[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34143-34144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11237]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-66-001 and CP17-67-001]


Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC; Notice of Availability of 
the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Plaquemines LNG Amendment 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the 
Plaquemines LNG Amendment (Amendment), proposed by Venture Global 
Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines LNG) in the above referenced docket.
    Plaquemines LNG proposes to increase the peak workforce from its 
current 3,600 personnel up to 6,000 personnel per day, increase traffic 
volumes, and implement a 24-hours-per-day, 7-days-per-week construction 
schedule for select activities during the remaining construction period 
at the Plaquemines LNG Terminal site in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. 
In addition, Plaquemines LNG is seeking approval for an additional 50-
acre parking/laydown area referred to as the State Highway (SH) 23 
Yard. Plaquemines LNG anticipates completing the Plaquemines LNG and 
Gator Express Pipeline Project (Plaquemines LNG Project) in 2025.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
Amendment in accordance with the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval 
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the proposed Amendment, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not 
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality 
of the human environment.
    The EA incorporates by reference the Commission staff's May 2019 
Final Environmental Impact Statement issued in Docket Nos. CP17-66-000 
and CP17-67-000 for the Plaquemines LNG Project, and the Commission's 
findings and conclusions in its September 30, 2019 Order. The EA 
addresses the potential environmental effects of the Amendment on water 
and wetlands resources, vegetation and wildlife, socioeconomics, 
environmental justice, visual resources, cultural resources, air 
quality, and noise. The EA also addresses cumulative impacts, including 
climate change, and alternatives to the proposed action.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability for the 
EA to Federal, State, and local government representatives and 
agencies; Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners; and 
other interested individuals and groups. The EA is only available in 
electronic format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's 
website (www.ferc.gov), on the natural gas environmental documents page 
(https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using 
the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link 
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search), select ``General Search'' 
and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field (i.e. CP17-
66 or CP17-67). 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.
    The EA is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's 
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to 
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding. 
Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments should 
focus on the 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 Amendment, 
it is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or 
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 20, 2023.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit 
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 
FERC Online. 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 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 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 using the U.S. Postal Service. Be sure to 
reference the project docket numbers (CP17-66-001and CP17-67-001) with 
your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. 
Submissions sent through carriers other than the U.S. Postal Service 
must be sent to 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852 for 
processing.
    Filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, 
but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered. 
Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of 
the Commission's decision. At this point in this proceeding, the 
timeframe for filing timely intervention requests has expired. Any 
person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion 
to intervene out-of-time pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and 
(d)) and show good cause why the time limitation should be waived. 
Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferc-online/how-guides.
    Additional information about the Plaquemines LNG Amendment is 
available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 
208-FERC, or on the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using eLibrary. The 
eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of 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 https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview to 
register for eSubscription.

    Dated: May 19, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-11237 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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