[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60669-60670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21783]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP16-454-000; CP16-454-003; CP16-455-000; CP16-455-002]


Rio Grande LNG, LLC; Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice 
Seeking Public Comment on Responses to Information Requests

    On May 5, 2016, Rio Grande LNG, LLC (Rio Grande) filed an 
application under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) \1\ and Part 
153 of the Commission's regulations \2\ for authorization to construct 
and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the north 
embankment of the Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron County, Texas. At 
the same time, Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC (Rio Bravo) filed an 
application under NGA section 7(c) \3\ and Part 157 of the Commission's 
regulations \4\ for authorization to construct and operate a natural 
gas pipeline system that would deliver gas to the terminal for 
liquefaction and export. On November 22, 2019, the Commission 
authorized Rio Grande's and Rio Bravo's respective proposals, subject 
to conditions.\5\ On August 3, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
D.C. Circuit (D.C. Circuit) partially remanded, but did not vacate, the 
Commission's authorization.\6\ On August 16, 2022, and August 31, 2022, 
Commission staff issued environmental information requests to Rio 
Grande in order to address deficiencies noted in the D.C. Circuit's 
August 3, 2021 decision. Rio Grande responded to Commission staff's 
information requests on August 22,

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2022, and September 15, 2022.\7\ Similarly on May 2 and May 10, 2022, 
Commission staff issued information requests to Rio Bravo to address 
deficiencies noted in the D.C. Circuit's August 3, 2021 decision, to 
which Rio Bravo provided responses on June 1, 2022.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 717b.
    \2\ 18 CFR part 153 (2021).
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 717f(c).
    \4\ 18 CFR part 157 (2021).
    \5\ Rio Grande LNG, LLC, 169 FERC ] 61,131 (2019), order on 
reh'g, 170 FERC ] 61,046 (2020).
    \6\ Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. FERC, 6 
F.4th 1321, 1332 (D.C. Cir. 2021) (remanding orders without vacatur 
for the Commission to redress deficiencies regarding its analyses of 
project impacts on climate change and environmental justice 
communities).
    \7\ Rio Grande submitted a partial response on August 22, 2022, 
addressing questions related to air modeling and environmental 
justice.
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    By this notice, Commission staff requests public comments on the 
issues addressed in Rio Grande's and Rio Bravo's responses to staff's 
above-referenced information requests of May 2, May 10, August 16, and 
August 31, 2022, regarding environmental justice communities, visual 
impacts, air quality modeling, and emergency planning. Any person 
wishing to comment on these issues may do so.
    To ensure that your comments within the scope of this notice are 
timely and properly recorded, please submit your initial comments no 
later than October 21, 2022. Reply comments are due no later than 
November 4, 2022.
    There are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the 
Commission. Please carefully follow these instructions so that your 
comments are properly recorded. The Commission encourages electronic 
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected].
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) 
under the link to FERC Online. Using eComment is an easy method for 
submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) 
under the link to FERC Online. 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 will be asked to select the type of filing you 
are making; a comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment 
on a Filing'';
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the Commission. Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP16-
454-000 and CP16-455-000) on your letter. 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, MD 20852.
    Additional information about the project, including copies of the 
above-referenced information requests and responses, 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. 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.

    Dated: September 30, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-21783 Filed 10-5-22; 8:45 am]
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