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Additional Information located in Perry, Maine., and 35-mile- of facilities or equipment located in or
Additional information about the long natural gas sendout pipeline adjacent to navigable waters up to the
project is available from the interconnecting with the Maritimes and last valve immediately before the
Commission’s Office of External Affairs, Northeast (M&NE) Pipeline system. receiving tanks. The Coast Guard also
at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC As part of this evaluation, FERC staff has authority for LNG facility security
Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) will prepare an environmental impact plan review, approval, and compliance
using the eLibrary link. Click on the statement (EIS) that will address the verification as provided in Title 33 CFR
eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ environmental impacts of the project 105, and recommendation for siting as
and enter the docket number excluding and the Coast Guard will assess the it pertains to the management of vessel
the last three digits in the Docket maritime safety and security of the traffic in and around the LNG facility.
Number field. Be sure you have selected Project. As explained further in the Upon receipt of a letter of intent from
an appropriate date range. For Public Participation Section of this an owner or operator intending to build
assistance, please contact FERC Online notice, the FERC and Coast Guard will a new LNG facility, the Coast Guard
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov hold joint public scoping meetings to Captain of the Port (COTP) conducts an
or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for allow the public and interested agencies analysis that results in a letter of
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The the opportunity to provide input to recommendation issued to the owner or
eLibrary link also provides access to the these assessments. operator and to the state and local
This notice explains the scoping governments having jurisdiction,
texts of formal documents issued by the
process that will help us 1 determine addressing the suitability of the
Commission, such as orders, notices,
which issues/impacts need to be waterway to accommodate LNG vessels.
and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission now evaluated in the EIS. This EIS will be Specifically the letter of
offers a free service called eSubscription used by the Commission in its decision- recommendation addresses the
which allows you to keep track of all making process to determine whether suitability of the waterway based on:
formal issuances and submittals in the Project is in the public convenience • The physical location and layout of
specific dockets. This can reduce the and necessity. Please note that the the facility and its berthing and mooring
amount of time you spend researching scoping period for the Project will close arrangements.
proceedings by automatically providing on April 28, 2006. • The LNG vessels’ characteristics
you with notification of these filings, The FERC will be the lead Federal and the frequency of LNG shipments to
document summaries and direct links to agency in the preparation of an EIS that the facility.
the documents. Go to http:// will satisfy the requirements of the • Commercial, industrial,
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. National Environmental Policy Act environmentally sensitive, and
(NEPA). The Coast Guard; the U.S. residential area in and adjacent to the
Magalie R. Salas, Army Corps of Engineers; and waterway used by the LNG vessels en
Secretary. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian route to the facility.
[FR Doc. E6–4036 Filed 3–20–06; 8:45 am] Affairs will serve as cooperating • Density and character of the marine
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P agencies during preparation of the EIS. traffic on the waterway.
In addition, we have invited the U.S. • Bridges or other manmade
Department of Commerce, National obstructions in the waterway.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Oceanic and Atmospheric • Depth of water.
Administration, National Marine • Tidal range.
Federal Energy Regulatory Fisheries Service; the U.S. • Natural hazards, including rocks
Commission Environmental Protection Agency; the and sandbars.
[Docket No. PF06–11–000] U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish • Underwater pipelines and cables.
and Wildlife Service; the Advisory • Distance of berthed LNG vessels
Quoddy Bay, LLC; Notice of Intent To Council on Historic Preservation, the from the channel, and the width of the
Prepare an Environmental Impact Natural Resources Conservation Service; channel.
Statement for the Proposed Quoddy the Maine Department of Environmental In addition, the Coast Guard will
Bay LNG Project, Request for Protection; the Maine Department of review and approve the facility’s
Comments on Environmental Issues Marine Resources; and the Maine operations manual and emergency
and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings Division of Inland Fisheries and response plan (33 CFR 127.019), as well
Wildlife. as the facility’s security plan (33 CFR
March 14, 2006. Comments may be submitted in 105.410). The Coast Guard will also
The Federal Energy Regulatory written form or verbally. In lieu of or in provide input to other Federal, state,
Commission (FERC or Commission) and addition to sending written comments, and local government agencies
the U.S. Department of Homeland you are invited to attend the public reviewing the project.
Security, U.S. Coast Guard (Coast scoping meetings that have been In order to complete a thorough
Guard) are in the process of evaluating scheduled in the Project area. Further analysis and fulfill the regulatory
the Quoddy Bay L.L.C. (Quoddy Bay) instructions on how to submit written mandates cited above, the COTP Sector
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import and comments and additional details of the Northern New England will be
Regasification Terminal project (the public scoping meetings are provided in conducting a formal risk assessment
Project) which involves the construction the public participation section of this evaluating the various safety and
and operation of facilities by Quoddy NOI. security aspects associated with the
Bay on the western shore of The Coast Guard is responsible for Quoddy Bay’s LNG proposed project.
Passamaquoddy Bay in Washington This risk assessment will be
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matters related to navigation safety,


County, Maine. The Project would vessel engineering and safety standards, accomplished through a series of
consist of an onshore LNG import and all matters pertaining to the safety workshops focusing on the areas of
terminal located in Pleasant Point, ME waterways safety, port security, and
with an approximate eight-mile-long 1 ‘‘We,’’, ‘‘us’’, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the consequence management, with
pipeline connecting to a storage facility environmental staff of the Office of Energy Projects. involvement from a broad cross-section

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of government and port stakeholders system. Tankers can be unloaded at would be permanently impacted by the
with expertise in each of the respective 4,000 to 12,000 cubic meters per hour; operation of the facility.
areas. The workshops will be by • The platform on the unloading pier The Support Facility would be
invitation only. However, comments will be equipped with submerged located on Split Rock within the
received during the public comment combustion vaporizers which can Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation in
period will be considered as input in vaporize the LNG on site and send gas Pleasant Point, Maine. About 4 acres of
the risk assessment process. directly to the sendout line bypassing land would be temporarily impacted by
This notice is being sent to affected the shore side storage facility; the construction of the Support Facility,
landowners within 0.5 mile of the • The electrical power distribution, of which about 2.5 acres of land would
proposed LNG Terminal; landowners including power substations, be permanently impacted by the
within 200 feet of the pipeline route transformers, switchgear, multiple operation of the proposed facility.
under consideration; Federal, state, and voltage distribution, emergency and Construction of the LNG Transfer
local government agencies; elected UPS power systems; System would temporarily impact about
officials; environmental and public • Ancillary terminal facilities being 8 acres of land and would including a
interest groups; Native American tribes; located on the pier, including enclosed segment of submerged land in Half
and local libraries and newspapers; and control rooms, and platform firefighting Moon Cove. About 6 acres would be
other interested parties. capability; required for operation of the LNG
Some affected landowners may be • A computer-based distributed Transfer System.
contacted by a project representative control system, measurement controls The Storage Facility would be located
about the acquisition of an easement to and natural gas metering facilities; in the town of Perry, Maine and affect
construct, operate, and maintain the • LNG being pumped via a cryogenic about 100 acres of land. About 88 acres
proposed facilities. If so, Quoddy Bay transfer line approximately 6,000 ft., would be affected by operation.
and the affected landowners should crossing under a state highway, across a The 35.1-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable small inlet bay to the storage facility. sendout pipeline in Washington County,
agreement. In the event that the Project • A comprehensive hazard Maine would temporarily affect about
is certificated by the Commission, that monitoring system incorporating 430 to 450 acres of land during
approval conveys the right of eminent flammable gas detectors, high and low construction. About 210 to 213 acres
domain for securing easements for the temperature detectors, smoke detectors, would be required for operations.
facilities. Therefore, if easement and local emergency shut-down Quoddy Bay would use a maximum
negotiations fail to produce an controls. 100-wide right-of-way for construction,
agreement, Quoddy Bay could initiate • The proposed sendout pipeline of this amount 50 feet would consist of
condemnation proceedings in would consist of a 35.1 miles of 36-inch permanent right-of-way and 50 feet
accordance with state law. diameter pipeline that would extend would consist of temporary workspace.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC from the Import Facility through the The construction right-of-way near
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Storage Facility and interconnect with wetlands and water bodies would be
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need the M&NE Pipeline in Princeton, Maine. limited to 75 feet and in residential
To Know?’’ addresses a number of A map depicting the general location areas to 50 feet.
typically asked questions, including the of the Project facilities and pipeline is The EIS Process
use of eminent domain and how to shown in Appendix 1.2
The Project is currently in the
participate in the Commission’s Quoddy Bay is requesting approval
preliminary stages of design, and at this
proceedings. It is available for viewing such that the pier facilities are
time a formal application has not been
on the FERC Internet Web site (http:// completed and placed into service in
filed with the Commission. For this
www.ferc.gov). 2009 with the storage facilities being
proposal, the Commission is initiating
placed into service in 2010.
Summary of the Proposed Project the National Environmental Policy Act
Quoddy Bay proposes to site, Land Requirements for Construction (NEPA) review prior to receiving the
construct, and operate an LNG terminal Construction of the project would application. This allows interested
and storage facility, and associated disturb about 993 acres of land. stakeholders to become involved early
natural gas sendout pipeline with a Following construction, about 337 to in project planning and to identify and
capacity of 2.0 billion cubic feet per 340 acres of the total would be retained resolve issues before an application is
day. More specifically, Quoddy Bay’s for the operation of the LNG Terminal filed with the FERC. A docket number
facilities would consist of: and Sendout Pipeline. (PF06–11–000) has been established to
• An LNG import and marine LNG As proposed, the Import Facility locate in the public record information
terminal, including a double, staggered would be constructed on submerged filed by Quoddy Bay and related
berth, 1,700-foot-long pier, capable of lands that extend from mean low water documents issued by the Commission.3
handling about 90 LNG tankers per year, at Split Rock eastward towards the Once a formal application is filed with
ranging in size from 135,000 to 200,000 United States shore between Pleasant the FERC, a new docket number will be
cubic meters (m3) per ship; Point, Maine and Deer Island in New established.
NEPA requires the Commission to
• An onshore storage and Brunswick Canada. Construction of this
facility would require approximately take into account the environmental
regasification facility which includes
431 acres of land, of this amount, 30 impacts that could result from an action
three full-containment insulated storage
acres consists of submerged lands that whenever it considers the issuance of a
tanks with a capacity of 160,000 m3
Certificate of Public Convenience and
each.
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Necessity under Section 7 of the Natural


• LNG being unloaded from either of 2 The appendices referenced in this notice are not
Gas Act. NEPA also requires us to
two berths. Each berth has four identical being printed in the Federal Register. Copies are
available from the Commission’s Public Reference
unloading arms, three in liquid service and Files Maintenance Branch, at (202) 502–8371. 3 To view information in the docket, follow the
and one in vapor service. Each arm is For instructions on connecting to eLibrary refer to instructions for using the eLibrary link at the end
provided with an emergency release the last page of this Notice. of this notice.

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identify and address concerns the These agencies may choose to Commission, 888 First St. NE.; Room
public would have about proposals. participate once they have evaluated the 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
This process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ proposal relative to their • Label one copy of the comments for
The main goal of the scoping process is responsibilities. Agencies that would the attention of Gas Branch 1.
to focus the analysis in the EIS on like to request cooperating status should • Reference Docket No. PF06–11–000
important environmental issues and follow the instructions for filing on the original and both copies.
reasonable alternatives. By this Notice comments described later in this notice. • Mail your comments so that they
of Intent, the Commission staff requests We encourage government will be received in Washington, DC on
agency and public comments on the representatives to notify their or before April 28, 2006 (Applicable
scope of the issues to be addressed in constituents of this planned project and copies will be provided to the Coast
the EIS. All comments received are encourage them to comment on their Guard).
considered during the preparation of the areas of concern. Please note that the Commission
EIS. To ensure your comments are encourages electronic filing of
In the EIS we will discuss impacts considered, please carefully follow the comments. See 18 Code of Federal
that could occur as a result of the instructions in the public participation Regulations 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
construction, operation, maintenance, section below. instructions on the Commission’s
and abandonment of the proposed Internet Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
Currently Identified Environmental under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link and the link to
project under these general headings:
• Geology and Soils, Issues the User’s Guide. Prepare your
• Water Resources, We have identified several issues that submission in the same manner as you
• Fish, Wildlife, and Vegetation, we think deserve attention based on a would if filing on paper and save it to
• Endangered and Threatened preliminary review of the proposed a file on your hard drive. Before you can
Species, facilities and the information provided file comments you will need to create an
• Cultural Resources, by Quoddy Bay. This preliminary list of account by clicking on ‘‘Login to File’’
• Land Use, Recreation and Special issues may be changed based on your and then ‘‘New User Account.’’ You will
Interest Areas, and Visual Resources, comments and our analysis. be asked to select the type of filing you
• Socioeconomics, • Impact of LNG ship traffic on other are making. This filing is considered a
• Marine Transportation, water-body users, including recreational ‘‘Comment on Filing.’’
• Air Quality and Noise, boaters, tour-boats, and commercial In addition to or in lieu of sending
• Reliability and Safety, and fishing vessels. written comments, we invite you to
• Alternatives. • Potential impacts on regional attend the public scoping meetings we
Our independent analysis of the aquaculture and commercial fishing will conduct in the Project area.4 The
issues will be included in the draft EIS. activities. locations for these meetings are listed
The draft EIS will be published and • Safety and security issues relating below. All meetings are scheduled to
mailed to Federal, state, and local to LNG ship traffic, including transits begin at 7 p.m.:
agencies, Native American tribes, public through Head Harbor Passage. Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7 p.m.
interest groups, interested individuals, • Potential impacts on the residents Pleasant Point Recreational Dept./
affected landowners, newspapers, of neighboring communities, including Sipayik Boy’s and Girl’s Club,
libraries, and the Commission’s official safety issues at the import and storage Passamaquoddy Drive, Perry, ME
service list for this proceeding. A facility, noise, air quality, and visual 04667, 207–853–6161.
comment period will be allotted for resources. Thursday, April 6, 2006, 7 p.m.
review of the draft EIS. We will consider • Project impacts on threatened and Perry School, 1587 U.S. Route 1,
all timely comments on the draft EIS endangered species and nearby National Perry, ME 04667, 207–853–2522.
and revise the document, as necessary, Wildlife Refuges. The scoping meetings listed above
before issuing a final EIS. • Project impacts on cultural will be combined with the Coast
We have already started to meet with resources.
Quoddy Bay, agencies, and other Guard’s public meeting regarding the
We will make recommendations on
interested stakeholders to discuss the safety and security of the project. At the
how to lessen or avoid impacts on the
Project and identify issues/impacts and meetings, the Coast Guard will discuss
various resource areas and evaluate
concerns. Between February 13 and 17, (1) the waterway safety assessment that
possible alternatives to the proposed
2006, representatives of FERC staff it will conduct to determine whether or
Project or portions of the Project.
participated in public open houses not the waterway can safely
sponsored by Quoddy Bay in the Project Public Participation accommodate the LNG carrier traffic
area to explain the NEPA environmental You are encouraged to become and operation of the planned LNG
review process to interested involved in this process and provide marine terminal, and (2) the security
stakeholders and take comments about your specific comments or concerns assessment it will conduct in
the Project. In addition, the Coast about Quoddy Bay’s proposal. Your accordance with the requirements of the
Guard, which would be responsible for comments should focus on the potential Maritime Transportation Security Act.
reviewing the safety and security environmental effects, reasonable The Coast Guard will not be issuing a
aspects of the planned project and alternatives, and measures to avoid or separate meeting notice for the maritime
regulating safety and security if the lessen environmental impacts. The more safety and security aspects of the
project is approved, has initiated its specific your comments, the more useful project.
review of the project as well. they will be. Please carefully follow The joint public scoping meetings are
With this notice, we are asking other these instructions to ensure that your designed to provide state and local
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Federal, state, and local agencies with comments are received in time and agencies, interested groups, affected
jurisdiction and/or special expertise properly recorded: 4 The Quoddy Bay scoping meetings were
with respect to environmental issues in • Send an original and two copies of originally scheduled for March 28 and 29, 2006.
the project area to formally cooperate your letter to: Magalie R. Salas, However, due to scheduling conflicts for the FERC
with us in the preparation of the EIS. Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory staff, the meetings were moved as noted above.

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landowners, and the general public with eLibrary link also provides access to the j. Deadline for filing comments and or
another opportunity to offer your texts of formal documents issued by the motions: April 14, 2006.
comments on the Project. Interested Commission, such as orders, notices, k. Description of Proposal: South
groups and individuals are encouraged and rulemakings. Carolina Electric and Gas Company is
to attend the meetings and to present In addition, the Commission now requesting Commission approval to
comments on the environmental issues offers a free service called eSubscription authorize the use by Saluda County
they believe should be addressed in the which allows you to keep track of all Water and Sewer Authority (SCWSA) of
EIS and LNG vessel transit safety formal issuances and submittals in project lands for the withdrawal of up
concerns for consideration by the Coast specific dockets. This can reduce the to 15 million gallons per day of water
Guard. A transcript of each meeting will amount of time you spend researching from the project reservoir for public
be made so that your comments will be proceedings by automatically providing drinking water, and to convey 0.23 acres
accurately recorded. you with notification of these filings, of project property along with a 40-foot
All public meetings will be posted on document summaries and direct links to wide ingress and egress easement for the
the Commission’s calendar located at the documents. Go to http:// purpose of constructing a raw water
http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm. pumping station and associated
EventsList.aspx along with other related Finally, Quoddy Bay L.L.C. LNG has facilities. The water withdrawal would
information. established an Internet Web site for this involve an inter-basin transfer from the
When Quoddy Bay submits its project at http://www.quoddylng.com. Saluda River basin for use and discharge
application for authorization to The website includes a project into the Lower Savannah River basin
construct and operate the project, the overview, status, and answers to and the Edisto River basin. No lands
Commission will publish a Notice of frequently asked questions. You can presently reserved for public recreation
Application in the Federal Register and also request additional information by will affected.
will establish a deadline for interested calling Quoddy Bay LNG at 207–853– l. Locations of the Application: A
persons to intervene in the proceeding. 6631, or by e-mail at copy of the application is available for
Because the Commission’s Pre-Filing ABarstow@quoddylng.com. inspection and reproduction at the
Process occurs before an application to Commission’s Public Reference Room,
begin a proceeding is officially filed, Magalie R. Salas, located at 888 First Street, NE, Room
petitions to intervene during this Secretary. 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
process are premature and will not be [FR Doc. E6–4041 Filed 3–20–06; 8:45 am] (202) 502–8371. This filing may also be
accepted by the Commission. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov using the
Environmental Mailing List ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
If you received this notice, you are on DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY number excluding the last three digits in
the environmental mailing list for this the docket number field (p–516) to
Project and will continue to receive Federal Energy Regulatory access the document. You may also
Project updates including the draft and Commission register online at http://www.ferc.gov/
final EISs. If you want your contact docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
information corrected or you do not Notice of Application for Non-Project notified via e-mail of new filings and
want to remain on our mailing list, Use of Project Lands and Waters and issuances related to this or other
please return the Correct or Remove Soliciting Comments, Motions To pending projects. For assistance, call 1–
From Mailing List Form included as Intervene, and Protests 866–208–3676 or e-mail
Appendix 3. March 13, 2006. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY,
To reduce printing and mailing costs, Take notice that the following call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also
the draft and final EISs will be issued hydroelectric application has been filed available for inspection and
in both CD–ROM and hard copy with the Commission and is available reproduction at the address in item (h)
formats. The FERC strongly encourages for public inspection. above.
the use of the CD–ROM format in its a. Type of Application: Non-Project m. Individuals desiring to be included
publication of large documents. If you Use of Project Lands and Waters. on the Commission’s mailing list should
wish to receive a paper copy of the draft b. Project No.: 516–418. so indicate by writing to the Secretary
EIS instead of a CD–ROM, you must c. Date filed: February 21, 2006. of the Commission.
indicate that choice on the return d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
postcard (Appendix 3). and Gas Company. Intervene—Anyone may submit
e. Name of Project: Saluda comments, a protest, or a motion to
Additional Information intervene in accordance with the
Hydroelectric Project.
Additional information about the f. Location: On the Saluda River, near requirements of Rules of Practice and
Project is available from the the Town of Delmar, Saluda County, Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
Commission’s Office of External Affairs, South Carolina. In determining the appropriate action to
at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power take, the Commission will consider all
Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a) 825(r) and protests or other comments filed, but
using the eLibrary link. Click on the sections 799 and 801. only those who file a motion to
eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ h. Applicant Contact: Beth Trump, intervene in accordance with the
and enter the docket number excluding South Carolina Gas and Electric Co., Commission’s Rules may become a
the last three digits in the Docket Land Management (MZ6), Columbia, SC party to the proceeding. Any comments,
Number field. Be sure you have selected 29218, telephone (803) 217–7912, fax protests, or motions to intervene must
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an appropriate date range. For (803) 933–7520, e-mail be received on or before the specified
assistance, please contact FERC Online btrump@scana.com. comment date for the particular
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov i. FERC Contact: Brandi Sangunett; application.
or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for telephone (202) 502–8393, e-mail o. Filing and Service of Responsive
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The brandi.sangunett@ferc.gov. Documents—Any filings must bear in

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