[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 116 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34007-34008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13419]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-365-000; Docket No. CP06-366-000]


Bradwood Landing, LLC; NorthernStar Energy, LLC; Notice of 
Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Project

June 6, 2008.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared this final Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the construction and operation of the liquefied natural gas 
(LNG) import terminal proposed by Bradwood Landing, LLC, and the 
associated natural gas sendout pipeline proposed by NorthernStar 
Energy, LLC (collectively referred to hereafter as NorthernStar) in the 
above-referenced dockets. The Bradwood Landing LNG Project facilities 
would be located in Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and Cowlitz 
County, Washington.
    The final EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), and 
the U.S. Department of Transportation are cooperating agencies for the 
development of the EIS. A cooperating agency has jurisdiction by law or 
special expertise with respect to potential environmental impacts 
associated with the proposal and is involved in the NEPA analysis.
    Based on the analysis included in the EIS, the FERC staff concludes 
that if the Project is constructed and operated in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations, and the project sponsor's proposed 
mitigation, and the staff's additional mitigation recommendations, it 
would have mostly limited adverse environmental impacts and would be an 
environmentally acceptable action.
    The Bradwood Landing LNG Project would include the construction and 
operation of an LNG import terminal about 38 miles up the Columbia 
River from its mouth, at the location of the former lumber mill and 
town of Bradwood, in Clatsop County, Oregon. Elements of the LNG 
terminal include:
     A dredged maneuvering area in the Columbia River adjacent 
to the existing navigation channel maintained by the COE;
     A single berth capable of handling LNG carriers ranging in 
capacity from 100,000 to 200,000 cubic meters (m\3\);
     A set of four 16-inch-diameter unloading arms on the 
wharf, and a 1,240-foot-long cryogenic transfer pipeline from the wharf 
to the LNG storage tanks;
     Two full-containment LNG storage tanks, each with a 
capacity of 160,000 m\3\; and
     A set of seven submerged combustion vaporizers to re-
gasify LNG to natural gas, with a capacity to send out 1.3 billion 
cubic feet of natural gas per day.
    The EIS also addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the associated natural gas sendout 
pipeline between the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal and an 
interconnection with the existing Williams Northwest Pipeline 
Corporation (Williams Northwest) interstate system near Kelso,

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Washington. The pipeline facilities would include:
     A 36.3-mile-long, underground, high-pressure welded steel 
pipeline, consisting of 18.9 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline in 
Clatsop and Columbia Counties, Oregon, and 17.4 miles of 30-inch-
diameter pipeline in Cowlitz County, Washington;
     Five meter stations, including one at the LNG terminal, at 
the Georgia-Pacific Wauna paper mill delivery point, the 
interconnection with the existing Northwest Natural Gas Company 
intrastate system, the Portland General Electric Company Beaver power 
plant delivery point, and the Williams Northwest interconnection; and
     At least five mainline block valves, two pig \1\ 
launchers, and two pig receivers.
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    \1\ A ``pig'' is a tool used inside of a pipeline to clean or 
inspect it.
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    The final EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and 
is available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., 
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
    Copies of the final EIS have been mailed to federal, state, and 
local agencies, public interest groups, individuals who have requested 
the final EIS, or provided comments; libraries and newspapers in the 
Project area; and parties to this proceeding. Hard copies of volume 1 
(narrative text) of this EIS were mailed to those specifically 
requesting them, and all others received a compact disk (CD) that can 
be read from a personal computer with a CD-ROM drive. Volume 2, 
consisting of appendices, was only produced on CD. A limited number of 
hard copies and CDs are available from the Public Reference Room 
identified above.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372). The 
administrative public record for this proceeding is available through 
the FERC's Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov). Using the 
``Documents and Filings'' tab, click on the ``eLibrary link,'' and 
select ``General Search.'' Enter the project docket number excluding 
the last three digits (i.e., CP06-365) in the ``Docket Number'' field. 
Be sure you have selected an 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's 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 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. To register for this service, go to the eSubscription 
link on the FERC Web site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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