81_FR_54234 81 FR 54077 - Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Transcameron Pipeline Project and Calcasieu Pass Terminal, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Related To New Route Amendments and Project Changes

81 FR 54077 - Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Transcameron Pipeline Project and Calcasieu Pass Terminal, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Related To New Route Amendments and Project Changes

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)

Page Range54077-54079
FR Document2016-19370

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54077-54079]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19370]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Transcameron Pipeline Project and Calcasieu 
Pass Terminal, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Related 
To New Route Amendments and Project Changes

TransCameron Pipeline, LLC...  Docket Nos. CP15-551-001
Venture Global Calcasieu       CP15-550-000
 Pass, LLC.
 

    On September 4, 2015, TransCameron Pipeline, LLC (TransCameron 
Pipeline) filed an application in Docket No. CP15-551-000, pursuant to 
Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and Part 157 of the 
Commission's regulations for authorization to construct, install, own, 
operate and maintain two lateral pipelines (the East Lateral and the 
West Lateral pipeline) and appurtenant facilities located in Cameron 
Parish, Louisiana that comprise the TransCameron Pipeline Project 
(TransCameron Pipeline or Project). The Project application was filed 
jointly with an application by Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC 
(Venture Global Calcasieu Pass) for authorization to construct and 
operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and marine export 
terminal, the Calcasieu Pass Terminal, and related facilities, in 
Cameron Parish (Docket No. CP15-550-000).
    Venture Global Calcasieu Pass filed modifications to the Calcasieu 
Pass Terminal facilities on March 21, 2016. And, on June 28, 2016, 
TransCameron Pipeline filed an amendment to its application with 
additional project changes. The combined changes are detailed below, 
and an overview map of the Project is provided in appendix 1. This 
Supplemental Notice is being issued to seek comments on the amendment 
and other changes, and to open a new scoping period for interested 
parties to file comments on environmental issues.
    Information about the facilities proposed by TransCameron Pipeline 
and Venture Global Calcasieu Pass can be found on the Commission's 
public Docket Nos. CP15-551-001, and CP15-550-000, respectively, and on 
the applicant's Web site at http://venturegloballng.com/calcasieu-pass. 
The FERC's environmental impact statement (EIS) will encompass all 
proposed facilities and be used by the Commission in its decision-
making process to determine whether to approve the TransCameron 
Pipeline Project and Calcasieu Pass Terminal.
    The FERC will be the lead federal agency for the preparation of the 
EIS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. 
Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Transportation, and U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency are cooperating agencies in the preparation of the 
EIS.
    We \1\ are seeking comments on the project modifications to help 
the Commission staff determine what issues need to be evaluated in the 
EIS. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental effects, 
reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental 
impacts from the proposed modifications. 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 1, 
2016. If you have previously provided comments on the TransCameron 
Pipeline Project or Calcasieu Pass Terminal, you do not need to 
resubmit them. State and local government representatives are asked to 
notify their constituents of this proposed Project amendment/
modification and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
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    \1\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff 
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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    This Supplemental Notice is being sent to the Commission's current 
environmental mailing list for this project, including those landowners 
that might be newly affected by the proposed

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pipeline modifications, and those no longer directly affected due to 
the reduction in proposed facilities. Landowners previously affected by 
the West Lateral should note that it is no longer being proposed. If 
you wish to be removed from the mailing list, please respond either 
electronically (information on filing electronically is provided below) 
or through the attached Information Request (appendix 2).
    If you are a newly affected landowner receiving this notice, a 
pipeline company representative may contact you about the acquisition 
of an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed 
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 the 
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.

Summary of Project Modifications

    TransCameron Pipeline and Venture Global Calcasieu Pass have made 
the following Project modifications, filed in a March 21, 2016 
supplement and June 28, 2016 amendment:
     Elimination of the West Lateral Pipeline and its 
associated facilities (meter station, mainline valves, access roads, 
and contractor yard) reducing the overall project workspace of 
TransCameron Pipeline's proposal from 637.6 acres to 372.2 acres;
     minor workspace and layout modifications, including 
additional access roads, and a contractor yard on the East Lateral 
Pipeline;
     reduction of the Terminal Site area from 393.7 acres to 
268.4 acres through layout redesign;
     redesign and relocation of the two 200,000 cubic meters 
LNG aboveground storage tanks, including replacement of full 
containment with single containment design and addition of LNG 
retention basins;
     redesign of the piling system for LNG dock facilities;
     reduction of the number of integrated pre-cooled SMR 
liquefaction blocks located at the Terminal Site from ten to nine, 
while maintaining the same output capability;
     relocation of the administration/security building 
complex;
     removal of the construction utility dock from proposed 
Terminal design;
     addition of three off-site construction support facilities 
(Martin Support Facility, DeHyCo Support Facility, and Baker Hughes 
Support Facility) at existing marine industrial facilities on Calcasieu 
Pass;
     addition of two temporary access roads to provide access 
to the DeHyCo and Martin Support Facilities;
     increase in width of the Northeast Access Road from 50 to 
125 feet from the intersection of the Martin Access Road to the 
Terminal's perimeter berm, and from 50 to 75 feet from the Liberty 
Support Facility to the intersection of the Martin Access Road;
     addition of one off-site facility (Mudd Support Facility) 
to provide parking space and a point of access to a private ferry that 
would carry construction personnel across the Calcasieu Ship Channel 
during construction;
     addition of a service road (Southwest Service Road) at the 
Terminal to provide restricted access to Cameron Parish's Jetty Pier 
Facility; and
     redesign of the Terminal's flood protection structure, 
replacing the earthen berm along the full perimeter of the plant site 
with an earthen berm on the west side and a steel pile floodwall on the 
east, north, and south sides. The berm will include the Northwest 
Access Road ramp. The floodwall would be +31.5 feet North American 
Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); the berm would be +26 feet NAVD 88, 
with a sliding flood gate over the ramp to bring the height to +31.5 
feet NAVD 88.

The EIS Process

    NEPA requires the Commission to take into account the environmental 
impacts that could result from an action whenever it considers the 
issuance of an Authorization or Certificate of Public Convenience and 
Necessity. NEPA also requires us 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 EIS on the important environmental issues. By this notice, the 
Commission requests public comments on the scope of the issues to 
address in the EIS. We will consider all filed comments during the 
preparation of the EIS.
    In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of 
the construction and operation of the proposed projects under these 
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     socioeconomics;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     reliability and safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed 
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to 
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EIS will present our independent analysis of the issues. We 
will publish and distribute the draft EIS for public comment. After the 
comment period, we will consider all timely comments and revise the 
document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. 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 4.
    The Cooperating Agencies also have responsibilities under NEPA and 
can adopt the EIS for their own agency's purposes.

Public Participation

    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific 
comments or concerns about the proposed amendments to the TransCameron 
Pipeline Project or the modifications to the Calcasieu Pass Terminal 
facilities. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental 
effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen 
environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful 
they will be. 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 1, 2016. If you have 
previously provided comments on the TransCameron Pipeline Project or 
Calcasieu Pass Terminal, you do not need to resubmit them.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
appropriate project docket number (CP15-551-001 for the TransCameron 
Pipeline Project; CP15-550-000 for the Calcasieu Pass Terminal) with 
your submission. The Commission will provide equal consideration to all

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comments received. 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 located on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for interested 
persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling 
feature located 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.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select 
``Comment on a Filing;'' or
    (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.

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, as well as anyone who 
submits comments on the projects. 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 projects.
    Copies of the completed draft EIS 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 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EIS scoping process, 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. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in 
the User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web 
site.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the TransCameron Pipeline Project and 
the Calcasieu Pass Terminal 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 (i.e., CP15-551 or CP15-550). 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/esubscribenow.htm.
    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 2, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19370 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                Beacon Solar 1, LLC .............................................................................................................................................         EG16–90–000
                                                Beacon Solar 3, LLC .............................................................................................................................................         EG16–91–000
                                                Beacon Solar 4, LLC .............................................................................................................................................         EG16–92–000
                                                Rio Bravo Solar I, LLC ..........................................................................................................................................         EG16–93–000
                                                Rio Bravo Solar II, LLC ........................................................................................................................................          EG16–94–000
                                                Wildwood Solar II, LLC .......................................................................................................................................            EG16–95–000
                                                Marshall Solar, LLC ..............................................................................................................................................        EG16–96–000
                                                River Bend Solar, LLC ..........................................................................................................................................          EG16–97–000
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                                                Chisholm View Wind Project II, LLC ..................................................................................................................                     EG16–100–000
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                                                Aurora Generation, LLC .......................................................................................................................................            EG16–102–000
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                                                  Take notice that during the month of                                     DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                July 2016, the status of the above-
                                                captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale                                     Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                Generators became effective by                                             Commission
                                                operation of the Commission’s
                                                                                                                           Supplemental Notice of Intent To
                                                regulations. 18 CFR 366.7(a).
                                                                                                                           Prepare an Environmental Impact
                                                  Dated: August 8, 2016.                                                   Statement for the Proposed
                                                Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                                   Transcameron Pipeline Project and
                                                Deputy Secretary.                                                          Calcasieu Pass Terminal, and Request
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–19328 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am]                                for Comments on Environmental
                                                                                                                           Issues Related To New Route
                                                BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                                                                                           Amendments and Project Changes

                                                TransCameron Pipeline, LLC ...............................................................................................................................                Docket Nos. CP15–551–001
                                                Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC ....................................................................................................................                   CP15–550–000


                                                   On September 4, 2015, TransCameron                                      the Project is provided in appendix 1.                                        We 1 are seeking comments on the
                                                Pipeline, LLC (TransCameron Pipeline)                                      This Supplemental Notice is being                                          project modifications to help the
                                                filed an application in Docket No.                                         issued to seek comments on the                                             Commission staff determine what issues
                                                CP15–551–000, pursuant to Section 7 of                                     amendment and other changes, and to                                        need to be evaluated in the EIS. Your
                                                the Natural Gas Act, as amended, and                                       open a new scoping period for                                              comments should focus on the potential
                                                Part 157 of the Commission’s                                               interested parties to file comments on                                     environmental effects, reasonable
                                                regulations for authorization to                                           environmental issues.                                                      alternatives, and measures to avoid or
                                                construct, install, own, operate and                                                                                                                  lessen environmental impacts from the
                                                maintain two lateral pipelines (the East                                      Information about the facilities                                        proposed modifications. To ensure that
                                                Lateral and the West Lateral pipeline)                                     proposed by TransCameron Pipeline                                          your comments are timely and properly
                                                and appurtenant facilities located in                                      and Venture Global Calcasieu Pass can                                      recorded, please send your comments so
                                                Cameron Parish, Louisiana that                                             be found on the Commission’s public                                        that the Commission receives them in
                                                comprise the TransCameron Pipeline                                         Docket Nos. CP15–551–001, and CP15–                                        Washington, DC on or before September
                                                Project (TransCameron Pipeline or                                          550–000, respectively, and on the                                          1, 2016. If you have previously provided
                                                Project). The Project application was                                      applicant’s Web site at http://                                            comments on the TransCameron
                                                filed jointly with an application by                                       venturegloballng.com/calcasieu-pass.                                       Pipeline Project or Calcasieu Pass
                                                Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC                                         The FERC’s environmental impact                                            Terminal, you do not need to resubmit
                                                (Venture Global Calcasieu Pass) for                                        statement (EIS) will encompass all                                         them. State and local government
                                                authorization to construct and operate a                                   proposed facilities and be used by the                                     representatives are asked to notify their
                                                liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and                                    Commission in its decision-making                                          constituents of this proposed Project
                                                marine export terminal, the Calcasieu                                      process to determine whether to                                            amendment/modification and encourage
                                                Pass Terminal, and related facilities, in                                  approve the TransCameron Pipeline                                          them to comment on their areas of
                                                Cameron Parish (Docket No. CP15–550–                                       Project and Calcasieu Pass Terminal.                                       concern.
                                                000).                                                                                                                                                    This Supplemental Notice is being
                                                   Venture Global Calcasieu Pass filed                                        The FERC will be the lead federal
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                                                                                                                           agency for the preparation of the EIS.                                     sent to the Commission’s current
                                                modifications to the Calcasieu Pass                                                                                                                   environmental mailing list for this
                                                Terminal facilities on March 21, 2016.                                     The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
                                                                                                                           Department of Energy, U.S. Coast Guard,                                    project, including those landowners that
                                                And, on June 28, 2016, TransCameron                                                                                                                   might be newly affected by the proposed
                                                Pipeline filed an amendment to its                                         U.S. Department of Transportation, and
                                                application with additional project                                        U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1 ‘‘We,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the
                                                changes. The combined changes are                                          are cooperating agencies in the                                            environmental staff of the Commission’s Office of
                                                detailed below, and an overview map of                                     preparation of the EIS.                                                    Energy Projects.



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                                                pipeline modifications, and those no                    blocks located at the Terminal Site from              proposed projects under these general
                                                longer directly affected due to the                     ten to nine, while maintaining the same               headings:
                                                reduction in proposed facilities.                       output capability;                                       • Geology and soils;
                                                Landowners previously affected by the                      • relocation of the administration/                   • land use;
                                                West Lateral should note that it is no                  security building complex;                               • socioeconomics;
                                                longer being proposed. If you wish to be                   • removal of the construction utility                 • water resources, fisheries, and
                                                removed from the mailing list, please                   dock from proposed Terminal design;                   wetlands;
                                                respond either electronically                              • addition of three off-site                          • cultural resources;
                                                (information on filing electronically is                construction support facilities (Martin                  • vegetation and wildlife;
                                                provided below) or through the attached                 Support Facility, DeHyCo Support                         • air quality and noise;
                                                Information Request (appendix 2).                       Facility, and Baker Hughes Support                       • endangered and threatened species;
                                                   If you are a newly affected landowner                Facility) at existing marine industrial                  • reliability and safety; and
                                                receiving this notice, a pipeline                       facilities on Calcasieu Pass;                            • cumulative impacts.
                                                                                                           • addition of two temporary access                    We will also evaluate reasonable
                                                company representative may contact
                                                                                                        roads to provide access to the DeHyCo                 alternatives to the proposed project or
                                                you about the acquisition of an
                                                                                                        and Martin Support Facilities;                        portions of the project, and make
                                                easement to construct, operate, and
                                                maintain the proposed facilities. The                      • increase in width of the Northeast               recommendations on how to lessen or
                                                                                                        Access Road from 50 to 125 feet from                  avoid impacts on the various resource
                                                company would seek to negotiate a
                                                                                                        the intersection of the Martin Access                 areas.
                                                mutually acceptable agreement.
                                                                                                        Road to the Terminal’s perimeter berm,                   The EIS will present our independent
                                                However, if the Commission approves
                                                                                                        and from 50 to 75 feet from the Liberty               analysis of the issues. We will publish
                                                the project, that approval conveys with
                                                                                                        Support Facility to the intersection of               and distribute the draft EIS for public
                                                it the right of eminent domain.
                                                                                                        the Martin Access Road;                               comment. After the comment period, we
                                                Therefore, if the easement negotiations
                                                fail to produce an agreement, the                          • addition of one off-site facility                will consider all timely comments and
                                                                                                        (Mudd Support Facility) to provide                    revise the document, as necessary,
                                                pipeline company could initiate
                                                                                                        parking space and a point of access to                before issuing a final EIS. To ensure we
                                                condemnation proceedings where
                                                                                                        a private ferry that would carry                      have the opportunity to consider and
                                                compensation would be determined in
                                                                                                        construction personnel across the                     address your comments, please carefully
                                                accordance with state law.
                                                   A fact sheet prepared by the FERC                    Calcasieu Ship Channel during                         follow the instructions in the Public
                                                entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas                    construction;                                         Participation section beginning on page
                                                Facility on My Land? What Do I Need                        • addition of a service road                       4.
                                                                                                        (Southwest Service Road) at the                          The Cooperating Agencies also have
                                                To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
                                                                                                        Terminal to provide restricted access to              responsibilities under NEPA and can
                                                the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
                                                                                                        Cameron Parish’s Jetty Pier Facility; and             adopt the EIS for their own agency’s
                                                fact sheet addresses a number of
                                                typically asked questions, including the                   • redesign of the Terminal’s flood                 purposes.
                                                use of eminent domain and how to                        protection structure, replacing the                   Public Participation
                                                participate in the Commission’s                         earthen berm along the full perimeter of
                                                                                                        the plant site with an earthen berm on                   You can make a difference by
                                                proceedings.                                                                                                  providing us with your specific
                                                                                                        the west side and a steel pile floodwall
                                                Summary of Project Modifications                        on the east, north, and south sides. The              comments or concerns about the
                                                  TransCameron Pipeline and Venture                     berm will include the Northwest Access                proposed amendments to the
                                                Global Calcasieu Pass have made the                     Road ramp. The floodwall would be                     TransCameron Pipeline Project or the
                                                following Project modifications, filed in               +31.5 feet North American Vertical                    modifications to the Calcasieu Pass
                                                a March 21, 2016 supplement and June                    Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88); the berm                     Terminal facilities. Your comments
                                                28, 2016 amendment:                                     would be +26 feet NAVD 88, with a                     should focus on the potential
                                                  • Elimination of the West Lateral                     sliding flood gate over the ramp to bring             environmental effects, reasonable
                                                Pipeline and its associated facilities                  the height to +31.5 feet NAVD 88.                     alternatives, and measures to avoid or
                                                (meter station, mainline valves, access                                                                       lessen environmental impacts. The more
                                                                                                        The EIS Process                                       specific your comments, the more useful
                                                roads, and contractor yard) reducing the
                                                overall project workspace of                               NEPA requires the Commission to                    they will be. To ensure that your
                                                TransCameron Pipeline’s proposal from                   take into account the environmental                   comments are timely and properly
                                                637.6 acres to 372.2 acres;                             impacts that could result from an action              recorded, please send your comments so
                                                  • minor workspace and layout                          whenever it considers the issuance of an              that the Commission receives them in
                                                modifications, including additional                     Authorization or Certificate of Public                Washington DC on or before September
                                                access roads, and a contractor yard on                  Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also                  1, 2016. If you have previously provided
                                                the East Lateral Pipeline;                              requires us to discover and address                   comments on the TransCameron
                                                  • reduction of the Terminal Site area                 concerns the public may have about                    Pipeline Project or Calcasieu Pass
                                                from 393.7 acres to 268.4 acres through                 proposals. This process is referred to as             Terminal, you do not need to resubmit
                                                layout redesign;                                        scoping. The main goal of the scoping                 them.
                                                   • redesign and relocation of the two                 process is to focus the analysis in the                  For your convenience, there are three
                                                200,000 cubic meters LNG aboveground                    EIS on the important environmental                    methods you can use to submit your
                                                                                                                                                              comments to the Commission. In all
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                                                storage tanks, including replacement of                 issues. By this notice, the Commission
                                                full containment with single                            requests public comments on the scope                 instances, please reference the
                                                containment design and addition of                      of the issues to address in the EIS. We               appropriate project docket number
                                                LNG retention basins;                                   will consider all filed comments during               (CP15–551–001 for the TransCameron
                                                   • redesign of the piling system for                  the preparation of the EIS.                           Pipeline Project; CP15–550–000 for the
                                                LNG dock facilities;                                       In the EIS we will discuss impacts                 Calcasieu Pass Terminal) with your
                                                   • reduction of the number of                         that could occur as a result of the                   submission. The Commission will
                                                integrated pre-cooled SMR liquefaction                  construction and operation of the                     provide equal consideration to all


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                                                comments received. The Commission                       attached Information Request (appendix                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                encourages electronic filing of                         2).
                                                comments and has expert staff available                                                                       Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or                      Becoming an Intervenor                                Commission
                                                efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow                 In addition to involvement in the EIS
                                                these instructions so that your                                                                               [Project No.: 3251–009]
                                                                                                        scoping process, you may want to
                                                comments are properly recorded.                         become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an                  Cornell University; Notice of Intent To
                                                   (1) You can file your comments                       official party to the Commission’s                    File License Application, Filing of Pre-
                                                electronically using the eComment                       proceeding. Intervenors play a more                   Application Document, and Approving
                                                feature located on the Commission’s
                                                                                                        formal role in the process and are able               Use of the Traditional Licensing
                                                Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link
                                                                                                        to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be            Process
                                                to Documents and Filings. This is an
                                                easy method for interested persons to                   heard by the courts if they choose to
                                                                                                                                                                 a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to
                                                submit brief, text-only comments on a                   appeal the Commission’s final ruling.
                                                                                                                                                              File License Application and Request to
                                                project;                                                An intervenor formally participates in
                                                                                                                                                              Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
                                                   (2) You can file your comments                       the proceeding by filing a request to
                                                                                                                                                                 b. Project No.: 3251–009.
                                                electronically using the eFiling feature                intervene. Instructions for becoming an                  c. Date Filed: June 29, 2016.
                                                located on the Commission’s Web site                    intervenor are in the User’s Guide under                 d. Submitted by: Cornell University.
                                                (www.ferc.gov) under the link to                        the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s                e. Name of Project: Cornell University
                                                Documents and Filings. With eFiling,                    Web site.                                             Hydroelectric Project.
                                                you can provide comments in a variety                   Additional Information                                   f. Location: On Fall Creek, a tributary
                                                of formats by attaching them as a file                                                                        to Cayuga Lake, in the City of Ithaca in
                                                with your submission. New eFiling                          Additional information about the                   Tompkins County, New York. The
                                                users must first create an account by                   TransCameron Pipeline Project and the                 project does not occupy federal land.
                                                clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select              Calcasieu Pass Terminal is available                     g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
                                                the type of filing you are making. If you               from the Commission’s Office of                       Commission’s regulations.
                                                are filing a comment on a particular                    External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC or                   h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr.
                                                project, please select ‘‘Comment on a                   on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov)                   W.S. ‘‘Lanny’’ Joyce, Director of Utilities
                                                Filing;’’ or                                            using the eLibrary link. Click on the                 and Energy Management, Cornell
                                                   (3) You can file a paper copy of your                eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General                     University, Energy and Sustainability,
                                                comments by mailing them to the                         Search,’’ and enter the docket number,                Humphreys Service Building, Room
                                                following address: Kimberly D. Bose,                    excluding the last three digits (i.e.,                135, Ithaca, NY 14583–3701, (607) 255–
                                                Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory                    CP15–551 or CP15–550). Be sure you                    6631; email—wsj1@cornell.edu.
                                                Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room                                                                           i. FERC Contact: Chris Millard at
                                                                                                        have selected an appropriate date range.
                                                1A, Washington, DC 20426.                                                                                     (202) 502–8256; or email at
                                                                                                        For assistance, please contact FERC
                                                                                                                                                              christopher.millard@ferc.gov.
                                                Environmental Mailing List                              Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@
                                                                                                                                                                 j. Cornell University filed a request to
                                                   The environmental mailing list                       ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or           use the Traditional Licensing Process on
                                                includes federal, state, and local                      for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The                  June 29, 2016. Cornell University
                                                government representatives and                          eLibrary link also provides access to the             provided public notice of the request on
                                                agencies; elected officials;                            texts of formal documents issued by the               July 12, 2016. In a letter dated August
                                                environmental and public interest                       Commission, such as orders, notices,                  9, 2016, the Director of the Division of
                                                groups; Native American Tribes; other                   and rulemakings.                                      Hydropower Licensing approved
                                                interested parties; and local libraries                    In addition, the Commission offers a               Cornell University’s request to use the
                                                and newspapers. This list also includes                 free service called eSubscription which               Traditional Licensing Process.
                                                all affected landowners (as defined in                  allows you to keep track of all formal                   k. With this notice, we are initiating
                                                the Commission’s regulations) who are                   issuances and submittals in specific                  informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
                                                potential right-of-way grantors, whose                  dockets. This can reduce the amount of                and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
                                                property may be used temporarily for                    time you spend researching proceedings                Fisheries under section 7 of the
                                                project purposes, or who own homes                      by automatically providing you with                   Endangered Species Act and the joint
                                                within certain distances of aboveground                 notification of these filings, document               agency regulations thereunder at 50
                                                facilities, as well as anyone who                                                                             CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries
                                                                                                        summaries, and direct links to the
                                                submits comments on the projects. We                                                                          under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-
                                                                                                        documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/
                                                will update the environmental mailing                                                                         Stevens Fishery Conservation and
                                                list as the analysis proceeds to ensure                 esubscribenow.htm.
                                                                                                                                                              Management Act and implementing
                                                that we send the information related to                    Finally, public meetings or site visits            regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
                                                this environmental review to all                        will be posted on the Commission’s                    also initiating consultation with the
                                                individuals, organizations, and                         calendar located at www.ferc.gov/                     New York State Historic Preservation
                                                government entities interested in and/or                EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along                   Officer, as required by section 106,
                                                potentially affected by the planned                     with other related information.                       National Historic Preservation Act, and
                                                projects.                                                                                                     the implementing regulations of the
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                                                                                                          Dated: August 2, 2016.
                                                   Copies of the completed draft EIS will                                                                     Advisory Council on Historic
                                                                                                        Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                be sent to the environmental mailing list                                                                     Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
                                                for public review and comment. If you                   Deputy Secretary.                                        l. With this notice, we are designating
                                                would prefer to receive a paper copy of                 [FR Doc. 2016–19370 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am]           Cornell University as the Commission’s
                                                the document instead of the CD version                  BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                non-federal representative for carrying
                                                or would like to remove your name from                                                                        out informal consultation pursuant to
                                                the mailing list, please return the                                                                           section 7 of the Endangered Species Act


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