80 FR 48097 - LNG Development Company, LLC; Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC; Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project and Washington Expansion Project
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 154 (August 11, 2015)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 154 (August 11, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-19686 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 48097-48098] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19686] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP09-6-001; CP09-7-001; Docket No. CP13-507-000] LNG Development Company, LLC; Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC; Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project and Washington Expansion Project The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project (Oregon LNG Project) proposed by LNG Development Company, LLC and Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC (collectively referred to as Oregon LNG) and the Washington Expansion Project proposed by Northwest Pipeline LLC (Northwest) in the above-referenced dockets. Oregon LNG requests authorization under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to site, construct, and operate an import/export liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Warrenton, Oregon. Oregon LNG also requests a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (Certificate) pursuant to Section 7(c) of the NGA to construct and operate a natural gas pipeline from the proposed LNG terminal to an interconnect with the interstate transmission system of Northwest near Woodland, Washington. Northwest requests a Certificate pursuant to Section 7(c) of the NGA to expand the capacity of its existing natural gas transmission facilities between Woodland and Sumas, Washington. The primary purpose of the projects is to export an equivalent of about 456 billion cubic feet per year of natural gas to foreign markets. The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the Oregon LNG and Washington Expansion Projects in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects would result in some adverse environmental impacts; however, most of these impacts would be reduced to less-than- significant levels with the implementation of Oregon LNG's and Northwest's proposed mitigation and the additional measures recommended in the draft EIS. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Energy, and U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. Although the cooperating agencies provided input to the conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective records of decision or determinations for the projects. The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the following facilities associated with the Oregon LNG Project:One marine terminal with a ship berth for one LNG marine carrier; two full-containment storage tanks, each designed to store 160,000 cubic meters of LNG; natural gas pretreatment facilities; two liquefaction process trains, regasification facilities, and other related terminal support structures and systems; an 86.8-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter bidirectional pipeline; and one 40-megawatt (MW), 48,000-horsepower (hp) electrically driven gas compressor station. For the Washington Expansion Project, the draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of: 140.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline loop \1\ along Northwest's existing pipeline in 10 noncontiguous segments; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ancillary pipeline facilities; and 96,000 hp of additional compression at five existing compressor stations. Northwest's project would also include abandonment and removal of existing pipeline and aboveground facilities. The FERC staff mailed copies of the draft EIS to federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners; other interested individuals and nongovernmental organizations; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to these proceedings. Paper copy versions of this EIS were mailed to those specifically requesting them; all others received a compact disk version. In addition, the draft EIS is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of hardcopies 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. Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure consideration of your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that the Commission receive your comments on or before October 6, 2015. For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the project docket numbers (CP09-6-001, CP09-7-001, and CP13-507-000) with your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or efiling@ferc.gov. (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project. (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project, [[Page 48098]] please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type. (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the Commission invites you to attend one of the public comment meetings its staff will conduct during the draft EIS comment period and in the project area to receive comments on the draft EIS. We encourage interested groups and individuals to attend and present oral comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts of the meetings will be available for review in eLibrary under the project docket numbers. A notice of meeting times and locations will be sent to the environmental mailing list and posted on the FERC eLibrary. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (Title 18 Code of Federal Regulations Part 385.214).\2\ Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding that no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See the previous discussion on the methods for filing comments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions? Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number(s) excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP09-6-001, CP09-7-001, and CP13-507-000). 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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp. Dated: August 5, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-19686 Filed 8-10-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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and 214 of the Commission’s between Woodland and Sumas, existing pipeline in 10 noncontiguous
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Washington. The primary purpose of the segments;
§ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern projects is to export an equivalent of • ancillary pipeline facilities; and
time on the specified comment date. about 456 billion cubic feet per year of • 96,000 hp of additional
Protests may be considered, but natural gas to foreign markets. compression at five existing compressor
intervention is necessary to become a The draft EIS assesses the potential stations.
party to the proceeding. environmental effects of the Northwest’s project would also
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed construction and operation of the include abandonment and removal of
information relating to filing Oregon LNG and Washington Expansion existing pipeline and aboveground
requirements, interventions, protests, Projects in accordance with the facilities.
service, and qualifying facilities filings requirements of the National The FERC staff mailed copies of the
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft EIS to federal, state, and local
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For FERC staff concludes that approval of government representatives and
other information, call (866) 208–3676 the proposed projects would result in agencies; elected officials;
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. some adverse environmental impacts; environmental and public interest
however, most of these impacts would groups; Native American tribes;
Dated: July 27, 2015. potentially affected landowners; other
be reduced to less-than-significant
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., levels with the implementation of interested individuals and
Deputy Secretary. Oregon LNG’s and Northwest’s nongovernmental organizations;
[FR Doc. 2015–19627 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am] proposed mitigation and the additional newspapers and libraries in the project
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P measures recommended in the draft EIS. area; and parties to these proceedings.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Paper copy versions of this EIS were
Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, mailed to those specifically requesting
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. them; all others received a compact disk
Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Energy, version. In addition, the draft EIS is
Federal Energy Regulatory and U.S. Department of Transportation’s available for public viewing on the
Commission Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety FERC’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) using
[Docket Nos. CP09–6–001; CP09–7–001; Administration participated as the eLibrary link. A limited number of
Docket No. CP13–507–000] cooperating agencies in the preparation hardcopies are available for distribution
of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have and public inspection at: Federal Energy
LNG Development Company, LLC; jurisdiction by law or special expertise Regulatory Commission, Public
Oregon Pipeline Company, LLC; with respect to resources potentially Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Northwest Pipeline LLC; Notice of affected by the proposal and participate Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202)
Availability of the Draft Environmental in the NEPA analysis. Although the 502–8371.
Impact Statement for the Proposed cooperating agencies provided input to Any person wishing to comment on
Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline the conclusions and recommendations the draft EIS may do so. To ensure
Project and Washington Expansion presented in the draft EIS, the agencies consideration of your comments on the
Project will present their own conclusions and proposal in the final EIS, it is important
recommendations in their respective that the Commission receive your
The staff of the Federal Energy records of decision or determinations comments on or before October 6, 2015.
Regulatory Commission (FERC or for the projects. For your convenience, there are four
Commission) has prepared a draft The draft EIS addresses the potential methods you can use to submit your
environmental impact statement (EIS) environmental effects of the comments to the Commission. In all
for the Oregon LNG Terminal and construction and operation of the instances, please reference the project
Pipeline Project (Oregon LNG Project) following facilities associated with the docket numbers (CP09–6–001, CP09–7–
proposed by LNG Development Oregon LNG Project: 001, and CP13–507–000) with your
Company, LLC and Oregon Pipeline • One marine terminal with a ship submission. The Commission
Company, LLC (collectively referred to berth for one LNG marine carrier; encourages electronic filing of
as Oregon LNG) and the Washington • two full-containment storage tanks, comments and has expert staff available
Expansion Project proposed by each designed to store 160,000 cubic to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
Northwest Pipeline LLC (Northwest) in meters of LNG; efiling@ferc.gov.
the above-referenced dockets. Oregon • natural gas pretreatment facilities; (1) You can file your comments
LNG requests authorization under • two liquefaction process trains, electronically using the eComment
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) regasification facilities, and other feature on the Commission’s Web site
to site, construct, and operate an related terminal support structures and (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
import/export liquefied natural gas systems; Documents and Filings. This is an easy
(LNG) terminal in Warrenton, Oregon. • an 86.8-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter method for submitting brief, text-only
Oregon LNG also requests a Certificate bidirectional pipeline; and comments on a project.
of Public Convenience and Necessity • one 40-megawatt (MW), 48,000- (2) You can file your comments
(Certificate) pursuant to Section 7(c) of horsepower (hp) electrically driven gas electronically by using the eFiling
the NGA to construct and operate a compressor station. feature on the Commission’s Web site
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For the Washington Expansion
natural gas pipeline from the proposed (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Project, the draft EIS addresses the
LNG terminal to an interconnect with Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
potential environmental effects of the
the interstate transmission system of you can provide comments in a variety
construction and operation of:
Northwest near Woodland, Washington. • 140.6 miles of 36-inch-diameter of formats by attaching them as a file
Northwest requests a Certificate pipeline loop 1 along Northwest’s with your submission. New eFiling
pursuant to Section 7(c) of the NGA to users must first create an account by
expand the capacity of its existing 1 A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing
natural gas transmission facilities parallel to an existing pipeline to increase capacity. a comment on a particular project,
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please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as allows you to keep track of all formal Persons unable to file electronically
the filing type. issuances and submittals in specific should submit an original and 5 copies
(3) You can file a paper copy of your dockets. This can reduce the amount of of the intervention or protest to the
comments by mailing them to the time you spend researching proceedings Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
following address: Kimberly D. Bose, by automatically providing you with 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory notification of these filings, document 20426.
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room summaries, and direct links to the The filings in the above-referenced
1A, Washington, DC 20426. documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- proceeding are accessible in the
(4) In lieu of sending written or filing/esubscription.asp. Commission’s eLibrary system by
electronic comments, the Commission clicking on the appropriate link in the
Dated: August 5, 2015.
invites you to attend one of the public above list. They are also available for
comment meetings its staff will conduct Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
electronic review in the Commission’s
during the draft EIS comment period Deputy Secretary.
Public Reference Room in Washington,
and in the project area to receive [FR Doc. 2015–19686 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]
DC. There is an eSubscription link on
comments on the draft EIS. We BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the Web site that enables subscribers to
encourage interested groups and receive email notification when a
individuals to attend and present oral document is added to a subscribed
comments on the draft EIS. Transcripts DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
of the meetings will be available for Online service, please email
review in eLibrary under the project Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call
docket numbers. A notice of meeting (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
times and locations will be sent to the [Docket No. ER15–2376–000] (202) 502–8659.
environmental mailing list and posted
Energy Power Investment Company, Dated: August 5, 2015.
on the FERC eLibrary.
Any person seeking to become a party LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
to the proceeding must file a motion to Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Deputy Secretary.
intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Request for Blanket Section 204 [FR Doc. 2015–19689 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Authorization BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Procedures (Title 18 Code of Federal
This is a supplemental notice in the
Regulations Part 385.214).2 Only
above-referenced proceeding of Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
intervenors have the right to seek
Power Investment Company, LLC’s
rehearing of the Commission’s decision.
application for market-based rate Federal Energy Regulatory
The Commission grants affected
authority, with an accompanying rate Commission
landowners and others with
tariff, noting that such application
environmental concerns intervenor [Project No. 2242–078]
includes a request for blanket
status upon showing good cause by
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Eugene Water & Electric Board; Notice
stating that they have a clear and direct
future issuances of securities and Soliciting Comments on Request for
interest in this proceeding that no other
assumptions of liability. Stay of Licensing Decision
party can adequately represent. Simply
Any person desiring to intervene or to
filing environmental comments will not
protest should file with the Federal On July 27, 2015, the Eugene Water &
give you intervenor status, but you do
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Electric Board (EWEB), licensee for the
not need intervenor status to have your
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project (P–
comments considered.
Questions? in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 2242) located on the McKenzie River in
Additional information about the of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Lane and Line Counties, Oregon,
project is available from the and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and requested that the Commission: (1)
Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to Delay acting on its license application
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web intervene or protest must serve a copy until at least January 31, 2016, while it
site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary of that document on the Applicant. completes additional economic analysis
link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on Notice is hereby given that the of implementing the 2008 settlement
‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket deadline for filing protests with regard agreement on the project; (2) hold a
number(s) excluding the last three digits to the applicant’s request for blanket technical conference to discuss EWEB’s
in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP09– authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of economic analysis; and (3) designate a
6–001, CP09–7–001, and CP13–507– future issuances of securities and non-decisional separated staff to advise
000). Be sure you have selected an assumptions of liability, is August 25, EWEB about alternatives to the
appropriate date range. For assistance, 2015. settlement agreement as it relates to
please contact FERC Online Support at The Commission encourages project economics. This request can be
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free electronic submission of protests and viewed at http://elibrary.ferc.gov:0/
at (866) 208–3676; for TTY, contact interventions in lieu of paper, using the idmws/doc_info.asp?document_
(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also FERC Online links at http:// id=14360392.
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic The Commission is soliciting
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
provides access to the texts of formal
documents issued by the Commission, service, persons with Internet access comments on this request. Any
such as orders, notices, and who will eFile a document and/or be comments should be filed within 15
rulemakings. listed as a contact for an intervenor days from the date of this notice.
In addition, the Commission offers a must create and validate an Comments may be filed electronically
free service called eSubscription that eRegistration account using the via the Internet. See 18 CFR
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
2 See the previous discussion on the methods for link to log on and submit the on the Commission’s Web site http://
filing comments. intervention or protests. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
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