80_FR_10512 80 FR 10474 - Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Aguirre Offshore Gasport Project

80 FR 10474 - Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Aguirre Offshore Gasport Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

Page Range10474-10474
FR Document2015-03999

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 10474]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03999]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-193-000]


Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Aguirre Offshore 
Gasport Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project (Project), proposed by Aguirre 
Offshore GasPort, LLC (Aguirre LLC), a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Excelerate Energy, LP in the above-referenced docket. Aguirre LLC is 
seeking authorization from the FERC to develop, construct, and operate 
a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal off the southern coast of 
Puerto Rico.
    The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project in 
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA). Construction and operation of the Project would result in 
mostly temporary and short-term environmental impacts; however, some 
long-term and permanent environmental impacts would occur. The FERC 
staff concluded that approval of the proposed Project, with the 
mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would result in limited 
adverse environmental impacts.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Coast Guard, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Puerto Rico Permits Management Office, 
Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, Puerto Rico Planning Board, 
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, and 
Puerto Rico Department of Health 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. In 
addition, other federal, state, and local agencies may use this EIS in 
approving or issuing permits for all or part of the proposed Project. 
Although the cooperating agencies provided input to the conclusions and 
recommendations presented in the final EIS, the agencies will present 
their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records 
of Decision for the Project.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine 
Fisheries Service also provided assistance in preparing this EIS as 
permitting and consulting agencies.
    The Project is being developed in cooperation with the Puerto Rico 
Electric Power Authority (PREPA) for the purpose of receiving, storing, 
and regasifying the LNG to be acquired by PREPA; and delivering natural 
gas to PREPA's existing Aguirre Power Complex (Aguirre Plant) in 
Salinas, Puerto Rico. The Project will help diversify Puerto Rico's 
energy sources, allow the Aguirre Plant to meet the EPA's Mercury and 
Air Toxics Standard rule, reduce fuel oil barge traffic in Jobos Bay, 
and contribute to price stabilization for power in the region. The 
final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following Project facilities:
     An offshore berthing platform;
     an offshore marine LNG receiving facility;
     a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit moored at the 
offshore berthing platform;
     visiting LNG carriers; and
     a 4.0-mile-long (6.4 kilometer) subsea pipeline connecting 
the Offshore GasPort to the Aguirre Plant.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the final EIS to federal, state, 
and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; other interested individuals 
and groups; newspapers and libraries in the Project area; and parties 
to this proceeding. The final EIS was also translated in Spanish. Paper 
copy versions of this EIS in English were mailed to those specifically 
requesting them; all others received a CD version. To accommodate 
translation, paper copy and CD versions of this EIS in Spanish are 
scheduled to be mailed out about two weeks after the English version. 
In addition, the final EIS is available for public viewing on the 
FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited 
number of copies are available for distribution and public inspection 
at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 
First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC (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., CP13-
193). 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; 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 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 http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: February 20, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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10474 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 38 / Thursday, February 26, 2015 / Notices offer of settlement. Likewise, as non- Department of Transportation, U.S. Project area; and parties to this decisional staff, pursuant to 18 CFR Department of Energy, U.S. Department proceeding. The final EIS was also 385.2201 (2014), they are prohibited of Agriculture, Puerto Rico Permits translated in Spanish. Paper copy from communicating with advisory staff Management Office, Puerto Rico versions of this EIS in English were concerning any deliberations in this Environmental Quality Board, Puerto mailed to those specifically requesting docket. Rico Planning Board, Puerto Rico them; all others received a CD version. Exceptions to this designation as non- Department of Natural and To accommodate translation, paper decisional are: Environmental Resources, and Puerto copy and CD versions of this EIS in Larry Gasteiger Rico Department of Health participated Spanish are scheduled to be mailed out James Owens as cooperating agencies in the about two weeks after the English Justin Shellaway preparation of the EIS. Cooperating version. In addition, the final EIS is Timothy Helwick agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to available for public viewing on the Eric Ciccoretti FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using Shawn Bennett resources potentially affected by the proposal, and participate in the NEPA the eLibrary link. A limited number of Jill Davis analysis. In addition, other federal, copies are available for distribution and Sebastian Krynski state, and local agencies may use this public inspection at: Federal Energy Dated: February 19, 2015. Regulatory Commission, Public EIS in approving or issuing permits for Kimberly D. Bose, all or part of the proposed Project. Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Secretary. Although the cooperating agencies Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) [FR Doc. 2015–03995 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] provided input to the conclusions and 502–8371. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P recommendations presented in the final Additional information about the EIS, the agencies will present their own Project is available from the conclusions and recommendations in Commission’s Office of External Affairs, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY their respective Records of Decision for at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC the Project. (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Federal Energy Regulatory The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Commission Click on the eLibrary link, click on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric ‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket [Docket No. CP13–193–000] Administration, National Marine number excluding the last three digits in Aguirre Offshore GasPort, LLC; Notice Fisheries Service also provided the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13– of Availability of the Final assistance in preparing this EIS as 193). Be sure you have selected an Environmental Impact Statement for permitting and consulting agencies. appropriate date range. For assistance, the Proposed Aguirre Offshore The Project is being developed in please contact FERC Online Support at Gasport Project cooperation with the Puerto Rico FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free Electric Power Authority (PREPA) for at (866) 208–3676; for TTY, contact The staff of the Federal Energy (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also the purpose of receiving, storing, and Regulatory Commission (FERC or regasifying the LNG to be acquired by provides access to the texts of formal Commission) has prepared a final PREPA; and delivering natural gas to documents issued by the Commission, environmental impact statement (EIS) PREPA’s existing Aguirre Power such as orders, notices, and for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project Complex (Aguirre Plant) in Salinas, rulemakings. (Project), proposed by Aguirre Offshore Puerto Rico. The Project will help GasPort, LLC (Aguirre LLC), a wholly In addition, the Commission offers a diversify Puerto Rico’s energy sources, owned subsidiary of Excelerate Energy, free service called eSubscription that allow the Aguirre Plant to meet the LP in the above-referenced docket. allows you to keep track of all formal EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standard Aguirre LLC is seeking authorization issuances and submittals in specific rule, reduce fuel oil barge traffic in from the FERC to develop, construct, dockets. This can reduce the amount of Jobos Bay, and contribute to price and operate a liquefied natural gas time you spend researching proceedings stabilization for power in the region. (LNG) import terminal off the southern by automatically providing you with The final EIS addresses the potential coast of Puerto Rico. notification of these filings, document environmental effects of the The final EIS assesses the potential summaries, and direct links to the construction and operation of the environmental effects of the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/ following Project facilities: construction and operation of the • An offshore berthing platform; docs-filing/esubscription.asp. Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project in • an offshore marine LNG receiving accordance with the requirements of the Dated: February 20, 2015. facility; National Environmental Policy Act • a Floating Storage and Kimberly D. Bose, (NEPA). Construction and operation of Regasification Unit moored at the Secretary. the Project would result in mostly offshore berthing platform; [FR Doc. 2015–03999 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] temporary and short-term • visiting LNG carriers; and BILLING CODE 6717–01–P environmental impacts; however, some • a 4.0-mile-long (6.4 kilometer) long-term and permanent environmental subsea pipeline connecting the Offshore impacts would occur. 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