[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20449-20450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9901]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-580-002]
Southern LNG, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Sendout Modification Project
April 17, 2001.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the
natural gas 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 construction and operation of facilities at
Southern LNG's existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on
Elba Island in Chatham County, Georgia. Southern LNG would increase the
peak vaporization from 540 to 675 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD).
This would allow Southern LNG to increase the throughput capacity of
the LNG Terminal. LNG storage capacity would not change. Southern LNG
proposes to:
Replace the existing five 108 MMCFD Ryan Industries LNG
submerged combustion vaporizers with five 135 MMCFD state-of-the-art
submerged combustion water bath heaters; and
Install an additional secondary LNG pump to supply
additional LNG for the increased capacity of the vaporizers.
This filing is related to Docket No. CP99-582-003 (Section 284,
Subpart G blanket certificate) where Southern LNG proposes to amend the
initial rates approved in the Commission's March 16, 2000 Order Issuing
Certificate, Section 3 Authorization, and Denying Request for
Rehearing. No facilities are proposed for construction in this
application.
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) 208-1371.
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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 our
comments are received in time and properly recorded:
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 the
Gas Group 1, PJ11.1;
Reference Docket No. CP99-580-002; and
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before May 17, 2001.
Comments may also be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm under
the link to the User's Guide. Before you can file comments you will
need to create an 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 proposed project is available from
the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (202) 208-1088 or on
the FERC Internet website (www.ferc.fed.us) using the ``RIMS'' link to
information in this docket number. Click on the ``RIMS'' link, select
``Docket #'' from the RIMS Menu, and follow the instructions. For
assistance with access to RIMS, the RIMS helpline can be reached at
(202) 208-2222.
Similarly, the ``CIPS'' link on the FERC Internet website provides
access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such
as orders, notices, and rulemakings. From the FERC Internet website,
click on the ``CIPS'' link, select ``Docket #'' from the CIPS menu, and
follow the instructions. For assistance with access to CIPS, the CIPS
helpline can be reached at (202) 208-2474.
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-9901 Filed 4-20-01; 8:45 am]
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