83_FR_10517 83 FR 10470 - Commonwealth LNG LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Commonwealth LNG Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Session

83 FR 10470 - Commonwealth LNG LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Commonwealth LNG Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Session

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)

Page Range10470-10473
FR Document2018-04709

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10470-10473]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04709]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF17-8-000]


Commonwealth LNG LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Commonwealth LNG 
Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of 
Public Scoping Session

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that 
will discuss the environmental impacts of the Commonwealth LNG Project 
involving construction and operation of facilities by Commonwealth LNG 
LLC (Commonwealth LNG) in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The Commission 
will use this EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether 
the project is in the public interest.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the 
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested 
agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with 
your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they 
need to evaluate in the EIS. 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 March 26, 2018.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the 
opening of this docket on July 28, 2017, you will need to file those 
comments in Docket No. PF17-8-000 to ensure they are considered as part 
of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for this project. State and local government 
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned 
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled An Interstate Natural 
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Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know? is available for viewing 
on the FERC website (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 will provide equal 
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form 
or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of 
comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 
or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these 
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's website (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 website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a 
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. 
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on 
eRegister. If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please 
select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number 
(PF17-8-000) 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 the public scoping session its staff 
will conduct in the project area, scheduled as follows:

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                           Date and time                                               Location
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m..........................  Johnson Bayou Community Center, 5556 Gulf
                                                                      Beach Highway, Johnson Bayou, LA 70631.
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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.
    The scoping session is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CDT. 
You may arrive at any time after 3:30 p.m. There will not be a formal 
presentation by Commission staff when the session opens, and we note 
that no refreshments will be served. If you wish to speak, the 
Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival. 
Comments will be taken until 8:00 p.m. However, if no additional 
numbers have been handed out and all individuals who wish to provide 
comments have had an opportunity to do so, staff may conclude the 
session at 7:30 p.m.
    Your scoping 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 on 
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary). 
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal 
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may be 
implemented for each commentor.
    It is important to note that 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. Representatives from Commonwealth LNG 
will also be present to answer project-specific questions.
    Please note this is not your only public input opportunity; please 
refer to the review process flow chart in appendix 2.\1\
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in 
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all 
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at 
www.ferc.gov using the link called eLibrary or from the Commission's 
Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or 
call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, 
refer to the last page of this notice.
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Summary of the Planned Project

    Commonwealth LNG plans to construct and operate a liquefied natural 
gas (LNG) terminal on the west side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel near 
Johnson Bayou in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Commonwealth LNG intends to 
use the terminal to liquefy, store, and deliver LNG for export to 
global markets. The terminal would have a peak capacity of nine million 
metric tonnes of LNG per annum (MTPA). Commonwealth LNG would also 
dredge a ship berth and turning basin at the terminal.
    The Commonwealth LNG Project would consist of the following 
facilities:
     A 3.7-mile-long natural gas receiving pipeline (either 
single 30-inch or dual 24-inch pipes) extending from existing pipelines 
operated by Kinetica Partners LLC and Bridgeline Holdings LP to the 
terminal;
     four 2.0 MTPA gas pre-treatment trains;
     eight liquefaction trains, with a nominal LNG production 
capacity of approximately 1 MTPA each;
     six LNG storage tanks, each with a capacity of 40,000 
cubic meters (m\3\);
     electric plant powered by a 80-megawatt gas turbine;
     boil-off gas handling system, utilities, and 
communications system; and
     one marine berth sized to accommodate LNG carriers up to 
about 215,000 m\3\ in capacity.
    The general location of the planned LNG facility, as well as 
several potential pipeline routes, are shown in appendix 1.

Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the planned facilities would disturb about 132.6 
acres of land for the upland terminal and pipeline. This acreage may 
vary somewhat depending on which pipeline route is selected. About 64.6 
acres would be affected in the Calcasieu Ship Channel for the creation 
of the turning basin. Following construction, Commonwealth LNG would 
maintain about 122.4 acres for permanent operation of the upland 
terminal and pipeline right-of-way. Temporary construction areas would 
be restored and revert to former uses.

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 issuance of a 
Certificate of Public Convenience and

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Necessity. NEPA also requires us \2\ to discover and address concerns 
the public may have about proposals. This process is referred to as 
scoping. The main goal of the scoping process is to focus the analysis 
in the 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, including pipeline routing. We will consider all 
filed comments during the preparation of the EIS.
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    \2\ We, us, and our refer to the environmental staff of the 
Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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    In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of 
the construction and operation of the planned project under these 
general headings:
     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project 
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen 
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    Although no formal application has been filed, we have already 
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process. 
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement 
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before 
the FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we 
have begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their 
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EIS.
    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 2.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues 
related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the 
preparation of the EIS.\3\ Agencies that would like to request 
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing 
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this 
notice. Currently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has expressed its 
intention to participate as a cooperating agency in the preparation of 
the EIS to satisfy its NEPA responsibilities related to this project.
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    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing 
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's 
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation 
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s), and to 
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested 
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on 
historic properties.\4\ We will define the project-specific Area of 
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s) as the project 
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum 
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include 
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor 
stations, and access roads). Our EIS for this project will document our 
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status 
of consultations under section 106.
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    \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations 
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those 
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or 
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in 
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic 
Places.
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Currently Identified Environmental Issues

    We have already identified several issues that we think deserve 
attention based on a preliminary review of the planned facilities and 
the environmental information provided by Commonwealth LNG. This 
preliminary list of issues may change based on your comments and our 
analysis:
     Selection of pipeline route;
     evaluation of temporary and permanent impacts on wetlands 
and the development of appropriate mitigation;
     potential impacts on fish and wildlife habitat, including 
potential impacts on federally listed threatened and endangered 
species;
     potential visual effects of the aboveground facilities;
     potential impacts of the construction workforce on local 
housing, infrastructure, public services, transportation, and economy;
     impacts on air quality and noise associated with 
construction and operation of the project; and
     public safety and hazards associated with LNG facilities.

Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other 
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also 
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's 
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property 
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within 
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits 
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list 
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related 
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and 
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the 
planned project.
    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 3).

Becoming an Intervenor

    Once Commonwealth LNG files its application with the Commission, 
you may want to become an intervenor which is an official party to the 
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the 
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard 
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. 
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a 
request to intervene. Motions to intervene are more fully described at 
http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Instructions 
for becoming an intervenor are in the Document-less Intervention Guide 
under the e-filing link on the Commission's website. 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.

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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 website (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-
8). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances 
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time 
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Finally, public sessions 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: February 22, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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                                                Filed Date: 3/5/18.                                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    Dated: February 22, 2018.
                                                Accession Number: 20180305–5286.                                                                           Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                                                                     Federal Energy Regulatory                             Secretary.
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.                     Commission                                            [FR Doc. 2018–04707 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Docket Numbers: ER18–961–000.                        [Docket No. CP18–42–000]                              BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                             L.L.C.                                                  Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
                                                Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                   Company, LLC; Notice of Filing                        DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                             Original Service Agreement No. 4955—                       Take notice that on January 2, 2018,               Federal Energy Regulatory
                                             NITSA among PJM and AEP EP to be                        pursuant to Rule 212 of the                           Commission
                                             effective 6/1/2014.                                     Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                                                                                                                           [Docket No. PF17–8–000]
                                                Filed Date: 3/5/18.                                  Procedure (18 CFR 385.212), the North
                                                Accession Number: 20180305–5288.                     Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC)                  Commonwealth LNG LLC; Notice of
                                                                                                     filed a motion for order to show cause                Intent To Prepare an Environmental
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.
                                                                                                     regarding: (1) Whether Transcontinental               Impact Statement for the Planned
                                                Docket Numbers: ER18–962–000.                        Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco)                  Commonwealth LNG Project, Request
                                                Applicants: PJM Interconnection,                     has been operating, and is continuing to              for Comments on Environmental
                                             L.L.C.                                                  operate, its Eminence Salt Dome Storage               Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping
                                                Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                   Field, located near the Town of                       Session
                                             Original Service Agreement No. 4956—                    Seminary in Covington County,
                                                                                                     Mississippi, in accordance with the                      The staff of the Federal Energy
                                             NITSA among PJM and AEPSC to be                                                                               Regulatory Commission (FERC or
                                             effective 1/1/2017.                                     amended certificate issued in Docket
                                                                                                     No. CP11–151; 1 and, (2) whether                      Commission) will prepare an
                                                Filed Date: 3/5/18.                                  Transco should be allowed to assess                   environmental impact statement (EIS)
                                                Accession Number: 20180305–5290.                     demand charges for the amount of firm                 that will discuss the environmental
                                                Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.                     service from the Eminence Salt Dome                   impacts of the Commonwealth LNG
                                                                                                     Storage Field under Rate Schedule ESS                 Project involving construction and
                                               Docket Numbers: ER18–963–000.                         and Rate Schedule EESWS that Transco                  operation of facilities by
                                               Applicants: Southern Maryland                         allegedly has been and is currently                   Commonwealth LNG LLC
                                             Electric Cooperative, Inc., PJM                         unable to provide given the revised                   (Commonwealth LNG) in Cameron
                                             Interconnection, L.L.C.                                 operating parameters of the Eminence                  Parish, Louisiana. The Commission will
                                               Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:                    Salt Dome Storage Field.                              use this EIS in its decision-making
                                             SMECO submits revisions to OATT, Att.                      The filing may also be viewed on the               process to determine whether the
                                             H–9C re: Transmission Revenue                           web at http://www.ferc.gov using the                  project is in the public interest.
                                             Requirement to be effective 5/1/2018.                   eLibrary link. Enter the docket number                   This notice announces the opening of
                                                                                                     excluding the last three digits in the                the scoping process the Commission
                                               Filed Date: 3/5/18.                                                                                         will use to gather input from the public
                                                                                                     docket number field to access the
                                               Accession Number: 20180305–5293.                      document. For assistance, please contact              and interested agencies on the project.
                                               Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.                      FERC Online Support at                                You can make a difference by providing
                                                                                                     FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll                    us with your specific comments or
                                                The filings are accessible in the                                                                          concerns about the project. Your
                                             Commission’s eLibrary system by                         free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
                                                                                                     (202) 502–8659.                                       comments should focus on the potential
                                             clicking on the links or querying the                                                                         environmental effects, reasonable
                                             docket number.                                             Any person wishing to obtain legal
                                                                                                     status by becoming a party to this                    alternatives, and measures to avoid or
                                                Any person desiring to intervene or                  proceeding should, on or before the                   lessen environmental impacts. Your
                                             protest in any of the above proceedings                 comment date listed below, file with the              input will help the Commission staff
                                             must file in accordance with Rules 211                  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,                 determine what issues they need to
                                             and 214 of the Commission’s                             888 First Street NE, Washington, DC                   evaluate in the EIS. To ensure that your
                                             Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and                         20426, a motion to intervene in                       comments are timely and properly
                                             385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern                 accordance with the requirements of the               recorded, please send your comments so
                                             time on the specified comment date.                     Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    that the Commission receives them in
                                             Protests may be considered, but                         Procedure (18 CFR 385.214).                           Washington, DC on or before March 26,
                                             intervention is necessary to become a                      The Commission strongly encourages                 2018.
                                             party to the proceeding.                                electronic filings of comments, protests                 If you sent comments on this project
                                                eFiling is encouraged. More detailed                 and interventions in lieu of paper using              to the Commission before the opening of
                                             information relating to filing                          the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov.              this docket on July 28, 2017, you will
                                             requirements, interventions, protests,                  Persons unable to file electronically                 need to file those comments in Docket
                                             service, and qualifying facilities filings              should submit an original and five                    No. PF17–8–000 to ensure they are
                                             can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/                   copies of the protest or intervention to              considered as part of this proceeding.
                                             docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For                 the Federal Energy Regulatory                            This notice is being sent to the
                                             other information, call (866) 208–3676                  Commission, 888 First Street NE,                      Commission’s current environmental
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                                             (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.              Washington, DC 20426.                                 mailing list for this project. State and
                                                                                                        Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern                    local government representatives should
                                               Dated: March 5, 2018.
                                                                                                     Time on March 15, 2018.                               notify their constituents of this planned
                                             Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,                                                                                      project and encourage them to comment
                                             Deputy Secretary.                                                                                             on their areas of concern.
                                                                                                       1 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 142
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–04738 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]              FERC 61,095 (2013), order on reh’g, 147 FERC             A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
                                             BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  61,091 (2014).                                        entitled An Interstate Natural Gas


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                                             Facility On My Land? What Do I Need                     to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or                     with your submission. New eFiling
                                             To Know? is available for viewing on                    FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please                     users must first create an account by
                                             the FERC website (www.ferc.gov). This                   carefully follow these instructions so                 clicking on eRegister. If you are filing a
                                             fact sheet addresses a number of                        that your comments are properly                        comment on a particular project, please
                                             typically asked questions, including the                recorded.                                              select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the
                                             use of eminent domain and how to                          (1) You can file your comments                       filing type; or
                                             participate in the Commission’s                         electronically using the eComment                         (3) You can file a paper copy of your
                                             proceedings.                                            feature on the Commission’s website                    comments by mailing them to the
                                                                                                     (www.ferc.gov) under the link to                       following address. Be sure to reference
                                             Public Participation
                                                                                                     Documents and Filings. This is an easy                 the project docket number (PF17–8–000)
                                               For your convenience, there are four                  method for submitting brief, text-only                 with your submission: Kimberly D.
                                             methods you can use to submit your                      comments on a project;                                 Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
                                             comments to the Commission. The                           (2) You can file your comments                       Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
                                             Commission will provide equal                           electronically by using the eFiling                    NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
                                             consideration to all comments received,                 feature on the Commission’s website                       (4) In lieu of sending written or
                                             whether filed in written form or                        (www.ferc.gov) under the link to                       electronic comments, the Commission
                                             provided verbally. The Commission                       Documents and Filings. With eFiling,                   invites you to attend the public scoping
                                             encourages electronic filing of                         you can provide comments in a variety                  session its staff will conduct in the
                                             comments and has expert staff available                 of formats by attaching them as a file                 project area, scheduled as follows:

                                                                 Date and time                                                                         Location

                                             Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m ..........          Johnson Bayou Community Center, 5556 Gulf Beach Highway, Johnson Bayou, LA 70631.



                                                The primary goal of these scoping                    will be available throughout the                          • four 2.0 MTPA gas pre-treatment
                                             sessions is to have you identify the                    comment session to answer your                         trains;
                                             specific environmental issues and                       questions about the environmental                         • eight liquefaction trains, with a
                                             concerns that should be considered in                   review process. Representatives from                   nominal LNG production capacity of
                                             the EIS to be prepared for this project.                Commonwealth LNG will also be                          approximately 1 MTPA each;
                                             Individual verbal comments will be                      present to answer project-specific                        • six LNG storage tanks, each with a
                                             taken on a one-on-one basis with a court                questions.                                             capacity of 40,000 cubic meters (m3);
                                             reporter. This format is designed to                      Please note this is not your only                       • electric plant powered by a 80-
                                             receive the maximum amount of verbal                    public input opportunity; please refer to              megawatt gas turbine;
                                             comments, in a convenient way during                    the review process flow chart in                          • boil-off gas handling system,
                                             the timeframe allotted.                                 appendix 2.1                                           utilities, and communications system;
                                                The scoping session is scheduled                     Summary of the Planned Project                         and
                                             from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CDT. You                                                                              • one marine berth sized to
                                             may arrive at any time after 3:30 p.m.                     Commonwealth LNG plans to                           accommodate LNG carriers up to about
                                             There will not be a formal presentation                 construct and operate a liquefied natural              215,000 m3 in capacity.
                                             by Commission staff when the session                    gas (LNG) terminal on the west side of
                                                                                                                                                               The general location of the planned
                                             opens, and we note that no refreshments                 the Calcasieu Ship Channel near
                                                                                                                                                            LNG facility, as well as several potential
                                             will be served. If you wish to speak, the               Johnson Bayou in Cameron Parish,
                                                                                                                                                            pipeline routes, are shown in appendix
                                             Commission staff will hand out                          Louisiana. Commonwealth LNG intends
                                                                                                                                                            1.
                                             numbers in the order of your arrival.                   to use the terminal to liquefy, store, and
                                             Comments will be taken until 8:00 p.m.                  deliver LNG for export to global                       Land Requirements for Construction
                                             However, if no additional numbers have                  markets. The terminal would have a                        Construction of the planned facilities
                                             been handed out and all individuals                     peak capacity of nine million metric                   would disturb about 132.6 acres of land
                                             who wish to provide comments have                       tonnes of LNG per annum (MTPA).                        for the upland terminal and pipeline.
                                             had an opportunity to do so, staff may                  Commonwealth LNG would also dredge                     This acreage may vary somewhat
                                             conclude the session at 7:30 p.m.                       a ship berth and turning basin at the                  depending on which pipeline route is
                                                Your scoping comments will be                        terminal.                                              selected. About 64.6 acres would be
                                             recorded by the court reporter (with                       The Commonwealth LNG Project                        affected in the Calcasieu Ship Channel
                                             FERC staff or representative present)                   would consist of the following facilities:             for the creation of the turning basin.
                                             and become part of the public record for                   • A 3.7-mile-long natural gas                       Following construction, Commonwealth
                                             this proceeding. Transcripts will be                    receiving pipeline (either single 30-inch              LNG would maintain about 122.4 acres
                                             publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary                   or dual 24-inch pipes) extending from                  for permanent operation of the upland
                                             system (see below for instructions on                   existing pipelines operated by Kinetica                terminal and pipeline right-of-way.
                                             using eLibrary). If a significant number                Partners LLC and Bridgeline Holdings                   Temporary construction areas would be
                                             of people are interested in providing                   LP to the terminal;                                    restored and revert to former uses.
                                             verbal comments in the one-on-one
                                                                                                       1 The appendices referenced in this notice will      The EIS Process
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                                             settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may
                                                                                                     not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the
                                             be implemented for each commentor.                      appendices were sent to all those receiving this         The National Environmental Policy
                                                It is important to note that verbal                  notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov   Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
                                             comments hold the same weight as                        using the link called eLibrary or from the             take into account the environmental
                                                                                                     Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
                                             written or electronically submitted                     Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502–
                                                                                                                                                            impacts that could result from an action
                                             comments. Although there will not be a                  8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary,      whenever it considers the issuance of a
                                             formal presentation, Commission staff                   refer to the last page of this notice.                 Certificate of Public Convenience and


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                                             Necessity. NEPA also requires us 2 to                   that would like to request cooperating                    housing, infrastructure, public services,
                                             discover and address concerns the                       agency status should follow the                           transportation, and economy;
                                             public may have about proposals. This                   instructions for filing comments                             • impacts on air quality and noise
                                             process is referred to as scoping. The                  provided under the Public Participation                   associated with construction and
                                             main goal of the scoping process is to                  section of this notice. Currently, the                    operation of the project; and
                                             focus the analysis in the EIS on the                    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has
                                             important environmental issues. By this                 expressed its intention to participate as                    • public safety and hazards
                                             notice, the Commission requests public                  a cooperating agency in the preparation                   associated with LNG facilities.
                                             comments on the scope of the issues to                  of the EIS to satisfy its NEPA                            Environmental Mailing List
                                             address in the EIS, including pipeline                  responsibilities related to this project.
                                             routing. We will consider all filed                                                                                  The environmental mailing list
                                                                                                     Consultations Under Section 106 of the                    includes federal, state, and local
                                             comments during the preparation of the
                                                                                                     National Historic Preservation Act                        government representatives and
                                             EIS.
                                                In the EIS we will discuss impacts                     In accordance with the Advisory                         agencies; elected officials;
                                             that could occur as a result of the                     Council on Historic Preservation’s                        environmental and public interest
                                             construction and operation of the                       implementing regulations for section                      groups; Native American Tribes; other
                                             planned project under these general                     106 of the National Historic                              interested parties; and local libraries
                                             headings:                                               Preservation Act, we are using this                       and newspapers. This list also includes
                                                • Geology and soils;                                 notice to initiate consultation with the                  all affected landowners (as defined in
                                                • land use;                                          applicable State Historic Preservation                    the Commission’s regulations) who are
                                                • water resources, fisheries, and                    Office(s), and to solicit their views and                 potential right-of-way grantors, whose
                                             wetlands;                                               those of other government agencies,                       property may be used temporarily for
                                                • cultural resources;                                interested Indian tribes, and the public                  project purposes, or who own homes
                                                • vegetation and wildlife;                           on the project’s potential effects on                     within certain distances of aboveground
                                                • air quality and noise;                             historic properties.4 We will define the                  facilities, and anyone who submits
                                                • endangered and threatened species;                 project-specific Area of Potential Effects                comments on the project. We will
                                                • public safety; and                                 (APE) in consultation with the SHPO(s)
                                                • cumulative impacts.                                                                                          update the environmental mailing list as
                                                                                                     as the project develops. On natural gas                   the analysis proceeds to ensure that we
                                                We will also evaluate possible
                                                                                                     facility projects, the APE at a minimum                   send the information related to this
                                             alternatives to the planned project or
                                                                                                     encompasses all areas subject to ground                   environmental review to all individuals,
                                             portions of the project, and make
                                                                                                     disturbance (examples include                             organizations, and government entities
                                             recommendations on how to lessen or
                                                                                                     construction right-of-way, contractor/                    interested in and/or potentially affected
                                             avoid impacts on the various resource
                                                                                                     pipe storage yards, compressor stations,                  by the planned project.
                                             areas.
                                                                                                     and access roads). Our EIS for this
                                                Although no formal application has                                                                                Copies of the completed draft EIS will
                                                                                                     project will document our findings on
                                             been filed, we have already initiated our                                                                         be sent to the environmental mailing list
                                                                                                     the impacts on historic properties and
                                             NEPA review under the Commission’s                                                                                for public review and comment. If you
                                                                                                     summarize the status of consultations
                                             pre-filing process. The purpose of the                                                                            would prefer to receive a paper copy of
                                                                                                     under section 106.
                                             pre-filing process is to encourage early                                                                          the document instead of the CD version
                                             involvement of interested stakeholders                  Currently Identified Environmental                        or would like to remove your name from
                                             and to identify and resolve issues before               Issues                                                    the mailing list, please return the
                                             the FERC receives an application. As                       We have already identified several                     attached Information Request (appendix
                                             part of our pre-filing review, we have                  issues that we think deserve attention                    3).
                                             begun to contact some federal and state                 based on a preliminary review of the
                                             agencies to discuss their involvement in                                                                          Becoming an Intervenor
                                                                                                     planned facilities and the
                                             the scoping process and the preparation                 environmental information provided by                        Once Commonwealth LNG files its
                                             of the EIS.                                             Commonwealth LNG. This preliminary                        application with the Commission, you
                                                The EIS will present our independent                 list of issues may change based on your                   may want to become an intervenor
                                             analysis of the issues. We will publish                 comments and our analysis:                                which is an official party to the
                                             and distribute the draft EIS for public                    • Selection of pipeline route;                         Commission’s proceeding. Intervenors
                                             comment. After the comment period, we                      • evaluation of temporary and                          play a more formal role in the process
                                             will consider all timely comments and                   permanent impacts on wetlands and the                     and are able to file briefs, appear at
                                             revise the document, as necessary,                      development of appropriate mitigation;                    hearings, and be heard by the courts if
                                             before issuing a final EIS. To ensure we                   • potential impacts on fish and                        they choose to appeal the Commission’s
                                             have the opportunity to consider and                    wildlife habitat, including potential                     final ruling. An intervenor formally
                                             address your comments, please carefully                 impacts on federally listed threatened                    participates in the proceeding by filing
                                             follow the instructions in the Public                   and endangered species;                                   a request to intervene. Motions to
                                             Participation section, beginning on page                   • potential visual effects of the                      intervene are more fully described at
                                             2.                                                      aboveground facilities;                                   http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/
                                                With this notice, we are asking                         • potential impacts of the                             how-to/intervene.asp. Instructions for
                                             agencies with jurisdiction by law and/                  construction workforce on local                           becoming an intervenor are in the
                                             or special expertise with respect to the                                                                          Document-less Intervention Guide
                                             environmental issues related to this                    responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
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                                                                                                     Regulations, Part 1501.6.                                 under the e-filing link on the
                                             project to formally cooperate with us in                  4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation         Commission’s website. Please note that
                                             the preparation of the EIS.3 Agencies                   regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal              the Commission will not accept requests
                                                                                                     Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define           for intervenor status at this time. You
                                               2 We, us, and our refer to the environmental staff
                                                                                                     historic properties as any prehistoric or historic
                                             of the Commission’s Office of Energy Projects.          district, site, building, structure, or object included
                                                                                                                                                               must wait until the Commission
                                               3 The Council on Environmental Quality                in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register     receives a formal application for the
                                             regulations addressing cooperating agency               of Historic Places.                                       project.


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                                             Additional Information                                     The above-referenced meeting is open                 Filed Date: 3/1/18.
                                                Additional information about the                     to stakeholders.                                        Accession Number: 20180301–5290.
                                             project is available from the                              Further information may be found at:                 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/18.
                                             Commission’s Office of External Affairs,                http://www.nyiso.com/public/                            Docket Numbers: ER18–947–000.
                                             at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC                       committees/documents.jsp?com=bic_                       Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
                                             website (www.ferc.gov) using the                        espwg&directory=2018-03-08                              Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: NPC
                                             eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link,                 The discussions at the meetings                    RS 161/APS RS 152 Amendment 1 to
                                             click on General Search and enter the                   described above may address matters at                Agr. to be effective 5/1/2018.
                                             docket number, excluding the last three                 issue in the following proceedings:                     Filed Date: 3/1/18.
                                             digits in the Docket Number field (i.e.,                New York Independent System                             Accession Number: 20180301–5280.
                                             PF17–8). Be sure you have selected an                      Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13–102.                 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/18.
                                             appropriate date range. For assistance,                 New York Independent System                             Docket Numbers: ER18–948–000.
                                             please contact FERC Online Support at                      Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER15–                     Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
                                             FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free                    2059.                                              L.L.C.
                                             at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact                  New York Independent System                             Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
                                             (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also                     Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER17–                   Original ISA, SA No. 4940, Queue No.
                                             provides access to the texts of formal                     2327.                                              AA2–178 to be effective 2/2/2018.
                                             documents issued by the Commission,                        For more information, contact James                  Filed Date: 3/5/18.
                                             such as orders, notices, and                            Eason, Office of Energy Market                          Accession Number: 20180305–5000.
                                             rulemakings.                                            Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory                   Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.
                                                In addition, the Commission offers a                 Commission at (202) 502–8622 or                         Docket Numbers: ER18–949–000.
                                             free service called eSubscription which                 James.Eason@ferc.gov.                                   Applicants: Allegheny Energy Supply
                                             allows you to keep track of all formal                                                                        Company, LLC.
                                                                                                       Dated: March 5, 2018.
                                             issuances and submittals in specific                                                                            Description: Compliance filing:
                                                                                                     Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                             dockets. This can reduce the amount of                                                                        compliance 2018 to be effective
                                                                                                     Deputy Secretary.                                     12/5/2017.
                                             time you spend researching proceedings
                                                                                                     [FR Doc. 2018–04740 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]              Filed Date: 3/5/18.
                                             by automatically providing you with
                                             notification of these filings, document                 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  Accession Number: 20180305–5002.
                                             summaries, and direct links to the                                                                              Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.
                                             documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-                                                                             Docket Numbers: ER18–950–000.
                                                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    Applicants: FirstEnergy Solutions
                                             filing/esubscription.asp.
                                                Finally, public sessions or site visits                                                                    Corp.
                                                                                                     Federal Energy Regulatory
                                             will be posted on the Commission’s                                                                              Description: Compliance filing:
                                                                                                     Commission
                                             calendar located at www.ferc.gov/                                                                             compliance 2018 to be effective
                                             EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along                     Combined Notice of Filings #1                         12/5/2017.
                                             with other related information.                                                                                 Filed Date: 3/5/18.
                                                                                                        Take notice that the Commission                      Accession Number: 20180305–5003.
                                               Dated: February 22, 2018.
                                                                                                     received the following electric rate                    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.
                                             Kimberly D. Bose,                                       filings:                                                Docket Numbers: ER18–951–000.
                                             Secretary.
                                                                                                        Docket Numbers: ER11–4625–006;                       Applicants: Jersey Central Power &
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–04709 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     ER10–2861–005; ER10–2862–006;                         Light Company.
                                             BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                  ER10–2866–005; ER10–2867–005;                           Description: Compliance filing:
                                                                                                     ER11–3634–006; ER13–1504–006;                         compliance 2018 to be effective
                                                                                                     ER13–2169–005.                                        12/5/2017.
                                             DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                       Applicants: Colton Power L.P.,                       Filed Date: 3/5/18.
                                                                                                     Fountain Valley Power, L.L.C., Goal                     Accession Number: 20180305–5004.
                                             Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                     Line L.P., Harbor Cogeneration                          Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.
                                             Commission
                                                                                                     Company, LLC, KES Kingsburg, L.P.,                      Docket Numbers: ER18–952–000.
                                             Notice of Commission Staff                              SWG Arapahoe, LLC, SWG Colorado,                        Applicants: Monongahela Power
                                             Attendance                                              LLC, Valencia Power, LLC.                             Company.
                                                                                                        Description: Notice of Non-Material                  Description: Compliance filing:
                                                The Federal Energy Regulatory                        Change in Status of Colton Power L.P.,                compliance 2018 to be effective
                                             Commission (Commission) hereby gives                    et. al.                                               12/5/2017.
                                             notice that members of the                                 Filed Date: 3/1/18.                                  Filed Date: 3/5/18.
                                             Commission’s staff may attend the                          Accession Number: 20180301–5289.                     Accession Number: 20180305–5005.
                                             following meeting related to the                           Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/18.                     Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.
                                             transmission planning activities of the                    Docket Numbers: ER14–2327–002;                       Docket Numbers: ER18–953–000.
                                             New York Independent System                             ER14–2328–002; ER14–2329–002;                           Applicants: Pennsylvania Electric
                                             Operator, Inc. (NYISO):                                 ER14–2330–002.                                        Company.
                                             NYISO Electric System Planning                             Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.,                  Description: Compliance filing:
                                             Working Group and Transmission                          Entergy Nuclear Generation Company,                   compliance 2018 to be effective
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                                             Planning Advisory Subcommittee                          Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC,                  12/5/2017.
                                             Meeting                                                 Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC,                    Filed Date: 3/5/18.
                                                                                                     Entergy Nuclear Power Marketing, LLC.                   Accession Number: 20180305–5006.
                                             March 8, 2018, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.                         Description: Supplement to June 29,                  Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/26/18.
                                             (EST)                                                   2017 Triennial Market Power Update for                  Docket Numbers: ER18–954–000.
                                               The above-referenced meeting will be                  the Northeast Region of the Entergy                     Applicants: Appalachian Power
                                             via web conference and teleconference.                  Northeast MBR Utilities.                              Company.


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