83 FR 47918 - Driftwood LNG LLC; Driftwood Pipeline; LLC Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Driftwood LNG Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 184 (September 21, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-20552

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47918-47920]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-20552]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-117-000; CP17-118-000]

Driftwood LNG LLC; Driftwood Pipeline; LLC Notice of Availability
of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Driftwood
LNG Project

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the Driftwood LNG and Pipeline Projects (Project). Driftwood LNG
LLC and Driftwood Pipeline LLC, collectively Driftwood, request
authorization (FERC Docket Nos. CP17-117-000 and CP17-118-000) to site,
construct, and operate liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities
and certain interstate, natural gas transmission pipeline facilities in
Evangeline, Acadia, Jefferson Davis, and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana.
The Project would provide gas and processing to produce up to 26
million tonnes per annum of LNG for export.
The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Driftwood LNG Project in accordance
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The FERC staff concludes that approval of the Project would result in
adverse impacts on the environment. However, with the exception of the
visual impact on the nearby Driftwood Community which we conclude would
be significant, impacts on the environment would be reduced to
acceptable levels with the implementation of Driftwood's proposed
impact avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures and the
additional measures recommended by staff in the draft EIS.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S.
Department of Transportation participated as cooperating agencies in
the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by
law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected
by the

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proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis.
The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
Five LNG plants (each plant consists of one gas pre-
treatment unit, one condensation stabilization unit, and four heavy
hydrocarbon removal and liquefaction units);
three LNG storage tanks;
three marine berths capable of accommodating LNG carriers
of up to 216,000 cubic meters each;
74 miles of 48-inch-diameter pipeline, 10.6 miles of 42-
inch-diameter pipeline, and 11.3 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline;
one 3.4-mile-long, 30-inch-diameter lateral pipeline collocated with
the mainline pipeline;
three compressor stations providing a total of
approximately 275,000 horsepower of compression; and
six pig launchers and receiver facilities,\1\ 15 meter
stations, and 17 mainline valves.
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a pipeline and/or to inspect it for damage or corrosion.
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The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The draft EIS is only available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the
Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the draft EIS may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General
Search, and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP17-117 or CP17-118). 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.
Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. Your
comments should focus on the draft EIS's disclosure and discussion of
potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures
to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure consideration of your
comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that the
Commission receive your comments on or before 5 p.m. Eastern Time on
November 5, 2018.
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 staff available to assist you at (866) 208-3676 or
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 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 the 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 numbers
(CP17-117-000 and CP17-118-000) 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 of the public comment sessions its
staff will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft
EIS, scheduled as follows:

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Date and time Location
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Tuesday, October 9 (5 p.m.-7 p.m. Seven Clans Hotel, 797 Coushatta
CST). Drive, Kinder, LA 20648 (800)-
584-7263.
Wednesday, October 10 (5 p.m.-7 p.m. Holiday Inn Opelousas, 5696O-49
CST). North Service Road, Opelousas,
LA 70570 (337)-407-0004.
Thursday, October 11 (5 p.m.-7 p.m. West Cal Event Center, 401 Arena
CST). Road, Sulphur, LA 70665 (337)-
528-9378.
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The primary goal of these comment sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.
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 comment session is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. CST. You
may arrive at any time after 5 p.m. There will not be a formal
presentation by Commission staff when the session opens. If you wish to
speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your
arrival. Comments will be taken until 7 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 6:30 p.m.
Your verbal 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.
Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the

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Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions
to intervene are more fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing or judicial review of the Commission's decision. The
Commission grants affected landowners and others with environmental
concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other
party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments
will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.

Questions?

Additional information about the Projects is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and
submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you
spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

Dated: September 14, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-20552 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am]
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beth.harris@enel.com, or Mr. Kevin tailraces; (9) a 567-foot-long, 13.2- Dated: September 14, 2018.
Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager, Enel kilovolt (kV) transmission line that runs Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Green Power North America, Inc., 100 from the steel powerhouse to the Deputy Secretary.
Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, interconnection point with the grid; (10) [FR Doc. 2018–20553 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am]
MA 01810, Phone: (978) 935–6039, a 130-foot-long transmission line that BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Email: kevin.webb@enel.com. connects the masonry powerhouse to a
i. FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett, 5,000 kilovolt-amp step-up transformer
Phone: 202–502–8393, Email: and an additional 323-foot-long, 13.2-kV DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
brandi.sangunett@ferc.gov. transmission line leading from the
j. Deadline for filing motions to transformer to the interconnection Federal Energy Regulatory
intervene and protests: November 13, point; and (11) appurtenant facilities. Commission
2018.
The Commission strongly encourages The Fries Project is operated in a run-
[Docket Nos. CP17–117–000; CP17–118–
electronic filing. Please file motions to of-river mode. For the period 2003 000]
intervene and protests using the through 2016, the average annual
Commission’s eFiling system at http:// generation at the Fries Project was Driftwood LNG LLC; Driftwood
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For 26,150 megawatt-hours. Pipeline; LLC Notice of Availability of
assistance, please contact FERC Online m. A copy of the application is the Draft Environmental Impact
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ available for review at the Commission Statement for the Proposed Driftwood
ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or in the Public Reference Room or may be LNG Project
(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of viewed on the Commission’s website at
electronic filing, please send a paper The staff of the Federal Energy
http://www.ferc.gov using the Regulatory Commission (FERC or
copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Commission) has prepared a draft
number excluding the last three digits in environmental impact statement (EIS)
NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first the docket number field to access the
page of any filing should include docket for the Driftwood LNG and Pipeline
document. For assistance, contact FERC Projects (Project). Driftwood LNG LLC
number P–2883–009. Online Support. A copy is also available
The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Driftwood Pipeline LLC,
for inspection and reproduction at the collectively Driftwood, request
require all intervenors filing documents address in item h above.
with the Commission to serve a copy of authorization (FERC Docket Nos. CP17–
that document on each person on the You may also register online at http:// 117–000 and CP17–118–000) to site,
official service list for the project. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ construct, and operate liquefied natural
Further, if an intervenor files comments esubscription.asp to be notified via gas (LNG) export facilities and certain
or documents with the Commission email of new filings and issuances interstate, natural gas transmission
relating to the merits of an issue that related to this or other pending projects. pipeline facilities in Evangeline, Acadia,
may affect the responsibilities of a For assistance, contact FERC Online Jefferson Davis, and Calcasieu Parishes,
particular resource agency, they must Support. Louisiana. The Project would provide
also serve a copy of the document on n. Anyone may submit a protest or a gas and processing to produce up to 26
that resource agency. motion to intervene in accordance with million tonnes per annum of LNG for
k. This application has been accepted, the requirements of the Rules of Practice export.
but is not ready for environmental and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, The draft EIS assesses the potential
analysis at this time. 385.211, and 385.214. In determining environmental effects of the
l. The existing Fries Hydroelectric the appropriate action to take, the construction and operation of the
Project (Fries Project) consists of: (1) A Commission will consider all protests Driftwood LNG Project in accordance
41-foot-high, 610-foot-long rock with the requirements of the National
filed, but only those who file a motion
masonry dam with a 500-foot-long Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
to intervene in accordance with the
spillway; (2) an 88-acre impoundment at FERC staff concludes that approval of
Commission’s Rules may become a
the normal pool elevation (spillway the Project would result in adverse
party to the proceeding. Any protests or
crest elevation) of 2,188.27 feet National impacts on the environment. However,
motions to intervene must be received
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (3) an with the exception of the visual impact
on or before the specified deadline date
approximately 750-foot-long, 110- foot- on the nearby Driftwood Community
for the particular application.
wide intake canal with four 15.5-foot- which we conclude would be
high, 6.5-foot-wide headgates; (4) a All filings must (1) bear in all capital significant, impacts on the environment
canal spillway consisting of 10 stoplog letters the title PROTEST or MOTION would be reduced to acceptable levels
bays totaling 47 feet in length; (5) two TO INTERVENE; (2) set forth in the with the implementation of Driftwood’s
12.5-foot-high, 5.0-foot-wide canal gates; heading the name of the applicant and proposed impact avoidance,
(6) a steel powerhouse that contains a the project number of the application to minimization, and mitigation measures
single vertical Kaplan turbine with a which the filing responds; (3) furnish and the additional measures
capacity of 2.1 megawatts (MW) that the name, address, and telephone recommended by staff in the draft EIS.
discharges into a 180-foot-long, 75-foot- number of the person protesting or The U.S. Environmental Protection
wide, 12-foot-deep tailrace; (7) a intervening; and (4) otherwise comply Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of
masonry powerhouse that contains one with the requirements of 18 CFR Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S.
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vertical and two horizontal Francis 385.2001 through 385.2005. Agencies Department of Energy, and the U.S.
turbines with a total capacity of 3.0 MW may obtain copies of the application Department of Transportation
that discharges into a 180-foot-long, directly from the applicant. A copy of participated as cooperating agencies in
120-foot-wide, 12-foot-deep tailrace; (8) any protest or motion to intervene must the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating
a 500-foot-long, 450-foot-wide bypassed be served upon each representative of agencies have jurisdiction by law or
reach that extends from the toe of the the applicant specified in the particular special expertise with respect to
dam to the confluence with the application. resources potentially affected by the

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Commission’s Rules of Practice and Docket Numbers: ER18–2009–001. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18.
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Docket Numbers: ER18–2427–000.
to intervene are more fully described at Inc. Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/ Description: Tariff Amendment: Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: NPC
how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors Deficiency Response—Revisions to Concurrence to CAISO SA4819 to be
have the right to seek rehearing or Enhance Regulation Deployment of effective 9/13/2018.
judicial review of the Commission’s DVERs to be effective 12/18/2018. Filed Date: 9/14/18.
decision. The Commission grants Filed Date: 9/14/18. Accession Number: 20180914–5084.
affected landowners and others with Accession Number: 20180914–5101. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18.
environmental concerns intervenor Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–2428–000.
status upon showing good cause by Docket Numbers: ER18–2421–000. Applicants: Public Service Company
stating that they have a clear and direct Applicants: California Independent of Colorado.
interest in this proceeding which no System Operator Corporation. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
other party can adequately represent. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2018–09–14 Ministerial Revisions-Att
Simply filing environmental comments 2018–09–13 Dynamic Transfer O–PSCo Tbl 35, Sch 16 to be effective
will not give you intervenor status, but Balancing Authority Operating Agmt 4/16/2016.
you do not need intervenor status to with Nevada Power to be effective 10/ Filed Date: 9/14/18.
have your comments considered. 27/2018. Accession Number: 20180914–5102.
Questions? Filed Date: 9/13/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18.
Accession Number: 20180913–5089. Docket Numbers: ER18–2429–000.
Additional information about the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/4/18.
Projects is available from the Applicants: California Independent
Docket Numbers: ER18–2422–000. System Operator Corporation.
Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
Applicants: California Independent Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
System Operator Corporation. 2018–09–14 First Amendment to MEEA
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: between CAISO and SMUD—Sutter
The eLibrary link also provides access
2018–09–13 Amendment No. 4 to Energy to be effective 9/15/2018.
to the texts of all formal documents
ABAOA with Nevada Power Company Filed Date: 9/14/18.
issued by the Commission, such as
to be effective 11/13/2018. Accession Number: 20180914–5110.
orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a Filed Date: 9/13/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18.
free service called eSubscription that Accession Number: 20180913–5090. Docket Numbers: ER18–2429–001.
allows you to keep track of all formal Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/4/18. Applicants: California Independent
issuances and submittals in specific Docket Numbers: ER18–2423–000. System Operator Corporation.
dockets. This can reduce the amount of Applicants: Midcontinent Description: Tariff Amendment:
time you spend researching proceedings Independent System Operator, Inc. 2018–09–14 Second Amendment to
by automatically providing you with Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: MEEA between CAISO and SMUD—
notification of these filings, document 2018–09–14_SA 3145 Heartland Wind- Sutter Energy to to be effective 11/29/
summaries, and direct links to the NSPM E&P (J432) to be effective 9/15/ 2018.
documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- 2018. Filed Date: 9/14/18.
filing/esubscription.asp. Filed Date: 9/14/18. Accession Number: 20180914–5142.
Accession Number: 20180914–5009. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18.
Dated: September 14, 2018.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18. Docket Numbers: ER18–2430–000.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Docket Numbers: ER18–2424–000. Applicants: Otter Tail Power
Deputy Secretary.
Applicants: Midcontinent Company.
[FR Doc. 2018–20552 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am]
Independent System Operator, Inc. Description: Tariff Cancellation:
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Notice of Termination of Fibrominn
2018–09–14_SA 3147 MMPA–NSP TSR CASOT Service Agreement to be
CPA (F115) to be effective 8/14/2018. effective 11/13/2018.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Filed Date: 9/14/18. Filed Date: 9/14/18.
Federal Energy Regulatory Accession Number: 20180914–5033. Accession Number: 20180914–5116.
Commission Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–2425–000. Docket Numbers: ER18–2431–000.
Combined Notice of Filings #1 Applicants: Duke Energy Progress, Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
LLC. Inc.
Take notice that the Commission
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: DEP- Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
received the following electric corporate
Fayetteville PWC PSCA Amendment to 2198R26 Kansas Power Pool NITSA
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC18–147–000. be effective 11/13/2018. NOA to be effective 9/1/2018.
Applicants: Avista Corporation. Filed Date: 9/14/18. Filed Date: 9/14/18.
Description: Supplement to August Accession Number: 20180914–5035. Accession Number: 20180914–5159.
31, 2018 Application for Authorization Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18.
Under Section 203 of the Federal Power Docket Numbers: ER18–2426–000. Docket Numbers: ER18–2432–000.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

Act, et al. of Avista Corporation. Applicants: The Potomac Edison Applicants: ISO New England Inc.,
Filed Date: 9/14/18. Company, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Central Maine Power Company.
Accession Number: 20180914–5067. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/5/18. Potomac submits IA SA No. 4452 to be Second Revised LGIA–ISONE/CMP–08–
Take notice that the Commission effective 11/13/2018. 01 under Schedule 22 of ISO–NE OATT
received the following electric rate Filed Date: 9/14/18. to be effective 8/16/2018.
filings: Accession Number: 20180914–5038. Filed Date: 9/14/18.

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83 FR 47918 - Driftwood LNG LLC; Driftwood Pipeline; LLC Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Driftwood LNG Project

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 184 (September 21, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission