Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Corpus Christi LNG Project, 35344-35345 [2014-14375]

Download as PDF 35344 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 119 / Friday, June 20, 2014 / Notices free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. For further information contact Andy Bernick at (202) 502–8660. Dated: June 13, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–14374 Filed 6–19–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP12–507–000; CP12–508– 000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Corpus Christi LNG Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Corpus Christi LNG Project (Project), proposed by Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC and Cheniere Corpus Christ Pipeline, LP (collectively Cheniere) in the above-referenced docket. Cheniere requests authorization to construct and operate the facilities necessary to import, export, store, vaporize, and liquefy natural gas and deliver the resulting product either into existing interstate and intrastate natural gas pipelines in the Corpus Christi area, or export liquefied natural gas (LNG) elsewhere. The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed Project, with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would ensure that impacts in the Project area would be avoided or minimized and would not be significant. Construction and operation of the Project would result in mostly temporary and short-term environmental impacts; however, some long-term and permanent environmental impacts would occur. VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:31 Jun 19, 2014 Jkt 232001 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. The DOE will adopt and use the EIS in issuing their permit. The U.S. Coast Guard, EPA, and DOT cooperated in the preparation of this EIS because of their special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal. Although the cooperating agencies provide input to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision for the Project. The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following Project facilities: • Liquefaction facilities, including three liquefaction trains capable of producing 782 million British thermal units (MMBtu) per year of LNG; • vaporization facilities, including two trains of ambient air vaporizers and send out pumps capable of vaporizing sufficient LNG volume for each to send out 200 MMBtu per day of natural gas; • LNG storage facilities, including three LNG storage tanks each capable of storing 160,000 cubic meters of LNG; • marine terminal with two LNG carrier berths; • 23 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline; • one 41,000 horsepower compressor station and one 12,260 horsepower compressor station; and • ancillary facilities. The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft EIS to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups; newspapers and libraries in the Project area; and parties to this proceeding. Everyone on our environmental mailing list will receive a CD version of the draft EIS. In addition, the draft EIS is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8371. If you would like a hard copy of the draft EIS, please contact the Public Reference Room. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that the Commission receive your comments before August 4, 2014. For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the Project docket numbers (CP12–507–000 and CP12–508–000) 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 on the Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project; (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature 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.’’ If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the filing type; 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. (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the Commission invites you to attend the public comment meeting its staff will conduct in the Project area to receive comments on the draft EIS. We encourage interested groups and individuals to attend and present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be available for review in eLibrary under the Project docket numbers. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is scheduled as follows: Date Location July 15, 2014 .... Portland Community Center, 2000 Billy G Webb Drive, Portland, TX 78374. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 119 / Friday, June 20, 2014 / Notices intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR Part 385.214).1 Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission’s decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. Questions? 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., CP12–507 and CP12–508). 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; 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 that 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/ docs-filing/esubscription.asp. Dated: June 13, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–14375 Filed 6–19–14; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1 See the previous discussion on the methods for filing comments. VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:31 Jun 19, 2014 Jkt 232001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP12–509–000; CP12–29–000] Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Phase II Modification and Liquefaction Projects The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Freeport LNG Phase II Modification Project and the Liquefaction Project (Projects) proposed by Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC, and FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC (collectively referred to as Freeport LNG) in the above-referenced dockets. Freeport LNG requests authorization to export up to 13.2 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year from its proposed Liquefaction Plant and associated facilities in Brazoria County, Texas and modify its previously approved Phase II Project facilities within the Town of Quintana. The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Projects in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the Projects would have some adverse impacts; however, most of these impacts would be reduced to less than significant levels with the implementation of Freeport LNG’s proposed mitigation and the additional measures recommended by the FERC staff in the final EIS. The United States Department of Energy (USDOE), United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the final EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. The USACE, USEPA, and USDOE can adopt and use the EIS to support their respective permit decisions after an independent review of the document. The USDOT PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35345 and NOAA Fisheries cooperated in the preparation of this final EIS because of their special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal. Although the cooperating agencies provided input on the conclusions and recommendations presented in the final EIS, the agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision or other determinations for the Projects. The proposed Phase II Modification Project includes modification to the previously authorized, but not constructed, LNG vessel berthing dock, LNG transfer pipelines, LNG unloading arms; and the access road system. In addition, Freeport LNG would either eliminate or modify components of the previously authorized facility. The Liquefaction Project consists of multiple components, including facilities at and adjacent to the existing Quintana Island terminal and facilities located beyond Quintana Island. The Liquefaction Plant, located at and adjacent to the existing Quintana Island terminal, would consist of three propane pre-cooled mixed refrigerant liquefaction trains, each capable of producing a nominal 4.4 million metric tons per annum of LNG for export, which equates to a total liquefaction capacity of approximately 1.8 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. To support the Liquefaction Plant, Freeport LNG proposes to construct a natural gas Pretreatment Plant located about 2.5 miles north of the existing Quintana Island terminal. The Pretreatment Plant would process the gas for liquefaction. In addition several interconnecting pipelines and utility lines including a five-mile-long, 12inch-diameter boil-off gas feed pipeline from the Quintana Island terminal to the Pretreatment Plant (referred together as the Pipeline/Utility Line System). The Liquefaction Plant, the Pretreatment Plant, and the Pipeline/Utility Line System, together with the associated appurtenant structures, are collectively referred to as the Liquefaction Project. The FERC staff mailed copies of the EIS to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to this proceeding. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received a CD version. In addition, the EIS is available for public viewing on the FERC’s Web site E:\FR\FM\20JNN1.SGM 20JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2014)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP12-507-000; CP12-508-000]


Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere Corpus Christi 
Pipeline, LP; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Corpus Christi LNG Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Corpus Christi LNG Project (Project), proposed by Corpus 
Christi Liquefaction, LLC and Cheniere Corpus Christ Pipeline, LP 
(collectively Cheniere) in the above-referenced docket. Cheniere 
requests authorization to construct and operate the facilities 
necessary to import, export, store, vaporize, and liquefy natural gas 
and deliver the resulting product either into existing interstate and 
intrastate natural gas pipelines in the Corpus Christi area, or export 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) elsewhere.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC 
staff concludes that approval of the proposed Project, with the 
mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would ensure that impacts 
in the Project area would be avoided or minimized and would not be 
significant. Construction and operation of the Project would result in 
mostly temporary and short-term environmental impacts; however, some 
long-term and permanent environmental impacts would occur.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 
and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) participated as cooperating 
agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have 
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources 
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA 
analysis. The DOE will adopt and use the EIS in issuing their permit. 
The U.S. Coast Guard, EPA, and DOT cooperated in the preparation of 
this EIS because of their special expertise with respect to resources 
potentially affected by the proposal. Although the cooperating agencies 
provide input to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the 
draft EIS, the agencies will present their own conclusions and 
recommendations in their respective Records of Decision for the 
Project.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following Project facilities:
     Liquefaction facilities, including three liquefaction 
trains capable of producing 782 million British thermal units (MMBtu) 
per year of LNG;
     vaporization facilities, including two trains of ambient 
air vaporizers and send out pumps capable of vaporizing sufficient LNG 
volume for each to send out 200 MMBtu per day of natural gas;
     LNG storage facilities, including three LNG storage tanks 
each capable of storing 160,000 cubic meters of LNG;
     marine terminal with two LNG carrier berths;
     23 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline;
     one 41,000 horsepower compressor station and one 12,260 
horsepower compressor station; and
     ancillary facilities.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft EIS to federal, state, 
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; newspapers and libraries in the Project area; and parties to 
this proceeding. Everyone on our environmental mailing list will 
receive a CD version of the draft EIS. In addition, the draft EIS is 
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) 
using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies are 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.
    If you would like a hard copy of the draft EIS, please contact the 
Public Reference Room.
    Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure 
consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is 
important that the Commission receive your comments before August 4, 
2014.
    For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
Project docket numbers (CP12-507-000 and CP12-508-000) 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 on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, 
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature 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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project, 
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; 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.
    (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the 
Commission invites you to attend the public comment meeting its staff 
will conduct in the Project area to receive comments on the draft EIS. 
We encourage interested groups and individuals to attend and present 
oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be 
available for review in eLibrary under the Project docket numbers. The 
meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is scheduled as follows:

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                 Date                               Location
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July 15, 2014.........................  Portland Community Center, 2000
                                         Billy G Webb Drive, Portland,
                                         TX 78374.
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    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to

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intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedures (18 CFR Part 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a 
clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can 
adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not 
give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to 
have your comments considered.
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    \1\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing 
comments.
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Questions?

    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., CP12-
507 and CP12-508). 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; 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 that 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: June 13, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-14375 Filed 6-19-14; 8:45 am]
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