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Notice of Intent To Hold Public Meetings and Hear Public Comment on the Proposed Broadwater LNG Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement
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[Federal Register: December 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 246)]
[Notices]
[Page 77009-77010]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Intent To Hold Public Meetings and Hear Public Comment on the
Proposed Broadwater LNG Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement
December 15, 2006
Broadwater Energy LLC..................... Docket No. CP06-054-000
Broadwater Pipeline LLC................... Docket No. CP06-055-000
On November 17, 2006, Commission staff delivered the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) for the proposed Broadwater
LNG Project to the Environmental Protection Agency and mailed it to
resource and land management agencies, interested organizations, and
individuals. The draft EIS addresses the proposal to construct and
operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and natural gas
pipeline (referred to as the Broadwater LNG Project) proposed by
Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater Pipeline LLC (jointly referred to
as Broadwater) in the above-referenced dockets.
The draft EIS was noticed in the Federal Register on November 27,
2006 (71 FR 68597-68599). The public comment deadline is January 23,
2007. In addition to or in lieu of sending written comments, we along
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District (USACE) invite
you to attend the public comment meetings that we will conduct in
January 2007 at the following locations:
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Date and time Location
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Tuesday, January 9, 2007, 7 p.m. to 10 Mitchell College, Clarke
p.m.. Auditorium 437 Pequot Avenue--
New London, CT, Phone: (860)
701-5000.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007, 7 p.m. to Smithtown West High School
10 p.m. Auditorium, 100 Central Road--
Smithtown, NY, Phone: (631)
382-2117.
Thursday, January 11, 2007, 7 p.m. to Shoreham-Wading River Middle
10 p.m.. School Auditorium, 100 Randall
Road--Shoreham, NYPhone: (631)
821-8268.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007, 7 p.m. to 10 Branford High School
p.m.. Auditorium, 18 East Main
Street--Branford, CT,Phone:
(203) 488-7291.
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The locations and times of these meetings will also be posted on
the Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/
EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other relevant
information. The U.S. Coast Guard will participate in these public
meetings since it plans to adopt all or pertinent portions of this EIS
to satisfy the NEPA review requirements for its letter of
recommendation (LOR) action. The public meetings will also support the
review of Broadwater's permit application that is before the USACE. The
New York State Department of State (DOS) will participate in the public
meetings at Smithtown and Shoreham, NY in order to assist in the DOS
review of the proposal for its consistency with the New York Coastal
Management Program as it is reflected in the Long Island Sound Regional
Coastal Management Program. For those unable to attend and make
statements at the New York meetings, they may send written comments to
DOS addressed to the Consistency Review Unit, Division of Coastal
Resources, New York State Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany,
NY 12231 (Telephone (518) 474-6000; Fax (518) 473-2464). DOS will
receive comments until January 23, 2007. Interested groups and
individuals are encouraged to attend the public comment meetings and
present oral comments on the draft EIS. A transcript of the meetings
will be prepared and submitted to the docket for public review.
This announcement supplements the USACE public notice, dated
November 24, 2006, on the Broadwater permit application which can be
found on the USACE Web site at http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/
business/buslinks/regulat/pnotices/200600265.pdf. 
The
Corps will be in attendance at the public meetings in order to hear
comments on the permit application submitted by Broadwater. These
public meetings will meet USACE requirements for public hearings, as
found in Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 327. In addition,
USACE has extended the public notice comment period on its permit
application until January 26, 2007. Note that the comment period to
FERC in response to the draft EIS remains unchanged.
Due to the large interest in the Project, the start and end times
for the meetings must be strictly adhered to. We expect to have
numerous attendees and speakers at each of the four meetings. Based on
the attendance at previous meetings, commentors may be required to
limit verbal presentations to no more than 5 minutes or less;
therefore, we request you structure your comments so that they are as
specific and concise as possible. This will allow us to accommodate all
who are interested in speaking. If you would prefer, you may submit
written comments at the public meeting or directly to the FERC docket
at your convenience. Oral comments will not receive greater attention than
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written comments. We will address oral and written comments equally.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing of your
comments. 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.
The draft EIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and
is 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.
CD-ROM copies of the draft EIS were mailed to federal, state, and
local agencies; public interest groups; individuals who requested a
copy of the draft EIS or provided comments during scoping; libraries
and newspapers in the Project area; and parties to this proceeding.
Hard copy versions of the draft EIS were mailed to those specifically
requesting them. A limited number of hard copies and CD-ROMs are
available from the Public Reference Room identified above.
Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link.
Click on the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number
field. Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659. 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 rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission now 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 the eSubscription link on the FERC Internet Web site.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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