Notice2025-12259
Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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July 1, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28736-28737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12259]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP17-470-004]
Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC; Notice
of Request for Extension of Time
Take notice that on June 18, 2025, Freeport LNG Development, L.P.
(Freeport LNG) and FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC (FLIQ4) (together
Applicants or Freeport) requested that the Commission grant a 40-month
extension of time, until December 1, 2031, to construct and place into
service its Train 4 Project (Project) to support additional
liquefaction and export operations at Freeport LNG's existing liquefied
natural gas (LNG) export terminal located in Brazoria County, Texas
(the Terminal), as authorized in the May 17, 2019 Order (Order).\1\ The
Order required Freeport to complete construction of the Project and
make it available for service within four years of the date of the
Order, or by May 17, 2023.
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\1\ Freeport LNG Development, L.P. & FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC,
167 FERC ] 61,155 (2019).
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On September 10, 2020, the Commission granted Freeport an extension
of time until May 17, 2026, to complete construction of the Train 4
Project and make it available for service.\2\ The Commission has
subsequently granted one additional extension of time, making the
current date for the Project facilities to be constructed and placed
into service August 1, 2028.\3\
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\2\ Freeport LNG Development, LP & FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC,
Letter Order Granting Extension of Time (September 10, 2020).
\3\ Freeport LNG Development, LP & FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC, 181
FERC ] 61,023 (2022).
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Freeport affirms that on June 8, 2022, less than a month after
submitting the Second Extension Request, an explosion occurred at the
Terminal, which resulted in the entire Terminal being taken offline
(June 8 Incident).\4\ The Applicants affirm that Freeport LNG has
prioritized restoration efforts and the return of the existing
facilities at the Terminal to service since the issuance of the Second
Extension Order. Moreover, the new facilities approved for the Train 4
Project require use of the Terminal facilities.
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\4\ See Freeport LNG Development, L.P., Letter Discussing LNG
Terminal Operation, Docket Nos. CP03-75-000, et al. (June 30, 2022)
(June 30 Letter); see also Freeport LNG Development, L.P. & FLNG
Liquefaction 4, LLC, 182 FERC ] 61,112 (2023) (noting that ``the
explosion that took the facility offline occurred on June 8, 2022'',
the day after comments on the Second Extension Request were due).
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In its latest extension of time request, Freeport states that
restoration is complete, the Terminal has returned to full service, and
normal operations have resumed. Freeport affirms that it is actively
marketing the Train 4 Project and engaging in discussions with a number
of potential off-takers, including those in more recently emerging
markets and in markets with renewed strategic emphasis on securing
long-term U.S. LNG supply.
The Applicants assert that due to the upfront, long-term commercial
commitments required to be made by LNG customers, and the unique nature
of financing LNG projects, certainty regarding Freeport's ability to
complete Project construction by the in-service deadline is essential
to commercialization of the Project. No changes to the Project are
proposed in connection with the requested extension of time.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Freeport'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,\5\ the Commission will aim
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\6\ The
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\7\ 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).\8\ 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.\9\ 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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\5\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\6\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\7\ Id. at P 40.
\8\ 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.
\9\ 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>). 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bedeef9e8e4e5e7e2e5eef8fefbfbe4f9ffcbedeef9e8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afc9caddccc0c1c3c6c1cadcdadfdfc0dddbefc9caddcc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>, or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#631316010f0a004d1106050611060d0006110c0c0e23050611004d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e6e6b7c72777d306c7b787b6c7b707d7b6c7171735e787b6c7d30797168">[email protected]</span></a>.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at http://
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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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f405f5f4f696a7d6c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47081717072122352469202831">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 11, 2025.
Dated: June 26, 2025.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-12259 Filed 6-30-25; 8:45 am]
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