[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 51246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19917]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP02-60-000]


CMS Trunkline LNG Company, LLC; Notice of Availability of the 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Trunkline LNG Expansion 
Project

August 1, 2002.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities proposed by CMS Trunkline LNG 
Company, LLC (Trunkline 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 the expansion of the existing Trunkline LNG 
import terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Trunkline LNG proposes 
to:
     Construct an LNG ship unloading facility;
     Construct a 880,000-barrel double walled LNG storage tank;
     Construct three first-stage pumps;
     Construct four second-stage pumps, with a recondenser 
vessel;
     Construct three submerged combustion vaporizers;
     Construct a high expansion foam building;
     Construct an electrical building;
     Construct a cryogenic fuel gas/ship vapor return 
compressor; and
     Construct two nominal 22 megawatt gas turbine electric 
generators.
    The proposed facilities would expand the storage and sendout 
capacity of Trunkline LNG's existing LNG import terminal in Calcasieu 
Parish, Louisiana. The proposal would: (1) Expand the storage capacity 
of the LNG terminal; (2) increase the sustainable daily sendout 
capability to 1,200 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd) and 
its peaking capacity to 1,300 MMscfd; and (3) allow the terminal to 
accommodate two LNG tankers at one time. This filing is related to 
Docket No. CP02-55-000, CMS Trunkline Gas Company, LLC's proposal to 
increase the maximum capacity at its metering facilities at the 
tailgate of the LNG terminal.
    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.
    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 your 
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 Branch 1, PJ11.1;
     Reference Docket No. CP02-60-000; and
      Mail your comments so that they will be received in 
Washington, DC on or before August 30, 2002.
    Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail 
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include 
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our 
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission 
encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions or 
protests to this proceeding. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 
instructions on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.gov under 
the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can 
file comments you will need to create a free 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 (866) 208-FERC or on 
the FERC Internet website (www.ferc.gov) 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) 208-2222.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-19917 Filed 8-6-02; 8:45 am]
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