Jordan Cove Energy Project LP; Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Jordan Cove Liquefaction and Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects, 68433-68436 [2014-27053]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP13–483–000; Docket No.
CP13–492–000]
Jordan Cove Energy Project LP;
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP;
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Jordan Cove
Liquefaction and Pacific Connector
Pipeline Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the projects proposed by Jordan Cove
Energy Project LP (Jordan Cove) and
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP
(Pacific Connector) in the abovereferenced dockets.1 We 2 refer to the
combined Jordan Cove and Pacific
Connector facilities simply as the
Project. The Project facilities would be
located in Coos, Douglas, Jackson, and
Klamath Counties, Oregon.
Jordan Cove requested Commission
authority to construct and operate an
LNG export terminal on Coos Bay, that
would have the capacity to produce
about six million metric tons per annum
of LNG, using feed stock of about 0.9
billion cubic feet per day (Bcd/f) of
natural gas, for shipment to either Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) or non-FTA
nations around the Pacific Rim.3 Pacific
Connector requested a certificate of
public convenience and necessity from
the FERC authorizing the construction
and operation of a pipeline between the
Malin Hub in Klamath County, Oregon
and the Jordan Cove terminal on Coos
Bay in Coos County, Oregon. The Pacific
Connector pipeline would have the
design capacity to transport a total about
1.07 Bcf/d of natural gas; with about
0.04 Bcf/d reserved for Northwest
Pipeline Company’s Grants Pass Lateral
through the newly proposed Clark’s
Branch Delivery Meter Station in
Douglas County, Oregon.
The draft EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
1 Jordan Cove filed its application with the FERC
on May 21, 2013 in Docket No. CP13–483–000,
while Pacific Connector filed its application with
the FERC on June 6, 2013 in Docket No. CP13–492–
000.
2 The pronouns ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
Projects.
3 The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil
Energy issued an authorization on December 7,
2011 allowing Jordan Cove to export LNG to FTA
nations in DOE/FE Order 3041, and authorization
to export to non-FTA nations on March 24, 2014 in
DOE/FE Order 3413. Shipment would be by other
party LNG vessels.
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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 Project would result in some limited
adverse environmental impacts.
However, if the Project is constructed
and operated in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations, and
with implementation of Jordan Cove’s
and Pacific Connector’s proposed
mitigation measures, and the additional
mitigation measures recommended in
this EIS, environmental impacts would
be substantially reduced.
The United States (U.S.) Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest
Service); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
U.S. Department of Energy; U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; U.S.
Department of Homeland Security,
Coast Guard; U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), and Fish and Wildlife
Service; and the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration of the
U.S. Department of Transportation
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 cooperating agencies may
adopt and use the EIS for their
regulatory purposes, and to satisfy
compliance with the NEPA and other
related federal environmental laws and
regulations. Although the cooperating
agencies provided input to the
conclusions and recommendations
presented in the EIS, the agencies will
present their own conclusions and
recommendations in their respective
Records of Decision for the Project.
Actions of the Forest Service, BLM, and
Reclamation
The BLM’s identified purpose of and
need for the proposed action is to
respond to a Right-of-Way Grant
application submitted by Pacific
Connector on February 25, 2013. The
Secretary of the Interior has delegated
authority to the BLM to grant a Rightof-Way in response to the Pacific
Connector application for natural gas
transmission on federal lands under the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. Before
issuing the Right-of-Way Grant, the BLM
must receive the written concurrence of
the other surface managing federal
agencies (i.e., Reclamation and Forest
Service) in accordance with Title 43
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part
2882.3(i). In addition, there is a need for
the BLM and the Forest Service to
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amend affected Land Management Plans
(LMP) to make provision for the Pacific
Connector pipeline. Although
Reclamation has facilities that would be
affected by the Pacific Connector
pipeline, it has not identified any
agency-specific actions for analysis in
the draft EIS.
For the Forest Service, pursuant to 36
CFR 219.17(b) (2012 Planning Rule as
amended), the responsible official has
elected to use the procedures of the
1982 planning regulation for the
proposed amendments to the Rogue
River, Umpqua, and Winema National
Forest LMPs related to the Pacific
Connector pipeline. Under the Forest
Service planning regulations (36 CFR
219.10(f); 1982 Rule) there is a need for
the Forest Service to determine the
significance of the proposed
amendments. The proposed
amendments are specific to the Pacific
Connector Pipeline Project.
The following amendments have been
proposed by the BLM and/or the Forest
Service as part of the proposed action in
FERC’s draft EIS:
Amendment of BLM Coos Bay District,
Roseburg District, Medford District, and
Klamath Falls Resource Area of the
Lakeview District Resource Management
Plans (RMP) and the Umpqua National
Forest, Rogue River National Forest, and
Winema National Forest Land and
Resource Management Plans (LRMP)
BLM/FS–1—Applicable BLM and
Forest Service LMPs would be amended
to exempt certain known sites within
the area of the proposed Pacific
Connector pipeline from the
Management Recommendations
required by the 2001 ‘‘Record of
Decision and Standards and Guidelines
for Amendments to the Survey and
Manage, Protection Buffer, and other
Mitigation Measures Standards and
Guidelines,’’ as modified in July 2011.
Amendment of BLM Coos Bay District
and Roseburg District RMPs
BLM–1—The Coos Bay District and
Roseburg District RMPs would be
amended to waive the requirements to
protect occupied, suitable, and potential
habitat for the marbled murrelet
(MAMU), as mapped by the BLM within
the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline
area. An estimated 75 acres of occupied,
suitable, or potential MAMU habitat
within the proposed Pacific Connector
pipeline area would potentially be
affected by the amendment on the
Roseburg District.
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Amendments of BLM Roseburg District
RMP
BLM–2—The Roseburg District RMP
would be amended to exempt the
Pacific Connector Pipeline Project from
the requirement to retain habitat in
Known Owl Activity Centers at three
locations.
BLM–3—The Roseburg District RMP
would be amended to change the
designation of approximately 409 acres
from the Matrix land allocation to the
Late Successional Reserve (LSR) land
allocation in Sections 32 and 34,
Township (T).291⁄2 South (S), Range
(R).7 West (W).; and Section 1, T.30S.,
R.7W., Willamette Meridian (W.M.)
Oregon.
Amendment of BLM Coos Bay District
RMP
BLM–4—The Coos Bay District RMP
would be amended to change the
designation of approximately 387 acres
from the Matrix land allocation to the
LSR land allocation in Sections 19 and
29, T.28S., R.10W., W.M., Oregon.
Amendments of the Umpqua National
Forest LRMP
UNF–1—The Umpqua National Forest
LRMP would be amended to change the
Standards and Guidelines for Fisheries
to allow the removal of effective shading
vegetation where perennial streams
would be crossed by the Pacific
Connector pipeline corridor. This
change would potentially affect an
estimated three acres of shading
vegetation at four perennial stream
crossings in the East Fork of Cow Creek
from pipeline mileposts (MP) 109.0 to
110.0 in Sections 16 and 21, T.32S.,
R.2W., W.M., Oregon.
UNF–2—The Umpqua National Forest
LRMP would be amended to change
prescriptions C2–II and C2–IV and to
allow the Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor to cross Riparian Areas (i.e.,
Riparian Reserves) and run parallel to
the East Fork of Cow Creek for
approximately 0.1 mile between MPs
109.7 and 109.8 in Section 21, T.32S.,
R.2W.,W. M., Oregon. This change
would potentially affect approximately
one acre of Riparian Reserve along the
East Fork of Cow Creek.
UNF–3—The Umpqua National Forest
LRMP would be amended to waive
limitations on the area affected by
detrimental soil conditions from
displacement and compaction within
the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor. Standards and Guidelines for
Soils requires that not more than 20
percent of the project area have
detrimental compaction, displacement,
or puddling after completion of a
project.
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UNF–4—The Umpqua National Forest
LRMP would be amended to change the
designation of approximately 588 acres
from the Matrix land allocation to the
LSR 223 land allocation in Sections 7,
18, and 19, T.32S., R.2W., and Sections.
13 and 24, T.32S., R.3W., W.M., Oregon.
Amendments of the Rogue River
National Forest LRMP
RRNF–2—The Rogue River National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
change the Visual Quality Objective
(VQO) in the area where the Pacific
Connector pipeline corridor would cross
Big Elk Road, at MP 161.4 in Section 16,
T.37S., R.4E., W.M., Oregon, from
Foreground Retention to Foreground
Partial Retention and allow more time
for the amended VQO to be attained.
RRNF–3—The Rogue River National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
change the VQO in the vicinity of where
the Pacific Connector pipeline corridor
would cross the Pacific Crest Trail at
MP 168.0 in Section 32, T.37S.,
R.5E.,W.M., Oregon, from Foreground
Partial Retention to Modification and
allow more time for the amended VQO
to be attained.
RRNF–4—The Rogue River National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
allow more time to meet the VQO along
the Pacific Connector pipeline corridor
between MPs 156.3 to 156.8 and 157.2
to 157.5 in Sections 11 and 12, T.37S.,
R.3E., W.M., Oregon. Standards and
Guidelines for Middleground Partial
Retention require that VQOs for a given
location be achieved within one year of
completion of the project.
Approximately 0.8 mile or 9 acres of
Middleground Partial Retention VQO
visible at distances of 0.75 to 5 miles
from State Highway 140 would be
affected by this amendment.
RRNF–5—The Rogue River National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
allow the Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor to cross lands subject to the
Restricted Riparian Management
Strategy standards and guidelines. This
would potentially affect approximately
2.5 acres associated with one perennial
stream crossing of the South Fork of
Little Butte Creek at MP 162.45 in
Section 16, T.37S., R.4E.,W.M., Oregon.
RRNF–6—The Rogue River National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
waive limitations on areas affected by
detrimental soil conditions from
displacement and compaction within
the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor in all affected Management
Strategies.
RRNR–7—The Rogue River National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
change the designation of approximately
512 acres from the Matrix land
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allocation to the LSR land allocation in
Sections 32, T.36S., R.3E., W.M.,
Oregon.
Amendments of the Winema National
Forest LRMP
WNF–1—The Winema National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
change the Standards and Guidelines for
Management Area 3 (MA–3) to allow for
development of the Pacific Connector
pipeline corridor in MA–3 from the
Forest Boundary in Section 32, T.37S.,
R.5E., W.M., Oregon, to Clover Creek
Road in Section 4, T.38S, R.5. E, W.M.,
Oregon. Standards and Guidelines for
MA–3 state that it is currently an
avoidance area for new utility corridors.
This amendment would apply to a
portion of the proposed Pacific
Connector pipeline corridor that would
be approximately 1.5 miles long and
occupy approximately 17 acres.
WNF–2—The Winema National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
allow more time to achieve the VQO
where the Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor would cross the Dead Indian
Memorial Highway at MP 168.8 in
Section 33, T.37S., R.5E., W. M.,
Oregon.
WNF–3—The Winema National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
allow more time to meet the VQO for
Scenic Management, Foreground Partial
Retention, where the Pacific Connector
pipeline corridor would be adjacent to
Clover Creek Road from MPs 170.0 to
175.0 in Sections 2, 3, 4, 11, and 12,
T.38S., R.5E.,W.M., Oregon, and
Sections 7 and 18, T.38S., R.6E., W.M.,
Oregon. This amendment would be
applicable to approximately 50 acres of
the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor.
WNF–4—The Winema National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
waive restrictions on detrimental soil
conditions from displacement and
compaction within the proposed Pacific
Connector pipeline corridor in all
affected management areas.
WNF–5—The Winema National
Forest LRMP would be amended to
waive restrictions on detrimental soil
conditions from displacement and
compaction within the proposed Pacific
Connector pipeline corridor within
Management Area 8, Riparian Area
(MA–8). This amendment would be
applicable to approximately 0.5 mile or
an estimated 9.6 acres of MA–8.
Standards and Guidelines for Soil and
Water within MA–8 require that not
more than 10 percent of the total
riparian zone in an activity area be in a
detrimental soil condition upon the
completion of a project.
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Proposed Project Facilities
The EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
following major Project facilities:
Jordan Cove
• access channel, marine slip, and
LNG vessel and tug boat berths;
• LNG loading platform and
cryogenic transfer pipeline;
• two LNG storage tanks (each with a
capacity of 160,000 cubic meters);
• four liquefaction trains (each with a
capacity of 1.5 MMTPA);
• one-mile-long utility corridor and
access road between the LNG terminal
and the power plant;
• pipeline gas conditioning plant
(consisting of two feed gas and
dehydration trains with a combined
throughput of 1.0 Bcf/d of natural gas);
and
• 420-megawatt South Dunes Power
Plant.
Pacific Connector
• 232-mile-long, 36-inch-in-diameter
underground welded-steel pipeline
extending from the Klamath Compressor
Station near Malin, Oregon to the Jordan
Cove LNG terminal at Coos Bay;
• 41,000-horsepower Klamath
Compressor Station at milepost (MP)
228.1,4 in Klamath County, Oregon;
• two receipt meter stations
(Klamath-Beaver and Klamath-Eagle) at
the interconnections with the existing
Gas Transmission Northwest and Ruby
pipelines within the Klamath
Compressor Station;
• Clarks Branch Delivery Meter
Station at MP 71.5, in Douglas County,
Oregon, at the interconnection with the
existing Northwest Pipeline Grants Pass
Lateral;
• Jordan Cove Delivery Meter Station
at MP 1.5R, in Coos County, Oregon, at
the interconnection with the Jordan
Cove LNG terminal;
• 17 mainline block valves located
within the pipeline right-of-way or colocated at aboveground facilities;
4 The total length of the pipeline does not match
the MPs, which have been retained from the
original route proposed for the LNG import project
in Docket No. CP07–441–000. Where realignments
have been adopted into the proposed route, the MPs
are designated with an ‘‘R.’’ In addition, the MPs
are reversed, numbered from west to east, again as
a reflection of the original pipeline design. Now, in
the LNG export project in Docket No. CP13–492–
000, the natural gas would flow west from the
Malin Hub to Coos Bay, with the Pacific Connector
pipeline beginning at the Klamath Compressor
Station at MP 228.1 and terminating at the Jordan
Cove Meter Station at MP 1.5R.
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• five pig 5 launcher or receiver units,
co-located with other aboveground
facilities; and
• gas control communication system,
including 11 radio towers co-located at
other facilities.
Availability of the Draft EIS
The FERC staff mailed copies of the
draft EIS to federal, state, and local
government representatives and
agencies; elected officials;
environmental groups and regional nongovernment organizations; interested
Indian tribes; potentially affected
landowners; commenters; newspapers
and libraries in the project area; and
parties to the proceeding. Paper copy
versions of this EIS were mailed to those
specifically requesting them; all others
received a compact disk version. 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.
Commenting on the Draft EIS
Any person wishing to comment on
the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the
Project in the final EIS, it is important
that the Commission receive your
comments on or before February 13,
2015.
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 (CP13–483–000 and
CP13–492–000) 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. Please carefully
follow these instructions so that your
comments are properly recorded.
(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 one of the public
meetings 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. All
meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. and are
scheduled as follows:
Date
Location
Monday, December 8, 2014 .....................
Southwest Oregon Community College, Hales Performing Arts Center, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos
Bay, OR 97420, 541–888–7250.
Umpqua Community College, Lang Center, 1140 Umpqua College Rd., Roseburg, OR 97470, 541–
440–4705.
Seven Feathers Casino-Hotel & Convention Center, 146 Chief Miwaleta Ln., Canyonville, OR 97417,
800–548–8461 ext. 1218.
Central Medford High School, 815 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford, OR 97501, 541–842–3669, 541–842–
3680.
Oregon Institute of Technology, College Union Auditorium, 3201 Campus Dr., Klamath Falls, OR
97601, 541–895–1032.
Malin Community Hall, 2307 Front St., Malin, OR 97632, 541–723–4141.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 ....................
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 .............
Thursday, December 11, 2014 .................
Friday, December 12, 2014 ......................
Saturday, December 13, 2014 ..................
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Interventions
Questions
Any person seeking to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR Part 385.214).6 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 these proceedings 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.
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., CP13–483
and CP13–492). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FercOnline Support@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.
5 A pig is an internal pipeline cleaning and
inspection tool.
6 See the previous discussion on the methods for
filing comments.
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Dated: November 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68433-68436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP13-483-000; Docket No. CP13-492-000]
Jordan Cove Energy Project LP; Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP;
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Jordan Cove Liquefaction and Pacific Connector Pipeline
Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the projects proposed by Jordan Cove Energy Project LP (Jordan
Cove) and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP (Pacific Connector) in the
above-referenced dockets.\1\ We \2\ refer to the combined Jordan Cove
and Pacific Connector facilities simply as the Project. The Project
facilities would be located in Coos, Douglas, Jackson, and Klamath
Counties, Oregon.
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\1\ Jordan Cove filed its application with the FERC on May 21,
2013 in Docket No. CP13-483-000, while Pacific Connector filed its
application with the FERC on June 6, 2013 in Docket No. CP13-492-
000.
\2\ The pronouns ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects.
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Jordan Cove requested Commission authority to construct and operate
an LNG export terminal on Coos Bay, that would have the capacity to
produce about six million metric tons per annum of LNG, using feed
stock of about 0.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcd/f) of natural gas,
for shipment to either Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or non-FTA nations
around the Pacific Rim.\3\ Pacific Connector requested a certificate of
public convenience and necessity from the FERC authorizing the
construction and operation of a pipeline between the Malin Hub in
Klamath County, Oregon and the Jordan Cove terminal on Coos Bay in Coos
County, Oregon. The Pacific Connector pipeline would have the design
capacity to transport a total about 1.07 Bcf/d of natural gas; with
about 0.04 Bcf/d reserved for Northwest Pipeline Company's Grants Pass
Lateral through the newly proposed Clark's Branch Delivery Meter
Station in Douglas County, Oregon.
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\3\ The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy issued
an authorization on December 7, 2011 allowing Jordan Cove to export
LNG to FTA nations in DOE/FE Order 3041, and authorization to export
to non-FTA nations on March 24, 2014 in DOE/FE Order 3413. Shipment
would be by other party LNG vessels.
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The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
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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 Project would result in some
limited adverse environmental impacts. However, if the Project is
constructed and operated in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations, and with implementation of Jordan Cove's and Pacific
Connector's proposed mitigation measures, and the additional mitigation
measures recommended in this EIS, environmental impacts would be
substantially reduced.
The United States (U.S.) Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
(Forest Service); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; U.S. Department of
Energy; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, Coast Guard; U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and Fish
and Wildlife Service; and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation 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 cooperating agencies may adopt and use the EIS for
their regulatory purposes, and to satisfy compliance with the NEPA and
other related federal environmental laws and regulations. Although the
cooperating agencies provided input to the conclusions and
recommendations presented in the EIS, the agencies will present their
own conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records of
Decision for the Project.
Actions of the Forest Service, BLM, and Reclamation
The BLM's identified purpose of and need for the proposed action is
to respond to a Right-of-Way Grant application submitted by Pacific
Connector on February 25, 2013. The Secretary of the Interior has
delegated authority to the BLM to grant a Right-of-Way in response to
the Pacific Connector application for natural gas transmission on
federal lands under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. Before issuing the
Right-of-Way Grant, the BLM must receive the written concurrence of the
other surface managing federal agencies (i.e., Reclamation and Forest
Service) in accordance with Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Part 2882.3(i). In addition, there is a need for the BLM and the Forest
Service to amend affected Land Management Plans (LMP) to make provision
for the Pacific Connector pipeline. Although Reclamation has facilities
that would be affected by the Pacific Connector pipeline, it has not
identified any agency-specific actions for analysis in the draft EIS.
For the Forest Service, pursuant to 36 CFR 219.17(b) (2012 Planning
Rule as amended), the responsible official has elected to use the
procedures of the 1982 planning regulation for the proposed amendments
to the Rogue River, Umpqua, and Winema National Forest LMPs related to
the Pacific Connector pipeline. Under the Forest Service planning
regulations (36 CFR 219.10(f); 1982 Rule) there is a need for the
Forest Service to determine the significance of the proposed
amendments. The proposed amendments are specific to the Pacific
Connector Pipeline Project.
The following amendments have been proposed by the BLM and/or the
Forest Service as part of the proposed action in FERC's draft EIS:
Amendment of BLM Coos Bay District, Roseburg District, Medford
District, and Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District
Resource Management Plans (RMP) and the Umpqua National Forest, Rogue
River National Forest, and Winema National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plans (LRMP)
BLM/FS-1--Applicable BLM and Forest Service LMPs would be amended
to exempt certain known sites within the area of the proposed Pacific
Connector pipeline from the Management Recommendations required by the
2001 ``Record of Decision and Standards and Guidelines for Amendments
to the Survey and Manage, Protection Buffer, and other Mitigation
Measures Standards and Guidelines,'' as modified in July 2011.
Amendment of BLM Coos Bay District and Roseburg District RMPs
BLM-1--The Coos Bay District and Roseburg District RMPs would be
amended to waive the requirements to protect occupied, suitable, and
potential habitat for the marbled murrelet (MAMU), as mapped by the BLM
within the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline area. An estimated 75
acres of occupied, suitable, or potential MAMU habitat within the
proposed Pacific Connector pipeline area would potentially be affected
by the amendment on the Roseburg District.
Amendments of BLM Roseburg District RMP
BLM-2--The Roseburg District RMP would be amended to exempt the
Pacific Connector Pipeline Project from the requirement to retain
habitat in Known Owl Activity Centers at three locations.
BLM-3--The Roseburg District RMP would be amended to change the
designation of approximately 409 acres from the Matrix land allocation
to the Late Successional Reserve (LSR) land allocation in Sections 32
and 34, Township (T).29\1/2\ South (S), Range (R).7 West (W).; and
Section 1, T.30S., R.7W., Willamette Meridian (W.M.) Oregon.
Amendment of BLM Coos Bay District RMP
BLM-4--The Coos Bay District RMP would be amended to change the
designation of approximately 387 acres from the Matrix land allocation
to the LSR land allocation in Sections 19 and 29, T.28S., R.10W., W.M.,
Oregon.
Amendments of the Umpqua National Forest LRMP
UNF-1--The Umpqua National Forest LRMP would be amended to change
the Standards and Guidelines for Fisheries to allow the removal of
effective shading vegetation where perennial streams would be crossed
by the Pacific Connector pipeline corridor. This change would
potentially affect an estimated three acres of shading vegetation at
four perennial stream crossings in the East Fork of Cow Creek from
pipeline mileposts (MP) 109.0 to 110.0 in Sections 16 and 21, T.32S.,
R.2W., W.M., Oregon.
UNF-2--The Umpqua National Forest LRMP would be amended to change
prescriptions C2-II and C2-IV and to allow the Pacific Connector
pipeline corridor to cross Riparian Areas (i.e., Riparian Reserves) and
run parallel to the East Fork of Cow Creek for approximately 0.1 mile
between MPs 109.7 and 109.8 in Section 21, T.32S., R.2W.,W. M., Oregon.
This change would potentially affect approximately one acre of Riparian
Reserve along the East Fork of Cow Creek.
UNF-3--The Umpqua National Forest LRMP would be amended to waive
limitations on the area affected by detrimental soil conditions from
displacement and compaction within the proposed Pacific Connector
pipeline corridor. Standards and Guidelines for Soils requires that not
more than 20 percent of the project area have detrimental compaction,
displacement, or puddling after completion of a project.
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UNF-4--The Umpqua National Forest LRMP would be amended to change
the designation of approximately 588 acres from the Matrix land
allocation to the LSR 223 land allocation in Sections 7, 18, and 19,
T.32S., R.2W., and Sections. 13 and 24, T.32S., R.3W., W.M., Oregon.
Amendments of the Rogue River National Forest LRMP
RRNF-2--The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to
change the Visual Quality Objective (VQO) in the area where the Pacific
Connector pipeline corridor would cross Big Elk Road, at MP 161.4 in
Section 16, T.37S., R.4E., W.M., Oregon, from Foreground Retention to
Foreground Partial Retention and allow more time for the amended VQO to
be attained.
RRNF-3--The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to
change the VQO in the vicinity of where the Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor would cross the Pacific Crest Trail at MP 168.0 in Section 32,
T.37S., R.5E.,W.M., Oregon, from Foreground Partial Retention to
Modification and allow more time for the amended VQO to be attained.
RRNF-4--The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to
allow more time to meet the VQO along the Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor between MPs 156.3 to 156.8 and 157.2 to 157.5 in Sections 11
and 12, T.37S., R.3E., W.M., Oregon. Standards and Guidelines for
Middleground Partial Retention require that VQOs for a given location
be achieved within one year of completion of the project. Approximately
0.8 mile or 9 acres of Middleground Partial Retention VQO visible at
distances of 0.75 to 5 miles from State Highway 140 would be affected
by this amendment.
RRNF-5--The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to
allow the Pacific Connector pipeline corridor to cross lands subject to
the Restricted Riparian Management Strategy standards and guidelines.
This would potentially affect approximately 2.5 acres associated with
one perennial stream crossing of the South Fork of Little Butte Creek
at MP 162.45 in Section 16, T.37S., R.4E.,W.M., Oregon.
RRNF-6--The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to
waive limitations on areas affected by detrimental soil conditions from
displacement and compaction within the proposed Pacific Connector
pipeline corridor in all affected Management Strategies.
RRNR-7--The Rogue River National Forest LRMP would be amended to
change the designation of approximately 512 acres from the Matrix land
allocation to the LSR land allocation in Sections 32, T.36S., R.3E.,
W.M., Oregon.
Amendments of the Winema National Forest LRMP
WNF-1--The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to change
the Standards and Guidelines for Management Area 3 (MA-3) to allow for
development of the Pacific Connector pipeline corridor in MA-3 from the
Forest Boundary in Section 32, T.37S., R.5E., W.M., Oregon, to Clover
Creek Road in Section 4, T.38S, R.5. E, W.M., Oregon. Standards and
Guidelines for MA-3 state that it is currently an avoidance area for
new utility corridors. This amendment would apply to a portion of the
proposed Pacific Connector pipeline corridor that would be
approximately 1.5 miles long and occupy approximately 17 acres.
WNF-2--The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to allow
more time to achieve the VQO where the Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor would cross the Dead Indian Memorial Highway at MP 168.8 in
Section 33, T.37S., R.5E., W. M., Oregon.
WNF-3--The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to allow
more time to meet the VQO for Scenic Management, Foreground Partial
Retention, where the Pacific Connector pipeline corridor would be
adjacent to Clover Creek Road from MPs 170.0 to 175.0 in Sections 2, 3,
4, 11, and 12, T.38S., R.5E.,W.M., Oregon, and Sections 7 and 18,
T.38S., R.6E., W.M., Oregon. This amendment would be applicable to
approximately 50 acres of the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline
corridor.
WNF-4--The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to waive
restrictions on detrimental soil conditions from displacement and
compaction within the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline corridor in
all affected management areas.
WNF-5--The Winema National Forest LRMP would be amended to waive
restrictions on detrimental soil conditions from displacement and
compaction within the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline corridor
within Management Area 8, Riparian Area (MA-8). This amendment would be
applicable to approximately 0.5 mile or an estimated 9.6 acres of MA-8.
Standards and Guidelines for Soil and Water within MA-8 require that
not more than 10 percent of the total riparian zone in an activity area
be in a detrimental soil condition upon the completion of a project.
Proposed Project Facilities
The EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following major Project facilities:
Jordan Cove
access channel, marine slip, and LNG vessel and tug boat
berths;
LNG loading platform and cryogenic transfer pipeline;
two LNG storage tanks (each with a capacity of 160,000
cubic meters);
four liquefaction trains (each with a capacity of 1.5
MMTPA);
one-mile-long utility corridor and access road between the
LNG terminal and the power plant;
pipeline gas conditioning plant (consisting of two feed
gas and dehydration trains with a combined throughput of 1.0 Bcf/d of
natural gas); and
420-megawatt South Dunes Power Plant.
Pacific Connector
232-mile-long, 36-inch-in-diameter underground welded-
steel pipeline extending from the Klamath Compressor Station near
Malin, Oregon to the Jordan Cove LNG terminal at Coos Bay;
41,000-horsepower Klamath Compressor Station at milepost
(MP) 228.1,\4\ in Klamath County, Oregon;
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\4\ The total length of the pipeline does not match the MPs,
which have been retained from the original route proposed for the
LNG import project in Docket No. CP07-441-000. Where realignments
have been adopted into the proposed route, the MPs are designated
with an ``R.'' In addition, the MPs are reversed, numbered from west
to east, again as a reflection of the original pipeline design. Now,
in the LNG export project in Docket No. CP13-492-000, the natural
gas would flow west from the Malin Hub to Coos Bay, with the Pacific
Connector pipeline beginning at the Klamath Compressor Station at MP
228.1 and terminating at the Jordan Cove Meter Station at MP 1.5R.
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two receipt meter stations (Klamath-Beaver and Klamath-
Eagle) at the interconnections with the existing Gas Transmission
Northwest and Ruby pipelines within the Klamath Compressor Station;
Clarks Branch Delivery Meter Station at MP 71.5, in
Douglas County, Oregon, at the interconnection with the existing
Northwest Pipeline Grants Pass Lateral;
Jordan Cove Delivery Meter Station at MP 1.5R, in Coos
County, Oregon, at the interconnection with the Jordan Cove LNG
terminal;
17 mainline block valves located within the pipeline
right-of-way or co-located at aboveground facilities;
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five pig \5\ launcher or receiver units, co-located with
other aboveground facilities; and
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gas control communication system, including 11 radio
towers co-located at other facilities.
Availability of the Draft EIS
The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft EIS to federal, state,
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental groups and regional non-government organizations;
interested Indian tribes; potentially affected landowners; commenters;
newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to the
proceeding. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to those
specifically requesting them; all others received a compact disk
version. 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.
Commenting on the Draft EIS
Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the Project in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive your comments on or before
February 13, 2015.
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 (CP13-483-000 and CP13-492-000) 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. Please carefully follow these instructions so that
your comments are properly recorded.
(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 one of the public meetings 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. All
meetings will begin at 6:00 p.m. and are scheduled as follows:
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Date Location
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Monday, December 8, 2014.......................... Southwest Oregon
Community College,
Hales Performing
Arts Center, 1988
Newmark Ave., Coos
Bay, OR 97420, 541-
888-7250.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014......................... Umpqua Community
College, Lang
Center, 1140 Umpqua
College Rd.,
Roseburg, OR 97470,
541-440-4705.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014...................... Seven Feathers
Casino-Hotel &
Convention Center,
146 Chief Miwaleta
Ln., Canyonville,
OR 97417, 800-548-
8461 ext. 1218.
Thursday, December 11, 2014....................... Central Medford High
School, 815 S.
Oakdale Ave.,
Medford, OR 97501,
541-842-3669, 541-
842-3680.
Friday, December 12, 2014......................... Oregon Institute of
Technology, College
Union Auditorium,
3201 Campus Dr.,
Klamath Falls, OR
97601, 541-895-
1032.
Saturday, December 13, 2014....................... Malin Community
Hall, 2307 Front
St., Malin, OR
97632, 541-723-
4141.
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Interventions
Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR Part 385.214).\6\ 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 these proceedings 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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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., CP13-
483 and CP13-492). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnline
Support@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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Dated: November 7, 2014.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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