82 FR 27473 - Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 114 (June 15, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-12393

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF17-4-000]

Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline,
L.P.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline
Projects, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of
Public Scoping Sessions

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that
will discuss the impacts of the planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and
Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects (collectively referred to as the
Project). The FERC is the lead federal agency for the preparation of
the EIS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service), and the Bonneville
Power Administration (BPA) are Cooperating Agencies and can adopt the
EIS for their respective purposes and permitting actions.
Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (JCEP) plans to construct and
operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, storage, and export
facility in Coos County, Oregon. Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P.
(PCGP) plans to construct and operate an interstate natural gas
transmission pipeline and associated facilities in Coos, Douglas,
Jackson, and Klamath Counties, Oregon. The Commission will use this EIS
in its decision-making process to determine whether the Jordan Cove LNG
Terminal is in the public interest and the Pacific Connector Pipeline
is in the public convenience and necessity. Other federal agencies may
adopt the EIS when making their respective determinations or decisions.
This notice announces the opening of the public comment period,
commonly referred to as scoping. You can make a difference by providing
your comments. Your comments should focus on potential environmental
impacts, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen
environmental impacts. This scoping opportunity is for the entire
Project, including actions and proposed plan amendments of the
Cooperating Agencies listed above. The Forest Service also seeks
comments specific to the 2012 planning rule requirements at Sec. Sec.
219.8 through 219.11 that are likely to be directly related to the
proposed amendments. 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 July 10, 2017.
If you submitted comments on this project before February 10, 2017,
you will need to refile those comments in FERC Docket No. PF17-4-000 to
ensure they are considered as part of this proceeding. If you sent
comments on a previous iteration of this project, you will also need to
refile those comments in FERC Docket No. PF17-4-000.
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for the Project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this project and
encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a PCGP company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the planned pipeline. 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.

Public Participation

For your convenience, there are four 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 by
phone at (202) 502-8258 or via email at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
Please carefully follow these instructions so that your comments are
properly recorded. If you include personal information along with your
comments, please be aware that this information (address, phone number,
and/or email address) would become publicly available in the
Commission's eLibrary.
(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 include docket number PF17-4-000 with
your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one the public scoping sessions its
staff will conduct in the project area, scheduled as follows:

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 4:00 p.m. Sunset Middle School, Library and
to 7:00 p.m. Commons Rooms, 245 South Cammann
Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420
Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 4:00 Umpqua Community College, Jackson
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Hall, Rooms 11 & 12, 1140 Umpqua
College Road, Roseburg, OR 97470
Thursday, June 29, 2017, 4:00 p.m. Oregon Institute of Technology,
to 7:00 p.m. College Union Building, Mt. Bailey
and Mt. Theilsen Rooms, 3201 Campus
Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
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The primary goal of these scoping sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be
considered in the EIS to be prepared for this project. Individual
verbal comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a court
reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount of
verbal comments in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.
Each scoping session is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Pacific Daylight Time. There will be no formal presentation by
Commission staff when the session opens. If you wish to provide
comments, the Commission staff will issue numbers in the order of your
arrival. Please see Appendix 2 \1\ for additional information on the
session format and conduct expectations.
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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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Your comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with FERC
staff or representative present) and become part of the public record
for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available through the
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal
comments, a time limit of 5 minutes may be implemented for each
commenter.
Verbal comments hold the same weight as written or electronically
submitted comments. Although there will not be a formal presentation,
Commission staff will be available throughout the comment session to
answer your questions about the environmental review process.
The submission of timely and specific comments, whether submitted
in writing or orally at a scoping session, can affect a reviewer's
ability to participate in a subsequent administrative or judicial
review of BLM and/or Forest Service decisions. Comments concerning BLM
and Forest Service actions submitted anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however such anonymous submittals would not provide the
commenters with standing to participate in administrative or judicial
review of BLM and Forest Service decisions.

Summary of the Planned Project

JCEP plans to construct and operate an LNG export terminal on the
North Spit of Coos Bay in Coos County, Oregon. The terminal would
include gas inlet facilities, a metering station, a gas conditioning
plant, five liquefaction trains and associated equipment, two full-
containment LNG storage tanks, an LNG transfer line, LNG ship loading
facilities, a marine slip, a marine offloading facility, a new access
channel between the Coos Bay Navigation Channel and the new marine
slip, and enhancements to the existing Coos Bay Navigation Channel at
four turns. In addition, the terminal would include emergency and
hazard, electrical, security, control, and support systems,
administrative buildings, and a temporary workforce housing facility.
The LNG terminal would be designed to liquefy about 1.04 billion cubic
feet per day of LNG for export to markets across the Pacific Rim.
PCGP plans to construct and operate an approximately 235-mile-long,
36-inch-diameter interstate natural gas transmission pipeline and
associated aboveground facilities. The pipeline would originate near
Malin in Klamath County, Oregon, traverse Douglas and Jackson Counties,
and terminate (at the LNG Terminal) in Coos County, Oregon. The
pipeline would be capable of transporting about 1.2 billion cubic feet
per day of natural gas. The associated aboveground facilities would
include the new Klamath Compressor Station (61,500 horsepower) near
Malin, Oregon; 3 new meter stations; 5 new pig launchers and receivers;
17 mainline block valves; and a gas control communication system.
The general locations of the Project facilities are shown on maps
included in Appendix 1. In addition, PCGP provides detailed mapping of
its pipeline route on its Web page at http://pacificconnectorgp.com/project-overview/.

Land Requirements for Construction

About 530 acres of land would be disturbed by construction of the
LNG Terminal. JCEP owns about 300 acres of this land, and the remaining
230 acres would be leased from private landowners. Following
construction, about 170 acres would be retained for operation of the
LNG terminal facilities.
About 5,060 acres of land would be disturbed by construction of the
Pacific Connector Pipeline Project. Following construction, a 50-foot-
wide easement, totaling about 1,415 acres, would be permanently
maintained for operation of the pipeline. The majority of the remaining
3,620 acres disturbed by pipeline construction would be restored and
returned to previous use, while about 25 acres would be maintained for
a new compressor station and other new aboveground facilities. Land
ownership of the approximately 235 miles of permanent pipeline
operational easement is approximately 162 miles private land, 40 miles
BLM, 31 miles Forest Service, and 2 miles Reclamation.

The EIS 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 authorization of LNG
facilities under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and pipeline
facilities under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act. NEPA also requires
the Commission to discover and address concerns the public may have
about proposals. This process is commonly referred to as scoping. The
main goal of the scoping process is to identify the important
environmental issues the Commission's staff should focus on in the EIS.
By this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of
issues to be addressed in the EIS. The FERC and the Cooperating
Agencies will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the
EIS.
The EIS will discuss the impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned Project under these
general headings:
Geology and soils;
water resources and wetlands;
vegetation, fisheries, and wildlife;
protected species;
land use;
socioeconomics;
cultural resources;
air quality and noise;
public safety and reliability; and
cumulative impacts.
The FERC and the Cooperating Agencies will also evaluate reasonable
alternatives to the planned project or portions thereof; and make
recommendations on how to avoid or minimize impacts on the various
resource areas.
Although no formal application has been filed with FERC, FERC has
already initiated a review of the project 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 its
pre-filing review, FERC has begun to contact interested federal and
state agencies to discuss their involvement in the scoping process and
the preparation of the EIS.
As stated previously, the FERC will be the lead federal agency for
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preparation of the EIS. The USACE, BLM, Reclamation, and Forest Service
all have NEPA responsibilities related to their respective permitting
actions, and can adopt the EIS for their own agency's purposes. The
BLM, Reclamation, and Forest Service intend to adopt this EIS to
evaluate the effects of the pipeline portion of the Project on lands
and facilities managed by each respective agency, and to support
decision-making regarding the issuance of and concurrence with the
right-of-way grant and the associated plan amendments.\2\
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\2\ BLM land management plans are called ``Resource Management
Plans'' or RMPs. Forest Service land management plans are called
``Land and Resource Management Plans'' or LRMPs. The term ``land
management plan'' is generic and may apply to either an RMP or LRMP.
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The EIS will present the FERC's and the Cooperating Agencies'
independent analysis of the issues. The FERC will publish and
distribute the draft EIS for public comment. After the comment period,
the FERC and the Cooperating Agencies will consider all timely comments
and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. To
ensure the FERC and the Cooperating Agencies have the opportunity to
consider and address your comments, please carefully follow the
instructions in the Public Participation section.
With this notice, the FERC is asking agencies with jurisdiction by
law and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues
related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EIS.\3\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided in the Public Participation section.
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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, this notice initiates consultation with Oregon's
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and solicits its views and
those of other government agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the
public on the Project's potential effects on historic properties.\4\
The project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) will be defined in
consultation with the SHPO as the Project develops. On natural gas
facility projects, the APE at a minimum encompasses all areas subject
to ground disturbance (examples include LNG terminal site, pipeline
construction work area, contractor/equipment storage yards, and access
roads). The EIS for this Project will document the 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

The Commission's environmental staff has already identified several
issues that merit attention based on a preliminary review of the
planned facilities, the environmental information provided by the
applicants, analysis conducted previously, and early comments filed
with FERC. This preliminary list of issues may change based on your
comments and further analysis. Preliminary issues include:
Reliability and safety of LNG carrier traffic in Coos Bay,
the LNG terminal, and natural gas pipeline;
impacts on aquatic resources from dredging the LNG
terminal access channel and slip, and from multiple pipeline crossings
of surface waters;
potential impacts on the LNG Terminal resulting from an
earthquake or tsunami;
impacts of pipeline construction on federally listed
threatened and endangered species, including salmon, marbled murrelet,
and northern spotted owl; and
impacts of pipeline construction on private landowners,
including use of eminent domain to obtain right-of-way.

Preliminary Planning Criteria Identified by the BLM

The BLM Preliminary Planning Criteria for its proposed land
management plan amendments include:
Impacts to stand function for listed species, specifically
northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet in BLM-managed Late
Successional Reserves (LSR); and
consent by the Federal surface managing agencies, Forest
Service and Reclamation.

Preliminary Issues and Planning Criteria Identified by the Forest
Service

The Forest Service has identified preliminary issues for its
proposed land and resource management plan (LRMP) amendments. The
issues include:
Effects of proposed amendments on Survey and Manage
species and their habitat;
effects of the proposed amendments on LSRs; and
effects of the proposed amendments on Riparian Reserves,
detrimental soil conditions, and Visual Quality Objectives.

Planning Rule Requirements for LRMP Amendments

The Forest Service seeks public input on issues and planning rule
requirements on proposed amendments of their Forest land management
plans related to the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project. Additional
information regarding the proposed amendments is included at the end of
this NOI.

Proposed Actions of the BLM

The purpose of and need for the proposed action by the BLM is to
respond to a right-of-way grant application originally submitted by
Pacific Connector L.P. to construct, operate, maintain, and eventually
decommission a natural gas pipeline that crosses lands and facilities
administered by the BLM, Reclamation, and Forest Service. In addition,
there is a need for the BLM to consider amending affected District land
management plans to make provision for the Pacific Connector right-of-
way. Additional detail on proposed actions by the BLM is provided at
the end of this NOI.

Proposed Actions of the Forest Service

The purpose of and need for the proposed action by the Forest
Service is to consider amending affected National Forest land
management plans to make provision for the Pacific Connector right-of-
way. The Responsible Official for amendment of Forest Service LRMPs is
the Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua National Forest. If the Forest
Service adopts the FERC EIS for the Pacific Connector Pipeline Project
(in FERC Docket No. PF17-4-000), the Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua
National Forest will make the following decisions and determinations:
Decide whether to amend the LRMPs of the Umpqua, Rogue
River, and Winema National Forests as proposed or as described in an
alternative.
Additional detail on proposed actions by the Forest Service is
provided at the end of this NOI.

Environmental Mailing List

The environmental mailing list includes Federal, State, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
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interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations), 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. The FERC
will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to
ensure that the information related to this environmental review is
sent to all individuals, organizations, and government entities
interested in and/or potentially affected by the planned project.
Copies of the 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 a compact disc or would like to
remove your name from the mailing list, please return the attached
Information Request (Appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

Once JCEP and PCGP file applications 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.

BLM Administrative Remedy Process

Under the provisions of 43 CFR 1610.5-2, proposed decision(s) of
the BLM to amend land management plans are subject to protest with the
Director of the BLM following publication of the Final EIS. In
accordance with 43 CFR, Part 4, the BLM's decision on the application
for a right-of-way grant will be subject to appeal to the Interior
Board of Land Appeals.

Administrative Review of Forest Service Decisions To Amend Land
Management Plans

The proposed Forest Service plan amendments are being developed in
accordance with the planning regulations at 36 CFR 219 (2012).
Decisions by the Forest Service to approve ``plan level'' amendments to
Land Management Plans (proposed amendments UNF-4 and RRNF-7 in this
Notice) are subject to the Pre-Decisional Administrative Review Process
Regulations at 36 CFR 219 Subpart B. The term ``plan level'' refers to
plan amendments that would apply to future management actions.
Decisions by the Forest Service to approve ``project-specific''
plan amendments (proposed amendments UNF-1 thru 3, RRNF-2 thru 6, and
WNF-1 thru 5 in this Notice) are subject to the Administrative Review
Process of 36 CFR 218 Subpart A and B, in accordance with 36 CFR 219.59
(b). The term ``project specific'' refers to amendments that would only
apply to the proposed project and would not apply to any future
management actions.
The Forest Service concurrence to BLM to issue a right-of-way grant
would not be a decision subject to the NEPA and, therefore, would not
be subject to the Forest Service administrative review procedures.

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., PF17-
4). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, 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: June 9, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY difference by providing your comments. typically asked questions, including the
Your comments should focus on use of eminent domain and how to
Federal Energy Regulatory potential environmental impacts, participate in the Commission’s
Commission reasonable alternatives, and measures to proceedings.
[Docket No. PF17–4–000] avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Public Participation
This scoping opportunity is for the
Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., entire Project, including actions and For your convenience, there are four
Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, L.P.; proposed plan amendments of the methods you can use to submit your
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Cooperating Agencies listed above. The comments to the Commission. The
Environmental Impact Statement for Forest Service also seeks comments Commission encourages electronic filing
the Planned Jordan Cove LNG specific to the 2012 planning rule of comments and has expert staff
Terminal and Pacific Connector requirements at §§ 219.8 through 219.11 available to assist you by phone at (202)
Pipeline Projects, Request for that are likely to be directly related to 502–8258 or via email at
Comments on Environmental Issues, the proposed amendments. To ensure FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions that your comments are timely and carefully follow these instructions so
properly recorded, please send your that your comments are properly
The staff of the Federal Energy comments so that the Commission
Regulatory Commission (FERC or recorded. If you include personal
receives them in Washington, DC on or information along with your comments,
Commission) will prepare an before July 10, 2017.
environmental impact statement (EIS) please be aware that this information
If you submitted comments on this (address, phone number, and/or email
that will discuss the impacts of the project before February 10, 2017, you
planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and address) would become publicly
will need to refile those comments in
Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects available in the Commission’s eLibrary.
FERC Docket No. PF17–4–000 to ensure
(collectively referred to as the Project). they are considered as part of this (1) You can file your comments
The FERC is the lead federal agency for proceeding. If you sent comments on a electronically using the eComment
the preparation of the EIS. The U.S. previous iteration of this project, you feature on the Commission’s Web site
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. will also need to refile those comments (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of in FERC Docket No. PF17–4–000. Documents and Filings. This is an easy
Land Management (BLM), Bureau of This notice is being sent to the method for submitting brief, text-only
Reclamation (Reclamation), U.S. Forest Commission’s current environmental comments on a project;
Service (Forest Service), and the mailing list for the Project. State and (2) You can file your comments
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) local government representatives should electronically by using the eFiling
are Cooperating Agencies and can adopt notify their constituents of this project feature on the Commission’s Web site
the EIS for their respective purposes and and encourage them to comment on (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
permitting actions. their areas of concern. Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. If you are a landowner receiving this you can provide comments in a variety
(JCEP) plans to construct and operate a notice, a PCGP company representative of formats by attaching them as a file
liquefied natural gas (LNG) production, may contact you about the acquisition of with your submission. New eFiling
storage, and export facility in Coos an easement to construct, operate, and users must first create an account by
County, Oregon. Pacific Connector Gas maintain the planned pipeline. The clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing
Pipeline, L.P. (PCGP) plans to construct company would seek to negotiate a a comment on a particular project,
and operate an interstate natural gas mutually acceptable agreement. please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as
transmission pipeline and associated However, if the Commission approves the filing type; or
facilities in Coos, Douglas, Jackson, and the project, that approval conveys with
Klamath Counties, Oregon. The it the right of eminent domain. (3) You can file a paper copy of your
Commission will use this EIS in its Therefore, if easement negotiations fail comments by mailing them to the
decision-making process to determine to produce an agreement, the pipeline following address. Be sure to include
whether the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal company could initiate condemnation docket number PF17–4–000 with your
is in the public interest and the Pacific proceedings where compensation would submission: Kimberly D. Bose,
Connector Pipeline is in the public be determined in accordance with state Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
convenience and necessity. Other law. Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room
federal agencies may adopt the EIS A fact sheet prepared by the FERC 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
when making their respective entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas (4) In lieu of sending written or
determinations or decisions. Facility On My Land? What Do I Need electronic comments, the Commission
This notice announces the opening of To Know?’’ is available for viewing on invites you to attend one the public
the public comment period, commonly the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This scoping sessions its staff will conduct in
referred to as scoping. You can make a fact sheet addresses a number of the project area, scheduled as follows:

Date and time Location

Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 4:00 p.m. Sunset Middle School, Library and Commons Rooms, 245 South Cammann Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420
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preparation of the EIS. The USACE, Effects (APE) will be defined in • effects of the proposed amendments
BLM, Reclamation, and Forest Service consultation with the SHPO as the on LSRs; and
all have NEPA responsibilities related to Project develops. On natural gas facility • effects of the proposed amendments
their respective permitting actions, and projects, the APE at a minimum on Riparian Reserves, detrimental soil
can adopt the EIS for their own agency’s encompasses all areas subject to ground conditions, and Visual Quality
purposes. The BLM, Reclamation, and disturbance (examples include LNG Objectives.
Forest Service intend to adopt this EIS terminal site, pipeline construction Planning Rule Requirements for LRMP
to evaluate the effects of the pipeline work area, contractor/equipment storage Amendments
portion of the Project on lands and yards, and access roads). The EIS for
facilities managed by each respective this Project will document the findings The Forest Service seeks public input
agency, and to support decision-making on the impacts on historic properties on issues and planning rule
regarding the issuance of and and summarize the status of requirements on proposed amendments
concurrence with the right-of-way grant consultations under section 106. of their Forest land management plans
and the associated plan amendments.2 related to the Pacific Connector Pipeline
The EIS will present the FERC’s and Currently Identified Environmental Project. Additional information
the Cooperating Agencies’ independent Issues regarding the proposed amendments is
analysis of the issues. The FERC will The Commission’s environmental included at the end of this NOI.
publish and distribute the draft EIS for staff has already identified several Proposed Actions of the BLM
public comment. After the comment issues that merit attention based on a
period, the FERC and the Cooperating preliminary review of the planned The purpose of and need for the
Agencies will consider all timely facilities, the environmental information proposed action by the BLM is to
comments and revise the document, as provided by the applicants, analysis respond to a right-of-way grant
necessary, before issuing a final EIS. To conducted previously, and early application originally submitted by
ensure the FERC and the Cooperating comments filed with FERC. This Pacific Connector L.P. to construct,
Agencies have the opportunity to preliminary list of issues may change operate, maintain, and eventually
consider and address your comments, based on your comments and further decommission a natural gas pipeline
please carefully follow the instructions analysis. Preliminary issues include: that crosses lands and facilities
in the Public Participation section. • Reliability and safety of LNG carrier administered by the BLM, Reclamation,
With this notice, the FERC is asking traffic in Coos Bay, the LNG terminal, and Forest Service. In addition, there is
agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ and natural gas pipeline; a need for the BLM to consider
or special expertise with respect to • impacts on aquatic resources from amending affected District land
environmental issues related to this dredging the LNG terminal access management plans to make provision
project to formally cooperate with us in channel and slip, and from multiple for the Pacific Connector right-of-way.
the preparation of the EIS.3 Agencies pipeline crossings of surface waters; Additional detail on proposed actions
that would like to request cooperating • potential impacts on the LNG by the BLM is provided at the end of
agency status should follow the Terminal resulting from an earthquake this NOI.
instructions for filing comments or tsunami; Proposed Actions of the Forest Service
provided in the Public Participation • impacts of pipeline construction on
section. federally listed threatened and The purpose of and need for the
endangered species, including salmon, proposed action by the Forest Service is
Consultations Under Section 106 of the
marbled murrelet, and northern spotted to consider amending affected National
National Historic Preservation Act
owl; and Forest land management plans to make
In accordance with the Advisory • impacts of pipeline construction on provision for the Pacific Connector
Council on Historic Preservation’s private landowners, including use of right-of-way. The Responsible Official
implementing regulations for section eminent domain to obtain right-of-way. for amendment of Forest Service LRMPs
106 of the National Historic is the Forest Supervisor of the Umpqua
Preservation Act, this notice initiates Preliminary Planning Criteria National Forest. If the Forest Service
consultation with Oregon’s State Identified by the BLM adopts the FERC EIS for the Pacific
Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), The BLM Preliminary Planning Connector Pipeline Project (in FERC
and solicits its views and those of other Criteria for its proposed land Docket No. PF17–4–000), the Forest
government agencies, interested Indian management plan amendments include: Supervisor of the Umpqua National
tribes, and the public on the Project’s • Impacts to stand function for listed Forest will make the following decisions
potential effects on historic properties.4 species, specifically northern spotted and determinations:
The project-specific Area of Potential owl and marbled murrelet in BLM- • Decide whether to amend the
managed Late Successional Reserves LRMPs of the Umpqua, Rogue River,
2 BLM land management plans are called
(LSR); and and Winema National Forests as
‘‘Resource Management Plans’’ or RMPs. Forest
Service land management plans are called ‘‘Land
• consent by the Federal surface proposed or as described in an
and Resource Management Plans’’ or LRMPs. The managing agencies, Forest Service and alternative.
term ‘‘land management plan’’ is generic and may Reclamation. Additional detail on proposed actions
apply to either an RMP or LRMP. by the Forest Service is provided at the
3 The Council on Environmental Quality Preliminary Issues and Planning
end of this NOI.
regulations addressing cooperating agency Criteria Identified by the Forest Service
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responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Environmental Mailing List
Regulations, Part 1501.6. The Forest Service has identified
4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation preliminary issues for its proposed land The environmental mailing list
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal and resource management plan (LRMP) includes Federal, State, and local
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define amendments. The issues include: government representatives and
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
district, site, building, structure, or object included
• Effects of proposed amendments on agencies; elected officials;
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register Survey and Manage species and their environmental and public interest
of Historic Places. habitat; groups; Native American Tribes; other

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 27473

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 114 (June 15, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission