Notice2026-03548
Magnolia LNG, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
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February 23, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8475-8476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03548]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP14-347-002, CP19-19-001, CP14-511-001]
Magnolia LNG, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time
Take notice that on January 15, 2026, Magnolia LNG, LLC (Magnolia)
requested that the Commission grant an extension of time, until April
15, 2031, to construct and place into service its Magnolia LNG Project
(Project) located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, as authorized in the
Order Granting Authorization Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and
Issuing Certificates (April 15 Order).\1\ The April 15 Order required
Magnolia to complete construction of the Project and make it available
for service within five years of the order date, or by April 15,
2021.\2\
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\1\ Magnolia LNG, LLC, 155 FERC ] 61,033 (2016), reh'g denied,
157 FERC ] 61,149 (2016).
\2\ On June 18, 2020, the Commission issued an order amending
Magnolia's authorization to increase the authorized total LNG
production capacity of the Magnolia LNG Project from 8.0 million
metric tons per annum to 8.8 MTPA. The order did not change the
construction deadline, which remained April 15, 2021.
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Magnolia states that, despite its efforts to meet the revised April
15, 2026, the progress of the construction deadline has been delayed
primarily due to overlapping construction deadlines set by the
Department of Energy (DOE) \3\ and DOE's issuance of a new policy
statement that imposed more restrictive construction deadlines on
requests to extend the commencement deadline for non-FTA export
authorizations,\4\ as well as DOE's rescission of that policy on April
2, 2025.\5\ Magnolia was required to allow its prior non-FTA
authorization to expire, and on November 29, 2023, Magnolia submitted a
new non-FTA application to DOE, which remains pending.
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\3\ DOE/FE Order No. 3909, Docket No. 13-132-LNG, Opinion and
Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export
Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Proposed Magnolia LNG
Terminal to be Constructed in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Non-Free
Trade Agreement Nations (Nov. 30, 2016).
\4\ Policy Statement on Export Commencement Deadlines in
Authorizations to Export Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement
Countries, 88 FR 25272 (April 26, 2023).
\5\ Rescission of Policy Statement on Export Commencement
Deadlines in Authorizations to Export Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade
Agreement Countries, 90 FR 14411 (Apr. 2, 2025).
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This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Magnolia'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,\6\ the Commission will aim
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\7\ The
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\8\ 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
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(NEPA).\9\ 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.\10\ 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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\6\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
\7\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40
(2020).
\8\ Id. at P 40.
\9\ 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.
\10\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P
40.
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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#a0c6c5d2c3cfceccc9cec5d3d5d0d0cfd2d4e0c6c5d2c38ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="44222136272b2a282d2a21373134342b363004222136276a232b32">[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#d0a0a5b2bcb9b3fea2b5b6b5a2b5beb3b5a2bfbfbd90b6b5a2b3feb7bfa6"><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 <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.
For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, contact the Office
of Public Participation at (202) 502-6595 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae5fafaeacccfd8c984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17584747577172657439707861">[email protected]</span></a>.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 5, 2026.
(Authority: 18 CFR 2.1)
Dated: February 18, 2026.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03548 Filed 2-20-26; 8:45 am]
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