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Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Planned Jacksonville 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 develop an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
examining the potential environmental
effects of the Jacksonville Project
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(Project) involving the construction and
operation of a liquefied natural gas
(LNG) production, storage, and export
facility at a site on the St. Johns River
in Jacksonville, Florida. The
Commission will use this EIS in its
decision-making process to determine
whether to authorize the Project.
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 March 26,
2015.
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. If you sent comments on this
Project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on November 26,
2014, you will need to file those
comments in Docket No. PF15–7–000 to
ensure they are considered as part of
this proceeding. 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,
Jacksonville Project, March 12, 2015;
7:00 p.m. EST, Jacksonville Public
Library, 303 North Laura Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32202.
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.
The purpose of this scoping meeting
is to provide the public an opportunity
to learn more about the Commission’s
environmental review process, and to
verbally comment on the Project. The
scoping meeting will start at 7 p.m. and
representatives from Eagle LNG will be
present one hour prior to the start of the
meeting to answer questions about the
Project. Additionally, Eagle LNG has
established an Internet Web site at
https://www.eaglelng.com/jacksonvilleproject/ that will be updated as the
environmental review of its Project
proceeds. Please note that free parking
will be available at the Duval Street
Parking Garage, located at 33 W. Duval
Street. Metered street parking will also
be available, and is free after 6 p.m.
Affected landowners and interested
groups and individuals are encouraged
to attend the scoping meetings and
present comments on the issues they
believe should be addressed in the EIS.
A transcript of the meeting will be
added to the Commission’s
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administrative record to ensure that
your comments are accurately recorded.
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
Eagle LNG proposes to construct, own
and operate the Jacksonville LNG
facility located within the City of
Jacksonville, Florida, on industrially
zoned land adjacent to the St. Johns
River.
The facility would receive
domestically produced natural gas,
transported through existing and
expanded local utility pipelines, and
utilize super-cooling to create LNG for
temporary onsite storage. The Project
would include three liquefaction trains,
one (possibly two) LNG storage tanks,
and a marine load-out facility and dock
on the St. Johns River that could
accommodate small to mid-size LNG
vessels and bunkering barges. LNG
would be periodically loaded for
transport onto trucks, containers, or
ocean-going vessels, and marketed for
use in U.S. vehicular and highhorsepower engines, domestic ship
fueling (marine bunkering), and
international export.
As currently planned, the Jacksonville
Project would consist of the following
facilities:
• Three liquefaction trains, each with
a capacity of 0.18 million tons per
annum;
• inlet natural gas boost compression;
• interconnect piping (including
potential non-jurisdictional expansion
of existing public utility lines);
• one 30,283 cubic meter (m3) single
containment LNG storage tank;
• an LNG vessel docking and loading
terminal;
• an LNG truck loading area;
• flare stack; and
• power, water, and communications
facilities (including off-site nonjurisdictional facilities leading to the
Project site).
The general location of the Project site
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 Jacksonville Project
would encompass a 193 acre site along
the St. Johns River that is currently
zoned for industrial development by the
City of Jacksonville, and located in an
area that hosts other bulk fuel terminals.
The Project site includes a submerged
land lease covering lands extending
approximately 600 feet from the
shoreline into the St. Johns River. Based
on the Project’s initial design, the
facility construction footprint would
occupy approximately 40 of the 193
acres; laydown area requirements
during construction are included within
the 40-acres. Eagle LNG is still in the
planning phase for the Jacksonville
Project and the required property title
assignments have not been finalized.
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 authorization
of LNG facilities under Section 3a of the
Natural Gas Act. 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;
• public safety and reliability; and
• cumulative impacts.
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
2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
Energy Projects.
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pre-filing process is to encourage early
involvement of interested stakeholders
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 Eagle
LNG in Jacksonville, Florida in January
2015 to explain the environmental
review process and answer questions 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
6 of this notice.
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. Coast Guard (USCG), the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) have expressed their
intention to participate as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EIS.
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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
Florida State Division of Historical
Resources (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
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
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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 area, contractor storage
yards, 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
Eagle LNG. This preliminary list of
issues may change based on your
comments and our continued analysis.
Issued identified include:
• Potential impacts on recreational
fishing and aquatic resources in the
vicinity of Bartram Island and along the
St Johns River Shipping Channel;
• potential water quality impact from
dredging and disposal;
• visual effects on surrounding areas;
• public safety and hazards
associated with the transport of natural
gas and LNG; and
• potential impacts and potential
benefits of construction workforce on
local housing, infrastructure, public
services, and economy.
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 March 26,
2015. 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 (PF15–7–000) with your
submission. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
for Historic Places.
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to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
efiling@ferc.gov.
(1) You can file your comments
electronically using the eComment
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp) feature located on the
Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docsfiling.asp). This is an easy method for
interested persons to submit brief, textonly comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments
electronically using the eFiling (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp)
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.’’ (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
eregistration.asp). 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).
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Becoming an Intervenor
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Once Eagle LNG 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
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 ‘‘Document-less
Intervention Guide’’ under the ‘‘e-filing’’
link on the Commission’s Web site.
Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/help/
how-to/intervene.asp. 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.
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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., PF15–
7). 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
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rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
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allows you to keep track of all formal
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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.
Take notice that on February 19, 2015,
the Orlando Utilities Commission
submitted its tariff filing per 35.28(e):
Amendment to its Order No. 1000
Regional Compliance Filings, to be
effective 1/1/2015.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
protests must be filed on or before the
comment date. On or before the
comment date, it is not necessary to
serve motions to intervene or protests
on persons other than the Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
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docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
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(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on March 23, 2015.
Dated: February 24, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
Dated: February 24, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Adam Robert Rousselle, II; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
On February 5, 2015, Adam Robert
Rousselle, II filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA),
proposing to study the feasibility of the
Nockamixon Dam Water Power Project
(project) to be located on Tohickon
Creek, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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 landdisturbing 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) The existing
Nockamixon dam, which is 1,511 feet
long and approximately 112 feet high
discharging into Tohickon Creek; (2)
Nockamixon dam impounds a reservoir
of 40,000 acre-feet with a surface area of
1,450 acres, at a pool elevation of 395.0
feet mean sea level; (3) a proposed
reinforced concrete powerhouse
housing three pump turbine generating
units with a total installed capacity of
150 kilowatts; (4) a proposed 826-footlong, 34.5-kilovolt primary transmission
line connected to Metropolitan Edison
Company; and (5) appurtenant facilities.
The estimated annual generation of the
project would be 834,000 kilowatthours.
Applicant Contact: Mr. Adam Robert
Rousselle, II, 104 Autumn Trace Drive,
New Hope, PA 18938, phone: 215–485–
1708.
FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone:
(202) 502–6096.
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.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file comments,
motions to intervene, notices of intent,
and competing applications using the
Commission’s eFiling system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11189-11192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04206]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF15-7-000]
Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Jacksonville 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 develop an environmental impact statement (EIS)
examining the potential environmental effects of the Jacksonville
Project
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(Project) involving the construction and operation of a liquefied
natural gas (LNG) production, storage, and export facility at a site on
the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. The Commission will use
this EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether to
authorize the Project.
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 March 26, 2015.
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. If you sent comments on this
Project to the Commission before the opening of this docket on November
26, 2014, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. PF15-7-000
to ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. 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, Jacksonville Project, March 12, 2015; 7:00 p.m. EST,
Jacksonville Public Library, 303 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL
32202.
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.
The purpose of this scoping meeting is to provide the public an
opportunity to learn more about the Commission's environmental review
process, and to verbally comment on the Project. The scoping meeting
will start at 7 p.m. and representatives from Eagle LNG will be present
one hour prior to the start of the meeting to answer questions about
the Project. Additionally, Eagle LNG has established an Internet Web
site at https://www.eaglelng.com/jacksonville-project/ that will be
updated as the environmental review of its Project proceeds. Please
note that free parking will be available at the Duval Street Parking
Garage, located at 33 W. Duval Street. Metered street parking will also
be available, and is free after 6 p.m.
Affected landowners and interested groups and individuals are
encouraged to attend the scoping meetings and present comments on the
issues they believe should be addressed in the EIS. A transcript of the
meeting will be added to the Commission's administrative record to
ensure that your comments are accurately recorded.
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
Eagle LNG proposes to construct, own and operate the Jacksonville
LNG facility located within the City of Jacksonville, Florida, on
industrially zoned land adjacent to the St. Johns River.
The facility would receive domestically produced natural gas,
transported through existing and expanded local utility pipelines, and
utilize super-cooling to create LNG for temporary onsite storage. The
Project would include three liquefaction trains, one (possibly two) LNG
storage tanks, and a marine load-out facility and dock on the St. Johns
River that could accommodate small to mid-size LNG vessels and
bunkering barges. LNG would be periodically loaded for transport onto
trucks, containers, or ocean-going vessels, and marketed for use in
U.S. vehicular and high-horsepower engines, domestic ship fueling
(marine bunkering), and international export.
As currently planned, the Jacksonville Project would consist of the
following facilities:
Three liquefaction trains, each with a capacity of 0.18
million tons per annum;
inlet natural gas boost compression;
interconnect piping (including potential non-
jurisdictional expansion of existing public utility lines);
one 30,283 cubic meter (m\3\) single containment LNG
storage tank;
an LNG vessel docking and loading terminal;
an LNG truck loading area;
flare stack; and
power, water, and communications facilities (including
off-site non-jurisdictional facilities leading to the Project site).
The general location of the Project site is shown in Appendix 1.\1\
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\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 Jacksonville Project would encompass a 193 acre site
along the St. Johns River that is currently zoned for industrial
development by the City of Jacksonville, and located in an area that
hosts other bulk fuel terminals. The Project site includes a submerged
land lease covering lands extending approximately 600 feet from the
shoreline into the St. Johns River. Based on the Project's initial
design, the facility construction footprint would occupy approximately
40 of the 193 acres; laydown area requirements during construction are
included within the 40-acres. Eagle LNG is still in the planning phase
for the Jacksonville Project and the required property title
assignments have not been finalized.
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 authorization of LNG
facilities under Section 3a of the Natural Gas Act. 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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\2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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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;
public safety and reliability; and
cumulative impacts.
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
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pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement of interested
stakeholders 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 Eagle LNG in Jacksonville, Florida in January 2015
to explain the environmental review process and answer questions 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 6 of this notice.
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. Coast Guard (USCG), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), and the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) have expressed their intention to participate as
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS.
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\3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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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 Florida State Division of Historical Resources (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 area, contractor
storage yards, 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 Eagle LNG. This preliminary
list of issues may change based on your comments and our continued
analysis. Issued identified include:
Potential impacts on recreational fishing and aquatic
resources in the vicinity of Bartram Island and along the St Johns
River Shipping Channel;
potential water quality impact from dredging and disposal;
visual effects on surrounding areas;
public safety and hazards associated with the transport of
natural gas and LNG; and
potential impacts and potential benefits of construction
workforce on local housing, infrastructure, public services, and
economy.
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 March
26, 2015. 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 (PF15-7-000) 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
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp) feature located on the
Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and
Filings (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp). 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
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp) 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.'' (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/eregistration.asp). 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).
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Becoming an Intervenor
Once Eagle LNG 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 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 ``Document-less Intervention Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on
the Commission's Web site. Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/help/how-to/intervene.asp. 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., PF15-
7). 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 https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
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: February 24, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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