[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72230-72231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27563]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission


Notice of Request for Extension of Time

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Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III,    CP18-512-000
 LLC; Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC.
Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP....  CP18-513-000
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    Take notice that on December 7, 2021, Corpus Christi Liquefaction 
Stage III, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, and Cheniere Corpus 
Christi Pipeline, LP (collectively the Applicants), requested that the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of 
time, until June 30, 2027, to complete their Stage 3 LNG Project and 
Stage 3 Pipeline Project, as authorized in the November 22, 2019 Order 
Granting Authorizations Under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act 
(November 22 Order).\1\ Ordering Paragraphs (B) and (D)(1) of the 
November 22 Order provide a deadline of November 22, 2024, to make 
their facilities available for service.
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    \1\ Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, Corpus Christi 
Liquefaction, LLC, and Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP, 169 
FERC ] 61,135 (2019) (November 22 Order).
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    The Applicants now state that, due to adverse economic and 
logistical conditions induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, commercial 
progress was slowed and a Final Investment Decision on the Stage 3 
Projects was delayed. The Applicants now state that these unforeseen 
circumstances precluded the project from reaching full 
commercialization, and that additional time is now required to complete 
the construction of the authorized project facilities.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on the applicant's 
request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or 
answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or 
before the comment date stated below, file 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 
Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10).\2\
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    \2\ Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to 
the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas 
Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 39 (2020).
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    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural 
Gas Act facilities when such requests are contested before order 
issuance. For those extension requests that are contested,\3\ the 
Commission will aim to issue an order acting on the request within 45 
days.\4\ The Commission will address all arguments relating to whether 
the applicant has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the 
extension.\5\ The Commission will not consider arguments that re-
litigate the issuance of the certificate order, including whether the 
Commission properly found the project to be in the public convenience 
and necessity and whether the Commission's environmental analysis for 
the certificate complied with the National Environmental Policy Act.\6\ 
At the time a pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on 
certificates of public convenience and necessity are final and the 
Commission will not re-litigate their issuance.\7\ The OEP Director, or 
his or her designee, will act on all of those extension requests that 
are uncontested.
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    \3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019).
    \4\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \5\ Id. at P 40.
    \6\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance 
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed 
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the 
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied 
with NEPA.
    \7\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
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    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (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. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to Commission's Public Reference 
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning 
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on 
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments 
in lieu of

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paper using the ``eFile'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. In lieu of 
electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via 
the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier 
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 29, 2021.

    Dated: December 14, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27563 Filed 12-20-21; 8:45 am]
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