[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 58118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23029]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket Nos. CP12-509-000; PF11-2-000]
Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG
Liquefaction 2, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 3, LLC; Notice of Application
Take notice that on August 31, 2012, Freeport LNG Development,
L.P., FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, FLNG Liquefaction 2, LLC, and FLNG
Liquefaction 3, LLC (collectively referred to as Freeport) filed an
application pursuant to section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and
Parts 153 and 380 of the Commission's regulations, requesting
authorization to site, construct, own, and operate natural gas
liquefaction and export facilities located on Quintana Island, Brazoria
County, Texas. This filing may also be viewed on the Commission's Web
site 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, call (866) 208-3676 or
TTY, (202) 502-8659.
The proposed natural gas liquefaction and export facilities will be
constructed adjacent to the existing Freeport LNG Development, L.P.'s
liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on Quintana Island
(Terminal). The main liquefaction equipment will consist of three
liquefaction trains, each capable of producing a nominal 4.4 million
metric tons of LNG per annum (mtpa), for a total capacity of 13.2 mtpa.
In addition, Freeport also proposes to construct natural gas
pretreatment facilities, located approximately 2.5 miles north of the
Terminal, and appurtenant structures to support the natural gas
liquefaction and export operations.
Any questions regarding this application should be directed to John
B. Tobola, Freeport LNG Development, L.P., 333 Clay Street, Suite 5050,
Houston, Texas 77002, or by calling (713) 980-2888; or Lisa M. Tonery,
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
10103, (212) 318-3009, [email protected].
On January 5, 2011, the Commission staff granted Freeport's request
to use the pre-filing process and assigned Docket No. PF11-2-000 to
staff activities involving the proposed natural gas liquefaction and
export project. Now, as of the filing of this application on August 31,
2012, the NEPA Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this
time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP12-509-
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 for
Environmental Review 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 14 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 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.
Motions to intervene, protests and comments may be filed
electronically via the internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 CFR
385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Comment Date: October 3, 2012
Dated: September 12, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23029 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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