7090 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 26, 2021 / Notices 

50 CFR part 402. We are also initiating 

consultation with the Wisconsin State 

Historic Preservation Officer, as 

required by section 106, National 

Historic Preservation Act, and the 

implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

m. With this notice, we are 

designating Northern States as the 

Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act; and 

consultation pursuant to section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

n. Northern States filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including 

a proposed process plan and schedule) 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

o. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 

on the Commission’s website (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. At this time, the Commission 

has suspended access to the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

due to the proclamation declaring a 

National Emergency concerning the 

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), 

issued by the President on March 13, 

2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

p. Register online at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

q. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the PAD and 

Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 

(SD1), as well as study requests. All 

comments on the PAD and SD1, and 

study requests should be sent to the 

address above in paragraph h. In 

addition, all comments on the PAD and 

SD1, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and all 

communications to and from 

Commission staff related to the merits of 

the potential application must be filed 

with the Commission. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file all 

documents using the Commission’s 

eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 

submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. In lieu of 

electronic filing, you may submit a 

paper copy. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

All filings with the Commission must 

bear the appropriate heading: 

‘‘Comments on Pre-Application 

Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ 

‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ 

‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency 

Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and 

from Commission Staff.’’ Any 

individual or entity interested in 

submitting study requests, commenting 

on the PAD or SD1, and any agency 

requesting cooperating status must do so 

by March 17, 2021. 

r. Scoping Process: The Commission’s 

scoping process will help determine the 

required level of analysis and satisfy the 

NEPA scoping requirements, 

irrespective of whether the Commission 

prepares an environmental assessment 

or Environmental Impact Statement. 

Due to restrictions on mass gatherings 

related to COVID–19, we are waiving 

section 5.8(b)(viii) of the Commission’s 

regulations and do not intend to 

conduct a public scoping meeting and 

site visit in this case. Instead, we are 

soliciting written comments, 

recommendations, and information, on 

SD1. Any individual or entity interested 

in submitting scoping comments must 

do so by the date specified in item q. 

SD1, which outlines the subject areas to 

be addressed in the environmental 

document, was mailed to the 

individuals and entities on the 

Commission’s official mailing list. 

Copies of SD1 may be viewed on the 

web at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions 

for accessing information in paragraph 

o. Based on all written comments, a 

Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be 

issued. SD2 may include a revised 

process plan and schedule, as well as a 

list of issues, identified through the 

scoping process. Further revisions to the 

schedule may be made as appropriate. 

Dated: January 19, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01612 Filed 1–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP20–55–000] 

Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC; PALNG 

Common Facilities Company, LLC; 

Notice of Availability of the 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Port Arthur LNG Expansion 

Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Port Arthur LNG Expansion Project, 

proposed by Port Arthur LNG Phase II, 

LLC and PALNG Common Facilities 

Company, LLC (collectively referred to 

as Applicant) in the above-referenced 

docket. The Applicant requests 

authorization to expand the previously 

certificated Port Arthur Liquefaction 

Terminal in Jefferson County, Texas by 

siting, constructing, and operating 

additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

facilities to increase the terminal’s 

capability to liquefy natural gas for 

export by 13.46 million tonnes per 

annum (MTPA). The Port Arthur LNG 

Expansion Project would increase the 

terminal’s total liquefaction capacity 

from 13.46 MTPA to 26.92 MTPA. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the Port 

Arthur LNG Expansion Project in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that 

approval of the proposed project, with 

appropriate mitigating measures, would 

not constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

The U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, and U.S. 

Coast Guard participated as cooperating 

agencies in the preparation of the EA. 

Cooperating agencies have jurisdiction 

by law or special expertise with respect 

to resources potentially affected by the 

proposal and participate in the NEPA 

analysis. 

The proposed Port Arthur LNG 

Expansion Project includes the 

following facilities: 

• Two liquefaction trains (Trains 3 

and 4) each with a maximum LNG 

production capacity of 6.73 MTPA 

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(13.46 MTPA total). Each liquefaction 

train would be composed of a feed gas 

treatment unit consisting of a mercury 

removal unit; hydrogen sulfide 

scavenger bed to remove hydrogen 

sulfide; amine unit to remove carbon 

dioxide; a dehydration unit to remove 

water; a heavy hydrocarbon removal 

unit to remove isopentane and heavier 

hydrocarbons; and a liquefaction unit 

consisting of a main cryogenic heat 

exchanger, refrigeration system, and end 

flash drum; 

• one new low-pressure ground flare; 

• new flare knockout drums; 

• one new boil-off gas (BOG) 

compressor unit to compress BOG and 

deliver as fuel to gas turbine; 

• two new utility and instrument air 

compressor packages to deliver air to 

two new air drier packages; 

• one new 3.675 megawatt capacity 

diesel powered standby generator; and 

• shifting location of some equipment 

from Base Project, including LNG 

storage tanks, and modifications and 

additions to approved utilities, fire and 

gas detection systems, control system, 

firewater system, spill containment, 

tertiary berm, and infrastructure needed 

to accommodate the two additional 

liquefaction trains. 

The Commission mailed a copy of the 

Notice of Availability to federal, state, 

and local government representatives 

and agencies; elected officials; Native 

American tribes; potentially affected 

landowners and other interested 

individuals and groups. The EA is only 

available in electronic format. It may be 

viewed and downloaded from the 

FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on the 

natural gas environmental documents 

page (https://www.ferc.gov/industriesdata/natural-gas/environment/ 

environmental-documents). In addition, 

the EA may be accessed by using the 

eLibrary link on the FERC’s website. 

Click on the eLibrary link (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search), select 

‘‘General Search’’ and enter the docket 

number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field 

(i.e. CP20–55). Be sure you have 

selected an appropriate date range. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov 

or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for 

TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 

The EA is not a decision document. 

It presents Commission staff’s 

independent analysis of the 

environmental issues for the 

Commission to consider when 

addressing the merits of all issues in 

this proceeding. Any person wishing to 

comment on the EA may do so. Your 

comments should focus on the EA’s 

disclosure and discussion of potential 

environmental effects, reasonable 

alternatives, and measures to avoid or 

lessen environmental impacts. The more 

specific your comments, the more useful 

they will be. To ensure that the 

Commission has the opportunity to 

consider your comments prior to 

making its decision on this project, it is 

important that we receive your 

comments in Washington, DC on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

February 15, 2021. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods you can use to file your 

comments to the Commission. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please 

carefully follow these instructions so 

that your comments are properly 

recorded. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature on the Commission’s website 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC 

Online. This is an easy method for 

submitting brief, text-only comments on 

a project; 

(2) You can also file your comments 

electronically using the eFiling feature 

on the Commission’s website 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC 

Online. With eFiling, you can provide 

comments in a variety of formats by 

attaching them as a file with your 

submission. New eFiling users must 

first create an account by clicking on 

‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select the type of 

filing you are making. If you are filing 

a comment on a particular project, 

please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

Commission. Be sure to reference the 

project docket number (CP20–55–000) 

on your letter. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

Filing environmental comments will 

not give you intervenor status, but you 

do not need intervenor status to have 

your comments considered. Only 

intervenors have the right to seek 

rehearing or judicial review of the 

Commission’s decision. At this point in 

this proceeding, the timeframe for filing 

timely intervention requests has 

expired. Any person seeking to become 

a party to the proceeding must file a 

motion to intervene out-of-time 

pursuant to Rule 214(b)(3) and (d) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedures (18 CFR 385.214(b)(3) and 

(d)) and show good cause why the time 

limitation should be waived. Motions to 

intervene are more fully described at 

https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/ferconline/how-guides. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov) using the 

eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of all formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ 

ferc-online/overview to register for 

eSubscription. 

Dated: January 15, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01553 Filed 1–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, January 28, 

2021 at 10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: Virtual hearing. Note: Because of 

the COVID–19 pandemic, we will 

conduct the hearing virtually. If you 

would like to access the hearing, see the 

instructions below. 

STATUS: This hearing will be open to the 

public. To access the virtual hearing, go 

to the commission’s website 

www.fec.gov and click on the banner to 

be taken to the hearing page. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Audit 

Hearing: Grassroots Victory Political 

Action Committee. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Authority: Government in the Sunshine 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Laura E. Sinram, 

Acting Secretary and Clerk of the 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01695 Filed 1–22–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P