Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. PL18-1-000] AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities. SUMMARY: This Updated Policy Statement describes how the Commission will evaluate all factors bearing on the public interest in determining whether a new interstate natural gas transportation project is required by the public convenience and necessity under the Natural Gas Act. DATES: Comments that pertain to the Paperwork Reduction Act are due May 2, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paige Espy (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6698, Paige.Espy@ferc.gov Brandon Cherry (Technical Information), Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8328, Brandon.Cherry@ferc.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. On April 19, 2018, and February 18, 2021, the Commission issued Notices of Inquiry (NOI)  [ 1 ] to help the Commission explore whether, and if so how, it should revise the approach established by its currently effective policy statement on the certification of new interstate natural gas transportation facilities (1999 Policy Statement)  [ 2 ] to determine whether a proposed natural gas project “is or will be required by the present or future public convenience and necessity,…