[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38703-38704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15404]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[ Docket No. CP09-6-001; PF12-7-000; Docket No. CP09-7-001]
LNG Development Company (d/b/a Oregon LNG); Oregon Pipeline
Company, LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on June 7, 2013, LNG Development Company, LLC (d/
b/a Oregon LNG) (Oregon LNG), 8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 165,
Vancouver, WA 98662, filed in Docket No. CP9-6-001 an application to
amend its application filed on October 10, 2008 in Docket No. CP09-6-
000 pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Parts 153
and 380 of the Commission's regulations, seeking authorization to site,
construct and operate a bi-directional LNG terminal and associated
facilities in the town of Warrenton in Clatstop County, Oregon, as both
a place of exit for the exportation of LNG and as a place of entry for
the importation of LNG.
Also take notice that on June 7, 2013, Oregon Pipeline Company,
LLC, (Oregon Pipeline Company), 8100 NE Parkway Drive, Suite 165,
Vancouver, WA 98662, filed in Docket No. CP9-7-001 an application to
amend its application filed on October 10, 2008 in Docket No. CP09-7-
000 pursuant to Section 7(c) of the NGA and Parts 157 and 284 of the
Commission's regulations, to modify the proposed pipeline route and
certain facilities, as well as to enable bi-directional flow of gas on
the pipeline. As modified, the proposed pipeline would be routed
through Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook Counties in Oregon, and
Cowlitz County in Washington, and end at a new interconnect with the
system of Northwest Pipeline GP (Northwest) near Woodland, Washington.
Specifically, the proposed project will entail the construction,
operation and maintenance of the following major facilities: (i) A
bidirectional LNG receiving and export facility (including berthing
accommodations for a single LNG vessel, unloading facilities, and
associated piping and appurtenances); (ii) a liquefaction facility
consisting of two liquefaction trains of 4.5 million metric tons per
annum each, for an overall nominal liquefaction rate of up to 9.0 MTPA;
(iii) vaporization facilities with a base load natural gas send out
capacity of 0.5 Bscf/d; (iv) LNG storage facilities (including two LNG
storage tanks and associated piping and control equipment) capable of
storing a total of 320,000 cubic meters of LNG; (v) associated
utilities, infrastructure and support systems; and (vi) an
approximately 86.8-mile-long, 36-inch diameter pipeline, which will
employ a maximum allowable operating pressure of 1,440 pounds per
square inch gauge and deliverability of up to 1.25 Bscf/d, all as more
fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission
and open to public inspection, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public
inspection. Copies of this filing are available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference Room, or may be viewed on the
Commission's Web site web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact
FERC at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding these applications should be directed to
Peter Hansen, LNG Development Company, LLC, 8100 NE Parkway Drive,
Suite 165, Vancouver, WA 98662, (503) 298-4967, [email protected] or
Lisa M. Tonery, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, 666 Fifth Avenue, New York,
NY 10103, (212) 318-3009, [email protected].
On July 16, 2012, the Commission staff granted LNG Development
Company, LLC and Oregon Pipeline Company (collectively referred as
Oregon LNG) request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned
Docket No. PF12-18 to staff activities involved with Oregon LNG's
Bidirectional Project. Now, as of the filing of the application on June
7, 2013, the Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this
time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket Nos. CP09-6-
001 and CP09-7-001, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
Because the environmental review of Oregon LNG's Bidirectional
Project must also include Northwest's connecting supply pipeline to the
LNG terminal, the Commission cannot begin preparation of the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, until Pacific Connector's application
is filed. Within 90 days after the Commission issues a Notice of
Application for the Northwest application, the Commission staff will
issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review that will indicate
the anticipated date for the Commission's staff issuance of the final
EIS analyzing both proposals. The issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will also serve to notify federal and state
agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90
days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's final EIS.
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, before the
comment date of this notice, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to
intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the
Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary
of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the
applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the
proceeding.
However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in
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determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a
comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the
proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments
in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in the protest.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 11, 2013.
Dated: June 20, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15404 Filed 6-26-13; 8:45 am]
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