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 (Free Trade) 11/21/2014
DOE Natural Gas Export Order (Non-Free Trade)1 8/20/2020
EPA Section 401 Water Quality Certification 6/22/2020
FAA Determinations GTP 5/6/2021
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 2 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
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
USFWS Eagle Take Permit 6/23/2020
USFWS Incidental Take Rule Marine Mammals (polar bear) 8/5/2021
1 9/21/2020 – Sierra Club filed request for rehearing on the DOE export license to non-free trade agreement nations; 4/15/2021 – DOE issued rehearing Order granting request for two additional studies and denying request to withdraw the Order; 6/30/2021 – U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. granted DOE’s request to put the court activities on hold. The DOE export license remains in effect and DOE is filing periodic progress/status reports with the court. Next steps: 7/1/2022 – draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS); 11/14/2022 – Final SEIS; 2/13/2023 – Final Order.

2 Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed request for rehearing on the FERC Order; 9/11/2020 – FERC denied the rehearing request and modified discussion in the Order; 9/13/2021 – Sierra Club and CBD filed a request for Order review with the US Court of Appeals, D.C. FERC is vigorously defending the Order; briefs have been filed by all parties and hearings are scheduled for September 14, 2022. 

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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