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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP94-59-000,001]

 

Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership; Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the proposed Cove Point LNG Peakshaving 
Project

August 24, 1994.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) on the 
liquefaction unit and recommissioning of existing facilities proposed 
by Cove Point LNG Limited Partnership (Cove Point LNG) in the above-
referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the 
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of:
     The construction and operation of a 15.0 million cubic 
feet per day liquefaction unit; and
     Recommissioning of onshore facilities at Cove Point LNG's 
existing Cove Point LNG terminal.
    The purpose of the proposed project would be to provide up to 
5,000,000 dekatherms of storage and up to 1,000,000 dekatherms per day 
sendout for peak winter demand.
    The EA will be placed in the public files of the FERC on August 26, 
1994 and will be available for public inspection at: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Division of Public Information, 941 North 
Capitol Street, N.E., Room 3104, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, state and local 
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers, 
and parties to this proceeding.
    A limited number of copies of the EA are available from: Mr. Hugh 
Thomas, Environmental Project Manager, Environmental Review and 
Compliance Branch I, Office of Pipeline Regulation, Room 7303, 825 
North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-0980.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Written comments 
must reference Docket No. CP94-59-000, and be addressed to: Office of 
the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol 
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.
    Comments should be filed as soon as possible, but must be received 
no later than September 26, 1994, to ensure consideration prior to a 
Commission decision on this proposal. A copy of any comments should be 
sent to Mr. Hugh Thomas, Environmental Project Manager, Room 7303, at 
the same address.
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to 
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to 
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene 
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214).
    The date for filing timely motions to intervene in this proceeding 
has passed. Therefore, parties now seeking to file late interventions 
must show good cause, as required by Sec. 385.214(b)(3), why this time 
limitation should be waived. Environmental issues have been viewed as 
good cause for late intervention. You do not need intervenor status to 
have your comments considered.
    Additional information about this project is available from Mr. 
Hugh Thomas, Environmental Review and Compliance Branch I, Office of 
Pipeline Regulation, at (202) 208-0980.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-21328 Filed 8-29-94; 8:45 am]
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