[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 277-278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33734]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-72-00]


Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P; Notice of 
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Sabine 
Pass Liquefaction Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project (Project), proposed by Sabine Pass 
Liquefaction, LLC and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. (collectively referred to 
as Sabine Pass) in the above-referenced docket. Sabine Pass requests 
authorization to construct and operate facilities to be used for the 
liquefaction and exportation of natural gas at the existing Sabine Pass 
LNG Import Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The Project would be 
capable of processing an average of approximately 2.6 billion cubic 
feet per day of pipeline quality natural gas from the Creole Trail 
Pipeline, which interconnects with the SPLNG Terminal. Sabine Pass 
would liquefy the natural gas, store the liquefied natural gas (LNG), 
and export approximately 16 million metric tons per annum of LNG via 
LNG carriers.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC 
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 Department of Energy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. 
Department of Transportation participated as cooperating agencies in 
the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by 
law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected 
by the proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis.
    The proposed Project includes the following facilities:
     Four LNG liquefaction trains (each train contains gas 
treatment facilities, six gas turbine-driven refrigerant compressors, 
waste heat recovery systems, induced draft air coolers, fire and gas 
detection and safety systems, control systems, and associated 
infrastructure);
     Additional power generation (including up to two gas 
turbine-driven generators, transformers, and other electrical 
accessories to supplement existing onsite power generation);
     Other infrastructure and modifications (including storage 
tanks for propane and ethylene refrigerants and the amine make up, 
replacement of in-tank LNG pumps and piping modifications to increase 
flow capacity and facilitate loading of LNG carriers, impoundments for 
the liquefaction trains, flares, recycle boil-off gas compressors, 
potable water, service water, and demineralized water systems); and
     New and remodeled buildings.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local 
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; 
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to 
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on 
the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited 
number of copies of the EA are 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.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable 
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To 
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to 
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC 
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before January 27, 2011.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the 
project docket number (CP11-72-000) with your submission. The 
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has expert 
staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or [email protected].
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, 
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically using the eFiling 
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a 
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission. 
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on 
``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select 
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426.
    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. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they have a 
clear and direct

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interest in this proceeding which no other party can adequately 
represent. Simply filing environmental comments will not give you 
intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your 
comments considered.
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    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (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 (i.e., CP11-
72). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link 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. Go to www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: December 28, 2011.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-33734 Filed 1-3-12; 8:45 am]
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