Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Golden Pass LNG Export Variance Request No. 15 Amendment Project, 73755-73756 [2021-28210]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 28, 2021 / Notices The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are available for electronic review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v). Docket Nos. File date Prohibited: None. Exempt: 1. CP17–458–000 ................................................................ 2. EL21–85–000, EL21–103–000 ........................................ Dated: December 21, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–28201 Filed 12–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP14–517–001] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Golden Pass LNG Export Variance Request No. 15 Amendment Project On February 25, 2021 and supplemented on May 19, 2021, Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (Golden Pass) filed a Golden Pass LNG Export Project Variance Request No. 15 Amendment (Amendment). The Amendment involves modification to the ongoing construction workforce and work hours at the authorized Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal, in Jefferson County, Texas. If authorized, the Amendment would increase the workforce numbers, amount of traffic volume, and work week/hour limits that were not previously reviewed during preparation of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project (Docket Nos. CP14–517– 000 and CP14–518–000), which the Commission authorized on December 21, 2016. Golden Pass’s proposed Amendment would increase construction to 24-hour-day and 7 days a week at the Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal throughout the remaining construction period, which it anticipates completing in 2025. 1 Members of Congress, Sean Casten, Cheri Bustos, Bradley S. Schneider, and Danny K. Davis. VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:45 Dec 27, 2021 Jkt 256001 12–14–2021 12–17–2021 U.S. Congressman Tom Cole. U.S. Congress.1 Schedule for Environmental Review Issuance of EA—February 7, 2022 90-Day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline—May 9, 2022 If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the Amendment’s progress. Project Amendment Description Golden Pass identified the need for an increased workforce at the Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal site. The final EIS for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project reviewed a peak construction workforce of 2,900 employees; Golden Pass is requesting the authority to increase the potential peak workforce to 7,700 workers per day. Golden Pass is also requesting the authority to increase traffic volumes to accommodate the additional workforce, and a 7-day-perweek, 24-hour-per-day, construction schedule for the remaining construction period at the terminal site; Golden Pass anticipates completing the Golden Pass PO 00000 CFR 1501.10 (2020). Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commission’s website 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 Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Presenter or requester On November 3, 2021 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Amendment for the proposed project variance request No. 15. Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s environmental document for the Project. This notice identifies Commission staff’s intention to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the Amendment and the planned schedule for the completion of the environmental review.1 1 40 73755 LNG Export Project in 2025. There are no revisions to land requirements for the Amendment. Background On November 10, 2021, the Commission issued a Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Golden Pass LNG Export Variance Request No. 15 Amendment Project and Notice of Public Scoping Session (Notice of Scoping). The Notice of Scoping was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. In response to the Notice of Scoping, the Commission received comments from the Sierra Club, James D. Kemp, RESTORE, Alfred V. Duhamel, and Donald F. Breeden expressing concerns on light pollution, air quality, noise pollution, impacts on socioeconomics and environmental justice communities, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, public health and safety, and access to nonproprietary information. All substantive comments will be addressed in the EA. Additional Information In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to keep track of formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This service provides automatic notification of filings made to subscribed dockets, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https:// www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription. Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1 73756 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 28, 2021 / Notices website (www.ferc.gov). Using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and ‘‘Docket Number’’ (i.e., CP14–517), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings. Dated: December 21, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–28210 Filed 12–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: PR22–13–000. Applicants: Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC. Description: Submits tariff filing per 284.123(b),(e)/: Fuel Filing 12.1.2021 to be effective 12/1/2021. Filed Date: 12/20/2021. Accession Number: 20211220–5000. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/ 10/22. Docket Numbers: RP22–423–000. Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NonConforming—Leidy South—Full InSvc—Seneca to be effective 12/19/2021. Filed Date: 12/17/21. Accession Number: 20211217–5313. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/21. Docket Numbers: RP22–424–000. Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Amendment to a Negotiated Rate Agreement-Kiowa Power Partners, LLC to be effective 12/17/2021. Filed Date: 12/17/21. Accession Number: 20211217–5340. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/21. Docket Numbers: RP22–425–000. Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates—Various Jan 1 Capacity Releases to be effective 1/1/ 2022. VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:45 Dec 27, 2021 Jkt 256001 Filed Date: 12/20/21. Accession Number: 20211220–5027. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/22. Docket Numbers: RP22–426–000. Applicants: NGO Transmission, Inc. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing to be effective 1/ 1/2022. Filed Date: 12/20/21. Accession Number: 20211220–5062. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/22. Docket Numbers: RP22–427–000. Applicants: East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates—Duke Energy Progress Releases to be effective 1/1/2022. Filed Date: 12/20/21. Accession Number: 20211220–5064. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/22. Docket Numbers: RP22–428–000. Applicants: El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Update to Non-Conforming Negotiated Rate Agreement (Apache #612956) to be effective 12/18/2021. Filed Date: 12/20/21. Accession Number: 20211220–5229. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/22. Docket Numbers: RP22–429–000. Applicants: Stagecoach Pipeline & Storage Company LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Stagecoach Pipeline & Storage Company LLC—NRA Vitol, Twin Eagle & Direct Energy to be effective 1/1/2022. Filed Date: 12/21/21. Accession Number: 20211221–5000. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/22. Docket Numbers: RP22–430–000. Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Cap Rel Neg Rate Agmt (Panda 624 to Tenaska 54638) to be effective 12/22/ 2021. Filed Date: 12/21/21. Accession Number: 20211221–5021. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/22. Docket Numbers: RP22–431–000. Applicants: Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC. Description: Compliance filing: CGT—2021 Interruptible Revenue Sharing Report to be effective N/A. Filed Date: 12/21/21. Accession Number: 20211221–5046. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/3/22. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. Filings in Existing Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP21–100–006. Applicants: National Grid, LLC. Description: Submits tariff filing per 154.203: Motion to Place Suspended Revised Tariff Records into Effect to be effective 12/18/2021. Filed Date: 12/17/21. Accession Number: 20211217–5332. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/21. Docket Numbers: RP22–99–001. Applicants: Portland Natural Gas Transmission System. Description: Compliance filing: Reservation Charge Credits Compliance to be effective 12/1/2021. Filed Date: 12/17/21. Accession Number: 20211217–5262. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/21. Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: December 21, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–28202 Filed 12–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9307–01–OAR] Announcing Upcoming Virtual Meeting on Biofuel Greenhouse Gas Modeling Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency announces an upcoming workshop on biofuel greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling. This is a virtual meeting and open to the public. The purpose of this workshop is to solicit information on the current scientific understanding of greenhouse gas modeling of land-based biofuels used in the transportation sector. The SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-517-001]


Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC; Notice of Schedule for the 
Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Golden Pass LNG 
Export Variance Request No. 15 Amendment Project

    On February 25, 2021 and supplemented on May 19, 2021, Golden Pass 
LNG Terminal LLC (Golden Pass) filed a Golden Pass LNG Export Project 
Variance Request No. 15 Amendment (Amendment). The Amendment involves 
modification to the ongoing construction workforce and work hours at 
the authorized Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal, in Jefferson County, 
Texas. If authorized, the Amendment would increase the workforce 
numbers, amount of traffic volume, and work week/hour limits that were 
not previously reviewed during preparation of the final Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project (Docket 
Nos. CP14-517-000 and CP14-518-000), which the Commission authorized on 
December 21, 2016. Golden Pass's proposed Amendment would increase 
construction to 24-hour-day and 7 days a week at the Golden Pass LNG 
Export Terminal throughout the remaining construction period, which it 
anticipates completing in 2025.
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    \1\ Members of Congress, Sean Casten, Cheri Bustos, Bradley S. 
Schneider, and Danny K. Davis.
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    On November 3, 2021 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Amendment for the proposed 
project variance request No. 15. Among other things, that notice 
alerted agencies issuing federal authorizations of the requirement to 
complete all necessary reviews and to reach a final decision on a 
request for a federal authorization within 90 days of the date of 
issuance of the Commission staff's environmental document for the 
Project.
    This notice identifies Commission staff's intention to prepare an 
environmental assessment (EA) for the Amendment and the planned 
schedule for the completion of the environmental review.\1\
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    \1\ 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020).
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Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA--February 7, 2022
90-Day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--May 9, 2022

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Amendment's progress.

Project Amendment Description

    Golden Pass identified the need for an increased workforce at the 
Golden Pass LNG Export Terminal site. The final EIS for the Golden Pass 
LNG Export Project reviewed a peak construction workforce of 2,900 
employees; Golden Pass is requesting the authority to increase the 
potential peak workforce to 7,700 workers per day. Golden Pass is also 
requesting the authority to increase traffic volumes to accommodate the 
additional workforce, and a 7-day-per-week, 24-hour-per-day, 
construction schedule for the remaining construction period at the 
terminal site; Golden Pass anticipates completing the Golden Pass LNG 
Export Project in 2025. There are no revisions to land requirements for 
the Amendment.

Background

    On November 10, 2021, the Commission issued a Notice of Scoping 
Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed 
Golden Pass LNG Export Variance Request No. 15 Amendment Project and 
Notice of Public Scoping Session (Notice of Scoping). The Notice of 
Scoping was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local 
government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public 
interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and 
local libraries and newspapers. In response to the Notice of Scoping, 
the Commission received comments from the Sierra Club, James D. Kemp, 
RESTORE, Alfred V. Duhamel, and Donald F. Breeden expressing concerns 
on light pollution, air quality, noise pollution, impacts on 
socioeconomics and environmental justice communities, greenhouse gas 
emissions, climate change, public health and safety, and access to non-
proprietary information. All substantive comments will be addressed in 
the EA.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, the 
Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. This service 
provides automatic notification of filings made to subscribed dockets, 
document summaries, and direct links to the documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to register for eSubscription.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs at (866) 208-FERC or on the 
FERC

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website (www.ferc.gov). Using the ``eLibrary'' link, select ``General 
Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and 
``Docket Number'' (i.e., CP14-517), and follow the instructions. For 
assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at 
(866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-8659, or at [email protected]. 
The eLibrary link on the FERC website also provides access to the texts 
of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, 
and rule makings.

    Dated: December 21, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-28210 Filed 12-27-21; 8:45 am]
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