Federal regulators won’t consider this month whether to allow development of a liquefied natural gas terminal proposed for Coos Bay.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released the agenda for its Nov. 19 meeting Thursday and Jordan Cove Energy Project failed to make the list of topics. The decision to postpone consideration of the local project came despite numerous requests from local businesses, individuals and elected officials to provide an up or down vote.

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay issued the first formal request to have the project put on the Nov. 19 meeting, followed shortly by Jordan Cove. A volley of letters followed, with 55 total coming from individuals, timber companies, small businesses and elected officials, joining the chorus of groups not necessarily endorsing the project, but calling for a vote.

Jordan Cove’s absence on the agenda came as somewhat of a surprise to Mike Gaul, executive director of the port. Speaking for himself, Gaul said he had expected some movement.

“I’m surprised and somewhat disappointed they are not responding to the community,” he said. “The community deserves to have an answer, whatever it is.”

Jordan Cove may not be on FERC’s agenda, but it will be discussed by the port at its meeting Thursday. The port, Jordan Cove and Weyerhaeuser Co., have negotiated a new deal that would extend a land purchase option agreement through the middle of 2011.

Both Gaul and Bob Braddock, Jordan Cove’s project manager, said they don’t expect Thursday’s announcement to affect the agreement.

“I don’t think it changes anything with us,” Gaul said.

The LNG developers continue to work on other aspects of the project, Braddock said. Last week, he met with state officials regarding construction permits, provided the project gets FERC approval.

“Other issues are being dealt with,” he said. “We attempt to keep everything independent from what has been going on with FERC.”

Opponents of the project insist the FERC Environmental Impact Statement for Jordan Cove’s project is incomplete. Among those unhappy with the final product is Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who has called on FERC to address concerns about the pipeline route and potential impacts on endangered species, according to a policy advisor in the governor’s office.

But Braddock said FERC officials have said they don’t need any more information from the developers. That has led to some    frustration.

“If you have unresolved things you can do something to resolve them,” Braddock said. “Right now we don’t have a clue. There has been no communication from them.”

FERC issued its final EIS for the project in May and Jordan Cove first asked to be on an agenda in July. Thursday’s meeting will be the fourth one since then without Jordan Cove on the agenda.

Braddock previously suggested FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff may be waiting until the commission has a full board. John Norris of Iowa, who President Barack Obama nominated in June, has been awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate since early October.

FERC has a policy of not commenting about the scheduling of its agenda.