82 FR 14707 - Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC and Venture Global Gator Express, LLC; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 54 (March 22, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14707-14708]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05671]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP17-66-000; CP17-67-000; PF15-27-000]


Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC and Venture Global Gator 
Express, LLC; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on February 28, 2017, Venture Global Plaquemines 
LNG, LLC (Plaquemines LNG) and Venture Global Gator Express, LLC (Gator 
Express Pipeline), 2200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 600 West, 
Washington, DC 20037, filed an application pursuant to sections 3 and 
7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Parts 157 and 284 of the 
Commission's Regulations requesting authority to construct a liquefied 
natural gas (LNG) export terminal and pipeline facilities located in 
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Together the proposals are referred to 
as the Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express Pipeline Project or Project. 
Specifically, Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express Pipeline request 
Commission authorization to construct and operate a new LNG export 
terminal and associated facilities along the west bank of the 
Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (Terminal) and to 
construct and operate two new 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline 
laterals that will connect the Terminal to the pipeline facilities of 
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company and Texas Eastern Transmission. The two 
parallel and adjacent laterals (11.7 and 15.1 miles long) would be 
operated at an MAOP of 1,200 pounds per square inch and will be 
designed to provide firm transportation capacity of approximately 
1,970,000 Dt/d to the Terminal. Total cost of the pipeline portion of 
the project is estimated to be approximately 284 million dollars.
    The filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three 
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For 
assistance, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application should be directed to 
Fory Musser, Senior Vice President, Development, Venture Global LNG, 
Inc., 2200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 600 West, Washington, DC 20037, 
telephone: (202) 759-6738, facsimile: (202) 331-5054 or email: 
[email protected].
    On July 2, 2015 the Commission granted Plaquemines LNG's request to 
utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF15-27-000 to 
staff activities involved in the Project. Now, as of the filing of the 
March 1 application, the Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. 
From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. 
CP17-66-000 and CP17-67-000 as noted in the caption of this Notice.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: 
Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the 
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a 
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule 
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other 
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of 
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this 
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for 
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule will serve to 
notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of 
all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal 
authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission 
staff's FEIS or EA.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person 
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by 
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all 
documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must 
submit 5 copies of filings made with the Commission and must mail a 
copy to the applicant and to every other party in the proceeding. Only 
parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders 
in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in

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determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a 
comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the 
proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments 
in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to 
the party or parties directly involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commenters will be 
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed 
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will 
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by 
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents 
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court 
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link 
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should 
submit an original and 7 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 3, 2017.

    Dated: March 13, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-05671 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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