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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93569-93570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27777]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP21-465-004]

Driftwood Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time

    Take notice that on November 13, 2024, Driftwood Pipeline, LLC 
(Driftwood Pipeline) requested that the Commission grant an extension 
of time, until October 21, 2027, to construct and place into service 
its Line 200 and Line 300 Project (Project), located in Beauregard and 
Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana, as authorized in the April 21, 2023 
Order Issuing Certificate (Order).\1\ The Order required Driftwood 
Pipeline to complete construction of the Project and make it available 
for service within two years of the date of the Order, or by April 21, 
2025.
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    \1\ Driftwood Pipeline LLC, 183 FERC ] 61,049 (2023), as 
amended, Driftwood Pipeline LLC, Errata Notice, Docket Nos. CP21-
465-000, et al. (May 2, 2023).
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    Driftwood Pipeline states that it has experienced delays resulting 
from unforeseen circumstances, including litigation delays from an 
appeal of the Certificate Order in the United States Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia Circuit and uncertainty associated with 
impending changes in company leadership and other personnel related to 
a change in ownership of Driftwood Pipeline's parent company. Driftwood 
Pipeline states that these issues further complicated efforts to reach 
a final investment decision, and thus additional time is required for 
completing construction of the Project and placing it into service.
    This notice establishes a 15-calendar day intervention and comment 
period deadline. Any person wishing to comment on Driftwood Pipeline's 
request for an extension of time may do so. No reply comments or 
answers will be considered. If you wish to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this request, you should, on or 
before the comment date stated below, file 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 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.10).

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    As a matter of practice, the Commission itself generally acts on 
requests for extensions of time to complete construction for NGA 
facilities when such requests are contested before order issuance. For 
those extension requests that are contested,\2\ the Commission will aim 
to issue an order acting on the request within 45 days.\3\ The 
Commission will address all arguments relating to whether the applicant 
has demonstrated there is good cause to grant the extension.\4\ The 
Commission will not consider arguments that re-litigate the issuance of 
the certificate order, including whether the Commission properly found 
the project to be in the public convenience and necessity and whether 
the Commission's environmental analysis for the certificate complied 
with the National Environmental Policy Act.\5\ At the time a pipeline 
requests an extension of time, orders on certificates of public 
convenience and necessity are final and the Commission will not re-
litigate their issuance.\6\ The Director of the Office of Energy 
Projects, or his or her designee, will act on all of those extension 
requests that are uncontested.
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    \2\ Contested proceedings are those where an intervenor disputes 
any material issue of the filing. 18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1).
    \3\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
    \4\ Id. at P 40.
    \5\ Similarly, the Commission will not re-litigate the issuance 
of an NGA section 3 authorization, including whether a proposed 
project is not inconsistent with the public interest and whether the 
Commission's environmental analysis for the permit order complied 
with NEPA.
    \6\ Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC ] 61,144, at P 40 
(2020).
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    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the 
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an 
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the 
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov). From 
the Commission's Home Page on the internet, this information is 
available on eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on 
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or 
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket 
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket 
number field.
    User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's 
website during normal business hours from FERC Online Support at (202) 
502-6652 (toll free at 1-866-208-3676) or email at 
[email protected], or the Public Reference Room at (202) 502-
8371, TTY (202) 502-8659. Email the Public Reference Room at 
[email protected].
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments 
in lieu of paper using the ``eFile'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. In 
lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy which must 
reference the Project docket number.

To file via USPS: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
To file via any other courier: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 
20852.

    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports 
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission 
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, 
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access 
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For 
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as 
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is 
encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on December 5, 2024.

    Dated: November 20, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27777 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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