Document ID: FERC-2018-1426-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC; Train 4 Project
Posted Date: 2018-11-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55880-55881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24448]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-470-000]

Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC; Notice 
of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Train 
4 Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 
Freeport LNG Train 4 Project (Project). Freeport LNG Development, L.P. 
and FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC (collectively referred to as Freeport 
LNG), request authorization (FERC Docket No. CP17-470-000) to site, 
construct, and operate pipeline, natural gas liquefaction and export 
facilities near Freeport in Brazoria County, Texas. The Project would 
be constructed as an expansion of Freeport LNG's existing Quintana 
Island Terminal (Terminal), as well as associated pretreatment and 
pipeline facilities, for the purpose of liquefying domestic natural gas 
for export.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the 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.
    The U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, 
and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency participated as cooperating 
agencies in the preparation of the EA. A cooperating agency has 
jurisdiction by law or special expertise regarding environmental 
impacts involved with the proposal, and is involved in the NEPA 
analysis.
    The EA addresses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
     One LNG train;
     one natural gas pretreatment unit;
     minor modifications to existing facilities, and
     10.6 miles of 42-inch-diameter pipeline.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to 
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; 
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native 
American tribes;

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potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and 
groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. The EA is 
only available in electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded 
from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the Environmental Documents 
page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, 
the EA may be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's 
website. Click on the eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General Search, and enter the docket number in 
the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., 
CP17-470). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, 
contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of 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 on or 
before December 3, 2018.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these 
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to 
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief, 
text-only comments on the Project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature on the Commission's website (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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project, 
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address. Be sure to reference the Project docket numbers 
(CP17-470-000) with your submission: 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). Motions to intervene are more 
fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or 
judicial review 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.

Questions?

    Additional information about the Projects is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also 
provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the 
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called 
eSubscription that 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.

    Dated: November 2, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24448 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am]
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