Notice2023-16632
Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC; Venture Global CP Express, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed CP2 LNG and CP Express Projects
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Published
August 4, 2023
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51802-51803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16632]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP22-21-000; Docket No. CP22-22-000]
Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC; Venture Global CP Express, LLC;
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed CP2 LNG and CP Express Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS)
for the CP2 LNG and CP Express Projects (Project), proposed by Venture
Global CP2 LNG, LLC (CP2 LNG) and Venture Global CP Express, LLC (CP
Express) in the above-referenced docket. CP2 LNG and CP Express request
authorizations to construct, install, own, operate, and maintain
certain liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana and certain pipeline facilities in Cameron and Calcasieu
Parishes, Louisiana and Jasper and Newton Counties, Texas.
The final EIS 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 the
mitigation measures recommended in the EIS, would result in some
adverse environmental impacts. However, most of these impacts would be
less-than-significant, with the exception visual resources, including
cumulative visual impacts, and visual impacts on environmental justice
communities in the region. Climate change impacts are not characterized
in the EIS as significant or insignificant. As part of the analysis,
Commission staff developed specific mitigation measures (included in
the final EIS as recommendations). Staff recommend that these
mitigation measures be attached as conditions to any authorization
issued by the Commission.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans and Galveston
Districts, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department
of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, and National Marine Fisheries Service participated as
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS. Cooperating
agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to
resources potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the
NEPA analysis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans and
Galveston Districts will adopt and use the EIS to consider compliance
with section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended and section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Although the cooperating
agencies provided input to the conclusions and recommendations
presented in the EIS, the agencies will present their own conclusions
and recommendations in their respective Records of Decision for the
Project.
The final EIS addresses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the following project facilities:
<bullet> a liquefaction plant consisting of 18 liquefaction blocks
and ancillary support facilities, each block having a nameplate
capacity of about 1.1 million tonnes per annum of LNG;
<bullet> six pretreatment systems, each including an amine gas-
sweetening unit to remove carbon dioxide (CO<INF>2</INF>) and a
molecular sieve dehydration system to remove water;
<bullet> four 200,000 cubic meter aboveground full containment LNG
storage tanks with cryogenic pipeline connections to the liquefaction
plant and the berthing docks;
<bullet> carbon capture and sequestration facilities, including
carbon capture equipment within the terminal site as well as a non-
jurisdictional CO<INF>2</INF> send-out pipeline outside of the terminal
site; \1\
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\1\ CP2 LNG anticipates this pipeline would be installed under
the southern portion of the Terminal Site floodwall and terminate at
a non-jurisdictional offshore platform in State of Louisiana waters.
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<bullet> a combined cycle natural gas turbine power plant with a
nameplate capacity of 1,470 megawatts;
<bullet> two marine LNG loading docks and turning basins and three
cryogenic lines for LNG transfer from the storage tanks to the docks;
<bullet> administration, control, maintenance, and warehouse
buildings and related parking lots;
<bullet> 85.4 miles of 48-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline (CP
Express Pipeline);
<bullet> 6.0 miles of 24-inch-diameter natural gas lateral pipeline
connecting to the CP Express Pipeline in northwest Calcasieu Parish
(Enable Gulf Run Lateral);
<bullet> one 187,000-horsepower natural gas-fired compressor
station (Moss Lake Compressor Station);
<bullet> six meter stations (five at interconnects with existing
pipelines and one at the terminus of the CP
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Express Pipeline within the Terminal Site); and
<bullet> other appurtenant facilities.\2\
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\2\ The LNG terminal would also include the following non-
jurisdictional facilities: electrical transmission line and
substation, water pipeline, septic system, and stormwater
facilities/outfalls.
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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; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The final EIS 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 final EIS 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. CP22-21 or
CP22-22). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f795a4d5c70515356515a6c4a4f4f504d4b7f595a4d5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64220116072b0a080d0a01371114140b161024020116074a030b12">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Additional information about the project 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 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.
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cc3dcdccceae9feefa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bef1eeeefed8dbccdd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: July 28, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-16632 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
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