Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Energy Projects Washington, DC 20426 Magnolia LNG and Lake Charles Expansion Projects Final Environmental Impact Statement Magnolia LNG, LLC and Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC FERC Docket Nos. CP14-347-000 and CP14-511-000 DOE Docket Nos. 12-183-LNG, 13-131-LNG, and 13-132-LNG FERC/EIS-0260F, DOE/EIS-0498 Cooperating Agencies: U.S. Army Corps U.S. Coast Guard of Engineers U.S. Department U.S. Department U.S. Environmental of Energy of Transportation Protection Agency FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20426 OFFICE OF ENERGY PROJECTS In Reply Refer To: OEP/DG2E/Gas Branch 4 Magnolia LNG, LLC and Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC Docket Nos. CP14-347-000 and CP14-511-000 FERC/EIS-0260F TO THE PARTY ADDRESSED: The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Magnolia LNG Project proposed by Magnolia LNG, LLC (Magnolia) and the Lake Charles Expansion Project proposed by Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC (Kinder Morgan) in the above- referenced dockets. The Magnolia LNG Project would include construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal that would include various liquefaction, LNG distribution, and appurtenant facilities. The Lake Charles Expansion Project would include reconfiguration of Kinder Morgans existing pipeline system in order to accommodate Magnolias request for natural gas service at the LNG terminal site. The projects would provide an LNG export capacity of 1.08 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas. The final EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of construction and operation of the Magnolia LNG and Lake Charles Expansion Projects in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed projects would result in adverse environmental impacts; however, these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of Magnolias and Kinder Morgans proposed mitigation and the additional measures recommended in the final EIS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency participated as cooperating agencies in the preparation of the final EIS. Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources potentially affected by a proposal and participate in the NEPA analysis. Although the cooperating agencies provided input on the conclusions and recommendations presented ...