[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59393-59394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23808]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF12-7-000; Docket No. PF12-17-000]


Jordan Cove Energy Project LP; Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP; 
Notice of Additional Public Scoping Meetings for the Jordan Cove 
Liquefaction and Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects

    On October 9, 10, and 11, 2012, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC or Commission) Office of Energy Projects staff, in 
cooperation with representatives of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Forest Service (Forest Service) and the U.S. Department of the Interior 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), will hold three additional public 
scoping meetings to take comments on Jordan Cove Energy Project LP's 
(Jordan Cove) proposed liquefaction project in Coos County, Oregon, in 
Docket No. PF12-7-000, and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP's (Pacific 
Connector) proposed pipeline project crossing portions of Klamath, 
Jackson, Douglas, and Coos Counties, Oregon, in Docket No. PF12-17-000. 
These meetings are part of our \1\ pre-filing process prior to the 
production of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for these 
projects.
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    \1\ The pronouns ``we,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the staff 
of the FERC, BLM, and Forest Service working on these projects.
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    On August 2, 2012, the FERC issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Jordan Cove Liquefaction 
and Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects, Requests for Comments on 
Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings (NOI). We 
previously held four public scoping meetings during the week of August 
27-30, 2012 in Coos Bay, Roseburg, Klamath Falls, and Medford, Oregon. 
The BLM and Forest Service have issued their own separate supplemental 
NOI in the Federal Register on September 21, 2012, also announcing the 
three new public scoping meetings. The NOIs open the public scoping

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process, soliciting comments on the potential environmental impacts of 
the proposed projects. You may submit comments in written form or 
verbally at the public scoping meetings.\2\ The FERC's NOI provided 
instructions on how to properly file written comments. Your comments 
will allow us to focus attention on environmental issues important to 
the public during preparation of the EIS. The scoping period will end 
on October 29, 2012.
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    \2\ Verbal comments at the public scoping meetings will be 
transcribed by a court reporter and placed into the public record 
for these proceedings.
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    The three new public scoping meetings are scheduled as follows:

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             Date and time                           Location
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 6:30 p.m.....  Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont
                                          Ave., North Bend, OR 97459.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 6:30 p.m..  Seven Feathers Casino Resort,
                                          146 Chief Miwaleta Ln.,
                                          Canyonville, OR 97417.
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:30 p.m...  Malin Community Park Hall, 2307
                                          Front St., Malin, OR 97632.
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    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental 
mailing list for these projects Additional information about the 
projects is available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, 
at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC internet Web site (www.ferc.gov). The 
FERC's eLibrary function provides access to the texts of formal 
documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and 
rulemakings. On the FERC Web site, go to Documents & Filings, and click 
on the eLibrary link. Then click on ``General Search,'' and enter the 
docket number, excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number 
field (i.e., PF12-7 or PF12-17). 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.
    All public meetings will be posted on the Commission's calendar 
located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other 
related information. Please submit your comments prior to the end of 
scoping date of October 29, 2012.

    Dated: September 21, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23808 Filed 9-26-12; 8:45 am]
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