Alaska LNG Permits

 

Permit/Authorization Date Obtained Complete
Presidential Finding Concerning Alaska Natural Gas – President Reagan 1/12/1988
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation – Gas Treatment Plant Air Permit 8/13/2020
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation – Liquefaction Facility Air Permit 7/7/2022
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation – Section 401 Water Quality Certification 6/19/2020
Alaska Department of Natural Resources Leases 4/13/2021
BLM Right-of-Way – Grant Offer 1/1/2021
BLM Right-of-Way Record of Decision 7/23/2020
Cultural Resources Management Plan 6/24/2021
DOD Letter of Non-Objection 3/10/2020
DOE Natural Gas Export Order No. 3554 (Free Trade) 11/21/2014
DOE Natural Gas Export Order No. 3643 (Non-Free Trade) Conditional 5/28/2015
DOE Natural Gas Export Order No. 3643-A (Non-Free Trade) 8/20/2020
DOE Natural Gas Export Order No. 3643-B (Non-Free Trade) Rehearing 4/15/2021
DOE Natural Gas Export Order No. 3643-C (Non-Free Trade) Affirming and Amending 4/13/2023
DOE Natural Gas Export Order No. 3643-D (Non-Free Trade) Denying Rehearing 6/14/2023
EPA Section 401 Water Quality Certification 6/22/2020
FAA Determinations GTP 5/6/2021 Reissuance Pending
FAA Determinations LNG 1/5/2021
FERC Final Environmental Impact Statement 3/6/2020
FERC Order Granting Authorization under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act 1 5/21/2020
FERC Programmatic Agreement – Cultural Resources 6/24/2020
NMFS Biological Opinion AKRO-2018-01319 6/3/2020
NMFS Cook Inlet Marine Mammals (whales/seals) Incidental Take Rule 8/17/2020
NMFS Cook Inlet Marine Mammals (whales/seals) Letter of Authorization 9/15/2020
NMFS Prudhoe Bay Incidental Harassment Authorization Marine Mammals (whales/seals) 2/16/2021 Reissuance Pending
NPS Right-of-Way Permit 1/5/2021
NPS Right-of-Way Record of Decision, DNPP 7/23/2020
PHMSA Siting Letter of Determination and Analysis – Liquefaction Facility 2/4/2020
PHMSA Special Permit – Crack Arrestor Spacing 9/9/2019
PHMSA Special Permit – Mainline Block Valve Spacing 9/9/2019
PHMSA Special Permit – Pipe-in-Pipe 4/27/2020
PHMSA Special Permit – Strain-Based Design 9/9/2019
PHMSA Special Permit – Three‐Layer Polyethylene Coating 9/9/2019
USACE Record of Decision Section 404 Wetlands Permit 6/24/2020
USCG Bridge Permit – Deshka River 9/11/2020
USCG Bridge Permit – East Fork Chulitna 9/11/2020
USCG Bridge Permit – Middle Fork Chulitna 9/11/2020
USCG Bridge Permit – Sag 9/11/2020
USCG Bridge Permit – Tolovana 9/11/2020
USCG Letter of Recommendation Regarding the Waterway Suitability Assessment 8/17/2016
USCG Waterway Suitability Assessment 3/18/2016
USFWS Biological Opinion 6/17/2020
USFWS Cook Inlet Incidental Take Rule Marine Mammals (sea otters) 8/1/2019 No longer needed
USFWS Eagle Take Permit 6/23/2020
USFWS Incidental Take Rule Marine Mammals (polar bear) 8/5/2021
The Alaska LNG Project is permitted as an integrated project and has completed a full review under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the Lead Agency. The major permitting process was initiated in 2014 was competed with all required Federal permits in 2020.

The Alaska LNG Project is permitted as an integrated project and has completed a full review under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the Lead Agency. The major permitting process was initiated in 2014 was competed with all required Federal permits in 2020. The Federal Infrastructure Projects Permitting Dashboard is an online tool for Federal agencies, project developers, and interested members of the public to track the Federal government’s environmental review and authorization processes for large or complex infrastructure projects, part of a government-wide effort to improve coordination, transparency, and accountability. A major function of this Dashboard is to track infrastructure projects designated as Covered Projects under Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41). As a major U.S. energy infrastructure project, the Alaska LNG Project was tracked on the Dashboard through the Federal permitting process. Please see a link to the Alaska LNG Project FAST-41 Dashboard below and additional information on Federal permits.

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