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Review Process Flowcharts

Pre-filing Flowchart (Used by Quoddy Bay LLC [DEFUNCT ], Downeast LNG [DEFUNCT ] & Calais LNG [DEFUNCT ])

Filing Flowchart (Used only if LNG applicant did not Pre-file)

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eLibrary Dockets

Docket FAQs — "How To" Information
eLibrary Docket Comment Submissions

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Docket FAQs — "How To" Information

Access FAQ

Submission FAQ

Docket Numbers — Pre-filing

Docket Numbers — Formal Filing

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Access FAQ ("How To" Information)

• How to access, search, and read comments in FERC's eLibrary. (on a separate page)

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Submission FAQs (How to Submit Comments & Notice of Intervention)

Pre-filing
Formal Filing

Pre-filing Submissions to Docket FAQ ("How To" Information)

• Submitting Comments to a Pre-filing Docket (on a separate page)
• How to Submit Comments via the Internet (on a separate page)
• How to Submit Comments via the postal system (on a separate page)

Formal Filing Submissions to Docket FAQ ("How To" Information)

• Submitting Comments & Intervention Notice to a Formal Filing Docket (on a separate page)
• How to Submit Comments/Intent to Intervene via the Internet (on a separate page)
• How to Submit Comments/Intent to Intervene via the postal system (on a separate page)

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Dockets — Prefiling & Formal Filing

"P" Docket # prefix indicates "Preliminary" docket numbers.
"PF" Docket # prefix indicates "Prefiling" docket numbers.
"CP" Docket # prefix indicates Natural Gas (and LNG) formal filing docket numbers.

Company/Project	Prefiling		Filing		Project Type Communities Affected Larger Waterways
	Docket #	Sub- docket #	Docket #	Sub- docket #
Downeast LNG Import terminal (DEFUNCT) See Formal Application Docket CP07-52, below	PF06-13	[none]	CP07-52	[none]	LNG Terminal Robbinston Bay of Fundy     Grand Manan Channel     Passamaquoddy Bay        Head Harbour Passage        Friar Roads        Western Passage        Mill Cove
" " "	—	—	CP07-53 CP07-54 CP07-55	000 & 001 [none] [none]	Pipeline Robbinston Calais Baring Baileyville St. Croix River
Downeast LNG Export terminal (DEFUNCT)	PF14-19	[none]			[All of the above.]

Company/Project	Prefiling		Filing		Project Type Communities Affected Larger Waterways
	Docket #	Sub- docket #	Docket #	Sub- docket #
2008 Oct 18 — FERC DISMISSED the Quoddy Bay LNG project (below) from the permitting process. See FERC's Docket filing Dismissing Quoddy Bay LNG
Quoddy Bay LLC a.k.a., Quoddy Bay LNG [DEFUNCT]	PF06-11	[none]	CP07-38	[none]	LNG Terminal Sipayik Perry Eastport Bay of Fundy     Grand Manan Channel     Passamaquoddy Bay         Head Harbour Passage         Friar Roads         Western Passage
" " " [DEFUNCT]	—	—	CP07-35 CP07-36 CP07-37	[none] [none] [none]	Pipeline Sipayik Perry Pembroke Charlotte Meddybemps Baring Baileyville Cobscook Bay     Half Moon Cove     Dennys River
2008 Oct 18 — FERC DISMISSED the Quoddy Bay LNG project from the permitting process.

Company/Project	Prefiling		Filing		Project Type Communities Affected Larger Waterways
	Docket #	Sub- docket #	Docket #	Sub- docket #
2012 Apr 4 — FERC DISMISSED the Calais LNG project (below) from the permitting process. See FERC's Docket filing Dismissing Calais LNG.
Calais LNG Project Co LLC a.k.a. Calais LNG [DEFUNCT] See Formal Application Docket CP10-31, below. (DEFUNCT)	PF08-24	[none]	CP10-32	[none]	LNG Terminal Red Beach in Calais Bay of Fundy     Grand Manan Channel     Passamaquoddy Bay         Head Harbour Passage         Friar Roads         Western Passage         St. Croix River
Calais Pipeline Co LLC a.k.a., Calais LNG [DEFUNCT] See Formal Application Docket CP10-31, below. (DEFUNCT)			CP10-31	[none]	Natural Gas Pipeline from Red Beach to Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline near Baileyville, ME
2012 Apr 4 — FERC DISMISSED the Calais LNG project from the permitting process.

Company/Project	Prefiling		Filing		Project Type Communities Affected Larger Waterways
	Docket #	Sub- docket #	Docket #	Sub- docket #
2009 Nov 10 — Tidewalker Associates (below) no longer has any pending LNG-related applications before FERC Two tidal dam projects — Now Defunct One LNG project (never submitted to FERC) — Assumed to be Defunct
Tidewalker Associates a.k.a., Tidewater Associates [DEFUNCT]	P-12674	[none]	—	—	Cutler Bay of Fundy
	2008 Nov 21 — Tidewalker Associates withdrew this application from the FERC permitting process.
	P-12704	000 001 002	—	—	Sipayik Perry Eastport Bay of Fundy   Grand Manan Channel     Passamaquoddy Bay       Cobscook Bay         Half Moon Cove
	2009 Nov 10 — FERC TERMINATED permitting for this project, due to Tidewalker Associates failing to fulfill FERC application legal requirements. See FERC's File List for the notice of Termination.
2009 Nov 10 — Tidewalker Associates no longer has any pending LNG applications before FERC

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eLibrary Docket Comment Submissions

Pre-filing Comment Submissions
  > Monthly Listing of Pre-Filings
  > List of All Pre-Filings [deprecated] (DEFUNCT)

Formal Filing Comment Submissions (DEFUNCT)
  > Monthly Listing of Formal Filing
  > List of All Formal Filings

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Prefiling Docket Comment Submissions

Monthly Pre-filing Docket Comment Submissions
[NOTE: Pre-filed comments are included in the formal filing process; they don't need to be re-submitted.]

| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | [All 3 Proposed Projects are DEFUNCT]

(Listed by date posted to the FERC eLibrary; whereas, FERC's eLibrary lists by date filed, not by date posted.)

	Downeast LNG PF06-13 Import [DEFUNCT ]	Quoddy Bay LLC PF06-11 [DEFUNCT ]	Calais LNG PF08-24 [DEFUNCT ]
2005	—	Dec	—

	Downeast LNG PF06-13 Import [DEFUNCT ]	Quoddy Bay LLC PF06-11 [DEFUNCT ]
2006	Jan	Jan
	Feb	Feb
	Mar	Mar
	Apr	Apr
	May	May
	Jun	Jun
	Jul	Jul
	Aug	Aug
	Sep	Sep
	Oct	Oct
	Nov	Nov
	Dec	Dec

	Downeast LNG PF06-13 Import [DEFUNCT ]	Quoddy Bay LLC PF06-11 [DEFUNCT ]	—
2007	—	—	—

	—	—	Calais LNG PF08-24 [DEFUNCT ]
2008	—	—	Jun
	—	—	Jul
	—	—	Aug
	—	—	Sep
	—	—	Oct
	—	—	Nov
	—	—	Dec

	—	—	Calais LNG PF08-24 [DEFUNCT ]
2009	—	—	Jan
	—	—	Feb
	—	—	Mar
	—	—	Apr
	—	—	May
	—	—	Jun
	—	—	Jul
	—	—	Aug
	—	—	Sep

	—	—	Calais LNG PF08-24 [DEFUNCT ]
2010	—	—	Jan

Downeast LNG PF14-19 Export [DEFUNCT ]
2014	2015	2016
—	Jan	Jan
—	Feb	Feb
—	Mar	Mar
—	Apr	Apr
—	May	May
—	Jun	Jun
Jul	Jul	—
Aug	Aug	Aug†
Sep	Sep	[DEFUNCT ]
Oct	Oct
Nov	Nov
Dec	Dec

† 2016 Aug 17 — FERC dismissed Downeast LNG from permitting, killing the project.

Complete List of All Prefiling Docket Comments (listed by Project Docket Number)

(Listed in our list by date posted to the FERC eLibrary; whereas, FERC's eLibrary lists by date filed, not by date posted.)

• Quoddy Bay LLC (PF06-11) [DEFUNCT ]
• Downeast LNG (PF06-13, import proposal)‚ [DEFUNCT ]
  — see also PF14-19 (export proposal) [DEFUNCT ]
• Calais LNG Project Company LLC (PF08-24) [DEFUNCT ]

An LNG project (not in prefiling) that might have impacted those in Passamaquoddy Bay, and that has also proposed tidal dam projects in Cutler and at Half Moon Cove in Eastport, Sipayik(Pleasant Point), and Perry. 2013 Feb 7 — No permitting activity for these proposed LNG projects has ever occurred; thus, it is assumed they are Defunct.

• Tidewalker Associates (P-12674 & P-12704) [Related to LNG — DEFUNCT ]

Formal Filing Docket Comment Submissions

| Quoddy Bay LNG — CP07-38 | [DEFUNCT ]
| Downeast LNG — CP07-52 | [DEFUNCT ]
| Calais LNG — CP10-31 (Pipeline) & CP10-32 (LNG Terminal) | [DEFUNCT ]

(Listed by date posted to the FERC eLibrary; whereas, FERC's eLibrary lists by date filed, not by date posted.)

Quoddy Bay LNG — CP07-38 [DEFUNCT]

| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | [DEFUNCT ]

Quoddy Bay LNG CP07-38 [DEFUNCT ] 2008 Oct 17 — FERC DISMISSED Quoddy Bay LNG from the permitting process. See FERC's Docket filing Dismissing Calais LNG.
2006	2007	2008
—	Jan	Jan
—	Feb	Feb
—	Mar	Mar
—	Apr	Apr*
—	May	May
—	Jun	Jun
—	Jul	Jul
—	Aug	Aug
—	Sep	Sep
—	Oct	Oct†
—	Nov	[DEFUNCT]
Dec	Dec

* 2008 Apr 25 — FERC suspended Quoddy Bay LNG from permitting.
† 2008 Oct 17 — FERC dismissed Quoddy Bay LNG from permitting, killing the project.

Downeast LNG — CP07-52, CP07-53, CP07-54, CP07-55 [DEFUNCT ]

| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | [DEFUNCT ]

2009 May 15

FERC released the Downeast LNG Draft Environmental Impact Statement

2013 Mar 28

FERC released a Supplement to the Downeast LNG Draft Environmental Impact Statement

2014 May 15

FERC released the Downeast LNG Final Environmental Impact Statement

2014 June 20

Downeast LNG announced in a press release that it will be pre-filing with FERC to apply for a new LNG project — to build LNG export capability, while eliminating one of the two previously-proposed LNG storage tanks.

2015 October 30

Downeast LNG asked to place permitting in abeyance until 2016 February 29 while investors examined the state of the market.

It does not take a financial genius to already know that there is no market for either of Downeast LNG's import or export proposals. Downeast LNG has apparently lost its investor, and Dean Girdis is frantically searching for someone else with more money than brains to throw money down his toilet.
—webmaster

2016 February 29 (Posted to FERC docket on 2016 March 1)

Downeast LNG asked FERC to extend permitting abeyance even longer — until 2016 June 1.

Apparently, Dean Girdis is having trouble finding new investors who are willing to throw away yet more money on his boondoggle project.
—webmaster

Downeast LNG Import proposal CP07-52, CP07-53, CP07-54, CP07-55 [DEFUNCT ] NOTE: On 2014 July 22 Downeast LNG Export proposal entered FERC Pre-filing, Docket No. PF14-19. [DEFUNCT ]
2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Jan	Jan	Jan	Jan	Jan	Jan	Jan	Jan	Jan	Jan
Feb	Feb	Feb	Feb	Feb	Feb	Feb	Feb	Feb	Feb
Mar	Mar	Mar	Mar	Mar	Mar	Mar	Mar	Mar	Mar
Apr	Apr	Apr	Apr	Apr	Apr	Apr	Apr	Apr	Apr
May	May	May	May	May	May	May	May	May	May
Jun	Jun	Jun	Jun	Jun	Jun	Jun	Jun	Jun	Jun
Jul	Jul	Jul	Jul	Jul	Jul	Jul	Jul	Jul	Jul
Aug	Aug	Aug	Aug	Aug	Aug	Aug	Aug	Aug	Aug†
Sep	Sep	Sep	Sep	Sep	Sep	Sep	Sep	Sep	[DEFUNCT]
Oct	Oct	Oct	Oct	Oct	Oct	Oct	Oct	Oct
Nov	Nov	Nov	Nov	Nov	Nov	Nov	Nov	Nov
Dec	Dec	Dec	Dec	Dec	Dec	Dec	Dec	Dec

† 2016 Aug 17 — FERC dismissed Downeast LNG from permitting, killing the project.

Calais LNG — CP10-31 (natural gas pipeline) & CP10-32 (LNG terminal) [DEFUNCT ]

| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | [DEFUNCT ]

Calais LNG CP10-31 (Pipeline) & CP10-32 (LNG Terminal) [DEFUNCT ] 2012 Apr 4 — FERC DISMISSED Calais LNG from the permitting process. See FERC's Docket filing Dismissing Calais LNG.
2009	2010	2011	2012
—	Jan	Jan	Jan
—	Feb	Feb	Feb
—	Mar	Mar	Mar
—	Apr	Apr	Apr†
—	May	May	[DEFUNCT]
—	Jun	Jun
—	Jul	Jul
—	Aug*	Aug
—	Sep§	Sep
—	Oct	Oct
—	Nov	Nov
Dec	Dec	Dec

* 2010 Augt 12 — Calais LNG lost its Goldman Sachs financial backing.
§ 2010 Sep 1 — Calais LNG lost its Title, Right, or Interest (TRI) in the property required for the project; therefore, Calais LNG no longer has a project site.
† 2012 Apr 4 — FERC dismissed Calais LNG from permitting, killing the project.

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