County of Fairfax submits comments regarding the proposed Cove Point LNG Project under PF12-16.

Hancock Compressor Project Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C. Docket No. CP12-XX-000 Draft Applicant-Prepared Environmental Assessment September 2012 Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C. Hancock Compressor Project TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 PROPOSED ACTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 PURPOSE AND NEED...................................................................................................... 1 1.3 PROPOSED FACILITIES .................................................................................................. 1 1.4 LAND REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................. 3 1.5 CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES ................................................................................... 3 1.5.1 Construction Schedule and Workforce .................................................................. 5 1.5.2 Environmental Compliance, Training, and Inspection .......................................... 5 1.6 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE .............................................................................. 6 1.7 FUTURE PLANS OR ABANDONMENT ........................................................................ 6 1.8 PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ............................................................................... 7 1.9 PERMITS, APPROVALS, AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ............................ 7 1.10 NON-JURISDICTIONAL FACILITIES ............................................................................ 9 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................ 11 2.1 GEOLOGY ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.1 Geologic Setting .................................................................................................. 11 2.1.2 Mineral Resources ............................................................................................... 11 2.1.3 Geologic Hazards ................................................................................................. 11 2.1.4 Paleontology ........................................................................................................ 12 2.1.5 General Impacts and Mitigation .......................................................................... 12 2.2 SOILS ............................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.1 Existing Resources ............................................................................................... 12 2.2.2 General Impacts and Mitigation .......................................................................... 13 2.3 GROUNDWATER ..................................