[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51233-51234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23940]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP18-7-000: PF17-5-000]


Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on October 16, 2017, Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC 
(Port Arthur Pipeline), 2925 Briarpark, Suite 900, Houston, Texas 
77042, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the NGA, and Parts 157 and 284 of 
the Commission's regulations, filed an application requesting a 
certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct, own, and 
operate its Louisiana Connector Project.
    The Louisiana Connector Project consists of 131 miles of new 42-
inch-diameter pipeline, a new 89,900 horsepower compressor station, 
interconnection facilities with interstate and intrastate natural gas 
facilities, and other appurtenant facilities. The Louisiana Connector 
Project is designed to deliver up to 2,000 million cubic feet (MMcf) 
per day of natural gas to the Liquefaction Project that is currently 
being developed by Port Arthur LNG, LLC and PALNG Common Facilities 
Company, LLC and is under review by the Commission in Docket No. CP17-
20-000. The Louisiana Connector Project facilities will extend from an 
interconnect with Columbia Gas Transmission located northeast of 
Eunice, Louisiana in St. Landry Parish through Evangeline, Allen, 
Beauregard, Calcasieu, and Cameron Parishes in Louisiana and Orange and 
Jefferson Counties in Texas and terminate at the proposed Liquefaction 
Project south of Port Arthur in Jefferson County, Texas. The cost of 
the proposed project is $1,207,584,005, all as more fully set forth in 
the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. The 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.
    On March 13, 2017, the Commission staff granted Port Arthur 
Pipeline's request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned 
Docket No. PF17-5-000 to staff activities involved in the Louisiana 
Connector Project. Now, as of the filing of the October 16, 2017 
application, the Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From 
this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. 
CP18-7-000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
Jerrod L. Harrison, Senior Counsel, Port Arthur Pipeline, 488 8th 
Avenue, San Diego, CA 9210, by phone at (619) 696-2987, or by email to 
[email protected].
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will 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) for this proposal. 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.
    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)

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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 
five 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.
    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 commenters 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 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 (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.
    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 five 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 November 20, 2017.

    Dated: October 30, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-23940 Filed 11-2-17; 8:45 am]
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