[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47284-47285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19428]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP19-502-000; PF17-8-000]


Commonwealth LNG, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on August 20, 2019, Commonwealth LNG, LLC 
(Commonwealth), at One Riverway, Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77056, filed 
an application in the above reference docket an application pursuant to 
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) to construct and operate a 
natural gas liquefaction and export facility and an associated NGA 
section 3 pipeline in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, referred as the 
Commonwealth LNG Project, 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 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, (866) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Commission staff has determined that this project qualifies as a 
Major Infrastructure Project pursuant to the Memorandum of 
Understanding Implementing One Federal Decision under Executive Order 
13807 signed on April 10, 2018. Major Infrastructure Projects are 
defined as projects for which multiple authorizations by Federal 
agencies will be required and the lead Federal agency has determined 
that it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement under the 
National Environmental Policy Act.\1\
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    \1\ 42 U.S.C. (United States Code) 4321 et seq. For more 
information on One Federal Decision, visit our website at https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/gen-info/one-federal.asp.
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    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Robert 
Powers, Commonwealth LNG, LLC, One Riverway, Suite 500, Houston, Texas 
77056, by telephone at (346) 352-4444 or by email at 
[email protected].
    On August 15, 2017, Commission staff granted the applicant's 
request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF17-
8-000 to staff activities involving the project. Now, as of the filing 
of this application on August 20, 2019, the Pre-Filing Process for this 
project has ended. From this

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time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP19-502-
000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Specifically, the Commonwealth LNG Project would be located on the 
west side of the Calcasieu Ship Channel near its entrance to the Gulf 
of Mexico in Cameron Parish, Louisiana and it will consist of one 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant that will include six liquefaction 
trains with a peak capacity of 9.5 MTPA of LNG; six full-containment 
LNG storage tanks with a capacity of 240,000 cubic meters of LNG 
storage; one marine loading berth; and a 3.04 miles of 30-inch-diameter 
natural gas pipeline that will connect the LNG facility with the 
existing interstate and intrastate pipeline systems of Kinetica 
Partners, LLC and EnLink Bridgeline Holdings, LP for the purpose of 
supplying feed gas to the project.
    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, and will be 
notified of any 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 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 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time, September 24, 2019.

    Dated: September 3, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19428 Filed 9-6-19; 8:45 am]
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