[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 6241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3289]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-517-000]


Algonquin LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental 
Assessment for the Proposed ALNG Modifications Project

February 5, 1997.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the 
natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Algonquin LNG, Inc. (ALNG) 
in the above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act. The 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 EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the proposed 
modification, construction and operation at an existing liquefied 
natural gas (LNG) storage facility and the construction and operation 
of associated pipeline facilities including:
    <bullet> A liquefaction facility with a capacity of 40,000 million 
British thermal units per day (MMbtu/d);
    <bullet> LNG pumps and vaporizers with a capacity of 375,000 MMbtu/
d;
    <bullet> Boil-off gas compressors;
    <bullet> 0.92 mile of 20-inch-diameter pipeline;
    <bullet> 0.25 mile of 10.75-inch-diameter pipeline;
    <bullet> Metering facilities;
    <bullet> Inspection of the existing 600,000-barrel LNG storage 
tank, and install new instrumentation; and
    <bullet> Miscellaneous construction including water/glycol system, 
feed gas compressors, odorant injection, control systems, and fire 
protection system additions.
    The purpose of the proposed facilities is to provide natural gas 
liquefaction, LNG storage, LNG trucking, and LNG vaporization services 
on a firm and interruptible, open access, blanket basis.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Written comments 
mut be received on or before Marcy 7, 1997, reference Docket No. CP96-
517-000, and be addressed to: Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20426.
    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 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214).
    The date for filing timely motions to intervene in this proceeding 
has passed. Therefore, parties now seeking to file late interventions 
must show good cause, as required by section 385.214(b)(3), why this 
time limitation should be waived. Environmental issues have been viewed 
as good cause for late intervention. You do not need intervenor status 
to have your comments considered.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First 
Street, N.E., Room 2A-1, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 208-1371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, state, and local 
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers, 
and parties to this proceeding. For a limited number of copies of the 
EA, contact the Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch 
identified above.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-3289 Filed 2-10-97; 8:45 am]
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