
``Additional Information'' section of this notice. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this notice in the mail.
Requests for detailed maps of the proposed facilities should be made
directly to EcoEl[eacute]ctrica.
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Land Requirements for Construction
The construction of the proposed Terminal Modification Project
would be entirely within previously disturbed and currently maintained
portions of the existing EcoEl[eacute]ctrica LNG terminal site.
Construction of the Project would affect a total of 0.64 acre, of which
0.12 acre would be permanently changed with the installation of the new
equipment. Following construction, 0.52 acre would be restored to pre-
construction condition. No clearing of vegetation would be required for
the Project.
The EA Process
We \2\ are preparing this EA to comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), which requires the Commission
to take into account the environmental impact that could result if it
authorizes EcoEl[eacute]ctrica's proposal. By this notice, we are also
asking federal, state, and local agencies with jurisdiction and/or
special expertise with respect to environmental issues to formally
cooperate with us in the preparation of the EA. Agencies that would
like to request cooperating status should follow the instructions for
filing comments provided below.
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\2\ ``We'', ``us'', and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects.
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NEPA also requires the FERC 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 important environmental issues. By this Notice,
we are requesting public comments on the scope of the issues to address
in the EA. All comments received are considered during the preparation
of the EA.
The EA 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 and visual quality
Cultural resources
Vegetation and wildlife (including threatened and
endangered species)
Air quality and noise
Reliability and safety
We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the proposed project
or portions of the project, where necessary, and make recommendations
on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Our independent analysis of the issues will be presented 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;
local libraries and newspapers; 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
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instructions in the Public Participation section below.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. By becoming a commentor, 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, 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 Gas
Branch 1, PJ-11.1;
Reference Docket No. CP95-35-001; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before July 11, 2008.
Please note that the Commission strongly encourages electronic
filing of any comments. See Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Part 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Internet Web site at https://www.ferc.gov under the link to
``Documents and Filings'' and ``eFiling.'' eFiling is a file attachment
process and requires that you prepare your submission in the same
manner as you would if filing on paper, and save it to a file on your
computer's hard drive. New eFiling users must first create an account
by clicking on ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to
select the type of filing you are making. This filing is considered a
``Comment on Filing.'' In addition, there is a ``Quick Comment'' option
available, which is an easy method for interested persons to submit
text only comments on a project. The Quick-Comment User Guide can be
viewed at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/quick-comment-
guide.pdf. Quick Comment does not require a FERC eRegistration account;
however, you will be asked to provide a valid e-mail address. All
comments submitted under either eFiling or the Quick Comment option are
placed in the public record for the specified docket. If you want to be
kept on our environmental mailing list, you must provide an address
along with your comment.
Becoming an Intervenor
In addition to involvement in the scoping process, you may want to
become an official party to the proceeding known as an ``intervenor.''
Intervenors play a more formal role in the Commission's process. Among
other things, intervenors have the right to receive copies of case-
related Commission documents and filings by other intervenors.
Likewise, each intervenor must send one electronic copy (using the
Commission's eFiling system) or 14 paper copies of its filings to the
Secretary of the Commission and must send a copy of its filings to all
other parties on the Commission's service list for this proceeding. If
you want 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) (see appendix 2).\3\ Only intervenors have
the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\3\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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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
As described above, we may mail the EA for comment. If you are
interested in receiving an EA for review and/or comment, please return
the Environmental Mailing List Mailer (appendix 3). If you do not
return the Environmental Mailing List Mailer, you will be taken off the
mailing list. All individuals who provide written comments will remain
on our environmental mailing list for this project.
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, then 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, any 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.
[FR Doc. E8-13683 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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