Jordan Cove/Pacific Connector Respond to Jurisdictional Overlap Concerns Raised by State of Oregon and Western Environmental Law Center

摘要

Jordan Cove Energy Project, LP (CP07-444) and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, LP (CP07-441 et al.) again rebutted critics of their liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and pipeline plans in the U.S. Northwest, the State of Oregon and the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC), the developers argued, make "broad general attacks" on FERC's order issued 12/17/09 and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in their requests for rehearing. According to Jordan Cove, there is no basis for claims that the Commission's order granting authorization under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and issuing certificates was inconsistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the NGA and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), nor for the protesters' contention that the Commission failed to adequately analyze the environmental impacts of the project or the alternatives to it, improperly deferred essential analysis, and erroneously determined that the project would be in the public interest.