Venture Global Delta LNG, LLC and Venture Global Delta Express, LLC; Supplemental Notice of Intent for the Planned Delta LNG and Delta Express Pipeline Project Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Related to Project Modifications Under Consideration, 4965-4968 [2020-01416]
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Dated: January 22, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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Data Collection for Analytics and Surveillance
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Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Venture Global Delta LNG, LLC and
Venture Global Delta Express, LLC;
Supplemental Notice of Intent for the
Planned Delta LNG and Delta Express
Pipeline Project Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
Related to Project Modifications Under
Consideration
As previously noticed on July 30 and
October 16, 2019, and supplemented
herein, the staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
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Commission) will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
that will discuss the environmental
impacts of the Delta LNG and Delta
Express Pipeline Project (Project)
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Venture Global Delta LNG,
LLC and Venture Global Delta Express,
LLC (collectively referred to as Delta
LNG) in Richland, Franklin, Catahoula,
Concordia, Avoyelles, St. Landry, Pointe
Coupee, West Baton Rouge, Iberville,
Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche,
Jefferson, and Plaquemines Parishes,
Louisiana.
With this Supplemental Notice of
Intent (Notice) we 1 are specifically
seeking comments on modifications to
the Delta Express Pipeline proposed by
Delta LNG on January 10, 2020. Delta
LNG incorporated the modifications
based on comments from regulatory
agencies and landowners, and detailed
environmental and constructability
considerations. The Commission is
issuing this Notice to provide
previously and newly identified
landowners and other stakeholders an
opportunity to comment on the Project
modifications.
This Notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this Project, including
newly affected landowners. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this planned
Project and encourage them to comment
on their areas of concern.
If you are a newly affected landowner
receiving this Notice, a Delta LNG
representative may have already
contacted you or may contact you soon
about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the
planned facilities. The company would
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the Project, that approval
conveys with it the right of eminent
domain. Therefore, if the easement
negotiations fail to produce an
agreement, the company could initiate
condemnation proceedings in
accordance with applicable law.
The FERC is the lead federal agency
responsible for conducting the
environmental review of the Project. As
mentioned above, the Commission’s
staff is preparing an EIS that discusses
the environmental impacts of the
Project. The EIS will be used to inform
the Commission as it determines
whether to approve the Project.
This Notice announces the opening of
an additional scoping period the
1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
environmental staff of the FERC’s Office of Energy
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Commission will use to gather input
from landowners potentially affected by
the Project. Comments may be
submitted in writing as described in the
public participation section of this
Notice. Please note that comments on
this Notice should be filed with the
Commission by February 20, 2020. If
you sent comments on this Project prior
to the opening of this additional
comment period, you do not need to
refile your comments. We have received
your comments and will use the
information in the preparation of the
EIS.
Information in this Notice was
prepared to notify previously and newly
affected landowners of the Project
modifications, inform them about the
Commission’s environmental review
process, and instruct them on how to
submit comments.
To help potentially affected
landowners better understand the
Commission and its environmental
review process, the ‘‘For Citizens’’
section of the FERC website
(www.ferc.gov) provides information
about getting involved in FERC
jurisdictional projects. A citizens’ guide
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
to Know?’’ is also available in this
section of the Commission’s website.
This guide addresses a number of
frequently asked questions, including
the use of eminent domain and how to
participate in the Commission’s
proceedings.
Summary of the Proposed Project
Changes
The Project would involve the
construction of a liquefied natural gas
(LNG) export terminal in Plaquemines
Parish, Louisiana and the approximately
285-mile-long Delta Express Pipeline
located within 14 parishes in Louisiana.
Domestically sourced natural gas would
be transported by the Delta Express
Pipeline to the Delta LNG terminal,
which would produce, store, and
deliver up to 24 million tons per annum
of LNG to LNG carriers for export
overseas.
Delta LNG previously proposed to
construct two parallel 42-inch-diameter
pipelines within a single right-of-way
and four natural gas-fired compressor
stations. Delta LNG no longer proposes
to construct the Monterey Compressor
Station at milepost (MP) 70.3 in
Concordia Parish; the Fordoche
Compressor Station at MP 137.9 in
Pointe Coupee Parish; or the Belle Rose
Compressor Station at MP 200.8 in
Assumption Parish.
No modifications of the terminal are
proposed. Delta LNG has reduced the
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facilities associated with the Delta
Express Pipeline and now proposes to
construct:
• A single 48-inch-diameter pipeline
along the previously proposed route;
and
• two natural gas-fired compressor
stations.
The two compressor stations would
consist of the previously planned Alto
Compressor Station at MP 0.0 in
Richland Parish and the newly
proposed Melville Compressor Station
at MP 131.2 in Pointe Coupee Parish.
A map depicting the location of the
newly proposed Melville Compressor
Station is included in appendix 1.2
Delta LNG is not proposing any
modifications to the planned route of
the Delta Express Pipeline.
Public Participation
The Commission offers a free service
called eSubscription which makes it
easy to stay informed of all issuances
and submittals regarding the dockets/
projects to which you subscribe. These
instant email notifications are the fastest
way to receive notification and provide
a link to the document files, which can
reduce the amount of time you spend
researching proceedings. To sign up go
to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
For your convenience, there are three
methods you can use to submit your
comments to the Commission. 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, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and
Filings. Using eComment 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, which is located 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
2 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–
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first create an account by clicking on
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making; a
comment on a particular project is
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; 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 (PF19–4–000)
with your submission: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Please note this is not your only
public input opportunity; please refer to
the review process flow chart in
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The EIS Process
The EIS 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;
• water resources and wetlands;
• vegetation, fisheries, and wildlife;
• threatened and endangered species;
• cultural resources;
• land use;
• socioeconomics;
• air quality and noise;
• public safety; and
• cumulative impacts.
Commission staff 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, Commission staff have
initiated a NEPA review under the
Commission’s pre-filing process. The
purpose of the pre-filing process is to
encourage early involvement of
interested stakeholders and to identify
and resolve issues before the
Commission receives an application. As
part of the pre-filing review,
Commission staff have contacted federal
and state agencies to discuss their
involvement in the scoping process and
the preparation of the EIS.
The EIS will present Commission
staffs’ independent analysis of the
issues. The draft EIS will be available in
electronic format in the public record
through eLibrary 3 and the
Commission’s website (https://
www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/
eis.asp). If eSubscribed, you will receive
instant email notification when the draft
EIS is issued. The draft EIS will be
issued for an allotted public comment
period. After the comment period on the
3 For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer
to the last page of this Notice.
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draft EIS, Commission staff will
consider all timely comments and revise
the document, as necessary, before
issuing a final EIS. To ensure
Commission staff have the opportunity
to consider and address your comments,
please carefully follow the instructions
in the Public Participation section,
beginning on page 3.
Consultation 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, the Commission is
using this Notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic
Preservation Office, and to solicit their
views and those of other government
agencies, interested Indian tribes, and
the public on the Project’s potential
effects on historic properties.4 The 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
Commission staff have already
identified several issues that deserve
attention based on a preliminary review
of the planned facilities and the
environmental information provided by
Delta LNG. This preliminary list of
issues may change based on your
comments and our analysis:
• Impacts on wetlands including
coastal marsh and forested wetlands;
• cumulative impacts on air quality,
noise, wetlands, socioeconomics, and
other resources associated with
construction and operation of the
planned Delta LNG export terminal and
the nearby Plaquemines LNG export
terminal and other large projects at
various stages of planning and
construction in the region;
• LNG terminal site alternatives;
• Delta Express Pipeline route
alternatives;
• Environmental Justice impacts; and
• alternative construction methods
and workspace configurations that
would avoid or reduce impacts.
Environmental Mailing List
The environmental mailing list
includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and
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
of Historic Places.
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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. Commission
staff will update the environmental
mailing list as the analysis proceeds to
ensure that Commission notices related
to this environmental review are sent to
all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or
potentially affected by the planned
Project.
A Notice of Availability of the draft
EIS will be sent to the environmental
mailing list and will provide
instructions to access the electronic
document on the FERC’s website
(www.ferc.gov). If you need to make
changes to your name/address, or if you
would like to remove your name from
the mailing list, please return the
attached ‘‘Mailing List Update Form’’
(appendix 3).
Becoming an Intervenor
Once Delta LNG files its application
with the Commission, you may want to
become an ‘‘intervenor,’’ which is an
official party to the Commission’s
proceeding. Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing of the
Commission’s decision 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 pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions
to intervene are more fully described at
https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/
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, after which the Commission
will issue a public notice that
establishes an intervention deadline.
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
website (www.ferc.gov) using the
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,
click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the
docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’
field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
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PF19–4). 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 all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
Public sessions or site visits, if any are
planned, will be posted on the
Commission’s calendar located at
www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx along with other related
information.
Dated: January 22, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Notice of Application: Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP
Take notice that on January 10, 2020,
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas
Eastern), 5400 Westheimer Court,
Houston, TX 77056, filed an application
under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the
Commission’s rules and regulations to
replace four existing compressor units at
its Lilly Compressor Station, located in
Cambria County, Pennsylvania (Lilly
Compressor Units Replacement Project).
Specifically, Texas Eastern is requesting
authorization to replace a total of four
existing compressor units with a total
certificated horsepower (hp) of 34,800
hp with two new 18,100 hp natural gasfired units totaling 36,200 hp and
related auxiliary facilities, all as more
fully described in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection. The filing may also
be viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202)
502–8659.
Texas Eastern also states that they
will install software controls on the two
new units, limiting the total horsepower
at the compressor station to 34,800 hp
in order to maintain the current
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designed horsepower and delivery
capacity at the Lilly Compressor Station.
Any questions regarding this
application should be directed to Lisa
A. Connolly, Director, Rates and
Certificates, Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP, P.O. Box 1642,
Houston, Texas 77251–1642, or call
(713) 627–4102, fax (713) 627–5947, or
email: lisa.connolly@enbridge.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9),
within 90 days of this Notice, the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
3 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must provide a copy to
the applicant and to every other party.
Only parties to the proceeding can ask
for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
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consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, and will be
notified of any meetings associated with
the Commission’s environmental review
process. Environmental commentors
will not be required to serve copies of
filed documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commentors
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
As of the February 27, 2018 date of
the Commission’s order in Docket No.
CP16–4–001, the Commission will
apply its revised practice concerning
out-of-time motions to intervene in any
new Natural Gas Act section 3 or section
7 proceeding.1 Persons desiring to
become a party to a certificate
proceeding are to intervene in a timely
manner. If seeking to intervene out-oftime, the movant is required to ‘‘show
good cause why the time limitation
should be waived,’’ and should provide
justification by reference to factors set
forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of the
Commission’s Rules and Regulations.2
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, 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 3 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on February 12, 2020.
Dated: January 22, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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FERC ¶ 61,167 at ¶ 50 (2018).
2 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4965-4968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01416]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF19-4-000]
Venture Global Delta LNG, LLC and Venture Global Delta Express,
LLC; Supplemental Notice of Intent for the Planned Delta LNG and Delta
Express Pipeline Project Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
Related to Project Modifications Under Consideration
As previously noticed on July 30 and October 16, 2019, and
supplemented herein, the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC or
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Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that
will discuss the environmental impacts of the Delta LNG and Delta
Express Pipeline Project (Project) involving construction and operation
of facilities by Venture Global Delta LNG, LLC and Venture Global Delta
Express, LLC (collectively referred to as Delta LNG) in Richland,
Franklin, Catahoula, Concordia, Avoyelles, St. Landry, Pointe Coupee,
West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche,
Jefferson, and Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana.
With this Supplemental Notice of Intent (Notice) we \1\ are
specifically seeking comments on modifications to the Delta Express
Pipeline proposed by Delta LNG on January 10, 2020. Delta LNG
incorporated the modifications based on comments from regulatory
agencies and landowners, and detailed environmental and
constructability considerations. The Commission is issuing this Notice
to provide previously and newly identified landowners and other
stakeholders an opportunity to comment on the Project modifications.
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\1\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects.
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This Notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this Project, including newly affected landowners.
State and local government representatives should notify their
constituents of this planned Project and encourage them to comment on
their areas of concern.
If you are a newly affected landowner receiving this Notice, a
Delta LNG representative may have already contacted you or may contact
you soon about the acquisition of an easement to construct, operate,
and maintain the planned facilities. The company would seek to
negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the Project, that approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if the easement negotiations fail to produce
an agreement, the company could initiate condemnation proceedings in
accordance with applicable law.
The FERC is the lead federal agency responsible for conducting the
environmental review of the Project. As mentioned above, the
Commission's staff is preparing an EIS that discusses the environmental
impacts of the Project. The EIS will be used to inform the Commission
as it determines whether to approve the Project.
This Notice announces the opening of an additional scoping period
the Commission will use to gather input from landowners potentially
affected by the Project. Comments may be submitted in writing as
described in the public participation section of this Notice. Please
note that comments on this Notice should be filed with the Commission
by February 20, 2020. If you sent comments on this Project prior to the
opening of this additional comment period, you do not need to refile
your comments. We have received your comments and will use the
information in the preparation of the EIS.
Information in this Notice was prepared to notify previously and
newly affected landowners of the Project modifications, inform them
about the Commission's environmental review process, and instruct them
on how to submit comments.
To help potentially affected landowners better understand the
Commission and its environmental review process, the ``For Citizens''
section of the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) provides information about
getting involved in FERC jurisdictional projects. A citizens' guide
entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I
Need to Know?'' is also available in this section of the Commission's
website. This guide addresses a number of frequently asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain and how to participate in the
Commission's proceedings.
Summary of the Proposed Project Changes
The Project would involve the construction of a liquefied natural
gas (LNG) export terminal in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana and the
approximately 285-mile-long Delta Express Pipeline located within 14
parishes in Louisiana. Domestically sourced natural gas would be
transported by the Delta Express Pipeline to the Delta LNG terminal,
which would produce, store, and deliver up to 24 million tons per annum
of LNG to LNG carriers for export overseas.
Delta LNG previously proposed to construct two parallel 42-inch-
diameter pipelines within a single right-of-way and four natural gas-
fired compressor stations. Delta LNG no longer proposes to construct
the Monterey Compressor Station at milepost (MP) 70.3 in Concordia
Parish; the Fordoche Compressor Station at MP 137.9 in Pointe Coupee
Parish; or the Belle Rose Compressor Station at MP 200.8 in Assumption
Parish.
No modifications of the terminal are proposed. Delta LNG has
reduced the facilities associated with the Delta Express Pipeline and
now proposes to construct:
A single 48-inch-diameter pipeline along the previously
proposed route; and
two natural gas-fired compressor stations.
The two compressor stations would consist of the previously planned
Alto Compressor Station at MP 0.0 in Richland Parish and the newly
proposed Melville Compressor Station at MP 131.2 in Pointe Coupee
Parish.
A map depicting the location of the newly proposed Melville
Compressor Station is included in appendix 1.\2\
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\2\ 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.
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Delta LNG is not proposing any modifications to the planned route
of the Delta Express Pipeline.
Public Participation
The Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which
makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances and submittals
regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe. These instant
email notifications are the fastest way to receive notification and
provide a link to the document files, which can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings. To sign up go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. 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, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment 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, which is located 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
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first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked
to select the type of filing you are making; a comment on a particular
project is considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; 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
(PF19-4-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington,
DC 20426.
Please note this is not your only public input opportunity; please
refer to the review process flow chart in appendix 2.
The EIS Process
The EIS 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;
water resources and wetlands;
vegetation, fisheries, and wildlife;
threatened and endangered species;
cultural resources;
land use;
socioeconomics;
air quality and noise;
public safety; and
cumulative impacts.
Commission staff 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, Commission staff
have initiated a NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before
the Commission receives an application. As part of the pre-filing
review, Commission staff have contacted federal and state agencies to
discuss their involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of
the EIS.
The EIS will present Commission staffs' independent analysis of the
issues. The draft EIS will be available in electronic format in the
public record through eLibrary \3\ and the Commission's website
(https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). If eSubscribed,
you will receive instant email notification when the draft EIS is
issued. The draft EIS will be issued for an allotted public comment
period. After the comment period on the draft EIS, Commission staff
will consider all timely comments and revise the document, as
necessary, before issuing a final EIS. To ensure Commission staff have
the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully
follow the instructions in the Public Participation section, beginning
on page 3.
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\3\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the
last page of this Notice.
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Consultation 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, the Commission is using this Notice to initiate
consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office,
and to solicit their views and those of other government agencies,
interested Indian tribes, and the public on the Project's potential
effects on historic properties.\4\ The 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 of Historic
Places.
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Currently Identified Environmental Issues
Commission staff have already identified several issues that
deserve attention based on a preliminary review of the planned
facilities and the environmental information provided by Delta LNG.
This preliminary list of issues may change based on your comments and
our analysis:
Impacts on wetlands including coastal marsh and forested
wetlands;
cumulative impacts on air quality, noise, wetlands,
socioeconomics, and other resources associated with construction and
operation of the planned Delta LNG export terminal and the nearby
Plaquemines LNG export terminal and other large projects at various
stages of planning and construction in the region;
LNG terminal site alternatives;
Delta Express Pipeline route alternatives;
Environmental Justice impacts; and
alternative construction methods and workspace
configurations that would avoid or reduce impacts.
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. Commission staff will update the environmental
mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices
related to this environmental review are sent to all individuals,
organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially
affected by the planned Project.
A Notice of Availability of the draft EIS will be sent to the
environmental mailing list and will provide instructions to access the
electronic document on the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov). If you need
to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove
your name from the mailing list, please return the attached ``Mailing
List Update Form'' (appendix 3).
Becoming an Intervenor
Once Delta LNG files its application with the Commission, you may
want to become an ``intervenor,'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision 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 pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions to intervene are more fully
described at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/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, after which the Commission will
issue a public notice that establishes an intervention deadline.
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 website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number
in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
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PF19-4). 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. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
Public sessions or site visits, if any are planned, will be posted
on the Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.
Dated: January 22, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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