[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21769-21770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09100]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP17-117-003; CP17-118-003]
Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC, Driftwood Pipeline LLC; Notice
of Request for Extension of Time
Take notice that on May 13, 2025, Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC
(Louisiana LNG) and Driftwood Pipeline LLC (Driftwood Pipeline)
(collectively, the Applicants) requested that the Commission grant an
extension of time, until December 31, 2029, to construct and place into
service its Woodside Louisiana LNG Project (Project) located in
Evangeline, Acadia, Jefferson, Davis, and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana
as authorized in the Order Granting Authorization Under Section 3 and 7
of the Natural Gas Act (Order).\1\ The Order required the Applicants to
complete construction of the Project and make it available for service
within seven years of the date of the Order, or by April 18, 2026.
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\1\ Driftwood LNG LLC & Driftwood Pipeline LLC, 167 FERC ]
61,054 (2019) (Order).
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On February 15, 2024, the Commission granted the Applicants an
extension of time, until April 18, 2029, to complete construction of
the Project and make it available for service.\2\
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\2\ Driftwood LNG LLC & Driftwood Pipeline LLC, 186 FERC ]
61,112 (2024 Extension Order), reh'g denied, 187 FERC ] 62,049,
modified, 188 FERC ] 61,017 (2024).
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Since April 4, 2022, the Project has been actively under
construction. On April 29, 2025, Woodside Energy Group Ltd announced
that it had made a positive final investment decision for the
foundation development of the Project, which includes the first three
liquefaction trains and common infrastructure. The Applicants and
Bechtel Energy Inc. have determined a minor extension of time is
required in order to support additional equity sell-downs, as well as
offtake agreements and other agreements with third parties to progress
the development of the Project.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on the Applicants'
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 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 (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 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, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 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,
community organizations, 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 May 30, 2025.
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Dated: May 15, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-09100 Filed 5-20-25; 8:45 am]
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