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facilities. The pipeline would originate 

near Malin in Klamath County, Oregon, 

traverse Douglas and Jackson Counties, 

and terminate (at the LNG Terminal) in 

Coos County. The associated 

aboveground facilities would include 

the new Klamath Compressor Station 

(62,200 horsepower) near Malin. 

Background 

On February 10, 2017, the 

Commission staff granted Jordan Cove 

and Pacific Connector’s requests to use 

the FERC’s Pre-filing environmental 

review process and assigned them 

jointly to Docket No. PF17–4–000. On 

June 9, 2017, the Commission issued a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Planned Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and 

Pacific Connector Pipeline Projects, 

Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues, and Notice of 

Public Scoping Sessions (NOI). 

The NOI was issued during the prefiling review of the Projects in Docket 

No. PF17–4–000 and was sent to federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

elected officials; affected landowners; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes and 

regional organizations; commentors and 

other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. Major issues 

raised during scoping include purpose 

and need, property rights, use of 

eminent domain, reliability and safety, 

cumulative impacts, cultural resources, 

threatened and endangered species, 

water resources, vegetation, and 

alternatives. 

The U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of 

Land Management, Bureau of 

Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, and the Coquille Indian 

Tribe are cooperating agencies in the 

preparation of the EIS. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EIS and to keep track of 

all formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. 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 www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. 

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, select General Search 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and Docket Number 

excluding the last three digits (i.e., 

CP17–494 and/or CP17–495), and follow 

the instructions. For assistance with 

access to eLibrary, the helpline can be 

reached at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 

502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC 

website also provides access to the texts 

of formal documents issued by the 

Commission, such as orders, notices, 

and rule makings. 

Dated: August 31, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19403 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP17–178–000] 

Notice of Anticipated Schedule of Final 

Order for the Alaska Gasline 

Development Corporation Alaska LNG 

Project 

On April 17, 2017, Alaska Gasline 

Development Corporation filed an 

application in Docket No. CP17–178– 

000, pursuant to section 3 of the Natural 

Gas Act and Part 153 of the 

Commission’s regulations, for 

authorization to site, construct, and 

operate a new liquefied natural gas 

(LNG) export terminal and associated 

facilities on the eastern shore of Cook 

Inlet in the Nikiski area of the Kenai 

Peninsula in Alaska, and to construct 

approximately 871 miles of natural gas 

pipeline and associated facilities, all 

within the State of Alaska. The 

proposed project, known as the Alaska 

LNG (Project), would liquefy and export 

up to 20.0 million metric tons per 

annum of LNG. 

In accordance with Title 41 of the 

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 

Act, enacted on December 4, 2015, 

agencies are to publish completion dates 

for all federal environmental reviews 

and authorizations. This notice 

identifies the Commission’s anticipated 

schedule for issuance of the final order 

for the Project, which is based on the 

anticipated date of issuance of the final 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

Accordingly, we currently anticipate 

issuing a final order in the Project no 

later than: 

Issuance of Final Order—February 6, 

2020 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary for the final order, an 

additional notice will be provided so 

that interested parties and government 

agencies are kept informed of the 

Project’s progress. 

Dated: August 31, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19396 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP17–66–000; CP17–67–000] 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review of the Venture Global 

Plaquemines LNG, LLC and Venture 

Global Gator Express, LLC 

Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express 

Pipeline Project 

On February 28, 2017, Venture Global 

Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines 

LNG) filed an application in Docket No. 

CP17–66–000 requesting authorization 

pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA) to construct and operate 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) export 

facilities. On the same day, Venture 

Global Gator Express, LLC (Gator 

Express Pipeline) filed an application in 

Docket No. CP17–67–000, requesting a 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 

NGA to construct, operate, and maintain 

certain natural gas pipeline facilities. 

Combined, the proposed project is 

known as the Plaquemines LNG and 

Gator Express Pipeline Project (Project) 

and would provide gas and processing 

to produce up to 20.0 million tonnes per 

annum of LNG for export. On July 21, 

2016, in Order No. 3866, the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Fossil 

Energy, granted to Plaquemines LNG 

authorization to export LNG to Free 

Trade Agreement nations. 

On March 13, 2017, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC 

or Commission) issued its Notice of 

Application for the Project. Among 

other things, that notice alerted other 

agencies issuing federal authorizations 

of the requirement to complete all 

necessary reviews and to reach a final 

decision on the request for a federal 

authorization within 90 days of the date 

of issuance of the Commission staff’s 

final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Plaquemines LNG and 

Gator Express Pipeline Project. This 


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instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s 

planned schedule for completion of the 

final EIS for the Project, which is based 

on an issuance of the draft EIS in 

November 2018. The forecasted 

schedule for both the draft and final EIS 

is based upon Plaquemines LNG and 

Gator Express Pipeline providing 

complete and timely responses to any 

future data requests. In addition, the 

schedule assumes that the cooperating 

agencies will provide input on their 

areas of responsibility on a timely basis. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of Notice of Availability of the 

final EIS—May 3, 2019 

90-Day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline—August 1, 2019 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary for the final EIS, an additional 

notice will be provided so that the 

relevant agencies are kept informed of 

the Project’s progress. 

Project Description 

Plaquemines LNG plans to construct 

an LNG terminal on a 632-acre site on 

the Mississippi River in Plaquemines 

Parish, Louisiana. Gator Express 

Pipeline plans to construct two parallel 

42-inch-diameter gas lateral pipelines 

totaling approximately 26.8 miles, also 

in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. These 

pipelines would connect the LNG 

terminal to the existing interstate 

natural gas grid. Each pipeline would 

have a nominal gas supply capability of 

1.97 standard billion cubic feet per day. 

The Project would consist of a 

liquefaction plant, aboveground storage 

tanks, marine loading berthing docks, a 

utility dock, and air-cooled electric 

power generation facilities, in addition 

to the two lateral pipelines. 

Background 

On July 2, 2015, the Commission staff 

granted Plaquemines LNG and Gator 

Express Pipeline’s request to use the 

FERC’s pre-filing environmental review 

process and assigned the Plaquemines 

LNG and Gator Express Pipeline Project 

Docket No. PF15–27–000. On October 5, 

2015, the Commission issued a Notice of 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Proposed 

Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express 

Pipeline Project, Request for Comments 

on Environmental Issues, and Notice of 

Public Scoping Meetings (NOI). On 

September 14, 2016, the FERC sent a 

letter to potentially-affected landowners 

informing them of changes that 

Plaquemines LNG and Gator Express 

Pipeline had made to the planned 

pipelines since the initiation of the prefiling process. 

The NOI and pipeline modification 

letter were issued during the pre-filing 

review of the Project in Docket No. 

PF15–27–000 was sent to federal, state, 

and local government agencies; elected 

officials; affected landowners; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes and 

regional organizations; commentors and 

other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. Major issues 

raised during scoping include potential 

impacts to the river floodway and the 

flood protection levee from terminal 

construction, construction and wetland 

fill in the Coastal Zone, saltwater 

intrusion from marsh pipeline 

construction, impacts on productivity of 

Barataria Bay estuary, greenhouse gas 

emissions from project operation, and 

noise and light pollution impacts on 

nearby sensitive areas. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Department of 

Energy, U.S. Department of 

Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, and 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

are cooperating agencies in the 

preparation of the EIS. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EIS and to keep track of 

all formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. 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 www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/esubscription.asp. 

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, select General Search 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and Docket Number 

excluding the last three digits (i.e., 

CP17–66 and CP17–67), and follow the 

instructions. For assistance with access 

to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached 

at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, 

or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 

eLibrary link on the FERC website also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and rule 

makings. 

Dated: August 31, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19394 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP16–116–000] 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review of the Texas LNG Brownsville 

LLC Texas LNG Project 

On March 31, 2016, Texas LNG 

Brownsville LLC (Texas LNG) filed an 

application in Docket No. CP16–116– 

000 requesting authorization pursuant 

to Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act to 

site, construct, modify, and operate 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) export 

facilities located on the Brownsville 

Ship Channel in Cameron County, 

Texas. The proposed project is known 

as the Texas LNG Project (Project) and 

would include a new LNG export 

terminal capable of producing up to 4 

million tonnes per annum of LNG for 

export. The terminal would receive 

natural gas to the export facilities from 

a third-party intrastate pipeline. On 

September 24, 2015, in Order No. 3716, 

the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 

Fossil Energy, granted to Texas LNG a 

long-term, multi-contract authorization 

to export LNG to Free Trade Agreement 

nations. 

On April 14, 2016, the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) issued its Notice of 

Application for the Project. Among 

other things, that notice alerted other 

agencies issuing federal authorizations 

of the requirement to complete all 

necessary reviews and to reach a final 

decision on the request for a federal 

authorization within 90 days of the date 

of issuance of the Commission staff’s 

final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Texas LNG Project. This 

instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s 

planned schedule for completion of the 

final EIS for the Project, which is based 

on an issuance of the draft EIS in 

October 2018. The forecasted schedule 

for both the draft and final EIS is based 

upon Texas LNG providing complete 

and timely responses to any future data 

requests. In addition, the schedule 

assumes that the cooperating agencies 

will provide input on their areas of 

responsibility on a timely basis. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of Notice of Availability of the 

final EIS—March 15, 2019 

90-Day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline—June 13, 2019 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary for the final EIS, an additional 

notice will be provided so that the 

relevant agencies are kept informed of 

the Project’s progress. 


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