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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
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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
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(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.
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–
509, CP12–29). 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 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/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Dated: June 16, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Records Governing Off-the Record
Communications; Public Notice
This constitutes notice, in accordance
with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
communications.
Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,
September 22, 1999) requires
Commission decisional employees, who
make or receive a prohibited or exempt
off-the-record communication relevant
to the merits of a contested proceeding,
to deliver to the Secretary of the
Commission, a copy of the
communication, if written, or a
summary of the substance of any oral
communication.
Prohibited communications are
included in a public, non-decisional file
associated with, but not a part of, the
decisional record of the proceeding.
Unless the Commission determines that
the prohibited communication and any
responses thereto should become a part
of the decisional record, the prohibited
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be considered by the Commission in
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1 Notes from May 28, 2014 bi-weekly telephone
conference call with federal cooperating agencies.
2 Summary of April 23, May 6, May 20, May 27,
and June 3, 2014 telephone and email
correspondence with Maryland Department of
Natural Resources.
3 eMail communication between FERC Staff and
Mary Edgar.
4 Summary of May 14, 2014 conference call with
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Hon. Harry Reid.
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Governors of the States California and Nevada.
Hon. Patrick Maloney.
Hon. Mark Kirk.
Hon. Jeff Duncan.
Hon. Lisa Murkowski.
FERC Staff.2
FERC Staff.3
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FERC Staff.5
Dated: June 16, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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proceeding may seek the opportunity to
respond to any facts or contentions
made in a prohibited off-the-record
communication, and may request that
the Commission place the prohibited
communication and responses thereto
in the decisional record. The
Commission will grant such a request
only when it determines that fairness so
requires. Any person identified below as
having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the
document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable
proceeding in accordance with Rule
2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
Exempt off-the-record
communications are included in the
decisional record of the proceeding,
unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently
received by the Secretary of the
Commission. The communications
listed are grouped by docket numbers in
ascending order. These filings are
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary
link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits, in the
docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, please contact
FERC, Online Support at
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free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
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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 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,
12-inch-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
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(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.
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-
509, CP12-29). 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 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Dated: June 16, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-14465 Filed 6-19-14; 8:45 am]
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