[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13890-13891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04872]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP20-55-000, PF19-5-000]
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC; PALNG Common Facilities Company,
LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on February 19, 2020, Port Arthur LNG Phase II,
LLC (Phase II) 2925 Briarpark, Suite 900, Houston, Texas 77042, and
PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC (PCFC, collectively with PALNG
Phase II, Applicants), 2925 Briarpark, Suite 900, Houston, Texas 77042,
filed an application pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and
Part 153 of the Commission's regulations, requesting authorization to
expand the Port Arthur LNG Liquefaction Terminal authorized under
Docket No. CP17-20-000, Port Arthur LNG, LLC, 167 FERC ] 61,052 (2019),
located in Jefferson County, Texas (Expansion Project). The Expansion
Project includes two liquefaction trains (Trains 3 and 4), each with
its own gas treatment facilities and each capable of producing 6.73
million tons per annum under optimal conditions, along with associated
utilities and infrastructure related to Trains 3 and 4.
The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website web at
http://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, contact FERC at
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
Any questions regarding this application should be addressed to
Jerrod L. Harrison, 488 8th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101, by telephone
at (619) 696-2987, or by email at [email protected].
On June 25, 2019, Commission staff granted Applicants' affiliate
and predecessor in interest, PALNG Holdings, request to utilize the
Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF19-5-000 to staff
activities involved in the Expansion Project. Now, as of the filing of
this application on February 19, 2020, the Pre-Filing Process for this
project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be
conducted in CP20-55-000, as noted in the caption of the Notice.
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 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 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission
and must provide a copy to the applicant and to every other party. 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.
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Environmental commenters will be placed on the Commission's
environmental mailing list and will be notified of any 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 and will not have the right to seek court review of the
Commission's final order.
As of the February 27, 2018 date of the Commission's order in
Docket No. CP16-4-001, the Commission will apply its revised practice
concerning out-of-time motions to intervene in any new Natural Gas Act
section 3 or section 7 proceeding.\1\ Persons desiring to become a
party to a certificate proceeding are to intervene in a timely manner.
If seeking to intervene out-of-time, the movant is required to ``show
good cause why the time limitation should be waived,'' and should
provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule
214(d)(1) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\2\
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\1\ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 FERC ] 61,167 at
] 50 (2018).
\2\ 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1).
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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 3 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 Standard Time on March 25, 2020.
Dated: March 4, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04872 Filed 3-9-20; 8:45 am]
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