80_FR_47120 80 FR 46969 - Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations for a 20-Year Period

80 FR 46969 - Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations for a 20-Year Period

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 151 (August 6, 2015)

Page Range46969-46970
FR Document2015-19328

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed on February 24, 2015, by Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC (Floridian), requesting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from domestic sources at its proposed liquefaction and storage facility to be constructed and operated in Martin County, Florida (Floridian Facility). Floridian requests authorization to export this LNG to any country with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).\1\ Floridian seeks to export the LNG in a volume equivalent to approximately 14.6 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (0.04 Bcf per day (Bcf/d)), less the portion of that volume that may be under firm contract directly or indirectly to Carib Energy (USA) LLC (Carib).\2\ According to Floridian, the LNG will be delivered to its customers in approved ISO IMO7/TVAC-ASME LNG (ISO) containers.\3\ Floridian's customers (or their customers) will take delivery of the ISO containers, which the customers will transport via truck to the ports which will be the points of export (including the Port of Palm Beach, Port Everglades, Port of Miami, Port Canaveral, Port of Tampa, Port Manatee, and Port of Jacksonville, Florida). Upon arrival by truck at the point of export, the ISO containers will be loaded onto ocean- going marine vessels for transport to the destination countries. Floridian requests the authorization for a 20-year term to commence on the earlier of the date of first export or five years from the date the authorization is granted. Floridian seeks to export this LNG on its own behalf and as agent for other entities who hold title to the LNG at the time of export. The Application was filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional details can be found in Floridian's Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: http://www.energy.gov/ fe/downloads/floridian-natural-gas-storage-company-llc-fe-dkt-no-15-38- lng. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 151 (Thursday, August 6, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 15-38-LNG]


Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC; Application for Long-
Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to 
Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations for a 20-Year Period

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
(DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed on 
February 24, 2015, by Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC 
(Floridian), requesting long-term, multi-contract authorization to 
export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from 
domestic sources at its proposed liquefaction and storage facility to 
be constructed and operated in Martin County, Florida (Floridian 
Facility). Floridian requests authorization to export this LNG to any 
country with which the United States does not have a free trade 
agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, 
and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA 
countries).\1\ Floridian seeks to export the LNG in a volume equivalent 
to approximately 14.6 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural 
gas (0.04 Bcf per day (Bcf/d)), less the portion of that volume that 
may be under firm contract directly or indirectly to Carib Energy (USA) 
LLC (Carib).\2\ According to Floridian, the LNG will be delivered to 
its customers in approved ISO IMO7/TVAC-ASME LNG (ISO) containers.\3\ 
Floridian's customers (or their customers) will take delivery of the 
ISO containers, which the customers will transport via truck to the 
ports which will be the points of export (including the Port of Palm 
Beach, Port Everglades, Port of Miami, Port Canaveral, Port of Tampa, 
Port Manatee, and Port of Jacksonville, Florida). Upon arrival by truck 
at the point of export, the ISO containers will be loaded onto ocean-
going marine vessels for transport to the destination countries. 
Floridian requests the authorization for a 20-year term to commence on 
the earlier of the date of first export or five years from the date the 
authorization is granted. Floridian seeks to export this LNG on its own 
behalf and as agent for other entities who hold title to the LNG at the 
time of export. The Application was filed under section 3 of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional details can be found in Floridian's 
Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: http://www.energy.gov/fe/downloads/floridian-natural-gas-storage-company-llc-fe-dkt-no-15-38-lng.
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    \1\ In the Application, Floridian also requests authorization to 
export LNG to any nation that currently has, or in the future may 
enter into, a FTA requiring national treatment for trade in natural 
gas and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy 
(FTA countries). Concurrently with this notice, DOE/FE is granting 
Floridian's requested FTA authorization in DOE/FE Order No. 3691, 
pursuant to NGA Sec.  3(c), 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). See Floridian Natural 
Gas Storage Company, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3691, FE Docket No. 15-
38-LNG, Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to 
Export Liquefied Natural Gas in ISO Containers Loaded at the 
Proposed Floridian Facility in Martin County, Florida, and Exported 
by Vessel to Free Trade Agreement Nations (July 31, 2015).
    \2\ On September 10, 2014, DOE/FE issued a final LNG export 
order, DOE/FE Order No. 3487, Carib to export LNG from the Floridian 
facility to non-FTA countries in Central America, South America, or 
the Caribbean ``at a volumetric rate not to exceed 14.6 Bcf/yr (0.04 
Bcf/d) of natural gas, which is equivalent to the maximum daily send 
out capacity of natural gas in [its] liquefied state via the . . . 
truck loading station at the Floridian facility . . . .'' Carib 
Energy (USA) LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3487, FE Docket No. 11-141-LNG, 
Final Order Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract Authorization to 
Export Liquefied Natural Gas in ISO Containers by Vessel to Non-Free 
Trade Agreement Nations in Central America, South America, or the 
Caribbean, at 2-3 (Sept. 10, 2014). Floridian states that, to its 
knowledge, Carib has not yet contracted with either Floridian or any 
Floridian customer holding capacity in the Facility for delivery of 
any volumes of LNG, on either a firm or interruptible basis. 
Nonetheless, by excluding LNG volumes from the Floridian Facility 
that may come under firm contract to Carib pursuant to DOE/FE Order 
No. 3487, Floridian states that its requested authorization would be 
consistent with DOE/FE's policy not to authorize exports that exceed 
the liquefaction capacity at a LNG facility that will be used for 
the proposed export operations. Floridian App. at 2, n.2.
    \3\ Floridian states that it has filed an application with the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), seeking to amend FERC's 
original certification to scale back certain Phase 1 facilities 
proposed for the Floridian Facility. Floridian App. at 6-7. We note 
that FERC approved this project amendment in an Order Amending 
Certificate issued on July 16, 2015. See Floridian Natural Gas 
Storage Co., LLC, 152 FERC ] 61,041 (2015).
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    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, October 5, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email: [email protected].

Regular Mail

U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Gas Global 
Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,

[[Page 46970]]

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 Benjamin Nussdorf, 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 Avenue 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).\4\ 
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.
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    \4\ The Addendum and related documents are available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendum-environmental-review-documents-concerning-exports-natural-gas-united-states.
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    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 proposed 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 parties will be provided 60 days from the date of 
publication of this Notice in which to submit their 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 [email protected], with FE Docket No. 15-38-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. 15-38-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 July 31, 2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of 
Oil and Natural Gas.
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                                              must include a reference to FE Docket                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                        Floridian, the LNG will be delivered to
                                              No. 15–67–LNG. Please Note: If                                                                                      its customers in approved ISO IMO7/
                                                                                                      [FE Docket No. 15–38–LNG]
                                              submitting a filing via email, please                                                                               TVAC–ASME LNG (ISO) containers.3
                                              include all related documents and                       Floridian Natural Gas Storage                               Floridian’s customers (or their
                                              attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the                     Company, LLC; Application for Long-                         customers) will take delivery of the ISO
                                              original email correspondence. Please                   Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To                       containers, which the customers will
                                              do not include any active hyperlinks or                 Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-                        transport via truck to the ports which
                                              password protection in any of the                       Free Trade Agreement Nations for a                          will be the points of export (including
                                              documents or attachments related to the                 20-Year Period                                              the Port of Palm Beach, Port Everglades,
                                              filing. All electronic filings submitted to                                                                         Port of Miami, Port Canaveral, Port of
                                                                                                      AGENCY:    Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.                    Tampa, Port Manatee, and Port of
                                              DOE must follow these guidelines to
                                                                                                      ACTION:    Notice of application.                           Jacksonville, Florida). Upon arrival by
                                              ensure that all documents are filed in a
                                                                                                                                                                  truck at the point of export, the ISO
                                              timely manner. Any hardcopy filing                      SUMMARY:   The Office of Fossil Energy                      containers will be loaded onto ocean-
                                              submitted greater in length than 50                     (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)                      going marine vessels for transport to the
                                              pages must also include, at the time of                 gives notice of receipt of an application                   destination countries. Floridian requests
                                              the filing, a digital copy on disk of the               (Application), filed on February 24,                        the authorization for a 20-year term to
                                              entire submission.                                      2015, by Floridian Natural Gas Storage                      commence on the earlier of the date of
                                                 A decisional record on the                           Company, LLC (Floridian), requesting                        first export or five years from the date
                                              Application will be developed through                   long-term, multi-contract authorization                     the authorization is granted. Floridian
                                              responses to this notice by parties,                    to export domestically produced                             seeks to export this LNG on its own
                                                                                                      liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced                        behalf and as agent for other entities
                                              including the parties’ written comments
                                                                                                      from domestic sources at its proposed                       who hold title to the LNG at the time of
                                              and replies thereto. Additional
                                                                                                      liquefaction and storage facility to be                     export. The Application was filed under
                                              procedures will be used as necessary to                 constructed and operated in Martin
                                              achieve a complete understanding of the                                                                             section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
                                                                                                      County, Florida (Floridian Facility).                       Additional details can be found in
                                              facts and issues. If an additional                      Floridian requests authorization to
                                              procedure is scheduled, notice will be                                                                              Floridian’s Application, posted on the
                                                                                                      export this LNG to any country with                         DOE/FE Web site at: http://
                                              provided to all parties. If no party                    which the United States does not have
                                              requests additional procedures, a final                                                                             www.energy.gov/fe/downloads/
                                                                                                      a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring                      floridian-natural-gas-storage-company-
                                              Opinion and Order may be issued based                   national treatment for trade in natural                     llc-fe-dkt-no-15-38-lng.
                                              on the official record, including the                   gas, and with which trade is not                               Protests, motions to intervene, notices
                                              Application and responses filed by                      prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-                      of intervention, and written comments
                                              parties pursuant to this notice, in                     FTA countries).1 Floridian seeks to                         are invited.
                                              accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.                         export the LNG in a volume equivalent
                                                                                                                                                                  DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or
                                                 The Application is available for                     to approximately 14.6 billion cubic feet
                                                                                                      per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (0.04 Bcf                  notices of intervention, as applicable,
                                              inspection and copying in the Division                                                                              requests for additional procedures, and
                                              of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities                    per day (Bcf/d)), less the portion of that
                                                                                                      volume that may be under firm contract                      written comments are to be filed using
                                              docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000                                                                                      procedures detailed in the Public
                                                                                                      directly or indirectly to Carib Energy
                                              Independence Avenue SW.,                                                                                            Comment Procedures section no later
                                                                                                      (USA) LLC (Carib).2 According to
                                              Washington, DC 20585. The docket                                                                                    than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, October 5,
                                              room is open between the hours of 8:00                    1 In the Application, Floridian also requests             2015.
                                              a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through                      authorization to export LNG to any nation that              ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email:
                                              Friday, except Federal holidays. The                    currently has, or in the future may enter into, a FTA       fergas@hq.doe.gov.
                                                                                                      requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas
                                              Application and any filed protests,                     and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law
                                              motions to intervene or notice of                                                                                   Regular Mail
                                                                                                      or policy (FTA countries). Concurrently with this
                                              interventions, and comments will also                   notice, DOE/FE is granting Floridian’s requested            U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
                                              be available electronically by going to                 FTA authorization in DOE/FE Order No. 3691,                   Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
                                                                                                      pursuant to NGA § 3(c), 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). See
                                              the following DOE/FE Web address:                       Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, LLC, DOE/
                                                                                                                                                                    and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
                                              http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/                         FE Order No. 3691, FE Docket No. 15–38–LNG,
                                              gasregulation/index.html.                               Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract                    knowledge, Carib has not yet contracted with either
                                                                                                      Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas in            Floridian or any Floridian customer holding
                                                Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31,                 ISO Containers Loaded at the Proposed Floridian             capacity in the Facility for delivery of any volumes
                                              2015.                                                   Facility in Martin County, Florida, and Exported by         of LNG, on either a firm or interruptible basis.
                                                                                                      Vessel to Free Trade Agreement Nations (July 31,            Nonetheless, by excluding LNG volumes from the
                                              John A. Anderson,                                       2015).                                                      Floridian Facility that may come under firm
                                              Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security           2 On September 10, 2014, DOE/FE issued a final            contract to Carib pursuant to DOE/FE Order No.
                                              and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.              LNG export order, DOE/FE Order No. 3487, Carib              3487, Floridian states that its requested
                                                                                                      to export LNG from the Floridian facility to non-           authorization would be consistent with DOE/FE’s
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19329 Filed 8–5–15; 8:45 am]                                                                          policy not to authorize exports that exceed the
                                                                                                      FTA countries in Central America, South America,
                                              BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                  or the Caribbean ‘‘at a volumetric rate not to exceed       liquefaction capacity at a LNG facility that will be
                                                                                                      14.6 Bcf/yr (0.04 Bcf/d) of natural gas, which is           used for the proposed export operations. Floridian
                                                                                                      equivalent to the maximum daily send out capacity           App. at 2, n.2.
                                                                                                      of natural gas in [its] liquefied state via the . . .          3 Floridian states that it has filed an application
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                                                                                                      truck loading station at the Floridian facility . . . .’’   with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
                                                                                                      Carib Energy (USA) LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3487,              (FERC), seeking to amend FERC’s original
                                                                                                      FE Docket No. 11–141–LNG, Final Order Granting              certification to scale back certain Phase 1 facilities
                                                                                                      Long-Term Multi-Contract Authorization to Export            proposed for the Floridian Facility. Floridian App.
                                                                                                      Liquefied Natural Gas in ISO Containers by Vessel           at 6–7. We note that FERC approved this project
                                                                                                      to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations in Central              amendment in an Order Amending Certificate
                                                                                                      America, South America, or the Caribbean, at 2–3            issued on July 16, 2015. See Floridian Natural Gas
                                                                                                      (Sept. 10, 2014). Floridian states that, to its             Storage Co., LLC, 152 FERC ¶ 61,041 (2015).



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                                                 P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC                       address these issues in their comments                  A decisional record on the
                                                 20026–4375.                                          and/or protests, as well as other issues              Application will be developed through
                                                                                                      deemed relevant to the Application.                   responses to this notice by parties,
                                              Hand Delivery or Private Delivery                          The National Environmental Policy                  including the parties’ written comments
                                              Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.)                       Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,                   and replies thereto. Additional
                                              U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),                      requires DOE to give appropriate                      procedures will be used as necessary to
                                                Office of Oil and Gas Global Security                 consideration to the environmental                    achieve a complete understanding of the
                                                and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,                  effects of its proposed decisions. No                 facts and issues. If an additional
                                                Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,                      final decision will be issued in this                 procedure is scheduled, notice will be
                                                1000 Independence Avenue SW.,                         proceeding until DOE has met its                      provided to all parties. If no party
                                                Washington, DC 20585.                                 environmental responsibilities.                       requests additional procedures, a final
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              Opinion and Order may be issued based
                                                                                                      Public Comment Procedures
                                              Larine Moore or Benjamin Nussdorf,                                                                            on the official record, including the
                                                U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),                       In response to this Notice, any person             Application and responses filed by
                                                Office of Oil and Gas Global Security                 may file a protest, comments, or a                    parties pursuant to this notice, in
                                                and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,                  motion to intervene or notice of                      accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
                                                Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,                      intervention, as applicable. Due to the                 The Application is available for
                                                1000 Independence Avenue SW.,                         complexity of the issues raised by the                inspection and copying in the Division
                                                Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–                      Applicant, interested parties will be                 of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities
                                                9478; (202) 586–7991.                                 provided 60 days from the date of                     docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000
                                              Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of                 publication of this Notice in which to                Independence Avenue SW.,
                                                Energy (GC–76), Office of the                         submit their comments, protests,                      Washington, DC 20585. The docket
                                                Assistant General Counsel for                         motions to intervene, or notices of
                                                                                                                                                            room is open between the hours of 8:00
                                                Electricity and Fossil Energy,                        intervention.
                                                                                                                                                            a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
                                                Forrestal Building, 1000                                 Any person wishing to become a party
                                                                                                      to the proceeding must file a motion to               Friday, except Federal holidays. The
                                                Independence Avenue SW.,                                                                                    Application and any filed protests,
                                                Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–                      intervene or notice of intervention. The
                                                                                                      filing of comments or a protest with                  motions to intervene or notice of
                                                9793.                                                                                                       interventions, and comments will also
                                                                                                      respect to the Application will not serve
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              to make the commenter or protestant a                 be available electronically by going to
                                                                                                      party to the proceeding, although                     the following DOE/FE Web address:
                                              DOE/FE Evaluation                                                                                             http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
                                                                                                      protests and comments received from
                                                 The Application will be reviewed                                                                           gasregulation/index.html.
                                                                                                      persons who are not parties will be
                                              pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15
                                                                                                      considered in determining the                           Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31,
                                              U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider                                                                         2015.
                                                                                                      appropriate action to be taken on the
                                              any issues required by law or policy. To
                                                                                                      Application. All protests, comments,                  John A. Anderson,
                                              the extent determined to be relevant,
                                                                                                      motions to intervene, or notices of                   Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
                                              these issues will include the domestic
                                                                                                      intervention must meet the                            and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
                                              need for the natural gas proposed to be
                                                                                                      requirements specified by the                         [FR Doc. 2015–19328 Filed 8–5–15; 8:45 am]
                                              exported, the adequacy of domestic
                                                                                                      regulations in 10 CFR part 590.                       BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                              natural gas supply, U.S. energy security,                  Filings may be submitted using one of
                                              and the cumulative impact of the                        the following methods: (1) Emailing the
                                              requested authorization and any other                   filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                              LNG export application(s) previously                    Docket No. 15-38–LNG in the title line;
                                              approved on domestic natural gas                        (2) mailing an original and three paper               [FE Docket No. 15–90–LNG]
                                              supply and demand fundamentals. DOE                     copies of the filing to the Office of Oil
                                              may also consider other factors bearing                                                                       Cameron LNG, LLC; Application for
                                                                                                      and Gas Global Security and Supply at
                                              on the public interest, including the                                                                         Long-Term, Multi-Contract
                                                                                                      the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3)
                                              impact of the proposed exports on the                                                                         Authorization To Export Liquefied
                                                                                                      hand delivering an original and three
                                              U.S. economy (including GDP,                                                                                  Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade
                                                                                                      paper copies of the filing to the Office
                                              consumers, and industry), job creation,                                                                       Agreement Nations for a Period of 20
                                                                                                      of Oil and Gas Global Supply at the
                                              the U.S. balance of trade, and                                                                                Years
                                                                                                      address listed in ADDRESSES. All filings
                                              international considerations; and                       must include a reference to FE Docket                 AGENCY:   Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
                                              whether the authorization is consistent                 No. 15–38–LNG. Please Note: If
                                              with DOE’s policy of promoting                                                                                ACTION:   Notice of application.
                                                                                                      submitting a filing via email, please
                                              competition in the marketplace by                       include all related documents and                     SUMMARY:   The Office of Fossil Energy
                                              allowing commercial parties to freely                   attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the                   (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
                                              negotiate their own trade arrangements.                 original email correspondence. Please                 gives notice of receipt of an application
                                              Additionally, DOE will consider the                     do not include any active hyperlinks or               (Application), filed on May 28, 2015, by
                                              following environmental document:                       password protection in any of the                     Cameron LNG, LLC (Cameron LNG),
                                              Addendum to Environmental Review                        documents or attachments related to the               requesting long-term, multi-contract
                                              Documents Concerning Exports of                         filing. All electronic filings submitted to           authorization to export domestically
                                              Natural Gas From the United States, 79
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                                                                                                      DOE must follow these guidelines to                   produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in
                                              FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014).4 Parties that                 ensure that all documents are filed in a              a volume equivalent to approximately
                                              may oppose this Application should                      timely manner. Any hardcopy filing                    515 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr)
                                                4 The Addendum and related documents are
                                                                                                      submitted greater in length than 50                   of natural gas (1.41 Bcf/day). Cameron
                                              available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendum-
                                                                                                      pages must also include, at the time of               LNG seeks authorization to export the
                                              environmental-review-documents-concerning-              the filing, a digital copy on disk of the             LNG by vessel from the existing
                                              exports-natural-gas-united-states.                      entire submission.                                    Cameron LNG Terminal (Cameron


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of application.
DatesProtests, 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, October 5, 2015.
ContactLarine Moore or Benjamin Nussdorf, 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 Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9793.
FR Citation80 FR 46969 

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