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RI Coastal Resources Management Council

...to preserve, protect, develop, and restore coastal resources for all Rhode Islanders

AGENDA
Semi-Monthly Meeting – Full Council
Tuesday, November 14, 2017; 5:00 p.m.
Administration Building; Cafeteria
One Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908


Approval of the minutes of the previous meeting – October 24, 2017

Subcommittee Reports

Staff Reports

FEDERAL CONSISTENCY FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COUNCIL:

2016-10-099 National Grid LNG, LLC (NGLNG): Construct and maintain a new natural gas liquefaction facility ancillary to the existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank and associated vaporization plant and truck station located at 121 Terminal Road, Providence, RI. The proposed natural gas liquefaction facility (Project) will be constructed on a portion of the 42 acre property owned by Narragansett Electric Company (TNEC) d/b/a National Grid, and leased to NGLNG. The Project will be constructed adjacent to National Grid’s existing LNG storage tank and vaporization plant. Nine to eleven (9-11) feet of clean fill will be placed on the Project site to elevate the proposed liquefaction facility to an elevation 21 feet (NAVD88) to avert inundation during a 100-year storm event. The fill slope constructed to support the Project will be protected by a riprap slope armoring (revetment). The natural gas supply for the Project will be provided by an existing natural gas pipeline, which runs beneath the Providence River to the site. Liquefied natural gas will be stored in the existing LNG tank that is connected to existing tank fill lines as part of the existing LNG truck station. Stormwater runoff from the Project will be directed to a sand filter for treatment before discharge to the Providence River. A variance is required from CRMP Section 140.B.1 for construction of the proposed revetment protected slope and placement of clean fill material within the 50-foot coastal feature setback.

National Grid LNG, LLC is seeking a federal license, permit or authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (U.S. Code 15 § 717). Federal actions, including the issuance of federal licenses, permits or authorizations that are reasonably likely to affect any land or water use or natural resources of a coastal zone must be consistent with the enforceable policies and standards of the federally approved state coastal management plan. While FERC’s jurisdiction in this matter preempts state law, it does not impact the CRMC’s federal consistency authority and jurisdiction of the Project pursuant to the federal Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), 16 USC §§ 1451-1464, and the CZMA’s implementing regulations at 15 C.F.R. Part 930 Subpart D – Consistency for Activities Requiring a Federal License or Permit.

Therefore, the Council will not be issuing an Assent for this Project; rather the CRMC will be issuing a determination as to whether the Project is consistent with the enforceable policies and standards of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Program (CRMP) in accordance with the applicable federal regulations of 15 C.F.R. Part 930 Subpart D.

Located at Port of Providence, 121 Terminal Avenue, Providence, RI.

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