AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final General Conformity Determination for Maryland for the Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project, 353-354 [E9-31318]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 353-354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31318]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP07-62-000; CP07-63-000]


AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC; Notice 
of Availability of the Final General Conformity Determination for 
Maryland for the Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal and Pipeline 
Project

December 29, 2009.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this Final General Conformity Determination 
(GCD) for Maryland to assess the potential air quality impacts 
associated with the construction and operation of a liquefied natural 
gas (LNG) import terminal and natural gas pipeline proposed by AES 
Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC, collectively 
referred to as AES, in the above-referenced dockets. A separate Final 
General Conformity Determination is being prepared for Pennsylvania.
    The final GCD was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Clean 
Air Act. The FERC has determined that the Project will achieve 
conformity in Maryland.
    The final GCD addresses the potential air quality impacts from the 
construction and operation of the following LNG terminal and natural 
gas pipeline facilities:
     A ship unloading facility, with two berths, capable of 
receiving LNG ships with capacities up to 217,000 m \3\;
     Three 160,000 m \3\ (net capacity) full-containment LNG 
storage tanks;
     A closed-loop shell and tube heat exchanger vaporization 
system;

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     Various ancillary facilities including administrative 
offices, warehouse, main control room, security building, and a 
platform control room;
     Meter and regulation station within the LNG Terminal site;
     Dredging an approximate 118 acre area in the Patapsco 
River to -45 feet below mean lower low water to accommodate the LNG 
vessels and transport of the processed dredge material to its disposal 
location;
     Approximately 88 miles of 30-inch-diameter natural gas 
pipeline (approximately 48 miles in Maryland and 40 miles in 
Pennsylvania), a pig launcher and receiver facility at the beginning 
and ending of the pipeline, 10 mainline valves, and three meter and 
regulation stations, one at each of three interconnection sites at the 
end of the pipeline;
     Marine vessel transit (including LNG vessels, security 
escort boats, and assist tugs) from the LNG vessel's entrance into 
State waters, through its transit to and from the LNG terminal at 
Sparrows Point; and
     The optional combined-cycle cogeneration power plant at 
the terminal site.
    The final GCD 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 hard copies of the final GCD are available from 
the FERC's Public Reference Room, identified above. This final GCD is 
also available for public viewing on the FERC's Internet Web site at 
https://www.ferc.gov, via the eLibrary link.
    Copies of this final GCD have been mailed to the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III, the Maryland Department of Natural 
Resources, the Maryland Department of Environment, the Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection, and the Virginia Department of 
Environmental Quality.
    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 to date is on the FERC 
Internet Web site (https://www.ferc.gov). Go to Documents & Filings and 
choose the eLibrary link. Under eLibrary, click on ``General Search,'' 
and enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the 
Docket Number field (e.g., CP07-62). 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 call 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.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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