[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24399-24401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08321]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP23-129-000; PF22-10-000]


Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Notice of Application and 
Establishing Intervention Deadline

    Take notice that on March 30, 2023, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, 
LLC and CCL Midscale 8-9, LLC, 700 Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston, 
TX 77002, filed an application in the above referenced docket, seeking 
authorization pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 
and Parts 153 and 380 of the Commission's regulations, to site, 
construct and operate its Corpus Christi Liquefaction Midscale Trains 8 
& 9 Project, an expansion of the Corpus Christi liquefied natural gas 
terminal (CCL Terminal), located at an existing brownfield site in San 
Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas along the La Quinta Ship Channel.
    Specifically, the proposed expansion will include (i) two midscale 
liquefaction trains (Trains 8 & 9) and supporting infrastructure to be 
interconnected and operated, on an integrated basis, with the existing 
CCL Terminal LNG \1\ storage tanks, control buildings, marine 
facilities, and other ancillary facilities, (ii) an increase in the 
authorized loading rate of LNG carriers visiting the CCL Terminal and 
(iii) the addition of certain refrigerant, end flash and boil-off gas 
facilities designed to manage integrated operations once the Project is 
placed into service. The proposed Trains 8 & 9 together would be 
capable of liquefying up to approximately 170 Billion cubic feet per 
year (Bcf/y) \2\ of domestically produced natural gas for export, all 
as more fully set forth in the request which is on file with the 
Commission and open to public inspection.
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    \1\ LNG stands for Liquified Natural Gas.
    \2\ Approximately equivalent of 3.28 million tons per annum 
(MTPA) of LNG.
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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 (www.ferc.gov) using the 
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, 
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public 
Reference Room. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-
3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Karri 
Mahmoud, Director Environmental & Regulatory Projects, Cheniere Energy, 
Inc., 700 Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77002, by telephone at 
(713) 375-5000, or by email at [email protected].
    On September 9, 2022, the Commission granted the Applicant's 
request to utilize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-
Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF22-10-000 to staff activities 
involved in the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Midscale Trains 8 & 9 
Project. Now, as of the filing of the March 30, 2023 application, the 
Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, 
this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP23-129-000 as noted 
in the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure,\3\ within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will 
either: complete its environmental review and place it into the 
Commission's public

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record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental 
Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the 
anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final 
environmental impact statement (FEIS) or environmental assessment (EA) 
for this proposal. The filing of an EA in the Commission's public 
record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of 
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the 
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days 
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
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    \3\ 18 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 157.9.
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Public Participation

    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project: you can file comments on the project, and you can file a 
motion to intervene in the proceeding. There is no fee or cost for 
filing comments or intervening. The deadline for filing a motion to 
intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2023.

Comments

    Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. Comments 
may include statements of support or objections to the project as a 
whole or specific aspects of the project. The more specific your 
comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments 
are timely and properly recorded, please submit your comments on or 
before May 4, 2023.
    There are three methods you can use to submit your comments to the 
Commission. In all instances, please reference the Project docket 
number CP23-129-000 in your submission.
    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment 
feature, which is located on the Commission's website at www.ferc.gov 
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy 
method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a 
project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling 
feature, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) 
under the link to Documents and Filings. 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; first select ``General'' and then select ``Comment on a 
Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to 
the following address below.\4\ Your written comments must reference 
the Project docket number (CP23-129-000).
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    \4\ Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be 
delivered to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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    To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426.
    To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly 
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments (options 1 
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 
502-8258 or [email protected]
    Persons who comment on the environmental review of this project 
will be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list and will 
receive notification when the environmental documents (EA or EIS) are 
issued for this project and will be notified of meetings associated 
with the Commission's environmental review process.
    The Commission considers all comments received about the project in 
determining the appropriate action to be taken. However, the filing of 
a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the 
proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding. 
For instructions on how to intervene, see below.

Interventions

    Any person, which includes individuals, organizations, businesses, 
municipalities, and other entities,\5\ has the option to file a motion 
to intervene in this proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to 
request rehearing of Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to 
subsequently challenge the Commission's orders in the U.S. Circuit 
Courts of Appeal.
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    \5\ 18 CFR 385.102(d).
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    To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the 
Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure \6\ and the regulations under the NGA \7\ by the 
intervention deadline for the project, which is May 4, 2023. As 
described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to 
the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as 
your interest in the proceeding. For an individual, this could include 
your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted 
community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly 
impacted by the project in order to intervene. For more information 
about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.
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    \6\ 18 CFR 385.214.
    \7\ 18 CFR 157.10.
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    There are two ways to submit your motion to intervene. In both 
instances, please reference the Project docket number CP23-129-000 in 
your submission.
    (1) You may file your motion to intervene by using the Commission's 
eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission's website 
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. 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; first select 
``General'' and then select ``Intervention.'' The eFiling feature 
includes a document-less intervention option; for more information, 
visit https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/document-less-intervention.pdf; or
    (2) You can file a paper copy of your motion to intervene, along 
with three copies, by mailing the documents to the address below.\8\ 
Your motion to intervene must reference the Project docket number CP23-
129-000.
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    \8\ Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be 
delivered to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins 
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
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    Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    The Commission encourages electronic filing of motions to intervene 
(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 
502-8258 or [email protected]
    Protests and motions to intervene must be served to the applicant 
either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Karri 
Mahmoud, Director Environmental & Regulatory Projects, Cheniere Energy, 
Inc., 700 Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77002, or by email at 
[email protected]. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor 
must be served to the applicant and all other parties to the 
proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the 
service list at the eService link on FERC Online.

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    All timely, unopposed \9\ motions to intervene are automatically 
granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1).\10\ Motions to intervene that 
are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely, and may be 
denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for 
being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived 
and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 
214(d) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.\11\ A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or 
electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other 
parties.
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    \9\ The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of a motion to 
intervene to file a written objection to the intervention.
    \10\ 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
    \11\ 18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and (d).
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Tracking the Proceeding

    Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project 
will be available from the Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 
(866) 208-FERC, or on the FERC website at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``eLibrary'' link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides 
access to the texts of all 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. For more information and to register, go to 
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2023.

    Dated: April 13, 2023.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08321 Filed 4-19-23; 8:45 am]
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