Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P; Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage IV, LLC; Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 4 Project and the CCPL Expansion Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Schedule for Environmental Review

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. CP18-513-000; Docket No. CP26-82-000; Docket No. CP26-87-000] The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will discuss the environmental effects of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (CCL) Stage 4 Project and the Corpus Christi Pipeline L.P. (CCPL) Expansion Project (Projects) involving construction and operation of facilities by Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage IV, LLC, CCL, and CCPL (collectively, the Applicants) in San Patricio and Nueces Counties, Texas. [ 1 ] Additionally CCPL has requested a limited amendment to CCPL's certificate of public convenience and necessity granted in Docket No. CP18-513-000 for the Stage 3 Pipeline Project, to vacate the authorization for the 21-mile-long, 42-inch-diameter pipeline loop. The Commission will use this EIS in its decision-making process to determine whether the Projects are in the public interest. The schedule for preparation of the EIS is discussed in the Schedule for Environmental Review section of this notice. As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, the Commission takes into account concerns the public may have about proposals and the environmental effects that could result whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity/authorization. This gathering of public input is referred to as “scopin…