Document ID: FERC-2014-1616-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Sabine Pass Liquefaction Expansion Project and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Expansion Project
Posted Date: 2014-12-23T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76997-76998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29956]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-552-000 and Docket No. CP13-553-000]

Sabine Pass Liquefaction Expansion, LLC; Sabine Pass 
Liquefaction, LLC; Sabine Pass LNG, L.P; Cheniere Creole Trail 
Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment 
for the Proposed Sabine Pass Liquefaction Expansion Project and 
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Expansion Project

December 12, 2014.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Expansion Project (SPLE Project) proposed by 
for Sabine Pass Liquefaction Expansion, LLC; Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 
LLC; and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. (collectively referred to as Sabine 
Pass), and for the and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline Expansion Project 
(CCTPL Expansion Project) proposed by Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, 
L.P. (CCTPL) in the above-referenced dockets. Sabine Pass requests 
authorization to expand the existing Sabine Pass Liquefied Natural Gas 
(SPLNG) Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, by adding two 
liquefaction trains (Trains 5 and 6) capable of processing about 1.4 
billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas and to export about 9 
million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per annum via LNG 
carriers. CCTPL requests authorization to expand and extend the 
existing CCTPL pipeline system to enable it to provide an additional 
1.5 Bcf/d of transportation capacity to the SPLNG Terminal. The CCTPL 
Expansion Project would add about 104.3 miles of 42- and 36-inch-
diameter pipeline, including two loops (Loop 1 and Loop 2), an 
Extension, and three laterals; a new compressor station; and four 
metering and regulating (M&R) stations. These facilities would be in 
Cameron, Calcasieu, Beauregard, Allen, and Evangeline Parishes, 
Louisiana.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the SPLE Project and CCTPL 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.

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    The U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
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 SPLE Project includes the following facilities:
     Two LNG liquefaction trains;
     additional power generation (two gas turbine generators 
capable of generating approximately 30 megawatts of power);
     other infrastructure and modifications (including five 
recycle boil-off gas compressors, three instrument air compressor 
packages, two demineralizer units, one demineralized water tank, and 
two diesel-powered standby generators);
     modification of terminal facilities; and
     new and remodeled buildings.
    The proposed CCTPL Expansion Project includes the following 
facilities:
     Loop 1, about 13.9 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline;
     Loop 2, about 24.5 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline;
     Extension, about 48.5 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline;
     Laterals, four 36-inch-diameter pipelines of 0.2, 1.7, 
4.0, and 11.5 miles in length;
     new or modified compressors at the Gillis Compressor 
Station;
     a new Mamou Compressor Station;
     four new M&R Stations;
     pig launchers/receivers; and
     mainline valves.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA 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; newspapers and libraries in the project area; and parties to 
this proceeding. In addition, the EA is available for public viewing on 
the FERC's Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited 
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public 
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference 
Room, 888 First Street NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the 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 January 
12, 2015.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file 
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the 
project docket numbers (CP13-552-000 and CP13-553-000) with your 
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and 
has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258 or 
efiling@ferc.gov.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's Web site (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 also file your comments electronically using the 
eFiling feature on the Commission's Web site (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.'' 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 following address: 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 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the 
right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision. The Commission 
grants affected landowners and others with environmental concerns 
intervenor status upon showing good 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.
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    Additional information about the project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search,'' and enter the docket number 
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP13-
552). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link 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. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-29956 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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