Notice2022-06572
Golden Pass Terminal, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Golden Pass LNG Export Variance Request No. 15 Variance Amendment
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Published
March 29, 2022
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18014-18015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06572]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP14-517-001]
Golden Pass Terminal, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Golden Pass LNG Export
Variance Request No. 15 Variance Amendment
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Golden Pass LNG Export Variance Request No. 15 Amendment (Amendment),
proposed by Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (GPLNG) in the above
referenced docket.
GPLNG is requesting authority to increase the peak workforce in the
Amendment, up to 7,700 workers per day. GPLNG is also requesting the
authority to increase traffic volumes to accommodate the additional
workforce, and a 7-day-per-week, 24-hour-per-day construction schedule
for certain activities during the remaining construction period at the
terminal site in Jefferson County, Texas. GPLNG anticipates completing
the Golden Pass LNG Export Project in 2025.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the proposed
construction modification of the Amendment in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC
staff concludes that approval of the proposed Amendment, with
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal
action
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significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The EA incorporates by reference the Commission staff's July 2016
Final Environmental Impact Statement issued in Docket No. CP14-517-000
and CP14-518-000 for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project and the
Commission's findings and conclusions in its December 21, 2016 Order.
The EA addresses the potential environmental effects of the Amendment
on socioeconomics, environmental justice, visual resources, air
quality, climate change, and noise.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability for this
EA to federal, state, and local government representatives and
agencies; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners; and
other interested individuals and groups. The EA is only available in
electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's
website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>), on the natural gas environmental documents page
(<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents">https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents</a>). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>), select ``General Search''
and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field (i.e., CP14-
517). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65230017062a0b090c0b00361015150a171125030017064b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23654651406c4d4f4a4d46705653534c515763454651400d444c55">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to
consider when addressing the merits of issues raised in this
proceeding. 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 Amendment, it is important that we receive your
comments in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April
21, 2022.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#12547760715d7c7e7b7c77416762627d606652747760713c757d64"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="387e5d4a5b77565451565d6b4d4848574a4c785e5d4a5b165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the link to
FERC Online. 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 website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) under the
link to FERC Online. 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 using the U.S. Postal Service. Be sure to
reference the project docket number (CP14-517-001) with your
submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Submissions sent through carriers other than the U.S. Postal Service
must be sent to 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852 for
processing.
Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status,
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived.
Motions to intervene are more fully described at <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides</a>.
Additional information about the Golden Pass LNG Export Variance
Request No. 15 Amendment is available from the Commission's Office of
External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website
(<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) using eLibrary. 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 <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: March 23, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-06572 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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