[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62344-62345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24487]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP13-552-000; Docket No. CP13-553-000]


Sabine Pass Liquefaction Expansion, LLC, Sabine Pass 
Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., Cheniere Creole Trail 
Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on September 30, 2013, Sabine Pass Liquefaction 
Expansion, LLC, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine Pass LNG, 
L.P. (collectively referred to as Sabine Pass) filed with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission an application under section 3(a) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to site, construct, and operate 
additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities at the Sabine 
Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which was originally 
approved by the Commission in CP11-72-000 . The proposed facilities, 
referred to as the Liquefaction Expansion Project (or Stage 3), would 
consist of two new LNG liquefaction trains 5 and 6 and would increase 
the terminal's export capacity by 503 Bcf per year (251.5 Bcf per 
liquefaction train).
    In addition, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. (CCTPL) filed, in 
the same application, a request under section 7(c) of the NGA, for 
authorization to construct, own, and operate new interstate natural gas 
pipeline, compression, and related facilities in the State of 
Louisiana, referred to as the CCTPL Expansion Project, that would 
provide up to an additional 1.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of 
firm reverse flow capacity on the existing Cheniere Creole Trail 
pipeline system. In addition, the CCTPL Expansion Project would provide 
up to 2.0 Bcf/d of firm transportation capacity on newly proposed Zone 
2 facilities, which would extend the CCTPL Pipeline to new receipt 
points providing access to the systems of Columbia Gulf Transmission 
Company, Pine Prairie Energy Center, ANR Pipeline Company, and Texas 
Gas Transmission, LLC. The new pipeline facilities would consist of 
approximately 104.3 miles of new 42-inch- and 36-inch pipeline (loop, 
mainline extension, and laterals), and 53,000 hp of additional 
compression at the new Mamou Compressor Station in Evangeline Parish, 
LA.
    This application is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. This filing is available for review at the Commission in 
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
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 the application should be directed to 
Patricia Outtrim or Rina Chang, Cheniere Energy, Inc., 700 Milam 
Street, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002, by phone at (713) 375-5000 or by 
email at [email protected] or [email protected] or to Lisa 
M. Tonery or Tania S. Perez, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, 666 Fifth 
Avenue, New York, NY 10103, by telephone at (212) 318-3009 or by email 
at [email protected] or 
[email protected].
    On March 8, 2013, the Commission staff granted Sabine Pass' and 
CCTPL's request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket 
No. PF13-8-000 to staff activities involved the Sabine Pass 
Liquefaction Expansion and CCTPL Expansion Project's. Now as of the 
filing the September 30, 2013 application, the Pre-Filing Process for 
these projects has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will 
be conducted in Docket Nos. CP13-552-000 and CP13-553-000, 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 in the proceeding with the 
Commission and must mail 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. Environmental commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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

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to seek court review of the Commission's final order.
    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 5 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 October 31, 2013.

    Dated: October 10, 2013.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-24487 Filed 10-17-13; 8:45 am]
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