Notice2025-09242
Commonwealth LNG, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Commonwealth LNG Project
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Published
May 22, 2025
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Energy DepartmentFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 98 (Thursday, May 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21913-21914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09242]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP19-502-000, CP19-502-001]
Commonwealth LNG, LLC; Notice of Availability of the Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed
Commonwealth LNG Project
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a final
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supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) to address the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's (court) July
16, 2024 opinion finding, as relevant here, that FERC failed to
properly assess the cumulative effects of the Commonwealth LNG
Project's (Project) nitrogen dioxide emissions and remanded the Order
to FERC for further proceedings.\1\ The Project is proposed by
Commonwealth LNG, LLC (Commonwealth) in the above-referenced
dockets.\2\ Commonwealth requests authorization to site, construct, and
operate a natural gas liquefaction and export facility, including a
Natural Gas Act section 3 natural gas pipeline, in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana.
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\1\ Healthy Gulf v. FERC, 107 F.4th 1033 (D.C. Cir. 2024).
\2\ For tracking purposes under the National Environmental
Policy Act, the unique identification number for documents relating
to this environmental review is SEIS-019-20-000-1732105621.
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On September 9, 2022, the Commission staff issued a final EIS for
the Project.\3\ On November 17, 2022, the Commission issued an ``Order
Granting Authorization Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act'' (Order)
for Commonwealth's Project.\4\ On June 9, 2023, the Commission issued
an ``Order Addressing Arguments Raised on Rehearing''.\5\ On July 16,
2024, the court issued its opinion and remanded the Order to FERC for
further proceedings.\6\ As part of the Commission's consideration of
the proposed Project on remand, we \7\ prepared this final supplemental
EIS to assess the issue raised by the court.
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\3\ eLibrary accession number 20220909-3017.
\4\ Commonwealth LNG, LLC, 181 FERC ] 61,143 (2022). eLibrary
accession number 20221117-3091.
\5\ Order on reh'g, 183 FERC ] 61,173 (2023). eLibrary accession
number 20230609-3058.
\6\ Healthy Gulf v. FERC, 107 F.4th 1033 (D.C. Cir. 2024).
\7\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental and
engineering staff of the FERC's Office of Energy Projects.
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The Commission mailed a copy of the ``Notice of Availability'' to
Federal, State, and local government representatives and agencies;
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native
American Tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project
area. The final supplemental EIS is only available in electronic
format. It may be viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website
(<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>), on the natural gas environmental documents page
(<a href="https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents">https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/environment/environmental-documents</a>). In addition, the final supplemental EIS may
be accessed by using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on
the eLibrary link (<a href="https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search">https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search</a>) select
``General Search'' and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number''
field (i.e., CP19-502). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date
range. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9ffdccbdaf6d7d5d0d7dceaccc9c9d6cbcdf9dfdccbda97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33755641507c5d5f5a5d56604643435c414773555641501d545c45">[email protected]</span></a> or toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502-8659.
Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (<a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffb0afafbf999a8d9cd1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8f7e8e8f8deddcadb96dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a>.
In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription that 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. Go to <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview">https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview</a> to
register for eSubscription.
Dated: May 16, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-09242 Filed 5-21-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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