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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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Project Description 

Texas LNG’s proposed facilities 

include two liquefaction trains, each 

capable of producing 2 million tonnes 

per annum, one new LNG storage tank, 

and a single marine berth capable of 

accommodating LNG carriers with 

capacities up to 180,000 cubic meters. 

The Project would be constructed on 

about 285 acres of a 625-acre parcel of 

land, on the north side of the 

Brownsville Ship Channel near mile 

marker 4. An additional 26.5 acres 

would be located outside of the 625-acre 

parcel to provide deepwater access to 

the Brownsville Ship Channel. 

Background 

On April 14, 2015, the Commission 

staff granted Texas LNG’s request to use 

the FERC’s Pre-filing environmental 

review process and assigned the Texas 

LNG Project Docket No. PF15–14–000. 

On July 23, 2015, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Planned Texas LNG Project, Request for 

Comments on Environmental Issues, 

and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting 

(NOI). 

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

No. PF15–14–000 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; commenters 

and other interested parties; and local 

libraries and newspapers. Major issues 

raised during scoping include 

threatened and endangered species, 

LNG safety, land use, water quality, air 

quality, and cumulative impacts. 

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

Coast Guard, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, National Park Service, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, and 

Federal Aviation Administration 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., 

CP16–116), 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. 2018–19390 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP17–178–000] 

Notice of Revised Schedule for 

Environmental Review of the Alaska 

Gasline Development Corporation 

Alaska LNG Project 

This notice identifies the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 

staff’s revised schedule for the 

completion of the environmental impact 

statement (EIS) for the Alaska LNG 

Project (Project). The first notice of 

schedule, issued on March 12, 2018, 

identified December 9, 2019 as the final 

EIS issuance date. Staff has revised the 

schedule for issuance of the final EIS, 

based on an issuance of the draft EIS in 

February 2019. The forecasted schedule 

for both the draft and final EIS is based 

upon the Alaska Gasline Development 

Corporation 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—November 8, 2019 

90-Day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline—February 6, 2020 

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. 

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., 

CP17–178), 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. 2018–19401 Filed 9–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC18–145–000. 

Applicants: Choice Energy, LLC. 

Description: Application for 

Authorization Under Section 203 of the 

Federal Power Act, et al. of Choice 

Energy LLC. 

Filed Date: 8/29/18. 

Accession Number: 20180829–5158. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: EC18–146–000. 

Applicants: PPL Electric Utilities 

Corporation. 

Description: Application for 

Authorization under Section 203 of the 

Federal Power Act of PPL Electric 

Utilities Corporation. 

Filed Date: 8/30/18. 

Accession Number: 20180830–5169. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/20/18. 


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