Notice of Application: Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC; Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP, 33927-33928 [2018-15322]
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Estimate of Changes to Burden Due to
Docket No. RD18–3: The Commission
estimates the reduction in the annual
public reporting burden for the FERC–
725E (due to the retirement of regional
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Reliability Standard PRC–004–WECC–2)
as follows: 11 12
FERC–725E, MANDATORY RELIABILITY STANDARDS FOR THE WESTERN ELECTRIC COORDINATING COUNCIL, REDUCTIONS
DUE TO DOCKET NO. RD18–3–000
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondents
Annual
number of
response
Average burden
hours and cost per
response
($)
Total annual burden
hours and total
annual cost
($)
Cost per respondent
($)
(1)
Entity
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1) = (6)
Retirement of regional Reliability Standard PRC–004–WECC–2 and Associated Reductions
Reporting Requirements (Annually):
Transmission
Owners that
operate qualified transfer
paths.
Recordkeeping Requirements (Annually):
Transmission
Owners that
operate qualified transfer
paths.
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Total Reduction.
5
2
10
40 hr.; $3,079.60 .....
400 hr.; $30,796 (reduction).
$6,159 (reduction).
5
1
5
6 hr.; $187.14 ..........
30 hr.; $936 (reduction).
$187 (reduction).
........................
........................
15
..................................
430 hr.; $31,732 (reduction).
Total Reduction in Burden for FERC–
725E, for Submittal to OMB. The total
reduction in burden due to the proposed
retirements of regional Reliability
Standards VAR–002–WECC–2 and PRC–
004–WECC–2 is detailed below:
• Total Reduction of Annual
Responses: 901.
• Total Reduction of Burden Hours:
6,722.
• Total Reduction of Burden Cost:
$489,955.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden and cost of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: July 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
11 The reductions in burden and cost shown in
the table are the same figures as those in the current
OMB-approved inventory for the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, now being retired.
12 The hourly cost (for salary plus benefits) uses
the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for
three positions involved in the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. These figures include
salary (https://bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm)
and benefits (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.nr0.htm) and are: Manager: $89.07/hour,
Engineer: $64.91/hour, and File Clerk: $31.19/hour.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP18–512–000; CP18–513–
000; PF15–26–000]
Notice of Application: Corpus Christi
Liquefaction Stage III, LLC; Corpus
Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere
Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP
Take notice that on June 28, 2018,
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III,
LLC (CCL Stage III) filed an application
under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas
Act (NGA) and parts 153 and 380 of the
Commission’s regulations for
authorization to site, construct, and
operate an expansion of the Corpus
Christi Liquefaction Project, previously
approved by the Commission in Docket
No. CP12–507–000. The proposed
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expansion project consists of the
addition of seven midscale liquefaction
trains and one liquefied natural gas
(LNG) storage tank (Stage 3 LNG
Facilities). Corpus Christi Liquefaction,
LLC (CCL) is currently constructing the
liquefaction project, and would provide
interconnects between the liquefaction
project and the Stage 3 LNG Facilities,
as well as control building
modifications to accommodate the Stage
3 LNG Facilities.
In addition, pursuant to section 7(c) of
the NGA, and in accordance with parts
157 and 380 of the Commission’s
regulations, Cheniere Corpus Christi
Pipeline, LP (CCPL) filed an application
for authorization to construct, own,
operate, and maintain new interstate
natural gas pipeline, compression, and
related facilities in San Patricio County,
Texas (Stage 3 Pipeline). The Stage 3
Pipeline, which would be
approximately 21 miles long and 42
inches in diameter, would originate at
CCPL’s Sinton Compressor Station and
generally run parallel to CCPL’s existing
48-inch-diameter interstate natural gas
pipeline (Corpus Christi Pipeline)
The hourly cost for the reporting requirements
($76.99) is an average of the cost of a manager and
engineer. The hourly cost for recordkeeping
requirements uses the cost of a file clerk.
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previously authorized by the
Commission in Docket No. CP12–508–
000. This new pipeline would be
capable of supplying feed gas to, and
bringing natural gas from, the Stage 3
LNG Facilities. The Stage 3 Pipeline
would be integrated and operated as
part of the Corpus Christi Pipeline
system, all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the
Commission and open for public
inspection.
On June 9, 2015, the Commission staff
granted the applicants’ request to utilize
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Pre-Filing Process and assigned
Docket No. PF15–26–000 to staff
activities involving the project. Now, as
of the filing of this application on June
28, 2018, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process
for this project has ended. From this
time forward, this proceeding will be
conducted in Docket Nos. CP18–512–
000 and CP18–513–000, as noted in the
caption of this Notice.
The filing may also be viewed on the
web at https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, please contact
FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY,
(202) 502–8659.
Any questions regarding the proposed
project should be directed to Karri
Mahmoud, Cheniere Energy, Inc., 700
Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston,
Texas 77002, or by calling (713) 375–
5000 or by email at Karri.Mahmoud@
cheniere.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA
for this proposal. The filing of the EA
in the Commission’s public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
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to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below, file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
7 copies of filings made with the
Commission and must mail a copy to
the applicant and to every other party in
the proceeding. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to
intervene in order to have comments
considered. The second way to
participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents,
and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission’s
environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be
required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original
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and 5 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426.
Comment Date: August 2, 2018.
Dated: July 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Commission
[Docket No. CP18–506–000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the
Proposed Portland Xpress Project, and
Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues: Portland
Natural Gas Transmission System
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Portland Xpress Project involving
construction and operation of facilities
by Portland Natural Gas Transmission
Systems (Portland) to Portland owned,
and Portland and Maritime jointly
owned, facilities in Cumberland and
York Counties, Maine and Middlesex
County, Massachusetts. The
Commission will use this EA in its
decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public
convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies about issues
regarding the project. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
requires the Commission to take into
account the environmental impacts that
could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity.
NEPA also requires the Commission to
discover concerns the public may have
about proposals. This process is referred
to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
scoping process is to focus the analysis
in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the
Commission requests public comments
on the scope of the issues to address in
the EA. To ensure that your comments
are timely and properly recorded, please
submit your comments so that the
Commission receives them in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on August 13, 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP18-512-000; CP18-513-000; PF15-26-000]
Notice of Application: Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III,
LLC; Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere Corpus Christi
Pipeline, LP
Take notice that on June 28, 2018, Corpus Christi Liquefaction
Stage III, LLC (CCL Stage III) filed an application under section 3(a)
of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and parts 153 and 380 of the Commission's
regulations for authorization to site, construct, and operate an
expansion of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project, previously
approved by the Commission in Docket No. CP12-507-000. The proposed
expansion project consists of the addition of seven midscale
liquefaction trains and one liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank
(Stage 3 LNG Facilities). Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (CCL) is
currently constructing the liquefaction project, and would provide
interconnects between the liquefaction project and the Stage 3 LNG
Facilities, as well as control building modifications to accommodate
the Stage 3 LNG Facilities.
In addition, pursuant to section 7(c) of the NGA, and in accordance
with parts 157 and 380 of the Commission's regulations, Cheniere Corpus
Christi Pipeline, LP (CCPL) filed an application for authorization to
construct, own, operate, and maintain new interstate natural gas
pipeline, compression, and related facilities in San Patricio County,
Texas (Stage 3 Pipeline). The Stage 3 Pipeline, which would be
approximately 21 miles long and 42 inches in diameter, would originate
at CCPL's Sinton Compressor Station and generally run parallel to
CCPL's existing 48-inch-diameter interstate natural gas pipeline
(Corpus Christi Pipeline)
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previously authorized by the Commission in Docket No. CP12-508-000.
This new pipeline would be capable of supplying feed gas to, and
bringing natural gas from, the Stage 3 LNG Facilities. The Stage 3
Pipeline would be integrated and operated as part of the Corpus Christi
Pipeline system, all as more fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open for public inspection.
On June 9, 2015, the Commission staff granted the applicants'
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF15-26-000 to staff activities
involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this application on
June 28, 2018, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended.
From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket
Nos. CP18-512-000 and CP18-513-000, as noted in the caption of this
Notice.
The filing may also be viewed on the web at https://www.ferc.gov
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC at [email protected] or toll
free at (866) 208-3676, or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding the proposed project should be directed to
Karri Mahmoud, Cheniere Energy, Inc., 700 Milam Street, Suite 1900,
Houston, Texas 77002, or by calling (713) 375-5000 or by email at
[email protected].
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's
public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary
reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's EA.
There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must
submit 7 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders
in the proceeding.
However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426.
Comment Date: August 2, 2018.
Dated: July 12, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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