Department of Energy May 14, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Lake Charles Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0464D) for public review and comment, as well as the dates, locations, and times for two public hearings. The draft environmental impact statement (EIS) analyzes the potential environmental impacts associated with the Lake Charles Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project, which would be constructed and operated by Lake Charles Clean Energy, LLC (LCCE), an affiliate of Leucadia Energy, LLC (Leucadia). Leucadia's proposal was selected by DOE to receive financial assistance under the Industrial Carbon Capture and Sequestration program. DOE prepared this draft EIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations that implement the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508), the DOE procedures implementing NEPA (10 CFR Part 1021), the DOE procedures for compliance with floodplain and wetland environmental review requirements (10 CFR Part 1022), and the General Conformity Rule for air emissions in non-attainment or maintenance areas (40 CFR 93.150- 165).