Notice2025-17228
Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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September 9, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43424-43425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17228]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[CP18-513-000]
Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP; Notice of Request for
Extension of Time
Take notice that on August 27, 2025, Cheniere Corpus Christi
Pipeline, LP (CCPL) requested that the Commission grant an extension of
time, until December 31, 2029, to construct and place into service its
Stage 3 Pipeline Project (Project), located in San Patricio County,
Texas, as authorized in the Order Granting Authorizations under
Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act (Order).\1\ The Order required
CCPL to complete construction of the Project and make it available for
service within five years of the date of the Order, or by November 22,
2024.
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\1\ Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, Corpus Christi
Liquefaction, LLC & Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP, 169 FERC ]
61,135 (2019).
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On May 6, 2022, the Commission granted CCPL an extension of time,
until June 30, 2027, to complete construction of the Project and make
it available for service.\2\
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\2\ Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, Corpus Christi
Liquefaction, LLC & Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, LP, 179 FERC ]
61,087 (2022), as amended, Errata Notice, Docket Nos. CP18-512-001 &
CP18-513-001 (May 10, 2022), further amended, Errata Notice, Docket
Nos. CP18-512-001 & CP18-513-001 (June 13, 2022) (the ``Stage 3
Extension Order''), reh'g denied, 181 FERC ] 61,033 (2022), aff'd
sub nom, Sierra Club v. FERC, 97 F.4th 16 (D.C. Cir. 2024).
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Specifically, the Stage 3 Pipeline Project consists of a 21-mile-
long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline, the installation of two Solar Titan
130E gas fired compressor units at CCPL's existing Sinton Compressor
Station, meter stations, and other appurtenant facilities. CCPL
requires additional time to complete construction and installation of
the second Solar Titan 130E compressor unit (Unit No. 2), two receipt
meters, a delivery meter, and related appurtenant facilities.
CCPL states that it has made good faith efforts to advance
construction of the Stage 3 Pipeline Project, which has already been
partially constructed and placed in service. CCPL states that
construction activities commenced on February 24, 2020, and on January
26, 2021, CCPL placed the first Solar Titan 130E compressor unit in
service. CCPL states that it has constructed the compressor building,
suction and discharge header piping, and installed piping to
accommodate supporting ancillary equipment to accommodate both the
first unit placed in service as well as Unit No. 2. Additionally, CCPL
states that it has submitted a purchase order for Unit No. 2. Because
of a longer than anticipated timeline for obtaining and installing Unit
No. 2, and because of updated logistical and planning milestones, CCPL
estimates it will need additional time beyond the current June 30,
2027, in-service deadline to complete installation and commissioning,
and to place the remaining facilities into service.
This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on CCPL'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,\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 (<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#f0969582939f9e9c999e95838580809f8284b096958293de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5838097868a8b898c8b80969095958a9791a583809786cb828a93">[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#0f7f7a6d63666c217d6a696a7d6a616c6a7d6060624f696a7d6c21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddada8bfb1b4bef3afb8bbb8afb8b3beb8afb2b2b09dbbb8afbef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments
in lieu of 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 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#733c232333151601105d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4abb4b4a482819687ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 18, 2025.
Dated: September 3, 2025.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-17228 Filed 9-8-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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