[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16254-16255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07749]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-41-000]


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

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a final 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 final 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 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 EIS, the agencies will 
present their own conclusions and recommendations in their respective 
Records of Decision or determinations for the project.

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    The final 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 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 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., CP17-41). 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.

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: April 12, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-07749 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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