Public Comment Session for the Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion Project

1. You can file your comments electronically using the eComment feature on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online.  This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
2. You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling feature on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to FERC Online.  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.”  If you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select “Comment on a Filing” as the filing type; or 
3. You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to the Commission.  Be sure to reference the project docket number (CP24-75-001, CP25-505, or CP25-506) on your letter.  Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC  20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
4.  In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the Commission invites you to attend the public comment session its staff will conduct in the project area to receive comments on the draft EIS, scheduled as follows:

The primary goal of this comment session is to have you identify the specific environmental issues and concerns with the draft EIS.  Individual oral comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a court reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount of comments, in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.

The comment session is scheduled from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (local time zone where meeting is held).  You may arrive at any time after 4:00 pm.  There will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session opens.  If you wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival.  Comments will be taken until 6:00 pm.  However, if no additional numbers have been handed out and all individuals who wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do so, staff may conclude the session at 5:30 pm.  Please see appendix 1 for additional information on the session format and conduct.[1]

Your oral comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with FERC staff or representative present) and become part of the public record for this proceeding.  A transcript will be publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary system (see page 3 for instructions on using eLibrary).  If a significant number of people are interested in providing oral comments in the one-on-one setting, a time limit of 5 minutes may be implemented for each commentor.  Although there will not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the environmental review process.

It is important to note that the Commission provides equal consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form or provided orally at a comment session. 

Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR Part 385.214).  Motions to intervene are more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/how-intervene.  Only intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission’s decision.  Simply filing environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.