[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72836-72837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20142]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP14-517-002]


Golden Pass LNG Terminal, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of 
Time

    Take notice that on August 28, 2024, Golden Pass LNG Terminal, LLC 
(GPLNG) requested that the Commission grant an extension of time, until 
November 30, 2029, to construct and place into service its Golden Pass 
Export Terminal Project (Project), located in the vicinity of Sabine 
Pass, Texas, as authorized in the December 21, 2016 Order Granting 
Authorizations under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act 
(Order).\1\ The Order required GPLNG to complete construction of the 
Project and make it available for service within five years of the date 
of the Order, or by December 21, 2021.
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    \1\ See Golden Pass Products, LLC and Golden Pass Pipeline, LLC, 
157 FERC ] 61,222 (2016), order amending Section 3 authorization, 
Golden Pass LNG Terminal, LLC, 174 FERC ] 61,053 (2021).
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    On December 11, 2019, the Commission granted GPLNG an extension of 
time, until November 30, 2026, to complete construction of the Project 
and make it available for service.\2\
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    \2\ See, Docket No. CP14-517-000, et al, (December 11, 2019) 
(delegated letter order).
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    GPLNG states that, due to delays caused by the bankruptcy filing of 
the lead construction contractor, remaining schedule uncertainties 
related to the transition to a new lead contractor, and other possible 
delays outside of GPLNG's control that may occur, such as potential 
hurricane impacts, and for commissioning and start-up activities, that 
additional time is required for completing construction of the project 
and placing it into service.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on GPLNG'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,\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 (NEPA).\6\ At the time a 
pipeline requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of 
public convenience and necessity are final and the Commission

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will not re-litigate their issuance.\7\ 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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    \3\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
    \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). 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 http://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 September 16, 2024.

    Dated: August 30, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-20142 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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