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CAMERON LIQUEFACTION PROJECT

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ i

LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................ v

LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................................... vi

LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................. vii

TECHNICAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................... ix

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................ES-1

PROPOSED ACTION............................................................................................................... ES-1

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ....................................................................................................... ES-3

PROJECT IMPACTS ................................................................................................................ ES-4

ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ........................................................................................... ES-8

CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................... ES-9

1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.1 PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED.................................................................................1-3

1.2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS STATEMENT ........................................................1-4

1.2.1 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ...............................................................1-5

1.2.2 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ..............................................................................1-5

1.2.3 U.S. Coast Guard ................................................................................................... 1-6

1.2.4 U.S. Department of Energy....................................................................................1-6

1.2.5 U.S. Department of Transportation........................................................................1-7

1.3 PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT............................................................................1-7

1.3.1 Pre-filing Process and Scoping ..............................................................................1-7

1.3.2 Public Review of the Draft EIS............................................................................1-11

1.3.3 Final EIS .............................................................................................................. 1-12

1.4 NON-JURISDICTIONAL FACILITIES.......................................................................1-12

1.4.1 Entergy Electric Transmission Line.....................................................................1-13

1.4.2 Condensate Pipeline.............................................................................................1-13

1.4.3 Truck Loading/Unloading....................................................................................1-16

1.4.4 Beauregard Electric Distribution Line .................................................................1-16

1.5 PERMITS, APPROVALS, AND REGULATORY REVIEWS....................................1-18

2.0 PROPOSED ACTION................................................................................................................ 2-1

2.1 EXISTING FACILITIES.................................................................................................2-1

2.1.1 Cameron LNG Terminal ........................................................................................2-1

2.1.2 Cameron Interstate Pipeline ...................................................................................2-7

2.2 PROPOSED FACILITIES...............................................................................................2-7

2.2.1 Terminal Expansion ...............................................................................................2-7

2.2.2 Pipeline Expansion...............................................................................................2-11

2.3 LAND REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................2-12

2.3.1 Terminal Expansion .............................................................................................2-12
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2.3.2 Pipeline Expansion Project ..................................................................................2-14

2.4 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE...................................................................................2-17

2.5 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE..........................................................................2-17

2.5.1 Compliance Monitoring .......................................................................................2-17

2.6 CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES..............................................................................2-18

2.6.1 Terminal Expansion .............................................................................................2-19

2.6.2 Pipeline Expansion...............................................................................................2-22

2.6.3 Special Construction Procedures..........................................................................2-26

2.6.4 Aboveground Facilities Construction Procedures................................................2-33

2.7 OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND SAFETY PROCEDURES............................2-34

2.7.1 Terminal Expansion .............................................................................................2-34

2.7.2 Pipeline Expansion...............................................................................................2-35

2.8 FUTURE PLANS AND ABANDONMENT ................................................................2-36

3.0 ALTERNATIVES....................................................................................................................... 3-1

3.1 NO-ACTION ALTERNATIVE.......................................................................................3-1

3.2 SYSTEM ALTERNATIVES...........................................................................................3-4

3.2.1 Terminal Expansion System Alternatives..............................................................3-4

3.2.2 Pipeline System Alternatives...............................................................................3-15

3.3 ALTERNATIVE TERMINAL EXPANSION SITES...................................................3-17

3.3.1 Sites in the Vicinity of the Existing Cameron LNG Terminal.............................3-17

3.3.2 Alternative Upland Sites......................................................................................3-21

3.4 ALTERNATIVE TERMINAL CONFIGURATIONS AND DESIGNS.......................3-24

3.4.1 Alternative Configurations...................................................................................3-24

3.4.2 Alternative Design ...............................................................................................3-24

3.5 ALTERNATIVE PIPELINE ROUTES.........................................................................3-26

3.6 ALTERNATIVE PIPELINE EXPANSION ABOVEGROUND FACILITY 

SITES............................................................................................................................. 3-26

3.6.1 Compressor Station Site Alternatives ..................................................................3-26

3.6.2 Other Aboveground Facilities..............................................................................3-31

3.7 ALTERNATIVE COMPRESSOR STATION DESIGN...............................................3-31

3.7.1 Use of Electric-Powered Compressors and Purchased Power .............................3-31

3.7.2 Other Design Options...........................................................................................3-32

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS............................................................................4-1

4.1 GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS, RESOURCES, AND HAZARDS ....................................4-1

4.1.1 Geologic Setting..................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1.2 Mineral Resources..................................................................................................4-4

4.1.3 Geologic Hazards................................................................................................... 4-4

4.1.4 Other Hazards ........................................................................................................ 4-8

4.1.5 Paleontology......................................................................................................... 4-10

4.2 SOILS ............................................................................................................................ 4-11

4.2.1 Soil Types and Limitations..................................................................................4-11

4.2.2 Prime Farmland Soils...........................................................................................4-12

4.2.3 Hydric Soils.......................................................................................................... 4-13

4.2.4 Compaction Potential...........................................................................................4-13

4.2.5 Erosion ................................................................................................................. 4-14

4.2.6 Revegetation Potential .........................................................................................4-15

4.2.7 Soil Contamination ..............................................................................................4-16

4.3 WATER RESOURCES .................................................................................................4-16

4.3.1 Groundwater......................................................................................................... 4-16

4.3.2 Surface Water....................................................................................................... 4-21
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4.4 WETLANDS ................................................................................................................. 4-28

4.4.1 Affected Wetlands................................................................................................4-28

4.4.2 Wetland Construction Procedures and Mitigation ...............................................4-29

4.4.3 Compensatory Mitigation ....................................................................................4-30

4.4.4 Terminal Expansion .............................................................................................4-30

4.4.5 Pipeline Expansion...............................................................................................4-31

4.5 VEGETATION.............................................................................................................. 4-36

4.5.1 Vegetation Resources...........................................................................................4-36

4.5.2 Exotic or Invasive Plant Communities and Noxious Weeds................................4-41

4.5.3 Vegetation Communities of Special Concern ......................................................4-41

4.6 WILDLIFE AND AQUATIC RESOURCES................................................................4-42

4.6.1 Wildlife Resources...............................................................................................4-42

4.6.2 Aquatic Resources................................................................................................4-49

4.6.3 Essential Fish Habitat...........................................................................................4-58

4.7 THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND OTHER SPECIAL STATUS 

SPECIES........................................................................................................................ 4-67

4.7.1 Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species.........................................4-68

4.7.2 State-Listed and Special Status Species...............................................................4-76

4.8 LAND USE, RECREATION, AND VISUAL RESOURCES ......................................4-79

4.8.1 Land Use .............................................................................................................. 4-79

4.8.2 Landowner and Easement Requirements.............................................................4-89

4.8.3 Planned Developments.........................................................................................4-90

4.8.4 Recreation and Special Interest Areas..................................................................4-90

4.8.5 Visual Resources..................................................................................................4-95

4.8.6 Coastal Zone Management...................................................................................4-99

4.9 SOCIOECONOMICS..................................................................................................4-100

4.9.1 Population .......................................................................................................... 4-100

4.9.2 Economy and Employment................................................................................4-103

4.9.3 Local Taxes and Government Revenue .............................................................4-105

4.9.4 Housing .............................................................................................................. 4-105

4.9.5 Public Services................................................................................................... 4-107

4.9.6 Transportation .................................................................................................... 4-109

4.10 CULTURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................4-112

4.10.1 Terminal Expansion ...........................................................................................4-112

4.10.2 Pipeline Expansion.............................................................................................4-113

4.10.3 Native American Consultation...........................................................................4-115

4.11 AIR QUALITY AND NOISE .....................................................................................4-115

4.11.1 Air Quality ......................................................................................................... 4-115

4.11.2 Noise .................................................................................................................. 4-140

4.12 SAFETY ...................................................................................................................... 4-151

4.12.1 Regulatory Agencies..........................................................................................4-151

4.12.2 Hazards .............................................................................................................. 4-152

4.12.3 Technical Review of the Preliminary Engineering Design................................4-158

4.12.4 Siting Requirements...........................................................................................4-169

4.12.5 Siting Analysis................................................................................................... 4-172

4.12.6 Emergency Response .........................................................................................4-192

4.12.7 Facility Security and LNG Vessel Safety ..........................................................4-192

4.12.8 Pipeline Safety Standards...................................................................................4-193

4.13 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS.........................................................................................4-201

4.13.1 Projects and Activities Considered ....................................................................4-202

4.13.2 Potential Cumulative Impacts by Resource .......................................................4-211
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5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................5-1

5.1 SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS..............................................5-1

5.1.1 Geologic Resources................................................................................................5-1

5.1.2 Soils........................................................................................................................ 5-2

5.1.3 Water Resources .................................................................................................... 5-2

5.1.4 Wetlands................................................................................................................. 5-3

5.1.5 Vegetation .............................................................................................................. 5-4

5.1.6 Wildlife and Aquatic Resources.............................................................................5-5

5.1.7 Threatened, Endangered, and Other Special Status Species..................................5-6

5.1.8 Land Use, Recreation, and Visual Resources ........................................................5-7

5.1.9 Socioeconomics ..................................................................................................... 5-8

5.1.10 Cultural Resources.................................................................................................5-9

5.1.11 Air Quality and Noise ............................................................................................5-9

5.1.12 Safety ................................................................................................................... 5-11

5.1.13 Cumulative Impacts .............................................................................................5-11

5.2 ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................................................... 5-12

5.3 FERC STAFF’S RECOMMENDED MITIGATION....................................................5-14
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LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX A Final EIS Distribution List

APPENDIX B Pipeline Expansion Route Maps

APPENDIX C Cameron Interstate Environmental Plan

APPENDIX D Cameron Interstate Site-Specific Plans for Construction near Residences

APPENDIX E Summary of Soil Limitations along the Pipeline Expansion Route

APPENDIX F Waterbodies Crossed by the Pipeline Expansion Route and Typical Construction 

Procedures

APPENDIX G Wetlands Affected by Construction and Operation of the Pipeline Expansion Project

APPENDIX H Access Roads Identified for the Pipeline Expansion Project

APPENDIX I References

APPENDIX J List of Preparers and Reviewers

APPENDIX K U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 and Section 10 Permits for Terminal 

Expansion

APPENDIX L Responses to Comments

APPENDIX M Keyword Index
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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.4-1 Non-jurisdictional Entergy 230-kV Electric Transmission Line ......................1-14

Figure 1.4-2 Non-jurisdictional Condensate Pipeline ...........................................................1-15

Figure 1.4-3 Non-jurisdictional Electric Distribution Line ...................................................1-17

Figure 2.0-1 General Project Location ....................................................................................2-2

Figure 2.0-2 Liquefaction Pipeline Site Map ..........................................................................2-3

Figure 2.0-3 Pipeline Expansion Route and Facilities.............................................................2-4

Figure 2.2-1 Work Dock........................................................................................................ 2-10

Figure 2.2-2 Holbrook Compressor Station ..........................................................................2-13

Figure 2.3-1 Typical Right-of-Way Cross Section Adjacent to Existing Pipeline................2-15

Figure 2.6-1 Typical Pipeline Construction Sequence ..........................................................2-23

Figure 2.6-2 Typical Unsaturated Wetland Crossing ............................................................2-28

Figure 2.6-3 Typical Saturated Wetland Crossing Method...................................................2-29

Figure 3.2-1 System Alternatives for the Liquefaction Terminal............................................3-5

Figure 3.3-1 Alternative Terminal Expansion Sites..............................................................3-18

Figure 3.3-2 Upland Alterative Sites.....................................................................................3-23

Figure 3.6-1 Alternative Compressor Station Sites...............................................................3-28

Figure 4.1-1 Geologic Resources Near the Terminal Expansion ............................................4-3

Figure 4.8-1 Recreational Facilities Near the Terminal Expansion.......................................4-91

Figure 4.8-2 Recreational Facilities Near the Pipeline Expansion ........................................4-94

Figure 4.11-1 Noise Sensitive Areas within 1 mile of the Holbrook Compressor 

Station............................................................................................................. 4-145

Figure 4.12-1 Vapor Fences Proposed at the Cameron LNG Terminal ................................4-181

Figure 4.12-2 Thermal Radiation Exclusion Zones 1,600-BTU/ft2 for LNG Storage 

Tank, Condensate Storage Tank, and Impoundment Sumps..........................4-191
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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.3-1 Issues Identified and Comments Received during the Public Scoping 

Process for the Cameron Liquefaction Project ...................................................1-9

Table 1.3-2 Issues Identified and Comments Received that are Outside the Scope 

of the EIS Process.............................................................................................1-11

Table 1.5-1 Major Permits, Approvals, and Consultations for the Proposed 

Cameron Liquefaction Project..........................................................................1-19

Table 2.3-1 Land Requirements for the Proposed Cameron Liquefaction Project ..............2-14

Table 2.6-1 Cameron Interstate’s Requested Deviations from the FERC 

Procedures......................................................................................................... 2-19

Table 3.3-1 Wetlands and Open Areas Affected by Alternative Terminal 

Expansion Sites.................................................................................................3-20

Table 3.4.2-1 Estimated Emissions for Alternative Power Sources During 

Operation of the Terminal Expansion...............................................................3-25

Table 3.4.2-2 Estimated Noise Levels for Alternative Power Sources During 

Operation of the Terminal Expansion...............................................................3-25

Table 3.6.1-1 Evaluation Factors Considered for Alternative Compressor Station 

Sites................................................................................................................... 3-29

Table 3.7-1 Comparison of Emissions from Compressor Power Sources During 

Holbrook Compressor Station Operations........................................................3-32

Table 4.1.3-1 Probability of Seismic Hazards at the Terminal Expansion ...............................4-6

Table 4.4.5-1 Wetlands Affected by the Pipeline Expansion..................................................4-32

Table 4.5.1-1 Acreages of Vegetation Cover Types Impacted by the Pipeline 

Expansion ......................................................................................................... 4-38

Table 4.6.3-1 Fish Species Occurring in Waterbodies Affected by the Project......................4-49

Table 4.6.4-1 EFH Species In Waterbodies Affected by the Terminal Expansion.................4-61

Table 4.7-1 Federal, Candidate, and State-Listed Species Eliminated From 

Further Review .................................................................................................4-69

Table 4.7-2 Federal, State, and Special Status Species Potentially Occurring in 

the Project Area ................................................................................................4-70

Table 4.8.1-1 Land Uses Affected by the Liquefaction Project..............................................4-81

Table 4.8.1-2 Residences and Structures Within 135 feet of the Pipeline Expansion 

Construction Right-of-Way ..............................................................................4-89

Table 4.8.5-1 Major Structures of the Terminal Expansion....................................................4-96

Table 4.9.1-1 Existing Socioeconomic Conditions in the Project Area ................................4-101

Table 4.9.2-1 Employment and Income Characteristics of the Project Area ........................4-103

Table 4.9.4-1 2010 Housing Characteristics of the Project Area ..........................................4-106

Table 4.9.5-1 Public Service Data for the Project Area ........................................................4-108

Table 4.11.1-1 National and Louisiana Ambient Air Quality Standards................................4-117

Table 4.11.1-2 Ambient Air Quality and Ambient Air Quality Standards .............................4-119

Table 4.11.1-3 Emissions Summary for the Existing Cameron LNG Terminal .....................4-120
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Table 4.11.1-4 Major Stationary Source/Major Modification Emission Thresholds..............4-121

Table 4.11.1-5 Terminal Expansion Project Potential-to-Emit...............................................4-122

Table 4.11.1-6 Pipeline Expansion Project Potential-to-Emit ................................................4-127

Table 4.11.1-7 Summary of Terminal Expansion Construction Emissions............................4-130

Table 4.11.1-8 Summary of Pipeline Expansion Construction Emissions..............................4-132

Table 4.11.1-9 Screening, Modeling, and Increment Consumption Analysis for 

Operation of the Terminal Expansion.............................................................4-133

Table 4.11.1-10 Screening, Modeling, and Increment Consumption Analysis for 

Operation of the Holbrook Compressor Station .............................................4-139

Table 4.11.2-1 American National Standards Institute Land Use Categories for 

Estimating Ambient Noise Levels..................................................................4-143

Table 4.11.2-2 Noise Analysis for Daytime HDD Boring ......................................................4-144

Table 4.11.2-3 Estimated Noise Levels at Noise Sensitive Areas Near the Holbrook 

Compressor Station.........................................................................................4-150

Table 4.12.5-1 Impoundment Area Sizing ..............................................................................4-174

Table 4.12.5-2 Vapor Dispersion Scenarios from LNG Flashing and Jetting Releases..........4-183

Table 4.12.5-3 Vapor Dispersion Scenarios from Refrigerant, NGL, and Condensate 

Releases .......................................................................................................... 4-184

Table 4.12.5-4 Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (in ppm) for Benzene ...............................4-185

Table 4.12.5-5 Overpressure Scenarios from Refrigerant Releases........................................4-188

Table 4.12.5-6 Thermal Radiation Exclusion Zones for Impoundment Basins......................4-190

Table 4.12.8-1 Preliminary Area Class Locations for the Pipeline Expansion.......................4-196

Table 4.12.8-2 Significant Incidents by Cause Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines 

(1992 through 2011) .......................................................................................4-198

Table 4.12.8-3 Outside Forces Incidents by Cause (1992-2011)............................................4-199

Table 4.12.8-4 Annual Average Fatalities Associated With Natural Gas 

Transmission Pipelines...................................................................................4-200

Table 4.12.8-5 Nationwide Accidental Deaths .......................................................................4-201

Table 4.13.1-1 Activities and Projects Considered in the Cumulative Impact 

Analysis .......................................................................................................... 4-202

Table 4.13.2-1 Summary Of Existing Mobile Source Emissions From Marine Vessel 

Activities......................................................................................................... 4-229

Table 4.13.2-2 Summary of Screening Results for Stationary and Mobile Source 

Emissions........................................................................................................ 4-230

Table 4.13.2-3 Summary of Refined Modeling Results and Incremental 

Consumption for Stationary- and Mobile-Source NO2 Emissions.................4-230
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TECHNICAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

o

F Farenheit

μPa Micropascal

μg Micrograms

μg/Nm3 Microgram per normal cubic meter

ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

AEGL Acute Exposure Guideline Level

AERMOD American Meteorological Society/EPA Regulatory Model

ANSI American National Standards Institute

API American Petroleum Institute

AQCR Air Quality Control Region

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ATWS Additional temporary workspace

BA Biological Assessment

BACT Best Available Control Technology

Bcfd Billion cubic feet per day

bgs Below the ground surface

BHP-hr Brake horsepower-hour

BLEVE Boiling-liquid-expanding-vapor explosion

BMPs Best management practices

BOG Boil-off gas

CAA Clean Air Act

Cameron Interstate Cameron Interstate Pipeline, LLC

Cameron LNG Cameron LNG, LLC

Cameron Collectively: Cameron LNG, LLC and Cameron Interstate Pipeline, LLC 

CAMx Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions

CCS Carbon capture and storage

CCSq Carbon Capture and Sequestration

CEDA Central Dredging Association

CE FLNG CE FLNG, Inc.

CEQ Council on Environmental Quality

Certificate Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CH4 Methane

CO Carbon monoxide

CO2 Carbon dioxide

CO2-eq Carbon dioxide-equivalent

Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard

COE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Commission Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC

CSA Compressor Station Alternative
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CUP Coastal Use Permit

CWA Clean Water Act

CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972

CZMP Coastal Zone Management Program

DA Department of the Army

dB Decibels

dBA A-weighted decibel scale

DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

DLN Dry Low-NOX

DOD U.S. Department of Defense 

DOE U.S. Department of Energy 

DOT U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration

EA Environmental Assessment

EFH Essential fish habitat

EIS Environmental Impact Statement

EI Environmental Inspector

Entergy Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC

ELS Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions, LLC

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

EPAct Energy Policy Act of 2005

ERP Emergency response plan

ESA Endangered Species Act

FEED Front-end engineering design

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Administration

FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FGT Florida Gas Transmission

FLEX Freeport LNG Expansion and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC

FLSO Floating liquefaction, storage, and offloading units

Freeport LNG Expansion Freeport LNG Expansion, LP

Freeport LNG Freeport LNG Development, LP

Ft3 Cubic feet

FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services 

Gasfin Gasfin Development USA, LLC

GHG Greenhouse gases

GMFMC Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council

Golden Pass LNG Golden Pass LNG, LLC

gpm Gallons per minute

GPP Golden Pass Products

Gulf Coast Gulf Coast LNG Exports, LLC

Gulf LNG Gulf LNG Energy, LLC

GWP Global warming potential

H2S Hydrogen sulfide

HAPs Hazardous air pollutants
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HAZOP Hazard and operability review

HCA High consequence areas

HDD Horizontal directional drilling

HVAC Heating, ventilation and air conditioning

IEA International Energy Agency

I-10 Interstate 10

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

kV Kilovolt

kW Kilowatt

kW/m2 Kilowatt per square meter

LA-27 Louisiana State Highway 27

LA Storage LA Storage Interstate Pipeline, LLC 

LCCE Lake Charles Clean Energy

LDEQ Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 

Ldn Day-night sound level

LDNR Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

LDWF Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 

Leq(24) 24-hour equivalent sound level

Leucadia Leucadia Energy, LLC

LFL Lower flammable limit

LNG Liquefied natural gas 

LNHP Louisiana Natural Heritage Program

LOI Letter of Intent

LOR Letter of Recommendation

LOS Level of Service

LPDES Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

LPG Liquid petroleum gas

m3 Cubic meter

MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology

Magnolia Magnolia LNG

MAOP Maximum allowable operating pressure

MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act

MMS Minerals Management Service

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MP Milepost

MRL Mixed refrigerant liquid

MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 

MSL Mean Sea Level

mtpy million metric tons per year 

MW Megawatts

N2O Nitrous oxide

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NCDC National Climatic Data Center

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
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NESHAPs National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

NFPA National Fire Protection Association 

NFPA 59A National Fire Protection Association Standard 59A

NGA Natural Gas Act 

NGL Natural gas liquid

NHPA National Historic Preservation Act 

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service

NNSR Nonattainment New Source Review

NO2 Nitrogen dioxide

NOA Notice of Availability

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

NOI Notice of Intent 

NOx Nitrogen oxides

NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NRCS Natural Resource Conservation Service

NRHP National Register of Historic Places 

NSA Noise Sensitive Area

NSPS New Source Performance Standards

NWI National Wetland Inventory

NWR National Wildlife Refuge

O2 Oxygen

O3 Ozone

OBE Operating Basis Earthquake

OEP Office of Energy Projects

OPS PHMSA Office of Pipeline Safety

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P&IDs Piping and Instrument Diagrams

Part 193 Title 49, CFR, Part 193

Pb Lead 

PEM Palustrine emergent 

PFD Process flow diagram

PFO Palustrine forested

Pipeline Expansion Cameron Pipeline Expansion Project

Plan FERC Upland Erosion Control, Revegetation, and Maintenance Plan

PM2.5 particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 

microns

PM10 Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 

microns

ppb Parts per billion

ppm-v Parts per million by volume

ppmvd parts per million, volumetric dry

Procedures FERC Wetland and Waterbody Construction and Mitigation Procedures

Project Cameron Liquefaction Project

PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration
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psig Pounds per square inch gauge

PSM Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals; Explosives 

and Blasting Agents

PSS Palustrine scrub-shrub

RM River mile

RV Recreational vehicle

Sabine Pass LNG Sabine Pass LNG, LP

SCR Selective Catalytic Reduction

SCS Soil Conservation Service

SEP surface emissive power

SEL Sound exposure level

SHPO State Historic Preservation Office

SILs Significant Impact Levels

SIP State Implementation Plan 

SO2 Sulfur dioxide 

SRP Spill Reporting Plan

SSE Safe Shutdown Earthquake

Targa Targa Resource Partners LP

TEA Terminal Expansion Alternative

Terminal Expansion Cameron LNG Terminal Expansion

TETCO Texas Eastern Transmission Company 

TGP Tennessee Gas Pipeline 

tpy Tons per year

Transco Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation 

Trunkline Trunkline Gas Pipeline

Trunkline LNG Trunkline LNG Company, LLC

UFL Upper flammable limit

USC United States Code

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation

USGCRP U.S. Global Change Research Program

USGS U.S. Geological Survey

VOCs Volatile organic compounds

Waller Point Waller Point LNG

WQC Water Quality Certification

WSA Waterway Suitability Assessment 

yd3 cubic yard