Driftwood LNG LLC, Driftwood Pipeline LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time, 71548-71549 [2023-22887]

Download as PDF 71548 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 17, 2023 / Notices accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. 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. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Dated: October 11, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–22865 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP17–117–001; CP17–118– 001] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Driftwood LNG LLC, Driftwood Pipeline LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time Take notice that on October 4, 2023, Driftwood LNG LLC (Driftwood LNG) and Driftwood Pipeline LLC (Driftwood Pipeline) (collectively, Driftwood) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of time (2023 Extension of Time Request) of an additional 36 months to construct and operate facilities for liquefaction and export of natural gas in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project, respectively) authorized by the Commission in Docket Nos. CP17–117–000 and CP17– 118–000.1 On April 18, 2019, the Commission issued an Order Granting 1 Driftwood LNG LLC & Driftwood Pipeline LLC, 167 FERC ¶ 61,054 (2019) (Order). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Oct 16, 2023 Jkt 262001 Authorization Under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act, which stipulated Driftwood fully construct and make available facilities for service within seven years of the date of the Order. In its 2023 Extension of Time Request, Driftwood states, despite significant progress with construction of the Project, it has encountered unforeseen circumstances in recent years that are preventing it from meeting the Commission’s in-service deadline for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) Terminal and associated Pipeline Project. Driftwood cites the global upheaval stemming from the COVID–19 pandemic caused cascading market and logistical impacts on workforce, safety, supply chain, and investment in infrastructure projects; 2 these circumstances caused unforeseeable difficulties for LNG project development and made securing long-term LNG commercial commitments difficult over the last several years. Driftwood requests that the Commission grant a 36-month extension of time so that it has the required time to: (i) receive its long lead manufactured equipment, which cannot be manufactured and delivered to the site in time to meet the current deadline; (ii) install the equipment and construct the remaining facilities; and (iii) continue to attract and secure customers and financing. This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Driftwood’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 the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10). As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For those extension 2 Driftwood points to a legal challenge to its U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit that created difficulties with respect to Driftwood’s ability to secure final commercial and financial commitments for the Project. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued a decision denying the petition for review filed by Healthy Gulf and the Sierra Club. Healthy Gulf v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng’rs, 2023 WL 5742541 (5th Cir. Sept. 6, 2023). PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 relitigate 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 the Commission’s Public Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (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. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including 3 Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2022). 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). E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 17, 2023 / Notices landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on, October 26, 2023. Dated: October 11, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–22887 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER24–61–000] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Sky Ranch Solar, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of Sky Ranch Solar, LLC’s application for market-based rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is October 31, 2023. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Oct 16, 2023 Jkt 262001 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. 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 the 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 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. Dated: October 11, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71548-71549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22887]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-117-001; CP17-118-001]


Driftwood LNG LLC, Driftwood Pipeline LLC; Notice of Request for 
Extension of Time

    Take notice that on October 4, 2023, Driftwood LNG LLC (Driftwood 
LNG) and Driftwood Pipeline LLC (Driftwood Pipeline) (collectively, 
Driftwood) requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission) grant an extension of time (2023 Extension of Time 
Request) of an additional 36 months to construct and operate facilities 
for liquefaction and export of natural gas in Calcasieu Parish, 
Louisiana (LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project, respectively) authorized 
by the Commission in Docket Nos. CP17-117-000 and CP17-118-000.\1\ On 
April 18, 2019, the Commission issued an Order Granting Authorization 
Under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act, which stipulated 
Driftwood fully construct and make available facilities for service 
within seven years of the date of the Order.
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    \1\ Driftwood LNG LLC & Driftwood Pipeline LLC, 167 FERC ] 
61,054 (2019) (Order).
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    In its 2023 Extension of Time Request, Driftwood states, despite 
significant progress with construction of the Project, it has 
encountered unforeseen circumstances in recent years that are 
preventing it from meeting the Commission's in-service deadline for the 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) Terminal and associated Pipeline Project. 
Driftwood cites the global upheaval stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic 
caused cascading market and logistical impacts on workforce, safety, 
supply chain, and investment in infrastructure projects; \2\ these 
circumstances caused unforeseeable difficulties for LNG project 
development and made securing long-term LNG commercial commitments 
difficult over the last several years. Driftwood requests that the 
Commission grant a 36-month extension of time so that it has the 
required time to: (i) receive its long lead manufactured equipment, 
which cannot be manufactured and delivered to the site in time to meet 
the current deadline; (ii) install the equipment and construct the 
remaining facilities; and (iii) continue to attract and secure 
customers and financing.
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    \2\ Driftwood points to a legal challenge to its U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers permit that created difficulties with respect to 
Driftwood's ability to secure final commercial and financial 
commitments for the Project. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for 
the Fifth Circuit recently issued a decision denying the petition 
for review filed by Healthy Gulf and the Sierra Club. Healthy Gulf 
v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs, 2023 WL 5742541 (5th Cir. Sept. 6, 
2023).
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    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Driftwood'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 the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10).
    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA 
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) (2022).
    \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 the Commission's Public 
Reference Room. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(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.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including

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landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and 
others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission 
processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such 
as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202)502-6595 or [email protected].
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on, October 26, 2023.

    Dated: October 11, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22887 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

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