[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 11169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5000]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP07-62-000; CP07-63-000]
AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC; Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC; Notice of
Availability of the Revised Draft Final General Conformity
Determination for Pennsylvania for the Proposed Sparrows Point LNG
Terminal and Pipeline Project
March 1, 2010.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared this revised draft Final General Conformity
Determination (GCD) for Pennsylvania to assess the potential air
quality impacts associated with the construction and operation of a
liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and natural gas pipeline
proposed by AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC,
collectively referred to as AES, in the above-referenced dockets. A
separate Final General Conformity Determination was issued for Maryland
on December 29, 2009.
This revised draft Final GCD was prepared to satisfy the
requirements of the Clean Air Act. The FERC staff concludes that the
Project will achieve conformity in Pennsylvania. If significant new
comments are received by the end of the 30-day public comment period,
FERC staff will issue a Final GCD to address any changes necessary and
respond to comments. If no new significant comments are received, FERC
staff will issue a public notice identifying this draft Final GCD as
final.
Copies of this revised draft Final GCD have been mailed to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, the Maryland Department of
Natural Resources, the Maryland Department of Environment, the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality.
The revised draft Final GCD for Pennsylvania addresses the
potential air quality impacts from the construction and operation of
the following LNG terminal and natural gas pipeline facilities:
A ship unloading facility, with two berths, capable of
receiving LNG ships with capacities up to 217,000 m\3\;
Three 160,000 m\3\ (net capacity) full-containment LNG
storage tanks;
A closed-loop shell and tube heat exchanger vaporization
system;
Various ancillary facilities including administrative
offices, warehouse, main control room, security building, and a
platform control room;
Meter and regulation station within the LNG Terminal site;
Dredging an approximate 118 acre area in the Patapsco
River to 45 feet below mean lower low water to accommodate the LNG
vessels and transport of the processed dredge material to its disposal
location; and
Approximately 88 miles of 30-inch-diameter natural gas
pipeline (approximately 48 miles in Maryland and 40 miles in
Pennsylvania), a pig launcher and receiver facility at the beginning
and ending of the pipeline, 10 mainline valves, and three meter and
regulation stations, one at each of three interconnection sites at the
end of the pipeline.
The revised draft Final GCD has been placed in the public files of
the FERC and is available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies
of the revised draft Final GCD are available for distribution and
public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502-8371.
Any person wishing to comment on the revised draft Final GCD may do
so. To ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered
prior to issuance of the Final GCD, it is important that we receive
your comments in Washington, DC on or before March 31, 2010.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances please reference the
project docket numbers (CP07-62-000 and CP07-63-000) with your
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and
has dedicated eFiling expert staff available to assist you at 202-502-
8258 or [email protected].
(1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick
Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only
comments on a project;
(2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling involves
preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if filing on
paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard drive. You will
attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users must first
create an account by clicking on ``Sign up'' or ``eRegister.'' You will
be asked to select the type of filing you are making. A comment on a
particular project is considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC. The
administrative public record for this proceeding to date is on the FERC
Web site http://www.ferc.gov. Go to Documents & Filings and choose the
eLibrary link. Under eLibrary, click on ``General Search,'' and enter
the docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number
field (e.g., CP07-62). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at:
[email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY
call (202) 502-8659. The eLibrary link on the FERC Web site also
provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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