[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50523-50524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21374]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP02-374-000, CP02-376-000, CP02-377-000 and CP02-378-000]


Cameron LNG, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Hackberry LNG Project

August 14, 2003.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
on the construction and operation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) 
import terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Cameron 
LNG, LLC (Cameron LNG) in the above-referenced docket.\1\
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    \1\ On May 12, 2003, Sempra Energy LNG Corporation filed a 
letter with the Commission stating that it had acquired Hackberry 
LNG Terminal, L.L.C. from Dynegy Midstream Services, Limited 
Partnership, and had changed the company's name to Cameron LNG, LLC.

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    The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The staff concludes that 
approval of the proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures 
as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact. The 
final EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, including system 
alternatives, alternative sites for the LNG import terminal, and 
pipeline alternatives.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following facilities in Cameron, 
Calcasieu, and Beauregard Parishes, Louisiana:
    [sbull] A ship unloading slip with two berths, each equipped with 
mooring and breasting dolphins, three liquid unloading arms, and one 
vapor return arm;
    [sbull] Three LNG storage tanks, each with a usable volume of 
1,006,000 barrels (3.5 billion standard cubic feet of gas equivalent);
    [sbull] Nine first-stage pumps, each sized for 250 million standard 
cubic feet per day (MMscf/d);
    [sbull] Ten second-stage pumps, each sized for 188 MMscf/d;
    [sbull] Twelve submerged combustion vaporizers, each sized for 150 
MMscf/d;
    [sbull] A boil-off gas compressor and condensing system;
    [sbull] An LNG circulation system;
    [sbull] A natural gas liquids recovery unit;
    [sbull] Ancillary utilities, buildings, and service facilities at 
the LNG terminal; and
    [sbull] A 35.4-mile, 36-inch-diameter natural gas sendout pipeline.
    The purpose of building these facilities is to transport 
approximately 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of imported natural gas to 
the United States market. As part of the proposed project, Cameron LNG 
plans to remove the existing liquefied petroleum gas facilities and 
associated dock at the proposed terminal site.
    The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is available for public inspection at:
    Federal Regulatory Energy Commission, Public Reference and Files 
Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 
20426, (202) 502-8371.
    A limited number of copies of the final EIS are available from the 
Public References and Files Maintenance Branch identified above. In 
addition, the final EIS has been mailed to Federal, state, and local 
agencies; elected officials; public libraries; newspapers; parties to 
the proceeding; and public interest groups, individuals, and affected 
landowners who requested a copy of the EIS.
    In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) 
regulations implementing the NEPA, no agency decision on a proposed 
action may be made until 30 days after the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency publishes a notice of availability of a final EIS. 
However, the CEQ regulations provide an exception to this rule when an 
agency decision is subject to a formal internal appeal process which 
allows other agencies or the public to make their views known. In such 
cases, the agency decision may be made at the same time the notice of 
the final EIS is published, allowing both periods to run concurrently. 
The Commission decision for this proposed action is subject to a 30-day 
rehearing period.
    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the 
FERC Internet Web site (http://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. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary helpline can be reached at 1-
866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659 or [email protected]. The 
eLibrary link on the FERC Internet Web site also provides access to the 
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, 
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission now 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 
notifications of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to https://ferconline.ferc.gov/.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-21374 Filed 8-20-03; 8:45 am]
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