[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 41309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14802]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP22-21-000; Docket No. CP22-22-000]


Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC; Venture Global CP Express, LLC; 
Notice Suspending Environmental Review Schedule of the Proposed CP2 LNG 
and CP EXPRESS PROJECTS

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) is suspending the environmental review schedule of the CP2 
LNG and CP Express Projects (Projects) involving construction and 
operation of facilities by Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC (CP2 LNG) and 
Venture Global CP Express, LLC (CP Express) in Jasper and Newton 
Counties, Texas, and Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes, Louisiana. The 
notice of schedule, issued on February 9, 2022, identified a July 2022 
draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issuance date and a February 
10, 2023 final EIS date. This schedule was based upon CP2 LNG and CP 
Express providing complete and timely responses to any data requests. 
Environmental or engineering data requests were issued on February 11, 
April 11, April 14, and May 11, 2022. CP2 LNG and CP Express responded 
partially to these data requests on March 3, March 11, March 31, April 
22, May 2, May 4, May 20, May 31, June 10, and June 30, 2022. A number 
of responses to data requests remain outstanding and/or are deficient, 
including the following, which are integral to the development of the 
draft EIS:

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  Examples of necessary information for    Date to be provided according
                draft EIS                   to CP2 LNG and CP  express
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Process Hazard Analysis.................  August 1, 2022.
Hazard Analysis Report..................  August 1, 2022.
Building Siting Analysis................  August 1, 2022.
Carbon Capture and Sequestration........  September 1, 2022.
Details on LNG Sendout Lines (pipe-in-    September 1, 2022.
 pipe, including under a waterway).
Noise Impact Analyses...................  (no date provided).
Cumulative Impacts using the recommended  (no date provided).
 appropriate geographic scope.
Non-Jurisdictional Facilities...........  (no date provided).
Draft Beneficial Use Dredged Material     (no date provided).
 Plan.
Draft Biological Assessment.............  (no date provided).
Air Dispersion Modeling.................  (no date provided).
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    As stated in our data requests, complete responses to these 
information requests within the time frame requested was necessary to 
maintain the published schedule for issuance of the EIS. CP2 LNG and CP 
Express have indicated in its responses to staff data requests that 
certain information would not be provided in time for staff to evaluate 
the responses and complete the analysis required for the draft EIS. 
Because there are still a number of outstanding responses to staff's 
environmental and engineering data requests, FERC staff are no longer 
able to complete the draft EIS as scheduled.
    Therefore, the Commission will suspend the environmental review 
schedule for the Projects. Once CP2 LNG and CP Express provide the 
outstanding information or a schedule for when all substantive 
responses would be provided, the Commission will issue a revised 
schedule for the draft and final EIS. This is not a suspension of the 
Commission staff's review of the CP2 LNG and CP Express' Projects. 
Staff will continue to process CP2 LNG and CP Express' proposal to the 
extent possible based upon the information filed to date while awaiting 
the remaining data responses.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the Projects are available from the 
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the 
FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Click on the 
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number 
in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., 
CP22-21 and CP22-22). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date 
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 
502-8659. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all 
formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and 
rulemakings.
    Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission's 
calendar located at https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events along with 
other related information.

    Dated: July 6, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-14802 Filed 7-11-22; 8:45 am]
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