[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60414-60415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25581]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-41-000]


Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville, LLC; Notice of Availability of 
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Jacksonville 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Jacksonville Project, proposed by Eagle LNG Partners 
Jacksonville, LLC (Eagle LNG) in the above-referenced docket. Eagle LNG 
requests authorization to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas 
(LNG) facility on the north bank of the St. Johns River in 
Jacksonville, Florida. Eagle LNG's Jacksonville Project would consist 
of an LNG terminal on about 81.1 acres of a 193.4-acre parcel of land 
and would produce a nominal capacity of about 1.0 million (metric) 
tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG. The LNG terminal would receive natural 
gas from a new 120-foot-long non-jurisdictional natural gas pipeline 
constructed by Peoples Gas' (a subsidiary of TECO Energy, Inc.), 
connected to its existing local gas distribution transmission pipeline, 
which is immediately adjacent to the proposed terminal site.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Jacksonville Project in accordance 
with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 
The FERC staff concludes that approval of the Jacksonville Project 
would result in some limited adverse environmental impacts; however, 
these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the 
implementation of Eagle LNG's proposed mitigation and the additional 
measures recommended in the draft EIS.
    The U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, and U.S. Department of Transportation participated as 
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating 
agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to 
resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the 
NEPA analysis. Although the cooperating agencies provided input to the 
conclusions and recommendations presented in the draft EIS, the 
agencies will present their own conclusions and recommendations in 
their respective Records of Decision or determinations for the project.
    The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
     Three LNG trains, each with a nominal capacity of 0.33 
MTPA of LNG for export, resulting in a total nominal capacity of 1.0 
MTPA;
     one LNG storage tank with a net capacity of 45,000 m\3\;
     marine facilities with a concrete access trestle and 
loading platform, and two liquid loading arms capable of docking and 
mooring a range of LNG vessels with an LNG cargo capacity of up to 
45,000 m\3\;
     LNG truck loading facilities with a dual bay capable of 
loading 260 to 520 LNG trucks per year;
     a boil-off gas compression system;
     on-site refrigerant storage;
     ground flare and cold vent systems; and
     utilities and support facilities (e.g., administration, 
control, and workshop buildings; roads and parking areas; power and 
communications; water, air, septic, and stormwater systems).
    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; potentially affected landowners and other interested 
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project 
area. The draft EIS 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 draft EIS may be accessed by using 
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the

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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., CP17-41). 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 draft EIS may do so. Your 
comments should focus on draft EIS's disclosure and discussion of 
potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures 
to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. To ensure consideration of 
your comments on the proposal in the final EIS, it is important that 
the Commission receive your comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time on January 7, 2019.
    For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal 
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form 
or provided verbally. 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 a 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 number 
(CP17-41-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    (4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the 
Commission invites you to attend the public comment session its staff 
will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft EIS, 
scheduled as follows:

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               Date and time                          Location
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018..............  Jacksonville Public Library
4:00-8:00 p.m. EST........................   (Main), 303 North Laura
                                             Street, Jacksonville, FL
                                             32202, (904) 630-2665.
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    The primary goal of this comment session is to have you identify 
the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS. 
Individual verbal comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a 
court reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount 
of verbal comments, in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.
    The scoping session is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. local 
time. You may arrive at any time after 4:00 p.m. There will not be a 
formal presentation by Commission staff when the session opens. If you 
wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order 
of your arrival. Comments will be taken until the closing hour for the 
comment session. However, if no additional numbers have been handed out 
and all individuals who wish to provide comments have had an 
opportunity to do so, staff may conclude the session 30 minutes before 
the closing hour. Please see appendix 1 for additional information on 
the session format and conduct.\1\
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in 
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices are available at 
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the 
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426, or call (202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to 
eLibrary, refer to page 2 of this notice.
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    Your verbal comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with 
FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public 
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on 
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary). 
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal 
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may be 
implemented for each commenter.
    It is important to note that verbal comments hold the same weight 
as written or electronically submitted comments. Although there will 
not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available 
throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the 
environmental review process.
    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 part 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 project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website (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 16, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25581 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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