[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66098-66099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18057]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP17-41-001]


Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC; Notice of Request for 
Extension of Time

    Take notice that on July 29, 2024, Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville 
LLC (Eagle LNG) requested that the Commission grant an extension of 
time, until September 19, 2029, to construct and place into service its 
Jacksonville Project (Project) located in Jacksonville, Florida as 
authorized by the Commission in Docket No. CP17-41-000.\1\ The Order 
required Eagle LNG to complete construction of the Project and make it 
available for service within five years of the date of the Order, or by 
September 19, 2024.
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    \1\ Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC, 168 FERC ] 61,181 
(2019) (Order).
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    Eagle LNG states that the Jacksonville Project has been impacted 
substantially by the COVID-19 pandemic, which began only six months 
after the issuance of the Order. The COVID-19 pandemic created an 
extremely challenging environment for the negotiation and execution of 
contracts. Those impediments continued for some time after the effects 
of the pandemic had begun to subside in 2022.
    Eagle LNG affirms that inflation and supply chain issues brought on 
by the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the total installed cost of the 
Jacksonville Project from what was forecast when Eagle LNG first 
submitted the Jacksonville Project application to the Commission. Since 
many construction companies are focused on larger scale projects, and 
those willing to take on a more modestly sized project are finding it 
virtually impossible to hire skilled tradesmen, Eagle LNG has found it 
difficult to secure the services of a contractor that will devote time 
to the Jacksonville Project. Eagle LNG anticipates that the 
construction of the Jacksonville Project will take 24 to 36 months, 
with construction commencing following a final investment decision to 
be made. In order to make that final investment decision, Eagle LNG and 
its investors must be able to conclude that the project's FERC 
authorization provides enough time to complete construction of the 
Jacksonville Project. This is the reason why Eagle LNG requests that 
the FERC construction completion deadline be extended to September 19, 
2029.

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    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Eagle LNG'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 (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10).
    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA 
facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For 
those extension requests that are contested,\2\ the Commission will aim 
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\3\ The 
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant 
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\4\ 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 (NEPA).\5\ 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.\6\ The Director of the Office of Energy 
Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension 
requests that are uncontested.
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    \2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2023).
    \3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ 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.
    \6\ Algonquin, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40.
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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 (https://www.ferc.gov). 
From the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is 
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on 
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or 
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket 
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket 
number field.
    User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's 
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202) 
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at 
[email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at 
[email protected].
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments 
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at https://www.ferc.gov. In 
lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy which must 
reference the Project docket number.

To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852

    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2024.

    Dated: August 5, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-18057 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]
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