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facilities. The pipeline would originate
near Malin in Klamath County, Oregon,
traverse Douglas and Jackson Counties,
and terminate (at the LNG Terminal) in
Coos County. The associated
aboveground facilities would include
the new Klamath Compressor Station
(62,200 horsepower) near Malin.
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Background
On February 10, 2017, the
Commission staff granted Jordan Cove
and Pacific Connector’s requests to use
the FERC’s Pre-filing environmental
review process and assigned them
jointly to Docket No. PF17–4–000. On
June 9, 2017, the Commission issued a
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and
Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects,
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Sessions (NOI).
The NOI was issued during the prefiling review of the Projects in Docket
No. PF17–4–000 and was sent to federal,
state, and local government agencies;
elected officials; affected landowners;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes and
regional organizations; commentors and
other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. Major issues
raised during scoping include purpose
and need, property rights, use of
eminent domain, reliability and safety,
cumulative impacts, cultural resources,
threatened and endangered species,
water resources, vegetation, and
alternatives.
The U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of
Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, National
Marine Fisheries Service, U.S.
Department of Energy, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, and the Coquille Indian
Tribe are cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the EIS.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EIS and to keep track of
all formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. 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.
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
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Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov). Using the
eLibrary link, select General Search
from the eLibrary menu, enter the
selected date range and Docket Number
excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP17–494 and/or CP17–495), and follow
the instructions. For assistance with
access to eLibrary, the helpline can be
reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202)
502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC
website also provides access to the texts
of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
and rule makings.
Dated: August 31, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
Issuance of Final Order—February 6,
2020
If a schedule change becomes
necessary for the final order, an
additional notice will be provided so
that interested parties and government
agencies are kept informed of the
Project’s progress.
Dated: August 31, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP17–66–000; CP17–67–000]
[FR Doc. 2018–19403 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am]
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Venture Global
Plaquemines LNG, LLC and Venture
Global Gator Express, LLC
Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express
Pipeline Project
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP17–178–000]
Notice of Anticipated Schedule of Final
Order for the Alaska Gasline
Development Corporation Alaska LNG
Project
On April 17, 2017, Alaska Gasline
Development Corporation filed an
application in Docket No. CP17–178–
000, pursuant to section 3 of the Natural
Gas Act and Part 153 of the
Commission’s regulations, for
authorization to site, construct, and
operate a new liquefied natural gas
(LNG) export terminal and associated
facilities on the eastern shore of Cook
Inlet in the Nikiski area of the Kenai
Peninsula in Alaska, and to construct
approximately 871 miles of natural gas
pipeline and associated facilities, all
within the State of Alaska. The
proposed project, known as the Alaska
LNG (Project), would liquefy and export
up to 20.0 million metric tons per
annum of LNG.
In accordance with Title 41 of the
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
Act, enacted on December 4, 2015,
agencies are to publish completion dates
for all federal environmental reviews
and authorizations. This notice
identifies the Commission’s anticipated
schedule for issuance of the final order
for the Project, which is based on the
anticipated date of issuance of the final
Environmental Impact Statement.
Accordingly, we currently anticipate
issuing a final order in the Project no
later than:
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On February 28, 2017, Venture Global
Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines
LNG) filed an application in Docket No.
CP17–66–000 requesting authorization
pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Natural
Gas Act (NGA) to construct and operate
liquefied natural gas (LNG) export
facilities. On the same day, Venture
Global Gator Express, LLC (Gator
Express Pipeline) filed an application in
Docket No. CP17–67–000, requesting a
Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the
NGA to construct, operate, and maintain
certain natural gas pipeline facilities.
Combined, the proposed project is
known as the Plaquemines LNG and
Gator Express Pipeline Project (Project)
and would provide gas and processing
to produce up to 20.0 million tonnes per
annum of LNG for export. On July 21,
2016, in Order No. 3866, the U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Fossil
Energy, granted to Plaquemines LNG
authorization to export LNG to Free
Trade Agreement nations.
On March 13, 2017, the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
or Commission) issued its Notice of
Application for the Project. Among
other things, that notice alerted other
agencies issuing federal authorizations
of the requirement to complete all
necessary reviews and to reach a final
decision on the request for a federal
authorization within 90 days of the date
of issuance of the Commission staff’s
final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Plaquemines LNG and
Gator Express Pipeline Project. This
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instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s
planned schedule for completion of the
final EIS for the Project, which is based
on an issuance of the draft EIS in
November 2018. The forecasted
schedule for both the draft and final EIS
is based upon Plaquemines LNG and
Gator Express Pipeline providing
complete and timely responses to any
future data requests. In addition, the
schedule assumes that the cooperating
agencies will provide input on their
areas of responsibility on a timely basis.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the
final EIS—May 3, 2019
90-Day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline—August 1, 2019
If a schedule change becomes
necessary for the final EIS, an additional
notice will be provided so that the
relevant agencies are kept informed of
the Project’s progress.
Project Description
Plaquemines LNG plans to construct
an LNG terminal on a 632-acre site on
the Mississippi River in Plaquemines
Parish, Louisiana. Gator Express
Pipeline plans to construct two parallel
42-inch-diameter gas lateral pipelines
totaling approximately 26.8 miles, also
in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. These
pipelines would connect the LNG
terminal to the existing interstate
natural gas grid. Each pipeline would
have a nominal gas supply capability of
1.97 standard billion cubic feet per day.
The Project would consist of a
liquefaction plant, aboveground storage
tanks, marine loading berthing docks, a
utility dock, and air-cooled electric
power generation facilities, in addition
to the two lateral pipelines.
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Background
On July 2, 2015, the Commission staff
granted Plaquemines LNG and Gator
Express Pipeline’s request to use the
FERC’s pre-filing environmental review
process and assigned the Plaquemines
LNG and Gator Express Pipeline Project
Docket No. PF15–27–000. On October 5,
2015, the Commission issued a Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed
Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express
Pipeline Project, Request for Comments
on Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Meetings (NOI). On
September 14, 2016, the FERC sent a
letter to potentially-affected landowners
informing them of changes that
Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express
Pipeline had made to the planned
pipelines since the initiation of the prefiling process.
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The NOI and pipeline modification
letter were issued during the pre-filing
review of the Project in Docket No.
PF15–27–000 was sent to federal, state,
and local government agencies; elected
officials; affected landowners;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes and
regional organizations; commentors and
other interested parties; and local
libraries and newspapers. Major issues
raised during scoping include potential
impacts to the river floodway and the
flood protection levee from terminal
construction, construction and wetland
fill in the Coastal Zone, saltwater
intrusion from marsh pipeline
construction, impacts on productivity of
Barataria Bay estuary, greenhouse gas
emissions from project operation, and
noise and light pollution impacts on
nearby sensitive areas.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of
Energy, U.S. Department of
Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, and
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
are cooperating agencies in the
preparation of the EIS.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the
issuance of the EIS and to keep track of
all formal issuances and submittals in
specific dockets, the Commission offers
a free service called eSubscription. 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.
Additional information about the
Project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs
at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov). Using the
eLibrary link, select General Search
from the eLibrary menu, enter the
selected date range and Docket Number
excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP17–66 and CP17–67), and follow the
instructions. For assistance with access
to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached
at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659,
or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The
eLibrary link on the FERC website also
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and rule
makings.
Dated: August 31, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP16–116–000]
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review of the Texas LNG Brownsville
LLC Texas LNG Project
On March 31, 2016, Texas LNG
Brownsville LLC (Texas LNG) filed an
application in Docket No. CP16–116–
000 requesting authorization pursuant
to Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act to
site, construct, modify, and operate
liquefied natural gas (LNG) export
facilities located on the Brownsville
Ship Channel in Cameron County,
Texas. The proposed project is known
as the Texas LNG Project (Project) and
would include a new LNG export
terminal capable of producing up to 4
million tonnes per annum of LNG for
export. The terminal would receive
natural gas to the export facilities from
a third-party intrastate pipeline. On
September 24, 2015, in Order No. 3716,
the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Fossil Energy, granted to Texas LNG a
long-term, multi-contract authorization
to export LNG to Free Trade Agreement
nations.
On April 14, 2016, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) issued its Notice of
Application for the Project. Among
other things, that notice alerted other
agencies issuing federal authorizations
of the requirement to complete all
necessary reviews and to reach a final
decision on the request for a federal
authorization within 90 days of the date
of issuance of the Commission staff’s
final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Texas LNG Project. This
instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s
planned schedule for completion of the
final EIS for the Project, which is based
on an issuance of the draft EIS in
October 2018. The forecasted schedule
for both the draft and final EIS is based
upon Texas LNG providing complete
and timely responses to any future data
requests. In addition, the schedule
assumes that the cooperating agencies
will provide input on their areas of
responsibility on a timely basis.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the
final EIS—March 15, 2019
90-Day Federal Authorization Decision
Deadline—June 13, 2019
If a schedule change becomes
necessary for the final EIS, an additional
notice will be provided so that the
relevant agencies are kept informed of
the Project’s progress.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP17-66-000; CP17-67-000]
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Venture Global
Plaquemines LNG, LLC and Venture Global Gator Express, LLC Plaquemines
LNG and Gator Express Pipeline Project
On February 28, 2017, Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC
(Plaquemines LNG) filed an application in Docket No. CP17-66-000
requesting authorization pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) to construct and operate liquefied natural gas (LNG) export
facilities. On the same day, Venture Global Gator Express, LLC (Gator
Express Pipeline) filed an application in Docket No. CP17-67-000,
requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant
to Section 7(c) of the NGA to construct, operate, and maintain certain
natural gas pipeline facilities. Combined, the proposed project is
known as the Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express Pipeline Project
(Project) and would provide gas and processing to produce up to 20.0
million tonnes per annum of LNG for export. On July 21, 2016, in Order
No. 3866, the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy,
granted to Plaquemines LNG authorization to export LNG to Free Trade
Agreement nations.
On March 13, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC
or Commission) issued its Notice of Application for the Project. Among
other things, that notice alerted other agencies issuing federal
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and
to reach a final decision on the request for a federal authorization
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Plaquemines LNG and Gator
Express Pipeline Project. This
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instant notice identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for
completion of the final EIS for the Project, which is based on an
issuance of the draft EIS in November 2018. The forecasted schedule for
both the draft and final EIS is based upon Plaquemines LNG and Gator
Express Pipeline providing complete and timely responses to any future
data requests. In addition, the schedule assumes that the cooperating
agencies will provide input on their areas of responsibility on a
timely basis.
Schedule for Environmental Review
Issuance of Notice of Availability of the final EIS--May 3, 2019
90-Day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--August 1, 2019
If a schedule change becomes necessary for the final EIS, an
additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are
kept informed of the Project's progress.
Project Description
Plaquemines LNG plans to construct an LNG terminal on a 632-acre
site on the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Gator
Express Pipeline plans to construct two parallel 42-inch-diameter gas
lateral pipelines totaling approximately 26.8 miles, also in
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. These pipelines would connect the LNG
terminal to the existing interstate natural gas grid. Each pipeline
would have a nominal gas supply capability of 1.97 standard billion
cubic feet per day. The Project would consist of a liquefaction plant,
aboveground storage tanks, marine loading berthing docks, a utility
dock, and air-cooled electric power generation facilities, in addition
to the two lateral pipelines.
Background
On July 2, 2015, the Commission staff granted Plaquemines LNG and
Gator Express Pipeline's request to use the FERC's pre-filing
environmental review process and assigned the Plaquemines LNG and Gator
Express Pipeline Project Docket No. PF15-27-000. On October 5, 2015,
the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express
Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and
Notice of Public Scoping Meetings (NOI). On September 14, 2016, the
FERC sent a letter to potentially-affected landowners informing them of
changes that Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express Pipeline had made to the
planned pipelines since the initiation of the pre-filing process.
The NOI and pipeline modification letter were issued during the
pre-filing review of the Project in Docket No. PF15-27-000 was sent to
federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials;
affected landowners; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes and regional organizations; commentors and other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. Major issues
raised during scoping include potential impacts to the river floodway
and the flood protection levee from terminal construction, construction
and wetland fill in the Coastal Zone, saltwater intrusion from marsh
pipeline construction, impacts on productivity of Barataria Bay
estuary, greenhouse gas emissions from project operation, and noise and
light pollution impacts on nearby sensitive areas.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department
of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, and U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency are cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS.
Additional Information
In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EIS and to
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets,
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov). Using the eLibrary link, select General
Search from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and Docket
Number excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP17-66 and CP17-67), and
follow the instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the
helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at
[email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.
Dated: August 31, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-19394 Filed 9-6-18; 8:45 am]
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