80 FR 45270 - Deepwater Port License Application: Delfin LNG LLC, Delfin LNG Deepwater Port
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 145 (July 29, 2015)
Maritime Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 145 (July 29, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-18594 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 45270-45274] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18594] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [Docket No. USCG-2015-0472] Deepwater Port License Application: Delfin LNG LLC, Delfin LNG Deepwater Port AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of intent; notice of public meeting; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD), in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of the environmental review of the Delfin LNG LLC (Delfin LNG) deepwater port license application. The application proposes the ownership, construction, operation and eventual decommissioning of an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater port export facility that would be located in Federal waters within the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) West Cameron Area, West Addition Protraction Area (Gulf of Mexico), approximately 37.4 to 40.8 nautical miles off the coast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in water depths ranging from approximately 64 to 72 feet (19.5 to 21.9 meters). The deepwater port would consist of four semi-permanently moored floating liquefaction natural gas vessels (FLNGVs), and would reuse and repurpose two existing offshore natural gas pipelines: The former U-T Operating System (UTOS) pipeline and the High Island Operating System (HIOS) pipeline (see Summary of the Application for additional project specifics). The onshore components of the proposed deepwater port would be located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana and would be reviewed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under a separate authorization process (see FERC Docket No. CP15-490-000; 80 FR 30226 (May 27, 2015)). The onshore facility would consist of reactivating approximately 1.1 miles of the existing UTOS pipeline; the addition of 74,000 horsepower of new compression and associated metering and regulation facilities; the installation of new supply header pipelines (which would consist of 0.25 miles of new 42-inch pipeline to connect the former UTOS line to the new meter station); and 0.6 miles of new twin 30-inch pipelines between Transco Station 44 and the new compressor station site. Publication of this Notice of Intent (NOI) begins a 30 day scoping process that will help identify and determine [[Page 45271]] the scope of environmental issues to be addressed in the EIS. MARAD and the USCG will consider both the Delfin LNG deepwater port license application and the FERC application to be included in this review. For your convenience, we have included the Delfin LNG application to FERC under docket number USCG-2015-0472. This NOI requests public participation in the scoping process, provides information on how to participate and announces informational open houses and public meetings in Louisiana and Texas. Pursuant to the criteria provided in the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. (the Act), both Louisiana and Texas are the Adjacent Coastal States for this application. DATES: There will be two public scoping meetings held in connection with the application. The first public meeting will be held in Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 18, 2015, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The second public meeting will be held in Beaumont, Texas on August 19, 2015, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both public meetings will be preceded by an informational open house from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Each of the public meetings may end later than the stated time, depending on the number of persons wishing to speak. Additionally, materials submitted in response to this request for comments on the Delfin LNG deepwater port license application must reach the Federal Docket Management Facility as detailed below by August 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: The open house and public meeting in Lake Charles, Louisiana will be held at the Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601, telephone: 337-491-1256. The open house and public meeting in Beaumont, Texas will be held at the Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza, 3950 Walden Road, Beaumont, Texas 77705, telephone: 409-842-5995. Free parking is available at both the Lake Charles Civic Center and the Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza locations. The public docket for USCG-2015-0472 is maintained by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Management Facility, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. The Federal Docket Management Facility accepts hand-delivered submissions, and makes docket contents available for public inspection and copying at this address between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Federal Docket Management Facility's telephone number is 202-366-9329, the fax number is 202-493- 2251 and the Web site for electronic submissions or for electronic access to docket contents is http://www.regulations.gov. keyword search ``USCG-2015-0472''. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Roddy Bachman, USCG, telephone: 202-372-1451, email: [email protected], or Ms. Yvette M. Fields, MARAD, telephone: 202-366-0926, email: [email protected]. For questions regarding viewing the Docket, call Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Meeting and Open House We invite you to learn about the proposed deepwater port at any of the above informational open houses and to comment at any of the above public meetings on environmental issues related to the proposed deepwater port. Your comments will help us identify and refine the scope of the environmental issues to be addressed in the EIS. Speaker registrations will be available at the door. Speakers at the public scoping meetings will be recognized in the following order: Elected officials, public agencies, individuals or groups in the sign- up order and then anyone else who wishes to speak. In order to allow everyone a chance to speak at a public meeting, we may limit speaker time, extend the meeting hours or both. You must identify yourself, and any organization you represent, by name. Your remarks will be recorded or transcribed for inclusion in the public docket. You may submit written material at a public meeting, either in place of or in addition to speaking. Written material must include your name and address and will be included in the public docket. Public docket materials will be made available to the public on the Federal Docket Management Facility Web site (see Request for Comments). Our public meeting locations are wheelchair-accessible. If you plan to attend an open house or public meeting and need special assistance such as sign language interpretation, non-English language translator services or other reasonable accommodation, please notify the USCG (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 business days in advance. Include your contact information as well as information about your specific needs. Request for Comments We request public comments or other relevant information on environmental issues related to the proposed deepwater port. The public meeting is not the only opportunity you have to comment on the Delfin LNG deepwater port license application. In addition to or in place of attending a meeting, you can submit comments directly to the Federal Docket Management Facility during the public comment period (see DATES). We will consider all comments and material received during the 30-day scoping period. The license application, comments and associated documentation as well as the draft and final EISs (when published) are available for viewing at the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web site: http://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2015- 0472. Public comment submissions should include:Docket number USCG-2015-0472. Your name and address. Submit comments or material using only one of the following methods: Electronically (preferred for processing) to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web site: http://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2015-0472. By mail to the Federal Docket Management Facility (USCG- 2015-0472), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590- 0001 By personal delivery to the room and address listed above between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. By fax to the Federal Docket Management Facility at 202- 493-2251. Faxed, mailed or hand delivered submissions must be unbound, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches and suitable for copying and electronic scanning. The format of electronic submissions should also be no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches. If you mail your submission and want to know when it reaches the Federal Docket Management Facility, please include a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the FDMS Web site (http://www.regulations.gov) and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information to the docket makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and Use Notice that is available on the FDMS Web site and the Department of Transportation Privacy Act Notice that appeared in the Federal Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), see Privacy Act. You may [[Page 45272]] view docket submissions at the Federal Docket Management Facility or electronically on the FDMS Web site. Background Information about deepwater ports, the statutes, and regulations governing their licensing, including the application review process, and the receipt of the current application for the proposed Delfin LNG deepwater port appears in the July 16, 2015 edition of the Federal Register. The ``Summary of the Application'' from that publication is reprinted below for your convenience. Consideration of a deepwater port license application includes review of the proposed deepwater port's impact on the natural and human environment. For the proposed deepwater port, USCG and MARAD are the co-lead Federal agencies for determining the scope of this review, and in this case, it has been determined that review must include preparation of an EIS. This NOI is required by 40 CFR 1501.7. It briefly describes the proposed action, possible alternatives and our proposed scoping process. You can address any questions about the proposed action, the scoping process or the EIS to the USCG project manager identified in this notice (see For Further Information Contact). Proposed Action and Alternatives The proposed action requiring environmental review is the Federal licensing of the proposed deepwater port described in ``Summary of the Application'' below. The alternatives to licensing the proposed port are: (1) Licensing with conditions (including conditions designed to mitigate environmental impact), (2) proposed deepwater port site alternatives or (3) denying the application, which for purposes of environmental review is the ``no-action'' alternative. Scoping Process Public scoping is an early and open process for identifying and determining the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Scoping begins with this notice, continues through the public comment period (see DATES), and ends when USCG and MARAD have completed the following actions: Invites the participation of Federal, state, and local agencies, any affected Indian tribe, the applicant, in this case Delfin LNG, and other interested persons; Determines the actions, alternatives and impacts described in 40 CFR 1508.25; Identifies and eliminates from detailed study, those issues that are not significant or that have been covered elsewhere; Identifies other relevant permitting, environmental review and consultation requirements; Indicates the relationship between timing of the environmental review and other aspects of the application process; and At its discretion, exercises the options provided in 40 CFR 1501.7(b). Once the scoping process is complete, USCG will prepare a draft EIS in conjunction with MARAD. Also, MARAD will publish a Federal Register notice announcing public availability of the draft EIS. (If you want that notice to be sent to you, please contact the USCG project manager identified in For Further Information Contact). You will have an opportunity to review and comment on the draft EIS. USCG will consider those comments and then prepare the final EIS. As with the draft EIS, we will announce the availability of the final EIS and once again, give you an opportunity for review and comment and include final public hearings as required by the Act. Summary of the Application Delfin LNG is proposing to construct, own, operate, and eventually decommission a deepwater port (referred to hereafter as the Delfin deepwater port) in the Gulf of Mexico to liquefy domestically-sourced natural gas for export to nations with which the United States has a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and with non-FTA nations. The proposed Delfin deepwater port has both onshore and offshore components. As previously described, the proposed Delfin deepwater port would be located in Federal waters within the OCS West Cameron Area, West Addition Protraction Area (Gulf of Mexico) approximately 37.4 to 40.8 nautical miles off the coast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, in water depths ranging from approximately 64 to 72 feet (19.5 to 21.9 meters). The Delfin deepwater port would consist of four semi- permanently moored FLNGVs located as follows: #1 (29[deg]8'13.1'' N./ 93[deg]32'2.2'' W.), #2 (29[deg]6'13.6''N./93[deg]32'42.4'' W.), #3 (29[deg]6'40.7'' N./93[deg]30'10.1'' W.), and #4 (29[deg]4'40.9'' N./ 93[deg]30'51.8'' W.) located in West Cameron (WC) lease blocks 319, 327, 328, and 334, respectively. Delfin LNG would reuse and repurpose two existing offshore natural gas pipelines, the former UTOS pipeline and the HIOS pipeline. Four new 30-inch diameter pipeline laterals, each approximately 6,400 feet in length, connecting the HIOS pipeline to each of the FLNGVs, would be constructed. In addition, a 700-foot 42-inch diameter new pipeline would be constructed to bypass a platform at WC lease block 167 (WC 167) and connect the UTOS and HIOS pipelines. Feed gas would be supplied through the new pipeline laterals to each of the FLNGVs where it would be super cooled to produce LNG. The LNG would be stored onboard the FLNGVs and transferred via ship-to-ship transfer to properly certified LNG trading carriers. Each of the FLNGVs would be semi-permanently moored to four new weathervaning tower yoke mooring systems (TYMS). The onshore components in Cameron Parish, Louisiana are described specifically in an application submitted to FERC. The onshore components of the Delfin deepwater port will consist of constructing and operating a new natural gas compressor station, gas supply header and a metering station at an existing gas facility (see the FERC Application referenced below). The proposal would require: (1) Reactivation of approximately 1.1 miles of existing 42-inch pipeline, formerly owned by UTOS, which runs from Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company Station No. 44 (Transco Station 44) to the mean highwater mark along the Cameron Parish Coast; (2) installation of 74,000 horsepower of new compression; (3) construction of 0.25 miles of 42-inch pipeline to connect the former UTOS line to the new meter station; and (4) construction of 0.6 miles of twin 30-inch pipelines between Transco Station 44 and the new compressor station. Onshore pipeline quality natural gas from the interstate grid would be sent to the existing, but currently idle, 42-inch UTOS pipeline. The gas transported through the UTOS pipeline would then bypass the existing manifold platform located at WC 167 via a newly installed pipeline segment, 700 feet in length, connecting to the existing 42- inch HIOS pipeline. The bypass of the WC 167 platform would be trenched so that the top of the pipe is a minimum of 3 feet below the seafloor. From the bypass, the feed gas would then be transported further offshore using the HIOS pipeline portion leased by Delfin LNG between WC 167 and High Island A264. The existing UTOS and HIOS pipelines transect OCS Lease Blocks WC 314, 318, 319, 327, and 335, and would transport feed gas from onshore to offshore (one-directional flow). Delfin LNG proposes to install four new lateral pipelines along the HIOS pipeline, starting approximately 16.0 nautical miles south of the WC 167 platform. Each subsea lateral pipeline would be 30 inches in [[Page 45273]] diameter and approximately 6,400 feet in length, extending from the HIOS pipeline to the Delfin deepwater port. The maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipeline system (UTOS, bypass, HIOS and laterals) would be 1,250 pounds per square inch gauge (psig). The FLNGVs would receive pipeline quality natural gas via the laterals and TYMS where it would be cooled sufficiently to completely condense the gas and produce LNG. The produced LNG would be stored in International Maritime Organization (IMO) type B, prismatic, independent LNG storage tanks aboard each of the FLNGVs. Each vessel would have a total LNG storage capacity of 165,000 cubic meters (m\3\). An offloading mooring system would be provided on each FLNGV to moor an LNG trading carrier side-by-side for cargo transfer of LNG through loading arms or cryogenic hoses using ship-to-ship transfer procedures. LNG carriers would be moored with pilot and tug assist. The FLNGVs would be equipped with fenders and quick-release hooks to facilitate mooring operations. The offloading system would be capable of accommodating standard LNG trading carriers with nominal cargo capacities up to 170,000 m\3\. Delfin LNG estimates that the typical LNG cargo transfer operation would be carried out within 24 hours, including LNG trading carrier berthing, cargo transfer and sail-away. Approximately 31 LNG trading carriers are expected to visit each of the four FLNGVs per year for a total of up to 124 cargo transfer operations per year. Each LNG trading carrier would be assisted by up to three tugs during approach and mooring and up to two tugs while departing the Delfin deepwater port. The FLNGVs would be self-propelled vessels and have the ability to disconnect from the TYMS and set sail to avoid hurricanes or to facilitate required inspections, maintenance and repairs. In the nominal design case, each of the four FLNGVs would process approximately 330 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd), which would total 1.32 billion standard cubic feet per day (Bscf/d) of input feed gas for all four of the FLNGVs. Based on an estimated availability of 92 percent and allowance for consumption of feed gas during the liquefaction process, each FLNGV would produce approximately 97.5 billion standard cubic feet per year (Bscf/y) of gas (or approximately 2.0 million metric tonnes per annum [MMtpa]) for export in the form of LNG. Together, the four FLNGVs are designed to have the capability to export 390.1 Bscf/y of gas (or approximately 8.0 MMtpa) in the form of LNG. As detailed engineering and equipment specification advances during the design process and operating efficiencies are gained post- commissioning, the liquefaction process could perform better than this nominal design case. It is therefore anticipated that LNG output, based on the high-side design case of 375 MMscfd of input feed gas, would be as much as approximately 110.8 Bscf/y of gas (or approximately 2.3 MMtpa) for each FLNGV. Taken together, the four FLNGVs would be capable of exporting the equivalent of 443.3 Bscf/y of natural gas in the form of LNG. Therefore, Delfin LNG is requesting authorization to construct and operate facilities capable of exporting up to 443.3 Bscf/y of natural gas in the form of LNG (which equates to approximately 9.2 MMtpa). The proposed Delfin deepwater port would take a modular implementation approach to allow for early market entry and accommodate market shifts. Offshore construction activities are proposed to begin at the end of first quarter of 2018 and would be completed in four stages, with each stage corresponding to the commissioning and operation of an FLNGV. The anticipated commissioning of FLNGV 1 is the third quarter of 2019 with start-up of commercial operation of FLNGV 1 by the end of 2019. It is anticipated that FLNGVs 2 through 4 would be commissioned 12 months apart. Following this schedule and barring unforeseen events, the Delfin deepwater port would be completed and all four FLNGVs would be fully operational by the summer of 2022. FERC Application The onshore component and nearshore pipeline component of the proposed Delfin deepwater port falls under the jurisdiction of and is processed under a separate authorization by FERC. On May 8, 2015, Delfin LNG filed an application with FERC to construct and operate the onshore/nearshore components of the proposed deepwater port. This application was noticed on FERC's Docket: No. CP15-490-000 on May 20, 2015, and in the Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 101/Wednesday, May 27, 2015/Notices. The following is an excerpt from FERC's Federal Register Notice: Take notice that on May 8, 2015 Delfin LNG LLC (Delfin LNG), 1100 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP15-490-000, an Application pursuant to section 7(c) of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act and Parts 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) regulations requesting authorization to (1) reactivate approximately 1.1 miles of existing 42-inch pipeline formerly owned by U-T Offshore System (UTOS), which runs from Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company Station No. 44 (Transco Station 44) to the mean highwater mark along the Cameron Parish Coast; (2) install 74,000 horsepower of new compression; (3) construct 0.25 miles of 42-inch pipeline to connect the former UTOS line to the new meter station; and (4) construct 0.6 miles of twin 30-inch pipelines between Transco Station 44 and the new compressor station in Cameron Parrish, Louisiana that comprise the onshore portion of Delfin LNG's proposed deepwater port (DWP), an offshore liquefied natural gas facility located off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, all as more fully set forth in the application, which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. Additionally, Delfin LNG requests a blanket construction certificate under Part 17, Subpart F of the Commission's regulations. This filing may be viewed on the Web at http://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, please contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-free (866) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659. It is important to note that the onshore facilities will connect with the offshore deepwater port facilities which are subject to the jurisdiction of MARAD and USCG. As previously discussed, Delfin LNG proposes to lease a segment of pipeline from HIOS that extends from the terminus of the UTOS pipeline offshore. Delfin LNG states in its application that HIOS will submit a separate application with FERC seeking authorization to abandon by lease its facilities to Delfin LNG. Because the review of the deepwater port proposal is the jurisdiction of MARAD and USCG, FERC has acknowledged receipt of the Delfin LNG application, provided under Docket No. CP15-490-000 on May 8, 2015; however, FERC will not begin processing the Delfin LNG application until such time that HIOS submits an abandonment application to FERC for review and processing. Accordingly, although the USCG and MARAD will commence review and processing of the Delfin deepwater port license application, upon the publication of this Notice of Intent, MARAD and USCG will not publish the draft EIS until FERC has received an application for abandonment of the HIOS pipeline and has begun to process Delfin's application for the construction and operation of the onshore components of the proposed deepwater port. Privacy Act The electronic form of all comments received into the FDMS can be searched [[Page 45274]] by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). The Department of Transportation Privacy Act Statement can be viewed in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, pages 19477-78) or by visiting http://www.regulations.gov. (Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1501, et seq., 49 CFR 1.93(h)). Dated: July 24, 2015. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 2015-18594 Filed 7-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-81-P
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County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Up to 4.999 mgd; Approval Date: All comments will become part of this
June 25, 2015. docket and will be available for Maritime Administration
69. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID: COP inspection and copying at the above [Docket No. USCG–2015–0472]
Pad B, ABR–20100645.R1, address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Lawrence Township, Clearfield E.T., Monday through Friday, except Deepwater Port License Application:
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of federal holidays. An electronic version Delfin LNG LLC, Delfin LNG Deepwater
Up to 4.999 mgd; Approval Date: of this document and all documents Port
June 25, 2015. entered into this docket is available on
70. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID: PHC the World Wide Web at http:// AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
Pad T, ABR–201009039.R1, www.regulations.gov. Department of Transportation.
Lawrence Township, Clearfield ACTION: Notice of intent; notice of public
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: meeting; request for comments.
County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
Up to 4.999 mgd; Approval Date: Transportation, Maritime SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration
June 25, 2015. Administration, 1200 New Jersey (MARAD), in coordination with the U.S.
71. EXCO Resources (PA), LLC, Pad ID: Avenue SE., Room W23–453, Coast Guard (USCG), will prepare an
Falk Unit #1H, ABR–20090920.R1, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– environmental impact statement (EIS) as
Penn Township, Lycoming County, 366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@ part of the environmental review of the
Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to dot.gov. Delfin LNG LLC (Delfin LNG) deepwater
5.000 mgd; Approval Date: June 25, port license application. The
2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended application proposes the ownership,
Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et service of the vessel BLUEWATER is: construction, operation and eventual
seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808. decommissioning of an offshore
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
Dated: July 23, 2015. ‘‘Vessel will be used to carry passengers liquefied natural gas (LNG) deepwater
Stephanie L. Richardson, for diving trips.’’ port export facility that would be
Secretary to the Commission. Geographic Region: ‘‘Michigan.’’ located in Federal waters within the
The complete application is given in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) West
[FR Doc. 2015–18521 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am]
DOT docket MARAD–2015–0091 at Cameron Area, West Addition
BILLING CODE 7040–01–P
http://www.regulations.gov. Interested Protraction Area (Gulf of Mexico),
parties may comment on the effect this approximately 37.4 to 40.8 nautical
action may have on U.S. vessel builders miles off the coast of Cameron Parish,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- Louisiana, in water depths ranging from
flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in approximately 64 to 72 feet (19.5 to 21.9
Maritime Administration meters). The deepwater port would
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
[Docket No. MARAD–2015 0091] MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part consist of four semi-permanently
388, that the issuance of the waiver will moored floating liquefaction natural gas
Requested Administrative Waiver of have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- vessels (FLNGVs), and would reuse and
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel vessel builder or a business that uses repurpose two existing offshore natural
BLUEWATER; Invitation for Public U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a gas pipelines: The former U–T
Comments waiver will not be granted. Comments Operating System (UTOS) pipeline and
should refer to the docket number of the High Island Operating System
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, (HIOS) pipeline (see Summary of the
Department of Transportation. this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the Application for additional project
ACTION: Notice. specifics).
comments. Comments should also state
the commenter’s interest in the waiver The onshore components of the
SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. proposed deepwater port would be
12121, the Secretary of Transportation, application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana
as represented by the Maritime and would be reviewed by the Federal
Administration (MARAD), is authorized regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build Privacy Act under a separate authorization process
requirement of the coastwise laws under (see FERC Docket No. CP15–490–000;
certain circumstances. A request for Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments 80 FR 30226 (May 27, 2015)). The
such a waiver has been received by onshore facility would consist of
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the reactivating approximately 1.1 miles of
description of the proposed service, is the existing UTOS pipeline; the
listed below. comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association, addition of 74,000 horsepower of new
DATES: Submit comments on or before compression and associated metering
business, labor union, etc.). You may
August 28, 2015. review DOT’s complete Privacy Act and regulation facilities; the installation
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to Statement in the Federal Register of new supply header pipelines (which
docket number MARAD–2015–0091. published on April 11, 2000 (Volume would consist of 0.25 miles of new 42-
Written comments may be submitted by 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). inch pipeline to connect the former
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hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, UTOS line to the new meter station);
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
U.S. Department of Transportation, and 0.6 miles of new twin 30-inch
Docket Operations, M–30, West Date: July 21, 2015. pipelines between Transco Station 44
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., and the new compressor station site.
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Secretary, Maritime Administration. Publication of this Notice of Intent
Washington, DC 20590. You may also [FR Doc. 2015–18504 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] (NOI) begins a 30 day scoping process
send comments electronically via the BILLING CODE 4910–81–P that will help identify and determine
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diameter and approximately 6,400 feet Bscf/y of gas (or approximately 8.0 Commission’s (Commission) regulations
in length, extending from the HIOS MMtpa) in the form of LNG. requesting authorization to (1) reactivate
pipeline to the Delfin deepwater port. As detailed engineering and approximately 1.1 miles of existing 42-inch
equipment specification advances pipeline formerly owned by U–T Offshore
The maximum allowable operating System (UTOS), which runs from
pressure of the pipeline system (UTOS, during the design process and operating Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company
bypass, HIOS and laterals) would be efficiencies are gained post- Station No. 44 (Transco Station 44) to the
1,250 pounds per square inch gauge commissioning, the liquefaction process mean highwater mark along the Cameron
(psig). could perform better than this nominal Parish Coast; (2) install 74,000 horsepower of
The FLNGVs would receive pipeline design case. It is therefore anticipated new compression; (3) construct 0.25 miles of
quality natural gas via the laterals and that LNG output, based on the high-side 42-inch pipeline to connect the former UTOS
design case of 375 MMscfd of input feed line to the new meter station; and (4)
TYMS where it would be cooled construct 0.6 miles of twin 30-inch pipelines
sufficiently to completely condense the gas, would be as much as approximately between Transco Station 44 and the new
gas and produce LNG. The produced 110.8 Bscf/y of gas (or approximately compressor station in Cameron Parrish,
LNG would be stored in International 2.3 MMtpa) for each FLNGV. Taken Louisiana that comprise the onshore portion
Maritime Organization (IMO) type B, together, the four FLNGVs would be of Delfin LNG’s proposed deepwater port
prismatic, independent LNG storage capable of exporting the equivalent of (DWP), an offshore liquefied natural gas
tanks aboard each of the FLNGVs. Each 443.3 Bscf/y of natural gas in the form facility located off the coast of Louisiana in
of LNG. Therefore, Delfin LNG is the Gulf of Mexico, all as more fully set forth
vessel would have a total LNG storage
in the application, which is on file with the
capacity of 165,000 cubic meters (m3). requesting authorization to construct
Commission and open to public inspection.
An offloading mooring system would and operate facilities capable of Additionally, Delfin LNG requests a blanket
be provided on each FLNGV to moor an exporting up to 443.3 Bscf/y of natural construction certificate under Part 17,
LNG trading carrier side-by-side for gas in the form of LNG (which equates Subpart F of the Commission’s regulations.
cargo transfer of LNG through loading to approximately 9.2 MMtpa). This filing may be viewed on the Web at
arms or cryogenic hoses using ship-to- The proposed Delfin deepwater port http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
would take a modular implementation link. Enter the docket number (excluding the
ship transfer procedures. LNG carriers last three digits) in the docket number field
would be moored with pilot and tug approach to allow for early market entry
to access the document. For assistance,
assist. The FLNGVs would be equipped and accommodate market shifts.
please contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@
with fenders and quick-release hooks to Offshore construction activities are ferc.gov or call toll-free (866) 208–3676 or
facilitate mooring operations. The proposed to begin at the end of first TYY, (202) 502–8659.
offloading system would be capable of quarter of 2018 and would be completed
in four stages, with each stage It is important to note that the
accommodating standard LNG trading onshore facilities will connect with the
carriers with nominal cargo capacities corresponding to the commissioning
and operation of an FLNGV. The offshore deepwater port facilities which
up to 170,000 m3. Delfin LNG estimates are subject to the jurisdiction of
that the typical LNG cargo transfer anticipated commissioning of FLNGV 1
is the third quarter of 2019 with start- MARAD and USCG. As previously
operation would be carried out within discussed, Delfin LNG proposes to lease
24 hours, including LNG trading carrier up of commercial operation of FLNGV
1 by the end of 2019. It is anticipated a segment of pipeline from HIOS that
berthing, cargo transfer and sail-away. extends from the terminus of the UTOS
Approximately 31 LNG trading carriers that FLNGVs 2 through 4 would be
commissioned 12 months apart. pipeline offshore. Delfin LNG states in
are expected to visit each of the four its application that HIOS will submit a
FLNGVs per year for a total of up to 124 Following this schedule and barring
unforeseen events, the Delfin deepwater separate application with FERC seeking
cargo transfer operations per year. Each authorization to abandon by lease its
LNG trading carrier would be assisted port would be completed and all four
FLNGVs would be fully operational by facilities to Delfin LNG. Because the
by up to three tugs during approach and review of the deepwater port proposal is
mooring and up to two tugs while the summer of 2022.
the jurisdiction of MARAD and USCG,
departing the Delfin deepwater port. FERC Application FERC has acknowledged receipt of the
The FLNGVs would be self-propelled Delfin LNG application, provided under
The onshore component and
vessels and have the ability to Docket No. CP15–490–000 on May 8,
nearshore pipeline component of the
disconnect from the TYMS and set sail 2015; however, FERC will not begin
proposed Delfin deepwater port falls
to avoid hurricanes or to facilitate processing the Delfin LNG application
under the jurisdiction of and is
required inspections, maintenance and until such time that HIOS submits an
processed under a separate
repairs. abandonment application to FERC for
authorization by FERC. On May 8, 2015,
In the nominal design case, each of Delfin LNG filed an application with review and processing. Accordingly,
the four FLNGVs would process FERC to construct and operate the although the USCG and MARAD will
approximately 330 million standard onshore/nearshore components of the commence review and processing of the
cubic feet per day (MMscfd), which proposed deepwater port. This Delfin deepwater port license
would total 1.32 billion standard cubic application was noticed on FERC’s application, upon the publication of this
feet per day (Bscf/d) of input feed gas Docket: No. CP15–490–000 on May 20, Notice of Intent, MARAD and USCG
for all four of the FLNGVs. Based on an 2015, and in the Federal Register Vol. will not publish the draft EIS until
estimated availability of 92 percent and 80, No. 101/Wednesday, May 27, 2015/ FERC has received an application for
allowance for consumption of feed gas Notices. The following is an excerpt abandonment of the HIOS pipeline and
during the liquefaction process, each from FERC’s Federal Register Notice: has begun to process Delfin’s
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FLNGV would produce approximately application for the construction and
97.5 billion standard cubic feet per year Take notice that on May 8, 2015 Delfin
LNG LLC (Delfin LNG), 1100 Louisiana
operation of the onshore components of
(Bscf/y) of gas (or approximately 2.0 the proposed deepwater port.
Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket
million metric tonnes per annum No. CP15–490–000, an Application pursuant
[MMtpa]) for export in the form of LNG. Privacy Act
to section 7(c) of the Commission’s
Together, the four FLNGVs are designed Regulations under the Natural Gas Act and The electronic form of all comments
to have the capability to export 390.1 Parts 157 of the Federal Energy Regulatory received into the FDMS can be searched
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| Action | Notice of intent; notice of public meeting; request for comments. | |
| Dates | There will be two public scoping meetings held in connection with the application. The first public meeting will be held in Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 18, 2015, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The second public meeting will be held in Beaumont, Texas on August 19, 2015, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Both public meetings will be preceded by an informational open house from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | |
| Contact | Mr. Roddy Bachman, USCG, telephone: 202-372-1451, email: [email protected], or Ms. Yvette M. Fields, MARAD, telephone: 202-366-0926, email: [email protected] For questions regarding viewing the Docket, call Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826. | |
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