Document ID: FERC-2020-0452-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Suspending Environmental Review Schedule: Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company, LLC
Posted Date: 2020-04-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 20681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07812]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP19-118-000]

Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice Suspending 
Environmental Review Schedule

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is 
suspending the environmental review schedule for Trans-Foreland 
Pipeline Company, LLC's (Trans-Foreland) application for the Kenai LNG 
Cool Down Project in Nikiski, Alaska. The notice of revised schedule, 
issued on December 12, 2019, identified an April 24, 2020 environmental 
assessment (EA) issuance date. This schedule was based upon Trans-
Foreland providing complete and timely responses to any data requests. 
In its March 18, 2020 response to FERC staff's March 3, 2020 data 
request, Trans-Foreland stated it was pursuing an equivalency 
determination from the United States Department of Transportation's 
Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) 
pertaining to the trim vaporizer it proposes to locate within the 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank impoundment area.\1\
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    \1\ While PHMSA issued a letter of determination (LOD) on March 
25, 2020 that addresses the siting of LNG facilities, including the 
vaporizer, under Subpart B of its regulations, the LOD does not 
address Trans-Foreland's March 17, 2020 equivalency determination 
request.
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    Because the PHMSA equivalency determination is necessary for 
completion of the EA, the Commission will suspend the environmental 
review schedule for the project. Once staff has reviewed the PHMSA 
equivalency determination, FERC will issue an additional revised 
schedule for the EA. This is not a suspension of the FERC staff's 
review of Trans-Foreland's project. Staff will continue to process 
Trans-Foreland's proposal to the extent possible based upon the 
information it has filed to date.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    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, select 
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date 
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e., 
CP19-118), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to 
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC 
website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by 
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: April 8, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-07812 Filed 4-13-20; 8:45 am]
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