95-5882. Yukon Pacific Company L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Yukon Pacific LNG Project

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 13146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5882]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Yukon Pacific Company L.P.; Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Yukon Pacific LNG Project

March 6, 1995
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has made available a final environmental impact statement 
(FEIS) on the construction and operation of the liquefied natural gas 
(LNG) liquefaction plant, LNG storage and marine loading facilities, 
and LNG tanker transport proposed in the above referenced docket.
    The staff prepared the FEIS to satisfy the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act. The staff concludes that approval of 
the proposed action, with appropriate mitigating measures as 
recommended, including receipt of necessary permits and approvals, 
would have limited adverse environmental impact. The FEIS evaluates 
alternative to various components of the proposals.
    Yukon Pacific Company L.P. (Yukon Pacific) is seeking approval of a 
specific site at Anderson Bay, Port Valdez, Alaska to export LNG to 
destinations in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The proposed action involves 
construction of:
     A 2.1 billion cubic feet per day LNG liquefaction plant.
     Four aboveground 800,000-barrel LNG storage tanks;
     A marine facility to load two tankers within a 12-hour 
period; and
     A cargo/personnel ferry docking facility.
    In addition, Yukon Pacific proposes to operate a fleet of 15 LNG 
tankers, each having 125,000 cubic meters of cargo capacity. The fleet 
would make 275 trips per year. Construction of the project would take 8 
years with a peak work force of nearly 4,000 workers in the fifth year.
    The FEIS will be used in the regulatory decision-making process at 
the FERC. While the period for filing interventions in this case has 
expired, motions to intervene out-of-time can be filed with the FERC in 
accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures, 18 
CFR 385.214(d). Further, anyone desiring to file a protest with the 
FERC should do so in accordance with 18 CFR 385.211.
    The FEIS has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is 
available for public inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch, 941 North 
Capitol Street, NE., Room 3104, Washington, DC 20426, [phone].
    Copies of the FEIS have been mailed to Federal, state, and local 
agencies, public interest groups, libraries, newspapers, individuals 
who have requested the FEIS, and other parties to this proceeding.
    Limited copies of the FEIS are available from:

Mr. Chris Zerby, Environmental Project Manger, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capital Street, NE., Room 7312, 
Washington, DC 20426, [phone]
    Mr. Jerry Brossia, State Pipeline Coordinator, 411 West 4th Avenue, 
Suite #2, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, [phone]
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-5882 Filed 3-9-95; 8:45 am]
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