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intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: September 13, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Commission
Summary of the Planned Project
[Docket No. PF12–8–000]
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Trunkline LNG Company, LLC;
Trunkline LNG Export, LLC; Trunkline
Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Planned Lake
Charles Liquefaction Project, Request
for Comments on Environmental
Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping
Meeting
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
that will discuss the environmental
impacts of the Lake Charles
Liquefaction Project involving
construction and operation of facilities
by Trunkline LNG Company, LLC/
Trunkline LNG Export, LLC, and
Trunkline Gas Company, LLC
(Trunkline) in Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana. The Commission will use
this EIS 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 the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to
evaluate in the EIS. Please note that the
scoping period will close on October 15,
2012.
You may submit comments in written
form or verbally. Further details on how
to submit written comments are in the
Public Participation section of this
notice. In lieu of or in addition to
sending written comments, the
Commission invites you to attend the
public scoping meeting scheduled as
follows: FERC Public Scoping Meeting,
Lake Charles Liquefaction Project,
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October 3, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time,
Holiday Inn, 330 Arena Road, Sulphur,
Louisiana 70665, (337) 527–0858.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this planned
project and 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?’’ is available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
fact sheet addresses a number of
typically asked questions, including the
use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings.
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Trunkline plans to expand its existing
liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana to liquefy
natural gas and export the LNG. The
planned facility would be capable of
processing about 2.4 billion cubic feet
per day of natural gas, which would be
supplied by the existing pipeline
currently used to send out regasified
LNG from the existing LNG terminal,
and be capable of exporting
approximately 15 million metric tons of
LNG per year.
The Lake Charles Liquefaction Project
would consist of the following facilities:
• Up to three liquefaction trains (each
train contains metering and gas
treatment facilities, liquefaction and
refrigerant units, safety and control
systems, and associated infrastructure);
• Approximately 0.27 mile of 36inch-diameter feed gas line to supply
natural gas to the liquefaction facility
from existing gas transmission
pipelines;
• Approximately 0.51 mile of LNG
transfer and vapor lines between the
existing LNG terminal and the planned
liquefaction facility; and
• Modifications and upgrades at the
existing LNG terminal.
Trunkline plans to initiate
construction of the planned project in
March 2014 in order to commence
operation in March 2018. The general
location of the project facilities is shown
in appendix 1.1
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ 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.
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Land Requirements for Construction
The planned liquefaction facilities
would be constructed on an
approximately 240-acre undeveloped
site located immediately north of the
existing LNG terminal. Trunkline would
disturb approximately 230 acres during
construction and maintain about 125
acres for permanent operation of the
liquefaction facilities. Construction of
the planned feed gas pipeline, LNG line,
and vapor lines would be included in
the 240-acre construction site and
additional property within the
perimeter of the existing LNG terminal.
Modifications to take place at the
existing LNG terminal would occur
within the existing terminal boundaries.
The EIS 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 2 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 EIS on the
important environmental issues. By this
notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to
address in the EIS. We will consider all
filed comments during the preparation
of the EIS.
In the EIS we will discuss impacts
that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the
planned project under these general
headings:
• Geology and soils;
• Land use;
• Water resources and wetlands;
• Cultural resources;
• Vegetation, fisheries, and wildlife;
• Socioeconomics;
• Air quality and noise;
• Endangered and threatened species;
and
• Public safety.
We will also evaluate possible
alternatives to the planned project or
portions of the project, and make
recommendations on how to lessen or
avoid impacts on the various resource
areas.
Although no formal application has
been filed, we have already initiated our
NEPA review under the Commission’s
pre-filing process. The purpose of the
pre-filing process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
Energy Projects.
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and to identify and resolve issues before
the FERC receives an application. As
part of our pre-filing review, we have
begun to contact some federal and state
agencies to discuss their involvement in
the scoping process and the preparation
of the EIS. In addition, representatives
from the FERC participated in the
public open house sponsored by
Trunkline in Lake Charles, Louisiana on
July 19, 2012, to explain the
environmental review process to
interested stakeholders.
The EIS will present our independent
analysis of the issues. We will publish
and distribute the draft EIS for public
comment. After the comment period, we
will consider all timely comments and
revise the document, as necessary,
before issuing a final EIS. To ensure we
have the opportunity to consider and
address your comments, please carefully
follow the instructions in the Public
Participation section beginning on page
5.
With this notice, we are asking
agencies with jurisdiction by law and/
or special expertise with respect to the
environmental issues related to this
project to formally cooperate with us in
the preparation of the EIS. 3 Agencies
that would like to request cooperating
agency status should follow the
instructions for filing comments
provided under the Public Participation
section of this notice. Currently, the
U.S. Department of Energy and U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service have
expressed their intention to participate
as a cooperating agency in the
preparation of the EIS to satisfy their
NEPA responsibilities related to this
project.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
In accordance with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s
implementing regulations for section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this
notice to initiate consultation with the
Louisiana State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO), and to solicit its views
and those of other government agencies,
interested Indian tribes, and the public
on the project’s potential effects on
historic properties.4 We will define the
project-specific Area of Potential Effects
3 The Council on Environmental Quality
regulations addressing cooperating agency
responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
district, site, building, structure, or object included
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
for Historic Places.
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(APE) in consultation with the SHPO as
the project develops. On natural gas
facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground
disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/
pipe storage yards, compressor stations,
and access roads). Our EIS for this
project will document our findings on
the impacts on historic properties and
summarize the status of consultations
under section 106.
Currently Identified Environmental
Issues
We have already identified several
issues that we think deserve attention
based on a preliminary review of the
planned facilities and the
environmental information provided by
Trunkline. This preliminary list of
issues may change based on your
comments and our analysis. Issued
identified include:
• Potential impacts and potential
benefits of construction workforce on
local housing, infrastructure, public
services, and economy;
• Potential impacts on recreational
fishing and aquatic resources in the
Calcasieu Ship Channel;
• Potential impacts on wetlands on
the 240-acre site;
• Potential visual effects on
surrounding areas; and
• Public safety and hazards
associated with the transport of natural
gas and LNG.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by
providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project.
Your comments should focus on the
potential environmental effects,
reasonable alternatives, and measures to
avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that
your comments are timely and properly
recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before October
15, 2012. This is not your only public
input opportunity; please refer to the
Environmental Review Process
flowchart in appendix 2.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. In all
instances, please reference the project
docket number (PF12–8–000) with your
submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
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feature located on the Commission’s
Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
to Documents and Filings. This is an
easy method for interested persons to
submit brief, text-only comments on a
project;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically using the eFiling feature
located on the Commission’s Web site
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
you can provide comments in a variety
of formats by attaching them as a file
with your submission. New eFiling
users must first create an account by
clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select
the type of filing you are making. If you
are filing a comment on a particular
project, please select ‘‘Comment on a
Filing’’; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your
comments by mailing them to the
following address: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries
and newspapers. This list also includes
all affected landowners (as defined in
the Commission’s regulations) who are
potential right-of-way grantors, whose
property may be used temporarily for
project purposes, or who own homes
within certain distances of aboveground
facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will
update the environmental mailing list as
the analysis proceeds to ensure that we
send the information related to this
environmental review to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities
interested in and/or potentially affected
by the planned project.
Copies of the completed draft EIS will
be sent to the environmental mailing list
for public review and comment. If you
would prefer to receive a paper copy of
the document instead of the CD version
or would like to remove your name from
the mailing list, please return the
attached Information Request (appendix
3).
Becoming an Intervenor
Once Trunkline files its application
with the Commission, you may want to
become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an
official party to the Commission’s
proceeding. Intervenors play a more
formal role in the process and are able
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
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heard by the courts if they choose to
appeal the Commission’s final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in
the proceeding by filing a request to
intervene. Instructions for becoming an
intervenor are in the User’s Guide under
the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s
Web site. Please note that the
Commission will not accept requests for
intervenor status at this time. You must
wait until the Commission receives a
formal application for the project.
Additional Information
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
site (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 (i.e., PF12–
8). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (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 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 www.ferc.gov/
esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits
will be posted on the Commission’s
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Dated: September 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14413–000]
Inglis Hydropower, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On May 18, 2012, Inglis Hydropower,
LLC filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of a
hydropower project located at the Inglis
Bypass Channel, located on the
Withlacoochee River in Levy County,
Florida. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following: (1) An existing 32-foothigh, 3500-foot-long earth filled dam; (2)
a reservoir with a surface area of 4,000
acres and the storage capacity of 41,000
acre-feet; (3) a 1.75 mile-long bypass
channel; (4) a 65-foot-wide, 35-foot-long
intake structure with a trash rack
cleaning system; (5) Four 12-footdiameter, 250-foot-long steel penstocks;
(6) a powerhouse containing three
generation units with a total capacity of
2,300 kilo-Watts, with an estimated
average annual generation of 14,200,000
kilo-Watt hours; (7) a 120-foot-long, 24
kilo-Volt underground transmission
line.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Dean
Edwards, Inglis Hydropower, LLC, 5400
Downing Street, Dover, Florida 33527.
(813) 659–3014.
FERC Contact: Chris Casey,
christiane.casey@ferc.gov, (202) 502–
8577.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of
intent must meet the requirements of 18
CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to
intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp. Commenters can submit
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brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE., Washington, DC 20426.
More information about this project,
including a copy of the application, can
be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P–14413) in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
Dated: September 13, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at the
Entergy Regional State Committee
Meeting
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) hereby gives
notice that members of its staff may
attend the meeting noted below. Their
attendance is part of the Commission’s
ongoing outreach efforts.
Entergy Regional State Committee
Working Group and Stakeholder
Meeting
September 25, 2012 (9:00am–3:00pm)
This meeting will be held at the Pan
American Life Center, 601 Poydras
Street, New Orleans, LA 70130.
The discussions may address matters
at issue in the following proceedings:
Docket No. OA07–32, Entergy Services,
Inc.
Docket No. EL00–66, Louisiana Public
Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
Docket No. EL01–88, Louisiana Public
Service Commission v. Entergy
Services, Inc.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF12-8-000]
Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Trunkline LNG Export, LLC; Trunkline
Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Planned Lake Charles Liquefaction Project, Request
for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping
Meeting
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that
will discuss the environmental impacts of the Lake Charles Liquefaction
Project involving construction and operation of facilities by Trunkline
LNG Company, LLC/Trunkline LNG Export, LLC, and Trunkline Gas Company,
LLC (Trunkline) in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The Commission will use
this EIS 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 the Commission staff
determine what issues they need to evaluate in the EIS. Please note
that the scoping period will close on October 15, 2012.
You may submit comments in written form or verbally. Further
details on how to submit written comments are in the Public
Participation section of this notice. In lieu of or in addition to
sending written comments, the Commission invites you to attend the
public scoping meeting scheduled as follows: FERC Public Scoping
Meeting, Lake Charles Liquefaction Project, October 3, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
local time, Holiday Inn, 330 Arena Road, Sulphur, Louisiana 70665,
(337) 527-0858.
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned
project and 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?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses
a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent
domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.
Summary of the Planned Project
Trunkline plans to expand its existing liquefied natural gas (LNG)
terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana to liquefy natural gas and
export the LNG. The planned facility would be capable of processing
about 2.4 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, which would be
supplied by the existing pipeline currently used to send out regasified
LNG from the existing LNG terminal, and be capable of exporting
approximately 15 million metric tons of LNG per year.
The Lake Charles Liquefaction Project would consist of the
following facilities:
Up to three liquefaction trains (each train contains
metering and gas treatment facilities, liquefaction and refrigerant
units, safety and control systems, and associated infrastructure);
Approximately 0.27 mile of 36-inch-diameter feed gas line
to supply natural gas to the liquefaction facility from existing gas
transmission pipelines;
Approximately 0.51 mile of LNG transfer and vapor lines
between the existing LNG terminal and the planned liquefaction
facility; and
Modifications and upgrades at the existing LNG terminal.
Trunkline plans to initiate construction of the planned project in
March 2014 in order to commence operation in March 2018. The general
location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1.\1\
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the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on
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Land Requirements for Construction
The planned liquefaction facilities would be constructed on an
approximately 240-acre undeveloped site located immediately north of
the existing LNG terminal. Trunkline would disturb approximately 230
acres during construction and maintain about 125 acres for permanent
operation of the liquefaction facilities. Construction of the planned
feed gas pipeline, LNG line, and vapor lines would be included in the
240-acre construction site and additional property within the perimeter
of the existing LNG terminal. Modifications to take place at the
existing LNG terminal would occur within the existing terminal
boundaries.
The EIS 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
\2\ 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 EIS on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EIS. We will
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EIS.
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In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned project under these
general headings:
Geology and soils;
Land use;
Water resources and wetlands;
Cultural resources;
Vegetation, fisheries, and wildlife;
Socioeconomics;
Air quality and noise;
Endangered and threatened species; and
Public safety.
We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders
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and to identify and resolve issues before the FERC receives an
application. As part of our pre-filing review, we have begun to contact
some federal and state agencies to discuss their involvement in the
scoping process and the preparation of the EIS. In addition,
representatives from the FERC participated in the public open house
sponsored by Trunkline in Lake Charles, Louisiana on July 19, 2012, to
explain the environmental review process to interested stakeholders.
The EIS will present our independent analysis of the issues. We
will publish and distribute the draft EIS for public comment. After the
comment period, we will consider all timely comments and revise the
document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. To ensure we have
the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully
follow the instructions in the Public Participation section beginning
on page 5.
With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues
related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EIS. \3\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this
notice. Currently, the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service have expressed their intention to participate as a
cooperating agency in the preparation of the EIS to satisfy their NEPA
responsibilities related to this project.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act
In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit its views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on
historic properties.\4\ We will define the project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EIS for this project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under section 106.
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\4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register for Historic
Places.
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Currently Identified Environmental Issues
We have already identified several issues that we think deserve
attention based on a preliminary review of the planned facilities and
the environmental information provided by Trunkline. This preliminary
list of issues may change based on your comments and our analysis.
Issued identified include:
Potential impacts and potential benefits of construction
workforce on local housing, infrastructure, public services, and
economy;
Potential impacts on recreational fishing and aquatic
resources in the Calcasieu Ship Channel;
Potential impacts on wetlands on the 240-acre site;
Potential visual effects on surrounding areas; and
Public safety and hazards associated with the transport of
natural gas and LNG.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the project. Your comments should focus on
the potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and
measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific
your comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your
comments are timely and properly recorded, please send your comments so
that the Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before
October 15, 2012. This is not your only public input opportunity;
please refer to the Environmental Review Process flowchart in appendix
2.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (PF12-8-000) with your submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available
to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested
persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling
feature located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
planned project.
Copies of the completed draft EIS will be sent to the environmental
mailing list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to
receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the
attached Information Request (appendix 3).
Becoming an Intervenor
Once Trunkline files its application with the Commission, you may
want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be
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heard by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final
ruling. An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing
a request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web
site. Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for
intervenor status at this time. You must wait until the Commission
receives a formal application for the project.
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site (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 (i.e., PF12-
8). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (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 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 www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.
Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Dated: September 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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