Notice2021-27563
Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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December 21, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72230-72231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27563]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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Docket Nos.
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Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, CP18-512-000
LLC; Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC.
Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP.... CP18-513-000
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Take notice that on December 7, 2021, Corpus Christi Liquefaction
Stage III, LLC, Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, and Cheniere Corpus
Christi Pipeline, LP (collectively the Applicants), requested that the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) grant an extension of
time, until June 30, 2027, to complete their Stage 3 LNG Project and
Stage 3 Pipeline Project, as authorized in the November 22, 2019 Order
Granting Authorizations Under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act
(November 22 Order).\1\ Ordering Paragraphs (B) and (D)(1) of the
November 22 Order provide a deadline of November 22, 2024, to make
their facilities available for service.
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\1\ Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, Corpus Christi
Liquefaction, LLC, and Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP, 169
FERC ] 61,135 (2019) (November 22 Order).
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The Applicants now state that, due to adverse economic and
logistical conditions induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, commercial
progress was slowed and a Final Investment Decision on the Stage 3
Projects was delayed. The Applicants now state that these unforeseen
circumstances precluded the project from reaching full
commercialization, and that additional time is now required to complete
the construction of the authorized project facilities.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on the applicant'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 (18 CFR 157.10).\2\
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\2\ Only motions to intervene from entities that were party to
the underlying proceeding will be accepted. Algonquin Gas
Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 39 (2020).
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As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for Natural
Gas Act 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.\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 OEP Director, 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) (2019).
\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 (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>) 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 Commission's Public Reference
Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning
the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the President on
March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0a6a5b2a3af8e8c898e85b39590908f9294a086859283ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e484b5c4d41606267606b5d7b7e7e617c7a4e686b7c6d20696178">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments
in lieu of
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paper using the ``eFile'' link at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">http://www.ferc.gov</a>. In lieu of
electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via
the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier
must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 29, 2021.
Dated: December 14, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-27563 Filed 12-20-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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