[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55880-55881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24448]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-470-000]
Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC; Notice
of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Train
4 Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
Freeport LNG Train 4 Project (Project). Freeport LNG Development, L.P.
and FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC (collectively referred to as Freeport
LNG), request authorization (FERC Docket No. CP17-470-000) to site,
construct, and operate pipeline, natural gas liquefaction and export
facilities near Freeport in Brazoria County, Texas. The Project would
be constructed as an expansion of Freeport LNG's existing Quintana
Island Terminal (Terminal), as well as associated pretreatment and
pipeline facilities, for the purpose of liquefying domestic natural gas
for export.
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 U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy,
and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency participated as cooperating
agencies in the preparation of the EA. A cooperating agency has
jurisdiction by law or special expertise regarding environmental
impacts involved with the proposal, and is involved in the NEPA
analysis.
The EA addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
One LNG train;
one natural gas pretreatment unit;
minor modifications to existing facilities, and
10.6 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes;
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potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and
groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is
only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded
from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the Environmental Documents
page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition,
the EA may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's
website. Click on the eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General Search, and enter the docket number in
the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
CP17-470). 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.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of 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 the Commission has the
opportunity to consider your comments prior to making its decision on
this project, it is important that we receive your comments on or
before December 3, 2018.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on the Project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's website (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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the Project docket numbers
(CP17-470-000) with your submission: 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). Motions to intervene are more
fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or
judicial review 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 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.
Questions?
Additional information about the Projects is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Dated: November 2, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24448 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am]
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