Notice of Stay on Broadwater Appeal
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a notice stating that the Department of Commerce has stayed, for a period of 60 days, closure of the decision record in an administrative appeal filed by Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater Pipeline LLC under the Coastal Zone Management Act. Broadwater appeals from an objection by New York State to its proposal to construct and operate a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and associated pipeline to be located in New York waters of Long Island Sound. The decision record will now close on February 13, 2009. 73 Fed. Reg. 76001 (December 15, 2008). (Source: Holland & Knight)
LNG Facility License Application
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice stating that, on January 30, 2006, Broadwater Energy LLC filed an application seeking authorization to site, construct, and operate an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal and associated facilities (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit – FSRU) in Long Island Sound. If approved, the FSRU would be located approximately nine miles north of Long Island in New York State waters and would serve as a place of entry for importation of LNG. Also on January 30, Broadwater Pipeline LLC filed an application requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to construct…
