Delfin LNG LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time, 50135-50136 [2023-16237]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 146 / Tuesday, August 1, 2023 / Notices Engagement at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section. For administrative efficiency, DOE prefers filings to be filed electronically. All filings must include a reference to ‘‘Docket No. 11–128–LNG’’ in the title line, or ‘‘Cove Point LNG, LP Change in Control’’ in the title line. For electronic submissions: Please include all related documents and attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the original email correspondence. Please do not include any active hyperlinks or password protection in any of the documents or attachments related to the filing. All electronic filings submitted to DOE must follow these guidelines to ensure that all documents are filed in a timely manner. The Notification, and any filed protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and comments will be available electronically on the DOE website at www.energy.gov/fecm/ regulation. 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[FR Doc. 2023–16271 Filed 7–31–23; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2023–16258 Filed 7–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of renewal. [Docket No. CP15–490–004] Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee’s (BESAC) charter will be renewed for a two-year period. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Linda Horton at (301) 903–3081 or email: linda.horton@science.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the Office of Science on the Basic Energy Sciences program. Additionally, the renewal of the BESAC has been determined to be essential to conduct business of the Department of Energy (DOE) and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the DOE, by law and agreement. The Take notice that on July 21, 2023, Delfin LNG LLC (Delfin) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time (2023 Extension of Time Request), until September 28, 2027, to construct and place into service the facilities that were authorized in the original certificate authorization issued on September 28, 2017 (Certificate Order).1 The Certificate Order authorized certain ‘‘onshore facilities’’ that would be used exclusively to transport natural gas to Delfin’s deepwater port ‘‘offshore facilities’’ (collectively, the Project) in federal waters offshore Louisiana. The onshore facilities would be used to meet the requirements of the customers of the offshore facilities. The Commission subsequently has granted four, successive one-year extensions of this in-service timing condition, with the AGENCY: SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and the rules and regulations in implementation of that Act. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:34 Jul 31, 2023 Jkt 259001 Delfin LNG LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time PO 00000 1 Delfin LNG LLC, 160 FERC ¶ 61,130 (2017). Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50135 result that the facilities currently are required to be made available for service by September 28, 2023.2 In its 2023 Extension of Time Request, Delfin states that it has made significant progress in developing the Project. Delfin states that the Project remains commercially viable with a binding LNG sale and purchase agreement with Vitol Spa for 0.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG delivered free on-board at the Delfin LNG deepwater port, for 15 years. Second, Delphin in April 2023, entered into a binding SPA with an affiliate of Hartree Partners, another leading trading firm, for a 20 year term to supply 0.6 MTPA of LNG. Third, on July 11, 2023, Delfin and Centrica the parent company of British Gas, Scottish Gas, and Bord Gais entered a binding agreement for a SPA of1.0 mtpa of LNG for a 15 year term. Fourth, Delfin expects to execute a binding agreement in late 2023 for 1.0 mtpa to Devon Energy Corporation. Lastly, Delfin states that the four LNG agreements will provide revenue of about 18 billion over the contracted terms. Delfin explains that since it’s July 2022 extension order, it has modular project consisting of 4 separates Floating LNG vessels (FLNGV) and only requires 2.0 to 2.5 mtpa of LNG for the long-term off-take contracts to support a final investment (FID) and begin construction of the first FLNGV. Moreover, Delfin affirms that FID for the first FLNGV is on schedule for the end of the year. Additionally, Delfin states it is in agreement with major infrastructure investors to provide the needed equity for its first two FLNGVs and has begun discussions with a consortium of banks to provide the project debt financing. Accordingly, Delfin requests an extension of time until September 28, 2027, to complete construction of the onshore facilities and place them into service. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Delfin’s 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 2 Delfin LNG LLC, Docket No. CP15–490–000 (July 8, 2019) (delegated order) (July 2019 Extension Order)., Delfin LNG LLC, Docket No. CP15–490–000 (July 15, 2020) (delegated order) (July 2020 Extension Order)., Delfin LNG LLC, Docket No. CP15–490–000 (June 30, 2021) (delegated order) (July 21 Extension Order) (July 22 Extension Order). E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1 50136 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 146 / Tuesday, August 1, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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,3 the Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.4 The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.5 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.6 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.7 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. 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 ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https:// www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 3 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). 4 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 5 Id. at P 40. 6 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. 7 Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:34 Jul 31, 2023 Jkt 259001 electronically should submit an original and three copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on, August 9, 2023. Dated: July 25, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–16237 Filed 7–31–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project Nos. 2375–123 & 8277–072] Andro Hydro, LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection: a. Application Type: Non-capacity Amendment of License. b. Project Nos: 2375–123 & 8277–072. c. Date Filed: June 15, 2023. d. Applicant: Andro Hydro, LLC (licensee). e. Name of Projects: Riley-JayLivermore Hydroelectric Project and Otis Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The projects are located on the Androscoggin River in Oxford, Franklin, and Androscoggin counties in Maine. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. h. Applicant Contact: David Fox, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs; Andro Hydro, LLC; c/o Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC; 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100W; Bethesda, MD 20814; (240) 482–2700; david.fox@eaglecreekre.com. i. FERC Contact: Chris Chaney, (202) 502–6778, christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests is 30 days from the issuance of this notice by the Commission. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission’s eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of any filing should include the docket numbers P–2375–123 & P–8277–072. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not considered part of the Commission record. The Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person whose name appears on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to change both points of interconnection for the projects’ transmission lines from the Androscoggin Mill (Mill) to an existing switchyard adjacent to the Mill. The licensee states the change is necessary due to the Mill ceasing operations as of April 2023, which caused the projects to lose their interconnection with the utility grid. For the Riley-Jay-Livermore Project: the Riley Development’s transmission line would shorten from one mile to approximately 2,200 feet long, the Jay Development’s transmission line would lengthen from 6,000 feet long to 1.7 miles long, and the Livermore Development’s transmission line would connect at the Jay Development’s switchyard. For the Otis Project, the transmission line would lengthen from 3 miles long to 3.8 miles long. To interconnect at the new point, the licensee would also make changes to appurtenant transmission equipment. The licensee states all work would be along existing disturbed areas, including dirt roads, driveways, and paved areas in rights of way, which are regularly disturbed due to maintenance of existing poles and lines, parking areas, and driveways. The application includes revised Exhibit G drawings to reflect the addition of approximately 3.9 E:\FR\FM\01AUN1.SGM 01AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50135-50136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16237]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP15-490-004]


Delfin LNG LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time

    Take notice that on July 21, 2023, Delfin LNG LLC (Delfin) 
requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) 
grant an extension of time (2023 Extension of Time Request), until 
September 28, 2027, to construct and place into service the facilities 
that were authorized in the original certificate authorization issued 
on September 28, 2017 (Certificate Order).\1\ The Certificate Order 
authorized certain ``onshore facilities'' that would be used 
exclusively to transport natural gas to Delfin's deepwater port 
``offshore facilities'' (collectively, the Project) in federal waters 
offshore Louisiana. The onshore facilities would be used to meet the 
requirements of the customers of the offshore facilities. The 
Commission subsequently has granted four, successive one-year 
extensions of this in-service timing condition, with the result that 
the facilities currently are required to be made available for service 
by September 28, 2023.\2\
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    \1\ Delfin LNG LLC, 160 FERC ] 61,130 (2017).
    \2\ Delfin LNG LLC, Docket No. CP15-490-000 (July 8, 2019) 
(delegated order) (July 2019 Extension Order)., Delfin LNG LLC, 
Docket No. CP15-490-000 (July 15, 2020) (delegated order) (July 2020 
Extension Order)., Delfin LNG LLC, Docket No. CP15-490-000 (June 30, 
2021) (delegated order) (July 21 Extension Order) (July 22 Extension 
Order).
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    In its 2023 Extension of Time Request, Delfin states that it has 
made significant progress in developing the Project. Delfin states that 
the Project remains commercially viable with a binding LNG sale and 
purchase agreement with Vitol Spa for 0.5 million metric tonnes per 
annum (mtpa) of LNG delivered free on-board at the Delfin LNG deepwater 
port, for 15 years. Second, Delphin in April 2023, entered into a 
binding SPA with an affiliate of Hartree Partners, another leading 
trading firm, for a 20 year term to supply 0.6 MTPA of LNG. Third, on 
July 11, 2023, Delfin and Centrica the parent company of British Gas, 
Scottish Gas, and Bord Gais entered a binding agreement for a SPA of1.0 
mtpa of LNG for a 15 year term. Fourth, Delfin expects to execute a 
binding agreement in late 2023 for 1.0 mtpa to Devon Energy 
Corporation. Lastly, Delfin states that the four LNG agreements will 
provide revenue of about 18 billion over the contracted terms.
    Delfin explains that since it's July 2022 extension order, it has 
modular project consisting of 4 separates Floating LNG vessels (FLNGV) 
and only requires 2.0 to 2.5 mtpa of LNG for the long-term off-take 
contracts to support a final investment (FID) and begin construction of 
the first FLNGV. Moreover, Delfin affirms that FID for the first FLNGV 
is on schedule for the end of the year. Additionally, Delfin states it 
is in agreement with major infrastructure investors to provide the 
needed equity for its first two FLNGVs and has begun discussions with a 
consortium of banks to provide the project debt financing. Accordingly, 
Delfin requests an extension of time until September 28, 2027, to 
complete construction of the onshore facilities and place them into 
service.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Delfin's 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

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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,\3\ the 
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 
days.\4\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether 
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the 
extension.\5\ 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.\6\ 
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.\7\ The OEP Director, or 
his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that 
are uncontested.
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    \3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
    \4\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \5\ Id. at P 40.
    \6\ 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.
    \7\ 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. 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 ``eFiling'' link 
at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and three copies of the protest or intervention to 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on, August 9, 2023.

    Dated: July 25, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-16237 Filed 7-31-23; 8:45 am]
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