Document ID: FERC-2019-0387-0001
Agency: ferc
Document Type: Notice
Title: Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC; Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.
Posted Date: 2019-04-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13285-13286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06593]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-512-000; Docket No. CP18-513-000]

Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, Corpus Christi 
Liquefaction, LLC, Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P.; Notice of 
Availability of The Environmental Assessment for The Proposed Stage 3 
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the Stage 
3 Project, proposed by Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, 
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, and Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, 
L.P. (collectively, Cheniere) in the above-referenced dockets. Cheniere 
requests authorization to expand the liquefied natural gas (LNG) 
liquefaction and storage capacity of the previously approved Corpus 
Christi Liquefaction Project (Liquefaction Project) (Docket Nos. CP12-
507-000 and CP12-508-000), as well as to construct and operate a new 
interstate natural gas pipeline and associated facilities in San 
Patricio County, Texas.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the 
construction and operation of the Stage 3 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. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, 
U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 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 Stage 3 Project includes the following facilities in 
San Patricio County, Texas:
     Addition of seven mid-scale liquefaction trains capable of 
producing up to 11.45 million tons per annum of LNG;
     one new 160,000-cubic meter LNG storage tank;
     21 miles of new 42-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline;
     addition of two natural gas compressor units at the 
existing Sinton Compressor Station; and
     appurtenant facilities including, meter and regulator 
stations, launcher and receiver facilities, and mainline valves.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability to 
federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; 
elected officials; environmental and public interest groups; Native 
American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested 
individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project 
area. The EA is only available in electronic format. It may be viewed 
and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the 
Environmental Documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may be accessed by using the 
eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary link 
(https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General 
Search, and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field, 
excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18-512). Be sure you have 
selected an appropriate date range. For assistance, please contact FERC 
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at (866) 208-
3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments 
should focus on 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 April 29, 2019.
    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 [email protected]. 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 
Documents and Filings. 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 Documents and Filings. 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 following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number 
(CP18-512-000 and CP18-513-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, 
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a 
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the

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Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions 
to intervene are more fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors have the right to seek 
rehearing or judicial review of the Commission's decision. The 
Commission may grant affected landowners and others with environmental 
concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they 
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which no other 
party can adequately represent. Simply filing environmental comments 
will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor 
status to have your comments considered.
    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 www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: March 29, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06593 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
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