[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52881-52882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21494]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-19-000]


Magnolia LNG, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Magnolia LNG Production 
Capacity Amendment

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared a draft supplemental environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for the Production Capacity Amendment, proposed by 
Magnolia LNG, LLC (Magnolia LNG) in the above-referenced docket. 
Magnolia LNG requests authorization to increase the liquefied natural 
gas (LNG) production capacity of the previously authorized Magnolia LNG 
Project in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Docket No. CP14-347-000) from 8 
million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 8.8 MTPA. The increased LNG 
production capacity would be achieved through the optimization of 
Magnolia LNG's final design for the terminal, including additional and 
modified process equipment.
    The draft supplemental EIS assesses the potential changes to the 
air and noise emissions, and our reliability and safety engineering 
analyses associated with the construction and operation of the 
Production Capacity Amendment from what was presented in the final EIS 
in Docket No. CP14-347-000 for the Magnolia LNG Project. The FERC staff 
concludes that the proposed modifications, with the additional 
mitigation measures recommended in the supplemental EIS, would continue 
to avoid or reduce impacts to less than significant levels.
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. 
Department of Energy participated as cooperating agencies in the 
preparation of the supplemental EIS. Cooperating agencies have 
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources 
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the analysis 
conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act.
    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 supplemental 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 
supplemental 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., CP19-19). 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 supplemental EIS may do 
so. Your comments should focus on draft supplemental 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 
supplemental EIS, it is important that the Commission receive your 
comments on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 18, 2019.
    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 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 
(CP19-19-000) 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 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

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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: September 27, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-21494 Filed 10-2-19; 8:45 am]
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