FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426

OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS 

 In Reply Refer To: 

 OEP/DG2E/Gas Branch 2 

 Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC 

 Docket No. CP06-449-000 

 

TO THE PARTY ADDRESSED: 

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) 

has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the natural gas pipeline 

facilities proposed by Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC (KMLP) in the abovereferenced docket. 

The draft EIS was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of the proposed project 

with the appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, would have limited adverse 

environmental impact. The draft EIS also evaluates alternatives to the proposal, 

including system alternatives, major route alternatives, and route variations, and requests 

comments on them. 

The draft EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the construction and 

operation of the following facilities in southwest Louisiana: 

• Leg 1 – 132 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline beginning within the Sabine 

Pass Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in Cameron Parish and extending 

northward and easterly through Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, and Acadia 

Parishes until it connects with an existing Columbia Gulf Transmission 

interstate pipeline in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. 

• Leg 2 – 1.22 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline beginning within the Sabine 

Pass LNG Terminal and extending to a point of interconnection with the 

existing Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America pipeline just south of State 

Highway 82 in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. 

• The Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) Lateral – 2.3 miles of 24-inch-diameter 

pipeline extending eastwardly from Leg 1 at approximately milepost 110.60 
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until it connects with the existing FGT Company's Compressor Station No. 7 

near the town of Williams in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. 

• Associated mainline block valves, metering, tie-in, and pigging facilities. 

The purpose of the proposed facilities is to deliver at least 3,395,000 decatherms 

(Dth) per day of regasified natural gas from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal into the 

national pipeline and underground storage grid. 

Specific Comment Request

In addition to the proposed system and route, the staff has identified and evaluated 

in detail two system alternatives, four major route alternatives, and 15 route variations. 

The staff concludes that the proposed system and route are environmentally least 

damaging, and therefore prefers the proposed system and route. Any route variation 

considered to be an environmental improvement has been incorporated into the proposed 

route. Area residents, local or state governments, intervenors, and other interested parties 

are asked to provide specific comments on our analysis of alternatives. Comments 

should also address any effect on project timing and related cost/benefits. 

Comment Procedures and Public Meetings

Any person wishing to comment on the draft EIS may do so. To ensure 

consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that we 

receive your comments before the date specified below. Please carefully follow these 

instructions to ensure that your comments are received in time and properly 

recorded:

• Send an original and two copies of your comments to: 

Magalie R. Salas, Secretary 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

888 First Street, N.E., Room 1A 

Washington, DC 20426; 

• Label one copy of your comments for the attention of Gas Branch 2, DG2E; 

• Reference Docket No. CP06-449-000 on the original and both copies; and 

• Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on or 

before March 12, 2007.
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Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail deliveries from the 

U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include all comments that we receive within a 

reasonable time frame in our environmental analysis of this project. However, the 

Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions 

or protests to this proceeding. For information on electronically filing comments, 

please see Title 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s 

web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the “Documents and Filings” tab. Under that tab 

you will find the “eFiling” link and the link to the User’s Guide. Before you can submit 

comments you will need to create a free account, which can be created on-line by 

clicking on “Sign-up” under “New User.” You will also be asked to select the type of 

filing you are making. This filing is considered a “Comment on Filing.” Comments 

submitted electronically must be submitted by March 12, 2007. 

We will announce in a future notice, the location and time of three local public 

meetings to receive comments on the draft EIS. These meetings will be posted on the 

Commission’s calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx

along with other related information. 

After these comments are reviewed, any significant new issues are investigated, 

and modifications are made to the draft EIS, a final EIS will be published and distributed 

by the staff. The final EIS will contain the staff's responses to timely comments filed on 

the draft EIS. 

Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to make the 

commentor a party to the proceeding. 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 385.214). 

Anyone may intervene in this proceeding based on this draft EIS. You must file 

your request to intervene as specified above.1

 You do not need intervenor status to 

have your comments considered.

The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is available for 

distribution and public inspection at: 

 

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Interventions may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. 

See the previous discussion on filing comments electronically. 
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

Public Reference Room 

888 First Street, N.E., Room 2A 

Washington, DC 20426 

(202) 502-8371 

A limited number of copies are available from the Public Reference Room 

identified above. In addition, copies of the draft EIS have been mailed to federal, state 

and local agencies, public interest groups, individuals who have requested the draft EIS, 

newspapers, and parties to this proceeding. 

Additional information about the project is available from the Commission's 

Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372) or on the FERC Internet website 

(http://www.ferc.gov). Using the “Documents and Filings” tab, click on the “eLibrary 

link,” and select “General Search.” Enter the project docket number excluding the last 

three digits (i.e., CP06-449) in the “Docket Number” field. Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 

502-8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Internet website also provides access to the 

texts of 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. To register for this service, go to http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. 

Magalie R. Salas 

 Secretary