[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2221-2222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01190]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-20-000, CP17-21-000, CP17-21-001, CP18-7-000]


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Port Arthur Liquefaction Project, Texas 
Connector Project, and Louisiana Connector Project: Port Arthur LNG, 
LLC, PALNG Common Facilities Company LLC, and Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) 
for the Port Arthur Liquefaction Project proposed by Port Arthur LNG, 
LLC and PALNG Common Facilities Company LLC (collectively referred to 
as PALNG), and the Texas Connector Project and Louisiana Connector 
Project proposed by Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC (PAPL) in the above-
referenced dockets. PALNG requests authorization pursuant to section 
3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to construct and operate liquefied 
natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Jefferson County, Texas, and 
PAPL requests a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity 
pursuant to section 7(c) of the NGA to construct, operate, and maintain 
certain natural gas pipeline facilities in Jefferson and Orange 
Counties, Texas and Cameron, Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, Evangeline, 
and St. Landry Parishes, Louisiana. Together, these proposed facilities 
are referred to as the Projects.
    The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Projects in accordance with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC 
staff concludes that approval of the proposed Projects, with the 
mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would have some adverse 
environmental impact; however, these impacts would be avoided or 
reduced to less-than-significant levels.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department 
of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. 
Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration 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 final EIS, the agencies will present their own 
conclusions and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision 
for the Projects.
    The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following proposed facilities:
     Two liquefaction trains, each with a capacity of 6.73 
million tons per annum of LNG for export;
     three LNG storage tanks, each with a capacity of 160,000 
cubic meters;
     a refrigerant storage area and truck unloading facilities;
     a condensate storage area and truck loading facilities;
     a new marine slip with two LNG vessel berths, an LNG 
vessel and support vessel maneuvering area, and an LNG transfer system;
     a materials off-loading facility and Pioneer Dock;
     approximately 38.9 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline to 
bring feed gas from interconnections with Kinder Morgan Louisiana 
Pipeline LLC, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Houston Pipeline 
Company LP, Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (TETCO), Florida Gas 
Transmission Company, LLC, and Golden Triangle Storage, Inc./Centana 
Intrastate Pipeline, LLC to the terminal site;
     approximately 131.3 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline to 
bring feed gas from interconnections with Centana Interstate Pipeline, 
LP, TETCO, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, Market Hub Partners--Egan, 
Pine Prairie Energy Center, Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, ANR Pipeline 
Company, and Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC to the terminal site;
     three compressor stations;
     meter stations at the pipeline interconnects; and
     other associated utilities, systems, and facilities 
(mainline valves, pig launchers/receivers, contractor yards, access 
roads, etc.).
    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 final 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 final EIS may

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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., CP17-20, CP17-21, 
or CP18-7). 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.
    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 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/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: January 31, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-01190 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
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