[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58368-58369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23225]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


 Notice of Application

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Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC..........  Docket No. CP12-507-000.
Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.....  Docket No. CP12-508-000,
                                             PF12-3-000.
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    On August 31, 2012, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (CCL), located 
at 700 Milam Street, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77002, filed with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application in 
Docket No. CP12-507-000, under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA), as amended, and parts 153 and 380 of the Commission's 
regulations for authorization to site, construct, and operate a 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) export and import facility to be located 
near Corpus Christi, in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas, at the 
site of the previously authorized, but never constructed, Corpus 
Christi LNG, LLC LNG import terminal.
    In the same application, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P. 
(CCP) (together Corpus Christi), located at 700 Milam Street, Suite 
800, Houston, Texas 77002, filed with the Commission an application in 
Docket No. CP12-508-000, under section 7(c) of the NGA and parts 157, 
284, and 380 of the Commission's regulations for (1) A certificate of 
public convenience and necessity (i) authorizing ccp to construct, own 
and operate a new natural gas pipeline, (ii) approving a pro forma 
Tariff, and (iii) approving the proposed initial rates for service; (2) 
a blanket certificate authorizing CCP to engage in certain self-
implementing routine activities under Part 157, Subpart F, of the 
Commission's regulations; and (3) a blanket certificate authorizing CCP 
to transport natural gas, on an open access and self-implementing 
basis, under Part 284, Subpart G of the Commission's regulations.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Patricia Outtrim, Cheniere Energy, Inc., 700 Milam Street, Suite 800, 
Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 375-5212 or Lisa M. Tonery, Fulbright & 
Jaworski L.L.P., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10103, (212) 318-3009, 
[email protected].
    On December 22, 2011, the Commission staff granted CCL's request to 
use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF12-3-000 for this 
proceeding during the pre-filing review of the project. Now, as of the 
filing of CCL's application on August 31, 2012, the pre-filing process 
for this project has ended. From this time forward, CCL's proceeding 
will be conducted in Docket No. CP12-507-000, as noted in the caption 
of this 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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or 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 Commission staff's FEIS or 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 seven copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a 
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    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. Environmental cementers will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental cementers will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the nonparty commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    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.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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 seven copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 
20426. This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov

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using the ``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the 
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an 
``eSubscription'' link on the web site that enables subscribers to 
receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed 
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free) or TTY, 
call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 5, 2012.

    Dated: September 14, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23225 Filed 9-19-12; 8:45 am]
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