80 FR 36979 - Air Flow North America Corp.; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 124 (June 29, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 124 (June 29, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 36979-36980] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15882] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [FE Docket No. 14-206-LNG] Air Flow North America Corp.; Application for Long-Term, Multi- Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. ACTION: Notice of application. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed by Air Flow North America Corp. (Air Flow), on December 16, 2014, and subsequently amended. In the Application, Air Flow requests long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) by use of approved ISO IMO7-TVAC-ASME LNG (ISO) containers transported on ocean-going carriers to any country located within South America, Central America, the Caribbean, or Africa with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) that requires national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries). Air Flow seeks authorization to export the LNG on its own behalf in a volume equivalent to approximately 0.67 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year of natural gas, or 0.002 Bcf per day. Air Flow states that it will obtain its LNG supplies from Clean Energy Fuel Corp. (Clean Energy), and seeks authorization to export the LNG by vessel from Clean Energy's existing LNG production facility located in Willis, Texas, which Air Flow states has the capability to load LNG onto trucks and ISO containers.\1\ Air Flow states that the LNG would be loaded into its ISO containers; transported via trucks to a seaport in Houston, Texas; then exported by ocean-going cargo vessel from one or more ports in the Southeastern United States (including ports in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana). Air Flow also requests authorization to load at any other U.S. port that is now or in the future will be capable of loading ISO containers. Air Flow asks for the requested authorization to be effective on the date when the order is signed, and to extend until July 31, 2021.\2\ The Application was filed under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional details can be found in Air Flow's Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: http://energy.gov/fe/downloads/air-flow-north-america-corp-fe-dkt-no-14-206-lng. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ In an amendment to the Application filed on May 28, 2015, Air Flow provided additional information about the Clean Energy facility in Willis, Texas (also known as the Pickens Plant). According to Air Flow, the facility, built in 1994, produces 100,000 gallons of LNG per day, and is able to store 1 million gallons of LNG on site. It has one loading rack, allowing one truck to be loaded with LNG at a time, and up to 12 trucks loaded with LNG per day. See Air Flow North America Corp., Amendment, FE Docket No. 14- 206-LNG (May 28, 2015) [Second Amendment]. \2\ Air Flow requested this authorization period in an amendment to the Application filed on April 30, 2015, to ensure that the Application accurately reflects Air Flow's contract with Clean Energy. It supersedes the authorization period requested in the Application. See Air Flow North America Corp., Amendment, FE Docket No. 14-206-LNG (April 30, 2015) [First Amendment]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments are invited. DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or notices of intervention, as applicable, requests for additional procedures, and written comments are to be filed using procedures detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, August 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email: fergas@hq.doe.gov. Regular Mail: U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026-4375. Hand Delivery or Private Delivery Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larine Moore or Marc Talbert, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478; (202) 586-7991. Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy (GC-76), Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Electricity and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE/FE Evaluation The Application will be reviewed pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider any issues required by law or policy. To the extent determined to be relevant, these issues will include the domestic need for the natural gas proposed to be exported, the adequacy of domestic natural gas supply, U.S. energy security, and the cumulative impact of the requested authorization and any other LNG export application(s) previously approved on domestic natural gas supply and demand fundamentals. DOE may also consider other factors bearing on the public interest, including the impact of the proposed exports on the U.S. economy (including GDP, consumers, and industry), job creation, the U.S. balance of trade, and international considerations; and whether the authorization is consistent with DOE's policy of promoting competition in the marketplace by allowing commercial parties to freely negotiate their own trade arrangements. Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental document: Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports of Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014).\3\ Parties that may oppose this Application should address these issues in their comments and/or protests, as well as other issues deemed relevant to the Application. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The Addendum and related documents are available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendum-environmental-review-documents-concerning-exports-natural-gas-united-states. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., requires DOE to give appropriate consideration to the environmental effects of its decisions. No final decision will be issued in this proceeding until DOE has met its environmental responsibilities. Public Comment Procedures In response to this Notice, any person may file a protest, comments, or a motion to intervene or notice of intervention, as applicable. Due to the complexity of the issues raised by the Applicant, interested persons will be [[Page 36980]] provided 60 days from the date of publication of this Notice in which to submit comments, protests, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention. Any person wishing to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene or notice of intervention. The filing of comments or a protest with respect to the Application will not serve to make the commenter or protestant a party to the proceeding, although protests and comments received from persons who are not parties will be considered in determining the appropriate action to be taken on the Application. All protests, comments, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention must meet the requirements specified by the regulations in 10 CFR part 590. Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1) Emailing the filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE Docket No. 14-206-LNG in the title line; (2) mailing an original and three paper copies of the filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply at the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an original and three paper copies of the filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global Supply at the address listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must include a reference to FE Docket No. 14-206-LNG. Please Note: If submitting a filing via email, please include all related documents and attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the original email correspondence. Please do not include any active hyperlinks or password protection in any of the documents or attachments related to the filing. All electronic filings submitted to DOE must follow these guidelines to ensure that all documents are filed in a timely manner. Any hardcopy filing submitted greater in length than 50 pages must also include, at the time of the filing, a digital copy on disk of the entire submission. A decisional record on the Application will be developed through responses to this notice by parties, including the parties' written comments and replies thereto. Additional procedures will be used as necessary to achieve a complete understanding of the facts and issues. If an additional procedure is scheduled, notice will be provided to all parties. If no party requests additional procedures, a final Opinion and Order may be issued based on the official record, including the Application and responses filed by parties pursuant to this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 590.316. The Application is available for inspection and copying in the Division of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities docket room, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. The docket room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Application and any filed protests, motions to intervene or notice of interventions, and comments will also be available electronically by going to the following DOE/FE Web address: http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/gasregulation/index.html. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2015. John A. Anderson, Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas. [FR Doc. 2015-15882 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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room is open between the hours of 8:00 states that the LNG would be loaded Independence Avenue SW.,
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through into its ISO containers; transported via Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478;
Friday, except Federal holidays. The trucks to a seaport in Houston, Texas; (202) 586–7991.
Application and any filed protests, then exported by ocean-going cargo Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department
motions to intervene or notice of vessel from one or more ports in the of Energy (GC–76), Office of the
interventions, and comments will also Southeastern United States (including Assistant General Counsel for Electricity
be available electronically by going to ports in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana). and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building,
the following DOE/FE Web address: Air Flow also requests authorization to 1000 Independence Ave. SW.,
http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ load at any other U.S. port that is now Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9793.
gasregulation/index.html. or in the future will be capable of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 23, loading ISO containers. Air Flow asks
for the requested authorization to be DOE/FE Evaluation
2015.
John A. Anderson, effective on the date when the order is The Application will be reviewed
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
signed, and to extend until July 31, pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15
and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas. 2021.2 The Application was filed under U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider
[FR Doc. 2015–15883 Filed 6–26–15; 8:45 am]
section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act any issues required by law or policy. To
(NGA). Additional details can be found the extent determined to be relevant,
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in Air Flow’s Application, posted on the these issues will include the domestic
DOE/FE Web site at: http://energy.gov/ need for the natural gas proposed to be
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY fe/downloads/air-flow-north-america- exported, the adequacy of domestic
corp-fe-dkt-no-14-206-lng. natural gas supply, U.S. energy security,
[FE Docket No. 14–206–LNG] Protests, motions to intervene, notices and the cumulative impact of the
of intervention, and written comments requested authorization and any other
Air Flow North America Corp.; are invited. LNG export application(s) previously
Application for Long-Term, Multi- approved on domestic natural gas
DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or
Contract Authorization To Export supply and demand fundamentals. DOE
notices of intervention, as applicable,
Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free may also consider other factors bearing
requests for additional procedures, and
Trade Agreement Countries on the public interest, including the
written comments are to be filed using
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. procedures detailed in the Public impact of the proposed exports on the
ACTION: Notice of application. Comment Procedures section no later U.S. economy (including GDP,
than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, August 28, consumers, and industry), job creation,
SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 2015. the U.S. balance of trade, and
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) ADDRESSES: international considerations; and
gives notice of receipt of an application Electronic Filing by email: whether the authorization is consistent
(Application), filed by Air Flow North fergas@hq.doe.gov. with DOE’s policy of promoting
America Corp. (Air Flow), on December Regular Mail: U.S. Department of competition in the marketplace by
16, 2014, and subsequently amended. In Energy (FE–34), Office of Oil and Gas allowing commercial parties to freely
the Application, Air Flow requests long- Global Security and Supply, Office of negotiate their own trade arrangements.
term, multi-contract authorization to Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375, Additionally, DOE will consider the
export domestically produced liquefied Washington, DC 20026–4375. following environmental document:
natural gas (LNG) by use of approved Hand Delivery or Private Delivery Addendum to Environmental Review
ISO IMO7–TVAC–ASME LNG (ISO) Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S. Documents Concerning Exports of
containers transported on ocean-going Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of Natural Gas From the United States, 79
carriers to any country located within Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014).3 Parties that
South America, Central America, the Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal may oppose this Application should
Caribbean, or Africa with which the Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 address these issues in their comments
United States does not have a free trade Independence Avenue SW., and/or protests, as well as other issues
agreement (FTA) that requires national Washington, DC 20585. deemed relevant to the Application.
treatment for trade in natural gas, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The National Environmental Policy
with which trade is not prohibited by Larine Moore or Marc Talbert, U.S. Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,
U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries). Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of requires DOE to give appropriate
Air Flow seeks authorization to export Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, consideration to the environmental
the LNG on its own behalf in a volume Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal effects of its decisions. No final decision
equivalent to approximately 0.67 billion Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 will be issued in this proceeding until
cubic feet (Bcf) per year of natural gas, DOE has met its environmental
or 0.002 Bcf per day. Air Flow states According to Air Flow, the facility, built in 1994, responsibilities.
that it will obtain its LNG supplies from produces 100,000 gallons of LNG per day, and is
Clean Energy Fuel Corp. (Clean Energy), able to store 1 million gallons of LNG on site. It has Public Comment Procedures
one loading rack, allowing one truck to be loaded
and seeks authorization to export the with LNG at a time, and up to 12 trucks loaded with
In response to this Notice, any person
LNG by vessel from Clean Energy’s LNG per day. See Air Flow North America Corp., may file a protest, comments, or a
existing LNG production facility located Amendment, FE Docket No. 14–206–LNG (May 28, motion to intervene or notice of
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in Willis, Texas, which Air Flow states 2015) [Second Amendment]. intervention, as applicable. Due to the
2 Air Flow requested this authorization period in
has the capability to load LNG onto complexity of the issues raised by the
an amendment to the Application filed on April 30,
trucks and ISO containers.1 Air Flow 2015, to ensure that the Application accurately Applicant, interested persons will be
reflects Air Flow’s contract with Clean Energy. It
1 In an amendment to the Application filed on supersedes the authorization period requested in 3 The Addendum and related documents are
May 28, 2015, Air Flow provided additional the Application. See Air Flow North America Corp., available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendum-
information about the Clean Energy facility in Amendment, FE Docket No. 14–206–LNG (April 30, environmental-review-documents-concerning-
Willis, Texas (also known as the Pickens Plant). 2015) [First Amendment]. exports-natural-gas-united-states.
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provided 60 days from the date of docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000 (202) 502–8659. You may also register
publication of this Notice in which to Independence Avenue SW., online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-
submit comments, protests, motions to Washington, DC 20585. The docket filing/esubscription.asp to be notified
intervene, or notices of intervention. room is open between the hours of 8:00 via email of new filings and issuances
Any person wishing to become a party a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through related to this or other pending projects.
to the proceeding must file a motion to Friday, except Federal holidays. The For assistance, contact FERC Online
intervene or notice of intervention. The Application and any filed protests, Support.
filing of comments or a protest with motions to intervene or notice of Any comments should be filed within
respect to the Application will not serve interventions, and comments will also 30 days from the date of this notice.
to make the commenter or protestant a be available electronically by going to Comments may be filed electronically
party to the proceeding, although the following DOE/FE Web address: via the Internet. See 18 CFR
protests and comments received from http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
persons who are not parties will be gasregulation/index.html. on the Commission’s Web site http://
considered in determining the www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 23,
appropriate action to be taken on the 2015. Commenters can submit brief comments
Application. All protests, comments, up to 6,000 characters, without prior
John A. Anderson,
motions to intervene, or notices of registration, using the eComment system
intervention must meet the Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas. at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
requirements specified by the ecomment.asp. You must include your
regulations in 10 CFR part 590. [FR Doc. 2015–15882 Filed 6–26–15; 8:45 am]
name and contact information at the end
Filings may be submitted using one of BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
of your comments.
the following methods: (1) Emailing the For assistance, please contact FERC
filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE Online Support. Although the
Docket No. 14–206–LNG in the title DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Commission strongly encourages
line; (2) mailing an original and three electronic filing, documents may also be
Federal Energy Regulatory
paper copies of the filing to the Office paper-filed. To paper-file, mail
Commission
of Oil and Gas Global Security and comments to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Supply at the address listed in [Project No. 2492–013–Maine] Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an
Woodland Pulp LLC; Notice of Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
original and three paper copies of the Washington, DC 20426. The first page of
filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global Availability of Draft Environmental
Assessment any filing should include docket
Supply at the address listed in number P–2492–013.
ADDRESSES. All filings must include a
reference to FE Docket No. 14–206– In accordance with the National FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LNG. Please Note: If submitting a filing Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Michael Watts at (202) 502–6123 or
via email, please include all related the Federal Energy Regulatory michael.watts@ferc.gov.
documents and attachments (e.g., Commission’s (Commission) Dated: June 22, 2015.
exhibits) in the original email regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. Kimberly D. Bose,
correspondence. Please do not include 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy
Secretary.
any active hyperlinks or password Projects has reviewed the application
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attachments related to the filing. All
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must follow these guidelines to ensure Washington County, Maine, and has
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that all documents are filed in a timely prepared a draft Environmental
manner. Any hardcopy filing submitted Assessment (EA) for the project. The Federal Energy Regulatory
greater in length than 50 pages must project does not occupy any federal Commission
also include, at the time of the filing, a land.
digital copy on disk of the entire The draft EA contains the staff’s [Docket No. OR15–29–000]
submission. analysis of the potential environmental
A decisional record on the impacts of the project and concludes Phillips 66 Carrier LLC; Notice of
Application will be developed through that licensing the project, with Petiton for Declaratory Order
responses to this notice by parties, appropriate environmental protective
including the parties’ written comments measures, would not constitute a major Take notice that on June 19, 2015,
and replies thereto. Additional federal action that would significantly pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the
procedures will be used as necessary to affect the quality of the human Commission’s Rules of Practice and
achieve a complete understanding of the environment. Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2)(2014),
facts and issues. If an additional A copy of the draft EA is on file with Phillips 66 Carrier LLC (Phillips 66)
procedure is scheduled, notice will be the Commission and is available for filed a petition requesting a declaratory
provided to all parties. If no party public inspection. The draft EA may order approving the overall tariff and
requests additional procedures, a final also be viewed on the Commission’s service structure for the Cross-Channel
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Opinion and Order may be issued based Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using Connector Project (The Project). The
on the official record, including the the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket Project will reactivate, expand, and
Application and responses filed by number, excluding the last three digits reconfigure existing assets to provide
parties pursuant to this notice, in in the docket number field, to access the capacity to transport refined petroleum
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316. document. For assistance, contact FERC products across the Houston Ship
The Application is available for Online Support at Channel, which is part of the Port of
inspection and copying in the Division FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll- Houston in Texas, all as more fully
of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, explained in the petition.
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| Dates | Protests, motions to intervene or notices of intervention, as applicable, requests for additional procedures, and written comments are to be filed using procedures detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, August 28, 2015. | |
| Contact | Larine Moore or Marc Talbert, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478; (202) 586-7991. | |
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