[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13285-13286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06593]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP18-512-000; Docket No. CP18-513-000]
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, Corpus Christi
Liquefaction, LLC, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of
Availability of The Environmental Assessment for The Proposed Stage 3
Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Stage
3 Project, proposed by Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC,
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, and Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline,
L.P. (collectively, Cheniere) in the above-referenced dockets. Cheniere
requests authorization to expand the liquefied natural gas (LNG)
liquefaction and storage capacity of the previously approved Corpus
Christi Liquefaction Project (Liquefaction Project) (Docket Nos. CP12-
507-000 and CP12-508-000), as well as to construct and operate a new
interstate natural gas pipeline and associated facilities in San
Patricio County, Texas.
The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Stage 3 Project in accordance with
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project, with
appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a major federal
action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation,
U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service participated as
cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EA. Cooperating agencies
have jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis.
The proposed Stage 3 Project includes the following facilities in
San Patricio County, Texas:
Addition of seven mid-scale liquefaction trains capable of
producing up to 11.45 million tons per annum of LNG;
one new 160,000-cubic meter LNG storage tank;
21 miles of new 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
addition of two natural gas compressor units at the
existing Sinton Compressor Station; and
appurtenant facilities including, meter and regulator
stations, launcher and receiver facilities, and mainline valves.
The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed
and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the
Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the
eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General
Search, and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field,
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18-512). Be sure you have
selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on EA's disclosure and discussion of potential
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid
or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the
opportunity to consider your comments prior to making its decision on
this project, it is important that we receive your comments in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 29, 2019.
For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments
in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on ``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP18-512-000 and CP18-513-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
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Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions
to intervene are more fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing or judicial review of the Commission's decision. The
Commission may grant affected landowners and others with environmental
concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other
party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments
will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
Dated: March 29, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06593 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
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