[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7090-7091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01553]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP20-55-000]


Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC; PALNG Common Facilities Company, 
LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the 
Proposed Port Arthur LNG Expansion Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Port 
Arthur LNG Expansion Project, proposed by Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC 
and PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC (collectively referred to as 
Applicant) in the above-referenced docket. The Applicant requests 
authorization to expand the previously certificated Port Arthur 
Liquefaction Terminal in Jefferson County, Texas by siting, 
constructing, and operating additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) 
facilities to increase the terminal's capability to liquefy natural gas 
for export by 13.46 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). The Port Arthur 
LNG Expansion Project would increase the terminal's total liquefaction 
capacity from 13.46 MTPA to 26.92 MTPA.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Port Arthur LNG Expansion 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 Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
and U.S. Coast Guard participated as cooperating agencies in the 
preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or 
special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by the 
proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis.
    The proposed Port Arthur LNG Expansion Project includes the 
following facilities:
     Two liquefaction trains (Trains 3 and 4) each with a 
maximum LNG production capacity of 6.73 MTPA

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(13.46 MTPA total). Each liquefaction train would be composed of a feed 
gas treatment unit consisting of a mercury removal unit; hydrogen 
sulfide scavenger bed to remove hydrogen sulfide; amine unit to remove 
carbon dioxide; a dehydration unit to remove water; a heavy hydrocarbon 
removal unit to remove isopentane and heavier hydrocarbons; and a 
liquefaction unit consisting of a main cryogenic heat exchanger, 
refrigeration system, and end flash drum;
     one new low-pressure ground flare;
     new flare knockout drums;
     one new boil-off gas (BOG) compressor unit to compress BOG 
and deliver as fuel to gas turbine;
     two new utility and instrument air compressor packages to 
deliver air to two new air drier packages;
     one new 3.675 megawatt capacity diesel powered standby 
generator; and
     shifting location of some equipment from Base Project, 
including LNG storage tanks, and modifications and additions to 
approved utilities, fire and gas detection systems, control system, 
firewater system, spill containment, tertiary berm, and infrastructure 
needed to accommodate the two additional liquefaction trains.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to 
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; 
elected officials; Native American tribes; potentially affected 
landowners and other interested individuals and groups. The EA is only 
available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from 
the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas environmental 
documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In addition, the EA may be 
accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the 
eLibrary link (https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search), select 
``General Search'' and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' 
field (i.e. CP20-55). 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.
    The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's 
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to 
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding. 
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 in Washington, DC on or 
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 15, 2021.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
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 
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only 
comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the 
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the 
link to FERC Online. 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.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If 
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select 
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP20-
55-000) on your letter. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service 
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 
20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: 
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, 
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. 
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of 
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the 
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any 
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion 
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and 
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived. 
Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides.
    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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: January 15, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-01553 Filed 1-25-21; 8:45 am]
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