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1Rio Grande LNG, LLC, 169 FERC ¶ 61,131 

(2019), order on reh’g, 170 FERC ¶ 61,046 (2020). 

2The November 22 Order also approved a request 

by Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC (Rio Bravo), 

under section 7 of the NGA (CP16–455–000), to 

construct and operate a new pipeline system (Rio 

Bravo Pipeline Project) comprised of two parallel 

42-inch-diameter natural gas pipelines 

approximately 135.5 miles long, three 180,000 

horsepower (hp) compressor stations, an 

approximately 2.4-mile-long pipeline header 

system, and appurtenant facilities to transport 

natural gas to the RGLNG Terminal for processing, 

liquefaction, and export. Id. 

3Rio Grande LNG, LLC, Application of Rio 

Grande LNG, LLC for Limited Amendment to NGA 

Section 3 Authorization, Docket No. CP22–17–000. 

4Contested proceedings are those where an 

intervenor disputes any material issue of the filing. 

18 CFR 385.2201(c)(1) (2019). 

5Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 

¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 

6 Id. at P 40. 

7Similarly, 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. 

8Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, 170 FERC 

¶ 61,144, at P 40 (2020). 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: April 12, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP16–454–000; CP16–454– 

001] 

Rio Grande LNG, LLC; Notice of 

Request for Extension of Time 

Take notice that on April 6, 2022, Rio 

Grande LNG, LLC (RGLNG), requested 

that the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) grant an 

extension of time, until November 22, 

2028, to complete construction of the 

Rio Grande LNG Terminal (RGLNG 

Terminal) and make it available for 

service as authorized in the November 

22, 2019 Order Granting Authorizations 

Under Sections 3 and 7 of the Natural 

Gas Act (Order).1

The RGLNG Terminal, located on the 

northern embankment of the 

Brownsville Ship Channel in Cameron 

County, Texas, would consist of five 

natural gas liquefaction trains, and be 

capable of exporting up to 

approximately 27 million metric tons 

per annum year of liquefied natural gas 

(LNG).2 On November 17, 2021, RGLNG 

filed an application with Commission 

under Section 3 of the NGA to amend 

its November 22, 2019 authorization to 

incorporate carbon capture and 

sequestration (CCS) systems into the 

design of the RGLNG Terminal.3 This 

amendment application is still pending 

with the Commission. The Order 

required RGLNG to complete 

construction of the RGLNG Terminal 

and make it available for service within 

seven years of the date of the Order, or 

by November 22, 2026. 

RGLNG states that despite its diligent 

efforts to place the RGLNG Terminal 

into service by the Order deadline, 

RGLNG was impacted by unforeseeable 

developments in the global LNG market 

as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic, 

including major disruptions in world 

energy markets. As a result, RGLNG has 

been unable to enter into long-term 

contracts with customers sufficient to 

enable it to reach a final investment 

decision (FID), as well as other logistical 

challenges. Therefore, RGLNG requests 

that the Commission extend the Order’s 

deadline for construction and operation 

by two years until November 22, 2028 

so that it can continue to pursue long 

term contracts with certainty and 

without fear of interruption. 

This notice establishes a 15-calendar 

day intervention and comment period 

deadline. Any person wishing to 

comment on the Applicant’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 (18 CFR 157.10). 

As a matter of practice, the 

Commission itself generally acts on 

requests for extensions of time to 

complete construction for Natural Gas 

Act facilities when such requests are 

contested before order issuance. For 

those extension requests that are 

contested,4 the Commission will aim to 

issue an order acting on the request 

within 45 days.5 The Commission will 

address all arguments relating to 

whether the applicant has demonstrated 

there is good cause to grant the 

extension.6 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.7 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.8 The OEP Director, or his or 

her designee, will act on all of those 

extension requests that are uncontested. 

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) 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 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, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFile’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically may 

mail similar pleadings to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. 

Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on April 27, 2022. 

Dated: April 12, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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