[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20449-20450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9901]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP99-580-002]


Southern LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed Sendout Modification Project

April 17, 2001.

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas facilities proposed by Southern LNG, Inc. (Southern 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 proposed 
project which includes construction and operation of facilities at 
Southern LNG's existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on 
Elba Island in Chatham County, Georgia. Southern LNG would increase the 
peak vaporization from 540 to 675 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD). 
This would allow Southern LNG to increase the throughput capacity of 
the LNG Terminal. LNG storage capacity would not change. Southern LNG 
proposes to:
     Replace the existing five 108 MMCFD Ryan Industries LNG 
submerged combustion vaporizers with five 135 MMCFD state-of-the-art 
submerged combustion water bath heaters; and
     Install an additional secondary LNG pump to supply 
additional LNG for the increased capacity of the vaporizers.
    This filing is related to Docket No. CP99-582-003 (Section 284, 
Subpart G blanket certificate) where Southern LNG proposes to amend the 
initial rates approved in the Commission's March 16, 2000 Order Issuing 
Certificate, Section 3 Authorization, and Denying Request for 
Rehearing. No facilities are proposed for construction in this 
application.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited 
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public 
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference 
and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, 
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.

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    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, state and local 
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers, 
and parties to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure 
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is 
important that we receive your comments before the date specified 
below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that our 
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
     Send an original and two copies of your comments to: 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
     Label one copy of the comments for the attention of the 
Gas Group 1, PJ11.1;
     Reference Docket No. CP99-580-002; and
     Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before May 17, 2001.
    Comments may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu 
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the 
Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm under 
the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will 
need to create an account which can be created by clicking on ``Login 
to File'' and then ``New User Account.''
    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 
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek 
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the 
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing 
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be 
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be 
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the proposed project is available from 
the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202) 208-1088 or on 
the FERC Internet website (www.ferc.fed.us) using the ``RIMS'' link to 
information in this docket number. Click on the ``RIMS'' link, select 
``Docket #'' from the RIMS Menu, and follow the instructions. For 
assistance with access to RIMS, the RIMS helpline can be reached at 
(202) 208-2222.
    Similarly, the ``CIPS'' link on the FERC Internet website provides 
access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such 
as orders, notices, and rulemakings. From the FERC Internet website, 
click on the ``CIPS'' link, select ``Docket #'' from the CIPS menu, and 
follow the instructions. For assistance with access to CIPS, the CIPS 
helpline can be reached at (202) 208-2474.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-9901 Filed 4-20-01; 8:45 am]
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