The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comments on a request by Jordan Cove Energy Project for a permit to conduct work in Coos, Douglas, Jackson and Klamath counties, Oregon. Public Notice NWP-2012-441 is available at http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/PublicNotices.aspx. The project would affect various wetlands and waterways located in Coos, Douglas, Jackson and Klamath counties. Approximately 64 percent of the land that would be crossed by the proposed pipeline is classified as forest, 17 percent is agricultural land, 10 percent is rangelands, and about 7 percent is urban or built-up lands. Waterbodies, wetlands, other categories comprise about 2 percent. Land ownership along the proposed route is approximately 31 percent federal, 68 percent private, and 1 percent state land. Overview: Jordan Cove Energy Project L.P. and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline L.P. have applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approval to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas terminal and natural gas pipeline. The Corps, as cooperating agency pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act is assisting the FERC in the development of an Environmental Impact Statement. The FERC Draft EIS was released on November 7, 2014 with a 90-day public comment period. The FERC docket number for JCEP is CP13-483; the FERC docket number for PCGP is CP13-492. Information on the FERC regulatory process including supplemental JCEP or PCGP project information can be obtained from the following web address: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp The Corps is soliciting public comment on project-related actions located within or affecting aquatic resources and public interest factors directly related to our regulatory role and responsibilities under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers & Harbors Act.
