80_FR_51005 80 FR 50843 - Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Stage 3 Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

80 FR 50843 - Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Planned Stage 3 Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 162 (August 21, 2015)

Page Range50843-50845
FR Document2015-20746

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF15-26-000]


Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, Cheniere Corpus Christi 
Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment 
for the Planned Stage 3 Project, and Request for Comments on 
Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will 
discuss the environmental impacts of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction, 
LLC's (CCL's) and Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.'s (CCPL's) 
Stage 3 Project (Project) involving the expansion of the liquefied 
natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and storage capacity of the previously 
approved Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project (Liquefaction Project) 
(Docket Nos. CP12-507-000 and CP12-508-000); and new associated bi-
directional interstate natural gas pipeline facilities (Stage 3 
Pipeline) in San Patricio County, Texas. The Commission will use this 
EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the Project is 
in the public convenience and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the 
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested 
agencies on the Project. You can make a difference by providing us with 
your specific comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they 
need to evaluate in the EA. The Commission staff will also use the 
scoping process to help determine whether preparation of an 
environmental impact statement is more appropriate for this Project 
based upon the potential significance of the anticipated levels of 
impact. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, 
please send your comments so that the Commission receives them in 
Washington, DC on or before September 16, 2015.
    If you sent comments on this Project to the Commission before the 
opening of this docket on June 9, 2015, you will need to file those 
comments in Docket No. PF15-26-000 to ensure they are considered as 
part of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for this Project. 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 landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company 
representative may contact you 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 easement negotiations fail to 
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation 
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with 
state law.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural 
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for 
viewing on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses 
a number of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent 
domain and how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.

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Public Participation

    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 expert staff available to assist you at 
(202) 502-8258 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 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, 
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; 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 
(PF15-26-000) 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 1.\1\
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    \1\ 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. For instructions on 
connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Summary of the Planned Project

    CCL and CCPL plan to expand the LNG liquefaction and storage 
capacity of the recently authorized Liquefaction Project. The planned 
Project would include the addition of two liquefaction trains, each 
capable of processing up to approximately 700 million cubic feet per 
day of natural gas, one 160,000 cubic meter (m\3\) full containment LNG 
tank, one 22-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline, additional 
compression at the Sinton Compressor Station, and appurtenant 
facilities located within San Patricio County, Texas. According to CCL 
and CCPL, its Project would expand the Liquefaction Project's 
production capabilities and increase the sale of domestic natural gas 
as LNG to the global market.
    The Stage 3 Project would consist of the following facilities:
     LNG Facilities:
    [cir] Two LNG liquefaction trains, each capable of producing a 
maximum of approximately 5 million tonnes per annum of LNG;
    [cir] One 160,000 m\3\ full containment LNG storage tank;
    [cir] Interconnecting piping and an LNG transfer line;
    [cir] Control and safety systems; and
    [cir] Utilities, infrastructure, and support systems.
     Pipeline Facilities:
    [cir] An approximately 22-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline 
originating north of the City of Sinton, Texas and terminating at the 
Stage 3 Project LNG facilities;
    [cir] Two electric motor driven compressor units to provide a total 
of approximately 32 megawatts of additional compression at the existing 
Sinton Compressor Station; and
    [cir] Meter and regulator (M&R) stations, launcher/receiver 
facilities, and mainline valves (MLVs) at various locations along the 
planned pipeline route.
    The general location of the Project facilities is shown in Appendix 
2.

Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the LNG facilities would require approximately 826 
acres of land, of which 658 acres will have been impacted by the 
previously authorized Liquefaction Project. Following construction, 
approximately 368 acres of land would be maintained for permanent 
operation of the Project's LNG facilities, of which 351 acres was 
previously approved for operation of the Liquefaction Project 
facilities. CCL and CCPL are still in the design phase of the pipeline 
facilities, and workspace requirements for the M&R stations, launcher/
receiver facilities, and MLVs have not been finalized. However, 
construction of the 42-inch pipeline, which would generally parallel 
the previously authorized 48-inch Corpus Christi Pipeline, and planned 
facilities at the Sinton Compressor Station would temporarily disturb a 
total of approximately 388 acres of land. Following construction, CCL 
and CCPL would maintain approximately 110 acres for operation of the 
new permanent pipeline easement. Permanent land impacts associated with 
operation of the planned facilities at the Sinton Compressor Station 
have yet to be determined.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the 
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could 
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us 
\2\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about 
proposals. This process is referred to as scoping. The main goal of the 
scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important 
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public 
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will 
consider all filed comments during the preparation of the EA.
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    \2\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff 
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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    In the EA we 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;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     socioeconomics;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We 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, we have already 
initiated our 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 FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we 
have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their 
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EA.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA 
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. We will 
consider all comments on the EA before we make our recommendations to 
the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and 
address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the 
Public Participation section, beginning on page 2 of this notice.

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    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues 
related to this Project to formally cooperate with us in the 
preparation of the EA.\3\ Agencies that would like to request 
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing 
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this 
notice. Currently no agencies have expressed their intention to 
participate as a cooperating agency in the preparation of the EA to 
satisfy their NEPA responsibilities related to this Project.
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    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing 
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultations 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, we are using this notice to initiate consultation 
with the Texas Historical Commission which has been given the role of 
the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for Texas, and to 
solicit the SHPO's review and those of other government agencies, 
interested Indian tribes, and the public on the Project's potential 
effects on historic properties.\4\ We will define the Project-specific 
Area of Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the 
Project develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a 
minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples 
include construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, 
compressor stations, and access roads). Our EA 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

    We have already identified several issues that we think deserve 
attention based on a preliminary review of the planned facilities and 
the environmental information provided by CCL and CCPL that we think 
deserves attention. This preliminary list of issues may change based on 
your comments and our analysis. The issues identified to date include 
impacts on:
     threatened and endangered species;
     vegetation, wildlife, and fisheries;
     land use and aesthetics;
     socioeconomics;
     public safety and reliability;
     air quality and noise;
     water use and quality; and
     cumulative 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. We will update the environmental mailing list 
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related 
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and 
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the 
planned Project.
    If we publish and distribute the EA copies will be sent to the 
environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you would 
prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD 
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please 
return the attached Information Request (Appendix 3).

Becoming an Intervenor

    Once CCL and CCPL file their application with the Commission, you 
may want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the 
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the 
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, 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. Motions to intervene are more fully described at 
http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Instructions 
for becoming an intervenor are in the ``Document-less Intervention 
Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site. 
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.

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 Web site (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., PF15-
26). 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 formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which 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.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the 
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: August 17, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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                                               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    a disability, please contact Melyssa P.               process to determine whether the
                                                                                                       Noe at least seven days in advance of                 Project is in the public convenience and
                                               Environmental Management Site-                          the meeting at the phone number listed                necessity.
                                               Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge                      above. Written statements may be filed                   This notice announces the opening of
                                               Reservation                                             with the Board either before or after the             the scoping process the Commission
                                                                                                       meeting. Individuals who wish to make                 will use to gather input from the public
                                               AGENCY:   Department of Energy.
                                                                                                       oral statements pertaining to the agenda              and interested agencies on the Project.
                                               ACTION:   Notice of Open Meeting.                       item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at                 You can make a difference by providing
                                               SUMMARY:  This notice announces a                       the address or telephone number listed                us with your specific comments or
                                               meeting of the Environmental                            above. Requests must be received five                 concerns about the Project. Your
                                               Management Site-Specific Advisory                       days prior to the meeting and reasonable              comments should focus on the potential
                                               Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge                              provision will be made to include the                 environmental effects, reasonable
                                               Reservation. The Federal Advisory                       presentation in the agenda. The Deputy                alternatives, and measures to avoid or
                                               Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.                 Designated Federal Officer is                         lessen environmental impacts. Your
                                               770) requires that public notice of this                empowered to conduct the meeting in a                 input will help the Commission staff
                                               meeting be announced in the Federal                     fashion that will facilitate the orderly              determine what issues they need to
                                               Register.                                               conduct of business. Individuals                      evaluate in the EA. The Commission
                                                                                                       wishing to make public comments will                  staff will also use the scoping process to
                                               DATES:  Wednesday, September 9, 2015;                   be provided a maximum of five minutes                 help determine whether preparation of
                                               6:00 p.m.                                               to present their comments.                            an environmental impact statement is
                                               ADDRESSES: Department of Energy                            Minutes: Minutes will be available by              more appropriate for this Project based
                                               Information Center, Office of Science                   writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the              upon the potential significance of the
                                               and Technical Information, 1                            address and phone number listed above.                anticipated levels of impact. To ensure
                                               Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee                   Minutes will also be available at the                 that your comments are timely and
                                               37830.                                                  following Web site: http://energy.gov/                properly recorded, please send your
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        orem/services/community-engagement/                   comments so that the Commission
                                               Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator,                    oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board.               receives them in Washington, DC on or
                                               Department of Energy Oak Ridge                            Issued at Washington, DC on August 17,              before September 16, 2015.
                                               Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM–                   2015.                                                    If you sent comments on this Project
                                               90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865)                    LaTanya R. Butler,                                    to the Commission before the opening of
                                               241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email:                  Deputy Committee Management Officer.                  this docket on June 9, 2015, you will
                                               melyssa.noe@orem.doe.gov or check the                   [FR Doc. 2015–20710 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                             need to file those comments in Docket
                                               Web site at http://energy.gov/orem/                                                                           No. PF15–26–000 to ensure they are
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                                               services/community-engagement/oak-                                                                            considered as part of this proceeding.
                                               ridge-site-specific-advisory-board.                                                                              This notice is being sent to the
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  Commission’s current environmental
                                                 Purpose of the Board: The purpose of                                                                        mailing list for this Project. State and
                                               the Board is to make recommendations                    Federal Energy Regulatory                             local government representatives should
                                               to DOE–EM and site management in the                    Commission                                            notify their constituents of this planned
                                               areas of environmental restoration,                                                                           Project and encourage them to comment
                                                                                                       [Docket No. PF15–26–000]                              on their areas of concern.
                                               waste management, and related
                                               activities.                                             Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC,                        If you are a landowner receiving this
                                                                                                       Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.;               notice, a pipeline company
                                               Tentative Agenda                                                                                              representative may contact you about
                                                                                                       Notice of Intent To Prepare an
                                                 • Welcome and Announcements                           Environmental Assessment for the                      the acquisition of an easement to
                                                 • Comments from the Deputy                            Planned Stage 3 Project, and Request                  construct, operate, and maintain the
                                               Designated Federal Officer                              for Comments on Environmental                         planned facilities. The company would
                                                 • Comments from the DOE,                              Issues                                                seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
                                               Tennessee Department of Environment                                                                           agreement. However, if the Commission
                                               and Conservation, and Environmental                        The staff of the Federal Energy                    approves the Project, that approval
                                               Protection Agency Liaisons                              Regulatory Commission (FERC or                        conveys with it the right of eminent
                                                 • Public Comment Period                               Commission) will prepare an                           domain. Therefore, if easement
                                                 • DOE Presentation                                    environmental assessment (EA) that will               negotiations fail to produce an
                                                 • Additions/Approval of Agenda                        discuss the environmental impacts of                  agreement, the pipeline company could
                                                 • Motions/Approval of June 10, 2015                   the Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC’s                initiate condemnation proceedings
                                               Meeting Minutes                                         (CCL’s) and Cheniere Corpus Christi                   where compensation would be
                                                 • Status of Recommendations with                      Pipeline, L.P.’s (CCPL’s) Stage 3 Project             determined in accordance with state
                                               DOE                                                     (Project) involving the expansion of the              law.
                                                 • Committee Reports                                   liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction                 A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
                                                 • Federal Coordinator Report                          and storage capacity of the previously                entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
                                                 • Adjourn                                             approved Corpus Christi Liquefaction                  Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
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                                                 Public Participation: The EM SSAB,                    Project (Liquefaction Project) (Docket                To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
                                               Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of                   Nos. CP12–507–000 and CP12–508–                       the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
                                               the public at its advisory committee                    000); and new associated bi-directional               fact sheet addresses a number of
                                               meetings and will make every effort to                  interstate natural gas pipeline facilities            typically asked questions, including the
                                               accommodate persons with physical                       (Stage 3 Pipeline) in San Patricio                    use of eminent domain and how to
                                               disabilities or special needs. If you                   County, Texas. The Commission will                    participate in the Commission’s
                                               require special accommodations due to                   use this EA in its decision-making                    proceedings.


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                                               Public Participation                                    Project’s production capabilities and                 The EA Process
                                                 For your convenience, there are three                 increase the sale of domestic natural gas                The National Environmental Policy
                                               methods you can use to submit your                      as LNG to the global market.                          Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
                                               comments to the Commission. The                            The Stage 3 Project would consist of               take into account the environmental
                                               Commission encourages electronic filing                 the following facilities:                             impacts that could result from an action
                                               of comments and has expert staff                           • LNG Facilities:                                  whenever it considers the issuance of a
                                               available to assist you at (202) 502–8258                  Æ Two LNG liquefaction trains, each                Certificate of Public Convenience and
                                               or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully                   capable of producing a maximum of                     Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to
                                               follow these instructions so that your                  approximately 5 million tonnes per                    discover and address concerns the
                                               comments are properly recorded.                         annum of LNG;                                         public may have about proposals. This
                                                  1) You can file your comments                           Æ One 160,000 m3 full containment                  process is referred to as scoping. The
                                               electronically using the eComment                       LNG storage tank;                                     main goal of the scoping process is to
                                               feature on the Commission’s Web site                       Æ Interconnecting piping and an LNG                focus the analysis in the EA on the
                                               (www.ferc.gov) under the link to                        transfer line;                                        important environmental issues. By this
                                               Documents and Filings. This is an easy                     Æ Control and safety systems; and                  notice, the Commission requests public
                                               method for submitting brief, text-only                     Æ Utilities, infrastructure, and                   comments on the scope of the issues to
                                               comments on a project;                                  support systems.                                      address in the EA. We will consider all
                                                  2) You can file your comments                           • Pipeline Facilities:                             filed comments during the preparation
                                               electronically by using the eFiling                        Æ An approximately 22-mile-long, 42-               of the EA.
                                               feature on the Commission’s Web site                    inch-diameter pipeline originating north                 In the EA we will discuss impacts that
                                               (www.ferc.gov) under the link to                        of the City of Sinton, Texas and                      could occur as a result of the
                                               Documents and Filings. With eFiling,                    terminating at the Stage 3 Project LNG                construction and operation of the
                                               you can provide comments in a variety                   facilities;                                           planned Project under these general
                                               of formats by attaching them as a file                     Æ Two electric motor driven                        headings:
                                               with your submission. New eFiling                       compressor units to provide a total of                   • geology and soils;
                                               users must first create an account by                   approximately 32 megawatts of                            • land use;
                                               clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing            additional compression at the existing                   • water resources, fisheries, and
                                               a comment on a particular project,                      Sinton Compressor Station; and                        wetlands;
                                               please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as                   Æ Meter and regulator (M&R) stations,                 • cultural resources;
                                               the filing type; or                                     launcher/receiver facilities, and                        • vegetation and wildlife;
                                                  3) You can file a paper copy of your                 mainline valves (MLVs) at various                        • socioeconomics;
                                               comments by mailing them to the                         locations along the planned pipeline                     • air quality and noise;
                                               following address. Be sure to reference                 route.                                                   • endangered and threatened species;
                                               the Project docket number (PF15–26–                        The general location of the Project                   • public safety; and
                                               000) with your submission: Kimberly D.                                                                           • cumulative impacts.
                                                                                                       facilities is shown in Appendix 2.
                                               Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy                                                                                  We will also evaluate possible
                                               Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street                 Land Requirements for Construction                    alternatives to the planned Project or
                                               NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.                        Construction of the LNG facilities                 portions of the Project, and make
                                                  Please note this is not your only                    would require approximately 826 acres                 recommendations on how to lessen or
                                               public input opportunity; please refer to               of land, of which 658 acres will have                 avoid impacts on the various resource
                                               the review process flow chart in                        been impacted by the previously                       areas.
                                               Appendix 1.1                                                                                                     Although no formal application has
                                                                                                       authorized Liquefaction Project.
                                                                                                                                                             been filed, we have already initiated our
                                               Summary of the Planned Project                          Following construction, approximately
                                                                                                                                                             NEPA review under the Commission’s
                                                                                                       368 acres of land would be maintained
                                                  CCL and CCPL plan to expand the                                                                            pre-filing process. The purpose of the
                                                                                                       for permanent operation of the Project’s
                                               LNG liquefaction and storage capacity of                                                                      pre-filing process is to encourage early
                                                                                                       LNG facilities, of which 351 acres was
                                               the recently authorized Liquefaction                                                                          involvement of interested stakeholders
                                                                                                       previously approved for operation of the
                                               Project. The planned Project would                                                                            and to identify and resolve issues before
                                                                                                       Liquefaction Project facilities. CCL and
                                               include the addition of two liquefaction                                                                      the FERC receives an application. As
                                                                                                       CCPL are still in the design phase of the
                                               trains, each capable of processing up to                                                                      part of our pre-filing review, we have
                                                                                                       pipeline facilities, and workspace
                                               approximately 700 million cubic feet                                                                          begun to contact some federal and state
                                                                                                       requirements for the M&R stations,
                                               per day of natural gas, one 160,000                                                                           agencies to discuss their involvement in
                                                                                                       launcher/receiver facilities, and MLVs
                                               cubic meter (m3) full containment LNG                                                                         the scoping process and the preparation
                                                                                                       have not been finalized. However,
                                               tank, one 22-mile-long, 42-inch-                                                                              of the EA.
                                                                                                       construction of the 42-inch pipeline,
                                               diameter pipeline, additional                                                                                    The EA will present our independent
                                                                                                       which would generally parallel the
                                               compression at the Sinton Compressor                                                                          analysis of the issues. The EA will be
                                                                                                       previously authorized 48-inch Corpus
                                               Station, and appurtenant facilities                                                                           available in the public record through
                                                                                                       Christi Pipeline, and planned facilities
                                               located within San Patricio County,                                                                           eLibrary. We will consider all comments
                                                                                                       at the Sinton Compressor Station would
                                               Texas. According to CCL and CCPL, its                                                                         on the EA before we make our
                                                                                                       temporarily disturb a total of
                                               Project would expand the Liquefaction                                                                         recommendations to the Commission.
                                                                                                       approximately 388 acres of land.
                                                                                                                                                             To ensure we have the opportunity to
                                                                                                       Following construction, CCL and CCPL
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                                                 1 The appendices referenced in this notice will                                                             consider and address your comments,
                                                                                                       would maintain approximately 110
                                               not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the                                                             please carefully follow the instructions
                                               appendices were sent to all those receiving this        acres for operation of the new
                                                                                                                                                             in the Public Participation section,
                                               notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov    permanent pipeline easement.
                                               using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the                                                                beginning on page 2 of this notice.
                                                                                                       Permanent land impacts associated with
                                               Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
                                               Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
                                                                                                       operation of the planned facilities at the              2 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the

                                               502–8371. For instructions on connecting to             Sinton Compressor Station have yet to                 environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
                                               eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.        be determined.                                        Energy Projects.



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                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 162 / Friday, August 21, 2015 / Notices                                                 50845

                                                 With this notice, we are asking                           •   threatened and endangered species;              Additional Information
                                               agencies with jurisdiction by law and/                      •   vegetation, wildlife, and fisheries;               Additional information about the
                                               or special expertise with respect to the                    •   land use and aesthetics;                        Project is available from the
                                               environmental issues related to this                        •   socioeconomics;                                 Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
                                               Project to formally cooperate with us in                    •   public safety and reliability;                  at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web
                                               the preparation of the EA.3 Agencies                        •   air quality and noise;                          site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary
                                               that would like to request cooperating                      •   water use and quality; and                      link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on
                                               agency status should follow the                             •   cumulative impacts.                             ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket
                                               instructions for filing comments
                                                                                                         Environmental Mailing List                            number, excluding the last three digits
                                               provided under the Public Participation
                                                                                                                                                               in the Docket Number field (i.e., PF15–
                                               section of this notice. Currently no                         The environmental mailing list                     26). Be sure you have selected an
                                               agencies have expressed their intention                   includes federal, state, and local                    appropriate date range. For assistance,
                                               to participate as a cooperating agency in                 government representatives and                        please contact FERC Online Support at
                                               the preparation of the EA to satisfy their                agencies; elected officials;
                                               NEPA responsibilities related to this                                                                           FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
                                                                                                         environmental and public interest                     at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
                                               Project.                                                  groups; Native American Tribes; other                 (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
                                               Consultations Under Section 106 of the                    interested parties; and local libraries               provides access to the texts of formal
                                               National Historic Preservation Act                        and newspapers. This list also includes               documents issued by the Commission,
                                                 In accordance with the Advisory                         all affected landowners (as defined in                such as orders, notices, and
                                               Council on Historic Preservation’s                        the Commission’s regulations) who are                 rulemakings.
                                               implementing regulations for section                      potential right-of-way grantors, whose                   In addition, the Commission offers a
                                               106 of the National Historic                              property may be used temporarily for                  free service called eSubscription which
                                               Preservation Act, we are using this                       project purposes, or who own homes                    allows you to keep track of all formal
                                               notice to initiate consultation with the                  within certain distances of aboveground               issuances and submittals in specific
                                               Texas Historical Commission which has                     facilities, and anyone who submits                    dockets. This can reduce the amount of
                                               been given the role of the State Historic                 comments on the Project. We will                      time you spend researching proceedings
                                               Preservation Officer (SHPO) for Texas,                    update the environmental mailing list as              by automatically providing you with
                                               and to solicit the SHPO’s review and                      the analysis proceeds to ensure that we               notification of these filings, document
                                               those of other government agencies,                       send the information related to this                  summaries, and direct links to the
                                               interested Indian tribes, and the public                  environmental review to all individuals,              documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
                                               on the Project’s potential effects on                     organizations, and government entities                filing/esubscription.asp.
                                               historic properties.4 We will define the                  interested in and/or potentially affected                Finally, public meetings or site visits
                                               Project-specific Area of Potential Effects                by the planned Project.                               will be posted on the Commission’s
                                               (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s)                       If we publish and distribute the EA                calendar located at www.ferc.gov/
                                               as the Project develops. On natural gas                   copies will be sent to the environmental              EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
                                               facility projects, the APE at a minimum                   mailing list for public review and                    with other related information.
                                               encompasses all areas subject to ground                   comment. If you would prefer to receive
                                                                                                                                                                 Dated: August 17, 2015.
                                               disturbance (examples include                             a paper copy of the document instead of
                                                                                                         the CD version or would like to remove                Kimberly D. Bose,
                                               construction right-of-way, contractor/
                                                                                                         your name from the mailing list, please               Secretary.
                                               pipe storage yards, compressor stations,
                                                                                                         return the attached Information Request               [FR Doc. 2015–20746 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                               and access roads). Our EA for this
                                               Project will document our findings on                     (Appendix 3).                                         BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

                                               the impacts on historic properties and                    Becoming an Intervenor
                                               summarize the status of consultations
                                               under section 106.                                           Once CCL and CCPL file their                       DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                         application with the Commission, you
                                               Currently Identified Environmental                        may want to become an ‘‘intervenor’’                  Federal Energy Regulatory
                                               Issues                                                    which is an official party to the                     Commission
                                                  We have already identified several                     Commission’s proceeding. Intervenors                  Combined Notice of Filings
                                               issues that we think deserve attention                    play a more formal role in the process
                                               based on a preliminary review of the                      and are able to file briefs, appear at                  Take notice that the Commission has
                                               planned facilities and the                                hearings, and be heard by the courts if               received the following Natural Gas
                                               environmental information provided by                     they choose to appeal the Commission’s                Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
                                               CCL and CCPL that we think deserves                       final ruling. An intervenor formally
                                               attention. This preliminary list of issues                                                                      Filings Instituting Proceedings
                                                                                                         participates in the proceeding by filing
                                               may change based on your comments                         a request to intervene. Motions to                      Docket Numbers: RP15–1190–000.
                                               and our analysis. The issues identified                   intervene are more fully described at                   Applicants: MidAmerican Energy
                                               to date include impacts on:                               http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/                 Company, MidAmerican Energy
                                                                                                         how-to/intervene.asp. Instructions for                Services, LLC.
                                                 3 The Council on Environmental Quality
                                                                                                         becoming an intervenor are in the                       Description: Request for Temporary
                                               regulations addressing cooperating agency                 ‘‘Document-less Intervention Guide’’                  Waiver, Request for Expedited Action,
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                                               responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
                                               Regulations, Part 1501.6.                                 under the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the                    and Request for Shortened Notice
                                                 4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation         Commission’s Web site. Please note that               Period of MidAmerican Energy
                                               regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal              the Commission will not accept requests               Company and MidAmerican Energy
                                               Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define           for intervenor status at this time. You               Services, LLC.
                                               historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
                                               district, site, building, structure, or object included
                                                                                                         must wait until the Commission                          Filed Date: 8/12/15.
                                               in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register     receives a formal application for the                   Accession Number: 20150812–5199.
                                               of Historic Places.                                       Project.                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/19/15.


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 50843 

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