[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 116 (Friday, June 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 35246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3099]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP05-13-000; CP05-11-000; CP05-12-000; CP05-14-000]


Ingleside Energy Center, LLC San Patricio Pipeline, LLC; Notice 
of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement For The 
Proposed Ingleside Energy Center Lng Terminal And Pipeline Project

June 10, 2005.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this final environmental impact statement 
(EIS) on the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and natural 
gas pipeline facilities proposed by Ingleside Energy Center, LLC and 
San Patricio Pipeline, LLC (collectively referred to as Ingleside San 
Patricio) in the above-referenced dockets.
    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.
    Ingleside San Patricio's proposed facilities would have a nominal 
output of about 1.0 billion cubic feet of imported natural gas per day 
to the U.S. market. In order to provide LNG import, storage, and 
pipeline transportation services, Ingleside San Patricio requests 
Commission authorization to construct, install, and operate an LNG 
terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following LNG terminal and natural 
gas pipeline facilities in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas:
     A new marine terminal basin connected to the La Quinta 
Channel that would include a ship maneuvering area and one protected 
berth to unload up to 140 LNG ships per year;
     Two double containment LNG storage tanks with a nominal 
working volume of approximately 160,000 cubic meters (1,006,000 barrels 
equivalent);
     LNG vaporization and processing equipment;
     26.4 miles of 26-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline; and
     nine interconnects with existing intrastate and interstate 
pipelines, and related meter stations.
    As proposed, the project would be integrated with the adjacent 
Occidental Chemical Company manufacturing complex in order for the two 
facilities to offset the other's respective heating and cooling needs. 
The use of the chemical manufacturing complex's cooling water would 
serve as a source of vaporization heat.
    The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference Room, 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 Reference Room identified above. In addition, copies of the 
final EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and local agencies; 
public interest groups; individuals and affected landowners who 
requested a copy of the final EIS; libraries; newspapers; and parties 
to this proceeding.
    In accordance with the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) 
regulations implementing 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 the appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676 or for TTY, 
contact 202-502-8659. 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 rule makings.
    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 
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to 
the documents. Go to the ``eSubscription'' link on the FERC Internet 
Web site.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-3099 Filed 6-16-05; 8:45 am]
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