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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP17–41–000]
Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville, LLC;
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Jacksonville Project
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft
environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Jacksonville Project, proposed by
Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville, LLC
(Eagle LNG) in the above-referenced
docket. Eagle LNG requests
authorization to construct and operate a
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on
the north bank of the St. Johns River in
Jacksonville, Florida. Eagle LNG’s
Jacksonville Project would consist of an
LNG terminal on about 81.1 acres of a
193.4-acre parcel of land and would
produce a nominal capacity of about 1.0
million (metric) tonnes per annum
(MTPA) of LNG. The LNG terminal
would receive natural gas from a new
120-foot-long non-jurisdictional natural
gas pipeline constructed by Peoples Gas’
(a subsidiary of TECO Energy, Inc.),
connected to its existing local gas
distribution transmission pipeline,
which is immediately adjacent to the
proposed terminal site.
The draft EIS assesses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
Jacksonville Project in accordance with
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of
the Jacksonville Project would result in
some limited adverse environmental
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impacts; however, these impacts would
be reduced to less-than-significant
levels with the implementation of Eagle
LNG’s proposed mitigation and the
additional measures recommended in
the draft EIS.
The U.S. Department of Energy, U.S.
Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, and 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. Although the
cooperating agencies provided input to
the conclusions and recommendations
presented in the draft EIS, the agencies
will present their own conclusions and
recommendations in their respective
Records of Decision or determinations
for the project.
The draft EIS addresses the potential
environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the
following project facilities:
• Three LNG trains, each with a
nominal capacity of 0.33 MTPA of LNG
for export, resulting in a total nominal
capacity of 1.0 MTPA;
• one LNG storage tank with a net
capacity of 45,000 m3;
• marine facilities with a concrete
access trestle and loading platform, and
two liquid loading arms capable of
docking and mooring a range of LNG
vessels with an LNG cargo capacity of
up to 45,000 m3;
• LNG truck loading facilities with a
dual bay capable of loading 260 to 520
LNG trucks per year;
• a boil-off gas compression system;
• on-site refrigerant storage;
• ground flare and cold vent systems;
and
• utilities and support facilities (e.g.,
administration, control, and workshop
buildings; roads and parking areas;
power and communications; water, air,
septic, and stormwater systems).
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability to federal, state,
and local government representatives
and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
and newspapers and libraries in the
project area. The draft EIS is only
available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the
FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on the
Environmental Documents page (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/
eis.asp). In addition, the draft EIS may
be accessed by using the eLibrary link
on the FERC’s website. Click on the
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eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on
General Search, and enter the docket
number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP17–41). 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.
Any person wishing to comment on
the draft EIS may do so. Your comments
should focus on draft EIS’s disclosure
and discussion of potential
environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or
lessen environmental impacts. To
ensure consideration of your comments
on the proposal in the final EIS, it is
important that the Commission receive
your comments on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on January 7, 2019.
For your convenience, there are four
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. The
Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received,
whether filed in written form or
provided verbally. The Commission
encourages electronic filing of
comments and has staff available to
assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
FercOnlineSupport@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 website
(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 website
(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. Be sure to reference
the project docket number (CP17–41–
000) with your submission: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written or
electronic comments, the Commission
invites you to attend the public
comment session its staff will conduct
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in the project area to receive comments
on the draft EIS, scheduled as follows:
Date and time
Location
Wednesday, December 12, 2018.
4:00–8:00 p.m. EST ..
Jacksonville Public Library (Main), 303
North Laura Street,
Jacksonville, FL
32202, (904) 630–
2665.
The primary goal of this comment
session is to have you identify the
specific environmental issues and
concerns with the draft EIS. Individual
verbal comments will be taken on a oneon-one basis with a court reporter. This
format is designed to receive the
maximum amount of verbal comments,
in a convenient way during the
timeframe allotted.
The scoping session is scheduled
from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time.
You may arrive at any time after 4:00
p.m. There will not be a formal
presentation by Commission staff when
the session opens. If you wish to speak,
the Commission staff will hand out
numbers in the order of your arrival.
Comments will be taken until the
closing hour for the comment session.
However, if no additional numbers have
been handed out and all individuals
who wish to provide comments have
had an opportunity to do so, staff may
conclude the session 30 minutes before
the closing hour. Please see appendix 1
for additional information on the
session format and conduct.1
Your verbal comments will be
recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present)
and become part of the public record for
this proceeding. Transcripts will be
publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary
system (see below for instructions on
using eLibrary). If a significant number
of people are interested in providing
verbal comments in the one-on-one
settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may
be implemented for each commenter.
It is important to note that verbal
comments hold the same weight as
written or electronically submitted
comments. Although there will not be a
formal presentation, Commission staff
will be available throughout the
comment session to answer your
questions about the environmental
review process.
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the
appendices 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 page
2 of this notice.
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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).
Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/
resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission’s decision. The
Commission grants affected landowners
and others with environmental concerns
intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear
and direct interest in this proceeding
which no other party can adequately
represent. Simply filing environmental
comments will not give you intervenor
status, but you do not need intervenor
status to have your comments
considered.
Questions?
Additional information about the
project is available from the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all 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/docsfiling/esubscription.asp.
Dated: November 16, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–25581 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-41-000]
Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville, LLC; Notice of Availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Jacksonville
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Jacksonville Project, proposed by Eagle LNG Partners
Jacksonville, LLC (Eagle LNG) in the above-referenced docket. Eagle LNG
requests authorization to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas
(LNG) facility on the north bank of the St. Johns River in
Jacksonville, Florida. Eagle LNG's Jacksonville Project would consist
of an LNG terminal on about 81.1 acres of a 193.4-acre parcel of land
and would produce a nominal capacity of about 1.0 million (metric)
tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG. The LNG terminal would receive natural
gas from a new 120-foot-long non-jurisdictional natural gas pipeline
constructed by Peoples Gas' (a subsidiary of TECO Energy, Inc.),
connected to its existing local gas distribution transmission pipeline,
which is immediately adjacent to the proposed terminal site.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Jacksonville Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The FERC staff concludes that approval of the Jacksonville Project
would result in some limited adverse environmental impacts; however,
these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the
implementation of Eagle LNG's proposed mitigation and the additional
measures recommended in the draft EIS.
The U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, and 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. Although the cooperating agencies provided input to the
conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in
their respective Records of Decision or determinations for the project.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
Three LNG trains, each with a nominal capacity of 0.33
MTPA of LNG for export, resulting in a total nominal capacity of 1.0
MTPA;
one LNG storage tank with a net capacity of 45,000 m\3\;
marine facilities with a concrete access trestle and
loading platform, and two liquid loading arms capable of docking and
mooring a range of LNG vessels with an LNG cargo capacity of up to
45,000 m\3\;
LNG truck loading facilities with a dual bay capable of
loading 260 to 520 LNG trucks per year;
a boil-off gas compression system;
on-site refrigerant storage;
ground flare and cold vent systems; and
utilities and support facilities (e.g., administration,
control, and workshop buildings; roads and parking areas; power and
communications; water, air, septic, and stormwater systems).
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the
Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the draft EIS may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the
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eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on
General Search, and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number''
field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP17-41). Be sure you
have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866)
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. Your
comments should focus on draft EIS's disclosure and discussion of
potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures
to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. To ensure consideration of
your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that
the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on January 7, 2019.
For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or
[email protected]. 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 website (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 website (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. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP17-41-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend the public comment session its staff
will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft EIS,
scheduled as follows:
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Date and time Location
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018.............. Jacksonville Public Library
4:00-8:00 p.m. EST........................ (Main), 303 North Laura
Street, Jacksonville, FL
32202, (904) 630-2665.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The primary goal of this comment session is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.
Individual verbal comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a
court reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount
of verbal comments, in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.
The scoping session is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. local
time. You may arrive at any time after 4:00 p.m. There will not be a
formal presentation by Commission staff when the session opens. If you
wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order
of your arrival. Comments will be taken until the closing hour for the
comment session. However, if no additional numbers have been handed out
and all individuals who wish to provide comments have had an
opportunity to do so, staff may conclude the session 30 minutes before
the closing hour. Please see appendix 1 for additional information on
the session format and conduct.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices 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 page 2 of this notice.
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Your verbal comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may be
implemented for each commenter.
It is important to note that verbal comments hold the same weight
as written or electronically submitted comments. Although there will
not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available
throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the
environmental review process.
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). Motions to intervene are
more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review of the Commission's decision. The Commission grants
affected landowners and others with environmental concerns intervenor
status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and
direct interest in this proceeding which no other party can adequately
represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not give you
intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your
comments considered.
Questions?
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all 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 16, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25581 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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