[Federal Register: February 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 28)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP02-379-000 and CP02-380-000]
Southern LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Elba Island Expansion Project
February 5, 2003.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities proposed by Southern LNG, Inc.
(Southern LNG) 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
project which includes expansion of the existing Elba Island LNG import
terminal in Chatham County, Georgia. Southern LNG proposes to:
--Construct an LNG unloading slip cut into Elba Island with two ship
unloading docks;
--Construct a 1,000,000-barrel double walled LNG storage tank;
--Construct two boil-off gas compressors;
--Construct two first-stage (booster) LNG pumps;
--Construct a recondenser vessel;
--Construct three second-stage LNG pumps;
--Construct three submerged combustion vaporizers; and
--Construct a motor control center.
The proposed facilities would expand the storage and sendout
capacity of Southern LNG's existing LNG import terminal in Chatham
County, Georgia. The proposal would: (1) Expand the storage capacity of
the terminal; and (2) increase the sustainable daily sendout capability
to 806 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d) and its peaking
capacity to 1,215 MMscf/d. Southern LNG seeks import authorization in
Docket No. CP02-379-000.
The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
and Files Maintenance Branch, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8371.
Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State and local
agencies, public interest groups, interested individuals, newspapers,
and parties to this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To ensure
consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it is
important that we receive your comments before the date specified
below. Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that your
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
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--Send an original and two copies of your comments to: Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
--Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 1, PJ
11.1;
--Reference Docket No. CP02-380-000; and
--Mail your comments so that they will be received in Washington, DC on
or before March 7, 2003.
Please note that we are continuing to experience delays in mail
deliveries from the U.S. Postal Service. As a result, we will include
all comments that we receive within a reasonable time frame in our
environmental analysis of this project. However, the Commission
strongly encourages electronic filing of any comments or interventions
or protests to this proceeding.See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ferc.gov under
the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to the User's Guide. Before you can
file comments you will need to create a free account which can be
created by clicking on ``Login to File'' and then ``New User Account.''
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
procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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\1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ferc.gov) using the FERRIS link.
Click on the FERRIS link, enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the Docket Number field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance with FERRIS, the FERRIS helpline
can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659 or at
FERConlineSupport@ferc.gov. The FERRIS link on the FERC Internet Web
site also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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