Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC; Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time, 7446-7447 [2022-02701]

Download as PDF 7446 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2022 / Notices list may not be all-inclusive and does not preclude any permit or authorization if it is not listed here. Agencies with jurisdiction by law and/ or special expertise may formally cooperate in the preparation of the Commission’s EIS and may adopt the EIS to satisfy its NEPA responsibilities related to this Project. Agencies that would like to request cooperating Agency Permit Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ................................................. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act. Consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Bald and Gold Eagle Protection Act. Minor New Source Review (NSR) Permit Modifications for Compressor Stations. Virginia Water Protection Permit. Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Consistency Determination under the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program. Consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Ecological Field Services Office Virginia Department of Environmental Quality—Air Division ................... Virginia Department of Environmental Quality—Water Division .............. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality—Water Division .............. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality—Coastal Zone Management Program. Virginia Department of Historical Resources ........................................... Environmental Mailing List lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 agency status should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the Public Participation section of this notice. This notice is being sent to the Commission’s current environmental mailing list for the Project which includes federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission’s regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property may be used temporarily for Project purposes, or who own homes within certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits comments on the Project and includes a mailing address with their comments. Commission staff will update the environmental mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that Commission notices related to this environmental review are sent to all individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the proposed Project. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern. If you need to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please complete one of the following steps: (1) Send an email to GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov stating your request. You must include the docket number CP21–498–000 in your request. If you are requesting a change to your address, please be sure to include your name and the correct address. If you are requesting to delete your address from the mailing list, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Feb 08, 2022 Jkt 256001 please include your name and address as it appeared on this notice. This email address is unable to accept comments. OR (2) Return the attached ‘‘Mailing List Update Form’’ (appendix 2). Additional Information Additional information about the Project is available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP21–498). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission’s calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related information. Dated: February 3, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–02700 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP14–120–000;CP14–119–000] Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC; Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Take notice that on January 31, 2022, Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC (Lake Charles LNG); Lakes Charles LNG Export Company, LLC (Lake Charles LNG Export); and Trunkline Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline; collectively, the Applicants), requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until December 16, 2028, to complete construction of the Liquefaction Project and the Pipeline Modifications Project (collectively, the Project) and make the Project available for service as authorized in the December 17, 2015 Order Granting Section 3 and Section 7 Authorizations and Approving Abandonment (Order).1 The Liquefaction Project is an export project, consisting of three liquefaction trains, with a total design production capacity of 16.45 metric tons per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and appurtenances, to be located adjacent to Lake Charles LNG’s existing LNG terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Terminal); and modifications and installation of certain facilities at the Terminal. The Pipeline Modifications Project consist of the (1) construction of approximately 17.9 miles of pipeline; (2) construction of a new compressor station; (3) installation of additional compression at the Longville 1 Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC, et al., 153 FERC ¶ 61,300 (2015), reh’g denied, 155 FERC ¶ 61,328 (2016) (Order). Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2022 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Compressor Station; (4) construction of five new meter stations; (5) piping modifications at four compressor stations; and (6) construction/ modifications of various appurtenances, all located in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The Order required Trunkline to complete construction of the Pipeline Modifications Project and make it available for service within four years of the date of the Order; the Order further required Lake Charles LNG and Lake Charles LNG Export to complete construction of the Liquefaction Project and make it available for service within five years of the date of the Order.2 On December 5, 2019, the Applicants were granted their request for an extension for both projects, until December 16, 2025, to complete construction and place the Project into service.3 The Applicants state that global market conditions have impacted its ability to reach a final investment decision and secure long-term offtake contracts, thus they now request an additional three years, until December 16, 2028, to complete construction of the Project and place it into service. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on the Applicants’ request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or before the comment date stated below, file 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 Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,4 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.5 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant has demonstrated 2 Order, 153 FERC ¶ 61,300 at Ordering Paragraphs (B)(1) and (L), respectively. 3 Letter Order to Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC; and Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC; Docket Nos. CP14– 119–000, CP14–120–000, and CP14–122–000 (issued December 5, 2019) (Letter Order). 4 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). 5 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Feb 08, 2022 Jkt 256001 there is good cause to grant the extension.6 The Commission will not consider arguments that re-litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience and necessity and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.7 At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.8 The OEP Director, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that are uncontested. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (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. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 18, 2022. Dated: February 3, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–02701 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 6 Id. at P 40. the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the Commission’s environmental analysis for the permit order complied with NEPA. 8 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 7 Similarly, PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7447 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL –9415–01–OA] Notification of a Closed Meeting of the Science Advisory Board 2021 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a two-day meeting of the Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Panel. The purpose of the meeting is to review the 2021 STAA nominations and to make recommendations for awards. The meeting is closed to the public. DATES: The meeting of the SAB STAA Panel will be held on Monday, March 14, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, March 15, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The meeting will be conducted virtually. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain further information concerning this notice may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564–2073, or via email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in this notice can be found on the SAB website at https:// sab.epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the EPA Administrator on the scientific and technical basis for agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the Science Advisory Board Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Panel, will hold a closed meeting to review the 2021 STAA nominations and to make recommendations for awards and recommendations for improvement of the Agency’s STAA program. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7446-7447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02701]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP14-120-000;CP14-119-000]


Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC; Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Notice 
of Request for Extension of Time

    Take notice that on January 31, 2022, Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC 
(Lake Charles LNG); Lakes Charles LNG Export Company, LLC (Lake Charles 
LNG Export); and Trunkline Gas Company, LLC (Trunkline; collectively, 
the Applicants), requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time, until December 16, 
2028, to complete construction of the Liquefaction Project and the 
Pipeline Modifications Project (collectively, the Project) and make the 
Project available for service as authorized in the December 17, 2015 
Order Granting Section 3 and Section 7 Authorizations and Approving 
Abandonment (Order).\1\
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    \1\ Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC, et al., 153 FERC ] 61,300 
(2015), reh'g denied, 155 FERC ] 61,328 (2016) (Order).
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    The Liquefaction Project is an export project, consisting of three 
liquefaction trains, with a total design production capacity of 16.45 
metric tons per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and appurtenances, 
to be located adjacent to Lake Charles LNG's existing LNG terminal in 
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Terminal); and modifications and 
installation of certain facilities at the Terminal. The Pipeline 
Modifications Project consist of the (1) construction of approximately 
17.9 miles of pipeline; (2) construction of a new compressor station; 
(3) installation of additional compression at the Longville

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Compressor Station; (4) construction of five new meter stations; (5) 
piping modifications at four compressor stations; and (6) construction/
modifications of various appurtenances, all located in Arkansas, 
Mississippi, and Louisiana.
    The Order required Trunkline to complete construction of the 
Pipeline Modifications Project and make it available for service within 
four years of the date of the Order; the Order further required Lake 
Charles LNG and Lake Charles LNG Export to complete construction of the 
Liquefaction Project and make it available for service within five 
years of the date of the Order.\2\ On December 5, 2019, the Applicants 
were granted their request for an extension for both projects, until 
December 16, 2025, to complete construction and place the Project into 
service.\3\ The Applicants state that global market conditions have 
impacted its ability to reach a final investment decision and secure 
long-term offtake contracts, thus they now request an additional three 
years, until December 16, 2028, to complete construction of the Project 
and place it into service.
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    \2\ Order, 153 FERC ] 61,300 at Ordering Paragraphs (B)(1) and 
(L), respectively.
    \3\ Letter Order to Trunkline Gas Company, LLC; Lake Charles LNG 
Company, LLC; and Lake Charles LNG Export Company, LLC; Docket Nos. 
CP14-119-000, CP14-120-000, and CP14-122-000 (issued December 5, 
2019) (Letter Order).
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    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on the Applicants' 
request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or 
answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or 
before the comment date stated below, file 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 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).
    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural 
Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order 
issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,\4\ the 
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 
days.\5\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether 
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the 
extension.\6\ The Commission will not consider arguments that re-
litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the 
Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience 
and necessity and whether the Commission's environmental analysis for 
the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.\7\ 
At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on 
certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the 
Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.\8\ The OEP Director, or 
his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that 
are uncontested.
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    \4\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
    \5\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \6\ Id. at P 40.
    \7\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance 
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed 
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the 
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied 
with NEPA.
    \8\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
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    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at 
https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail 
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in 
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 18, 2022.

    Dated: February 3, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-02701 Filed 2-8-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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