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8 December 2006
[Federal Register: December 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 236)]
[Notices]
[Page 71157-71158]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. PF06-11-000]
Quoddy Bay LNG, L.L.C.; Supplemental Notice of Intent To Prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement for the Quoddy Bay LNG Project and
Request for Comments on Environmental Issues Related to the Potential
Expansion of the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline System
December 1, 2006.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) is in
the process of evaluating the Quoddy Bay Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Project planned by Quoddy Bay LNG, L.L.C. (Quoddy Bay). The project
would consist of an onshore LNG import terminal located on the Pleasant
Point Reservation in Washington County, Maine on the western shore of
the Passamaquoddy Bay; a storage facility located in Perry, Maine; and
an approximately 35.8-mile-long 36-inch-diameter natural gas sendout
pipeline. The Quoddy Bay LNG Project would be designed to have a
maximum sendout capacity of 2.0 billion cubic feet of natural gas per
day.
The proposed sendout pipeline operated by Quoddy Bay would
transport natural gas from the LNG terminal to an interconnect point
with the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline L.L.C.'s (M&NE) existing
pipeline system near the town of Princeton, Maine. The M&NE system
currently does not have sufficient capacity to transport the natural
gas that would be supplied by the Quoddy Bay pipeline. Therefore, if
the Quoddy Bay LNG Project is authorized and placed into service, M&NE
would need to be modified or expanded in Maine, New Hampshire, and
Massachusetts.
This Supplemental Notice of Intent (NOI) discloses the potential
facilities that would likely be required to expand M&NE's system, based
on information provided to Quoddy Bay by M&NE, and requests comments
regarding the possible environmental impact of those facilities.
Although M&NE is not proposing to construct these facilities and does
not have an application before the FERC, it has been determined that
the M&NE facilities are likely a necessary part of the project and that
an analysis of the impacts of these facilities will be included in the
EIS being prepared for the Quoddy Bay LNG facility.
A map depicting the expansion of the M&NE facilities downstream of
the interconnection with Quoddy Bay is included in Appendix 1. The
following facilities have been identified by M&NE as necessary to
accommodate the gas volumes to be delivered by Quoddy Bay LNG.
Pipeline Looping
Approximately 297.2 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline looping
would likely be installed within or adjacent to the existing M&NE and
Joint Mainline right-of-way or other nearby utility or road rights-of-
way, as follows:
Eliot Loop--approximately 46.3 miles from Methuen, Essex
County, Massachusetts to Eliot, York County, Maine;
Westbrook Loop--approximately 50.1 miles from South
Berwick, Cumberland County, Maine to Westbrook, Cumberland County,
Maine;
Richmond Loop--approximately 45.9 miles from Westbrook,
Cumberland County, Maine to Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine;
Searsmont Loop--approximately 38.1 miles from Richmond,
Sagadahoc County, Maine to Searsmont, Waldo County, Maine;
Brewer Loop--approximately 40.2 miles from Searsmont,
Hancock County,
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Maine to Brewer, Penobscot County, Maine;
Woodchopping Ridge Loop--approximately 40.4 miles from
Brewer, Penobscot County, Maine to Township T35 MD, Hancock County,
Maine; and
Baileyville Loop--approximately 36.2 miles from Township
T35 MD BPP, Washington County, Maine to milepost (MP) 302.2 on the M&NE
System.
The potential pipeline loops would generally be adjacent to the
existing mainline; however, the exact side that the loop would be
located on varies due to numerous crossovers throughout the looping.
Compressor Station Facilities \1\
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\1\ The Eliot, Westbrook, Searsmont, Brewer and Woodchopping
Compressor Stations are to be constructed as part of M&NE Phase IV
Project that is currently being evaluated by FERC and other
cooperating agencies under Docket Number CP06-335-000. This NOI
assumes that the facilities in the Phase IV Project are approved and
constructed prior to the construction of the M&NE expansion
facilities discussed in this NOI.
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Compression requirements for the pipeline expansion would likely
include adding compression to six existing compressor stations as
follows:
Eliot Compressor Station (MP 51.2)--Install two Titan 130
natural gas-driven turbine compressors;
Westbrook Compressor Station (MP 101.5)--Install two Mars
100 natural gas-driven turbine compressors;
Richmond Compressor Station (MP 147.3)--Install a Titan
130 natural gas-driven turbine compressor;
Searsmont Compressor Station (MP 185.5)--Install a Titan
130 natural gas-driven turbine compressor;
Brewer Compressor Station (MP 225.8)--Install a Titan 130
natural gas driven turbine compressor; and
Woodchopping Ridge Compressor Station (MP 266.1)--Install
a Titan 130 natural gas-driven turbine compressor.
By this notice, the Commission specifically requests comments only
on these additional M&NE facilities. Your input will help identify the
issues that need to be evaluated in the EIS. Comments on the project
should be submitted in written form. Further details on how to submit
written comments are provided in the Public Participation section of
this NOI. Please note that comments are due by January 5, 2006.
This NOI is being sent to Federal, State, and local government
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
and Indian tribes; and local libraries and newspapers. We encourage
them to comment on their areas of concern.
Public Participation
You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the M&NE expansion. By becoming a commentor,
your concerns will be addressed in the EIS and considered by the
Commission. Your comments should focus on the potential environmental
effects, reasonable alternatives (including alternative facility sites
and pipeline routes), and measures to avoid or lessen environmental
impacts. The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be.
To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please
follow these instructions:
Send an original and two copies of your letter to: Magalie
R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
St., NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Label one copy of your comments for the attention of OEP/
DG2E/Gas Branch 1.
Reference Docket No. PF06-11-000 on the original and both
copies.
Mail your comments so that they will be received in
Washington, DC on or before January 5, 2006.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of any
comments in response to this NOI. For information on electronically
filing comments, please see the instructions on the Commission's Web
site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ``e-Filing'' link and the link to
the User's Guide as well as information in 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii).
Before you can file comments, you will need to create a free account,
which can be accomplished on-line.
Once Quoddy Bay formally files its application with the Commission,
you may want to become an ``intervenor,'' which is an official party to
the proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the process and
are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard by the courts
if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling. An intervenor
formally participates in a Commission proceeding by filing a request to
intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are included in the
User's Guide under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site.
Please note that you may not request intervenor status at this time.
You must wait until a formal application is filed with the Commission.
Environmental Mailing List
If you wish to be added to the Quoddy Bay LNG environmental mailing
list, please return the attached Mailing List Retention Form (Appendix
2 of this NOI). Also, indicate on the form your preference for
receiving a paper version of the EIS in lieu of an electronic version
of the EIS on CD-ROM. If you do not return this form, we will not add
your name to our mailing list.
Additional Information
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC (3372) or on
the FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary
link.'' Click on the eLibrary link, select ``General Search'' and enter
the project docket number excluding the last three digits (i.e., PF06-
11) in the ``Docket Number'' field. Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance with eLibrary, the eLibrary
helpline can be reached at 1-866-208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or by e-
mail at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary 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 rule makings.
In addition, the FERC now 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. To register for this service, go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm
.
Public meetings or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx
along with other related information.
Finally, Quoddy Bay L.L.C. LNG has established an Internet Web site
for this project at http://www.quoddylng.com. The Web site includes a
project overview, status, and answers to frequently asked questions.
You can also request additional information by calling Quoddy Bay LNG
at 207-853-6631, or by e-mail at ABarstow@quoddylng.com.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-20825 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]
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