80_FR_51957 80 FR 51792 - Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 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 51792 - Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 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 165 (August 26, 2015)

Page Range51792-51793
FR Document2015-21125

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed on April 20, 2015, by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL), requesting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to approximately 203 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (0.56 Bcf per day). SPL seeks to export the LNG by vessel from Trains 1 through 4 of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project (Liquefaction Project), which SPL and its affiliate, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., are currently constructing at the existing Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.\1\ SPL 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).\2\ DOE/FE notes that the requested export volume (203 Bcf/yr) is incremental and therefore additive to the volumes of LNG previously authorized for export from the Liquefaction Project to non-FTA countries. Specifically, SPL states that the grant of this Application will align the volumes of LNG authorized for export to non-FTA countries with the maximum liquefaction production capacity of the Liquefaction Project, as approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.\3\ SPL requests the authorization for a 20-year term to commence on the date of first commercial export from the Liquefaction Project. SPL seeks to export this LNG on its own behalf and as agent for other entities who will 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 SPL's Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/15_63_lng.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51792-51793]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21125]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 15-63-LNG]


Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 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 
April 20, 2015, by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL), requesting 
long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to approximately 203 
billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (0.56 Bcf per day). 
SPL seeks to export the LNG by vessel from Trains 1 through 4 of the 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project (Liquefaction Project), which SPL and 
its affiliate, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., are currently constructing at the 
existing Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.\1\ SPL 
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).\2\ DOE/FE 
notes that the requested export volume (203 Bcf/yr) is incremental and 
therefore additive to the volumes of LNG previously authorized for 
export from the Liquefaction Project to non-FTA countries. 
Specifically, SPL states that the grant of this Application will align 
the volumes of LNG authorized for export to non-FTA countries with the 
maximum liquefaction production capacity of the Liquefaction Project, 
as approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.\3\ SPL 
requests the authorization for a 20-year term to commence on the date 
of first commercial export from the Liquefaction Project. SPL seeks to 
export this LNG on its own behalf and as agent for other entities who 
will 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 SPL's Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: 
http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/15_63_lng.pdf
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    \1\ SPL states that the requested authorization would require no 
new construction or modification of authorized facilities. App. at 2 
n.4.
    \2\ In a prior application filed in FE Docket No. 14-92-LNG on 
July 11, 2014, SPL requested authorization to export the same volume 
of LNG from the Liquefaction Project (Trains 1-4) to any nation that 
currently has, or 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). On February 12, 2015, DOE/FE 
granted that request in Order No. 3595 pursuant to NGA Sec.  3(c), 
15 U.S.C. 717b(c). See Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order 
No. 3595, FE Docket No. 14-92-LNG, Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-
Contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel 
from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to 
Free Trade Agreement Nations (Feb. 12, 2015); Sabine Pass 
Liquefaction, LLC, Errata to DOE/FE Order Nos. 3595 & 3384, FE 
Docket Nos. 14-92-LNG & 13-121-LNG (Feb. 24, 2015). For additional 
procedural history, see Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order 
No. 3669, FE Docket Nos. 13-30-LNG, 13-42-LNG, & 13-121-LNG, Final 
Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization 
to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Sabine Pass LNG 
Terminal Located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to Non-Free Trade 
Agreement Nations, at 18-21 (June 26, 2015).
    \3\ App. at 2 n.5.
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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 26, 
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 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 documents:
     Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning 
Exports of Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 
2014); \4\ and
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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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     Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting 
Liquefied Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 32260 (June 4, 
2014).\5\
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    \5\ The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is available at: http://energy.gov/fe/life-cycle-greenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefied-natural-gas-united-states.

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    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.
    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 persons will be 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. 15-63-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. 15-63-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 August 20, 2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of 
Oil and Natural Gas.
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                                               room is open between the hours of 8:00                   requested export volume (203 Bcf/yr) is              Hand Delivery or Private Delivery
                                               a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through                       incremental and therefore additive to                Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.)
                                               Friday, except Federal holidays. The                     the volumes of LNG previously                          U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
                                               Application and any filed protests,                      authorized for export from the                       Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
                                               motions to intervene or notice of                        Liquefaction Project to non-FTA                      and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
                                               interventions, and comments will also                    countries. Specifically, SPL states that             Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
                                               be available electronically by going to                  the grant of this Application will align             Independence Avenue SW.,
                                               the following DOE/FE Web address:                        the volumes of LNG authorized for                    Washington, DC 20585.
                                               http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/                          export to non-FTA countries with the                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               gasregulation/index.html.                                maximum liquefaction production                        Larine Moore or Benjamin Nussdorf,
                                                 Issued in Washington, DC, on August 20,                capacity of the Liquefaction Project, as             U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
                                               2015.                                                    approved by the Federal Energy                       Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
                                               John A. Anderson,                                        Regulatory Commission.3 SPL requests                 and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
                                               Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security          the authorization for a 20-year term to              Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
                                               and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.               commence on the date of first                        Independence Avenue SW.,
                                               [FR Doc. 2015–21126 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am]              commercial export from the                           Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478;
                                               BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                   Liquefaction Project. SPL seeks to                   (202) 586–7991.
                                                                                                        export this LNG on its own behalf and                  Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department
                                                                                                        as agent for other entities who will hold            of Energy (GC–76), Office of the
                                               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                     title to the LNG at the time of export.              Assistant General Counsel for Electricity
                                                                                                        The Application was filed under section              and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building,
                                               [FE Docket No. 15–63–LNG]
                                                                                                        3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).                      1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
                                               Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC;                           Additional details can be found in SPL’s             Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9793.
                                               Application for Long-Term, Multi-                        Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               Contract Authorization To Export                         site at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/               DOE/FE Evaluation
                                               Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free                        files/2015/05/f22/15_63_lng.pdf
                                               Trade Agreement Nations for a 20-Year                                                                            The Application will be reviewed
                                                                                                           Protests, motions to intervene, notices           pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15
                                               Period                                                   of intervention, and written comments                U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider
                                               AGENCY:   Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.                  are invited.                                         any issues required by law or policy. To
                                               ACTION:   Notice of application.                         DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or             the extent determined to be relevant,
                                                                                                        notices of intervention, as applicable,              these issues will include the domestic
                                               SUMMARY:   The Office of Fossil Energy                   requests for additional procedures, and              need for the natural gas proposed to be
                                               (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)                   written comments are to be filed using               exported, the adequacy of domestic
                                               gives notice of receipt of an application                procedures detailed in the Public                    natural gas supply, U.S. energy security,
                                               (Application), filed on April 20, 2015,                  Comment Procedures section no later                  and the cumulative impact of the
                                               by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL),                  than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, October                requested authorization and any other
                                               requesting long-term, multi-contract                     26, 2015.                                            LNG export application(s) previously
                                               authorization to export domestically                                                                          approved on domestic natural gas
                                               produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in                  ADDRESSES:                                           supply and demand fundamentals. DOE
                                               a volume equivalent to approximately                                                                          may also consider other factors bearing
                                                                                                        Electronic Filing by Email
                                               203 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr)                                                                      on the public interest, including the
                                               of natural gas (0.56 Bcf per day). SPL                     fergas@hq.doe.gov.                                 impact of the proposed exports on the
                                               seeks to export the LNG by vessel from                                                                        U.S. economy (including GDP,
                                               Trains 1 through 4 of the Sabine Pass                    Regular Mail                                         consumers, and industry), job creation,
                                               Liquefaction Project (Liquefaction                                                                            the U.S. balance of trade, and
                                                                                                          U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
                                               Project), which SPL and its affiliate,                                                                        international considerations; and
                                                                                                        Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
                                               Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., are currently                                                                          whether the authorization is consistent
                                               constructing at the existing Sabine Pass                 and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
                                                                                                                                                             with DOE’s policy of promoting
                                               LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish,                          P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026–
                                                                                                                                                             competition in the marketplace by
                                               Louisiana.1 SPL requests authorization                   4375.
                                                                                                                                                             allowing commercial parties to freely
                                               to export this LNG to any country with                                                                        negotiate their own trade arrangements.
                                               which the United States does not have                    DOE/FE granted that request in Order No. 3595
                                                                                                        pursuant to NGA § 3(c), 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). See
                                                                                                                                                             Additionally, DOE will consider the
                                               a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring                   Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order No.      following environmental documents:
                                               national treatment for trade in natural                  3595, FE Docket No. 14–92–LNG, Order Granting           • Addendum to Environmental
                                               gas, and with which trade is not                         Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export    Review Documents Concerning Exports
                                               prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-                   Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Sabine
                                                                                                        Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana,
                                                                                                                                                             of Natural Gas From the United States,
                                               FTA countries).2 DOE/FE notes that the                   to Free Trade Agreement Nations (Feb. 12, 2015);     79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 4 and
                                                                                                        Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, Errata to DOE/FE         • Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
                                                 1 SPL states that the requested authorization          Order Nos. 3595 & 3384, FE Docket Nos. 14–92–        Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
                                               would require no new construction or modification        LNG & 13–121–LNG (Feb. 24, 2015). For additional     Natural Gas From the United States, 79
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                                               of authorized facilities. App. at 2 n.4.                 procedural history, see Sabine Pass Liquefaction,
                                                 2 In a prior application filed in FE Docket No. 14–    LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3669, FE Docket Nos. 13–       FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).5
                                               92–LNG on July 11, 2014, SPL requested                   30–LNG, 13–42–LNG, & 13–121–LNG, Final
                                                                                                        Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-           4 The Addendum and related documents are
                                               authorization to export the same volume of LNG
                                               from the Liquefaction Project (Trains 1–4) to any        Contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural   available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendum-
                                               nation that currently has, or may enter into, a FTA      Gas by Vessel from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal      environmental-review-documents-concerning-
                                               requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas,   Located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to Non-Free    exports-natural-gas-united-states.
                                               and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law       Trade Agreement Nations, at 18–21 (June 26, 2015).     5 The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is

                                               or policy (FTA countries). On February 12, 2015,           3 App. at 2 n.5.                                   available at: http://energy.gov/fe/life-cycle-



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                                                  Parties that may oppose this                         submitted greater in length than 50                   natural gas (0.15 Bcf/day).1 Strom seeks
                                               Application should address these issues                 pages must also include, at the time of               to export the LNG from its proposed
                                               in their comments and/or protests, as                   the filing, a digital copy on disk of the             natural gas liquefaction project in
                                               well as other issues deemed relevant to                 entire submission.                                    Crystal River, Florida (Facility).
                                               the Application.                                          A decisional record on the                          According to Strom, the LNG will be
                                                  The National Environmental Policy                    Application will be developed through                 liquefied in modular, scalable, and
                                               Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,                     responses to this notice by parties,                  portable LNG systems at the Facility.2
                                               requires DOE to give appropriate                        including the parties’ written comments               The LNG will be loaded into approved
                                               consideration to the environmental                      and replies thereto. Additional                       ISO IMO7/TVAC–ASME LNG (ISO)
                                               effects of its proposed decisions. No                   procedures will be used as necessary to               containers, and sent by highway or rail
                                               final decision will be issued in this                   achieve a complete understanding of the               to Port Tampa Bay or other ports that
                                               proceeding until DOE has met its                        facts and issues. If an additional                    will require little or no modification to
                                               environmental responsibilities.                         procedure is scheduled, notice will be                export by ocean-going vessel.3 Strom
                                               Public Comment Procedures                               provided to all parties. If no party                  requests authorization to export this
                                                                                                       requests additional procedures, a final               LNG to any country with which the
                                                  In response to this Notice, any person               Opinion and Order may be issued based                 United States does not have a free trade
                                               may file a protest, comments, or a                      on the official record, including the                 agreement (FTA) requiring national
                                               motion to intervene or notice of                        Application and responses filed by                    treatment for trade in natural gas, and
                                               intervention, as applicable. Due to the                 parties pursuant to this notice, in                   with which trade is not prohibited by
                                               complexity of the issues raised by the                  accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.                       U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).4
                                               Applicant, interested persons will be                     The Application is available for                    Strom requests the authorization for a
                                               provided 60 days from the date of                       inspection and copying in the Division                25-year term to commence on the earlier
                                               publication of this Notice in which to                  of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities                  of the date of first export or five years
                                               submit comments, protests, motions to                   docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000                        from the date the authorization is
                                               intervene, or notices of intervention.                  Independence Avenue SW.,                              granted. Strom seeks to export this LNG
                                                  Any person wishing to become a party                                                                       on its own behalf and as agent for other
                                                                                                       Washington, DC 20585. The docket
                                               to the proceeding must file a motion to                                                                       entities who hold title to the LNG at the
                                                                                                       room is open between the hours of 8:00
                                               intervene or notice of intervention. The                                                                      time of export. The Application was
                                                                                                       a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
                                               filing of comments or a protest with                                                                          filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas
                                                                                                       Friday, except Federal holidays. The
                                               respect to the Application will not serve                                                                     Act (NGA). Additional details can be
                                                                                                       Application and any filed protests,
                                               to make the commenter or protestant a                                                                         found in Strom’s Application, posted on
                                                                                                       motions to intervene or notice of
                                               party to the proceeding, although                                                                             the DOE/FE Web site at: http://
                                                                                                       interventions, and comments will also
                                               protests and comments received from                                                                           energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/05/f22/
                                                                                                       be available electronically by going to
                                               persons who are not parties will be                                                                           15_78_lng.pdf.
                                                                                                       the following DOE/FE Web address:
                                               considered in determining the                                                                                    Protests, motions to intervene, notices
                                                                                                       http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
                                               appropriate action to be taken on the                                                                         of intervention, and written comments
                                                                                                       gasregulation/index.html.
                                               Application. All protests, comments,                                                                          are invited.
                                               motions to intervene, or notices of                       Issued in Washington, DC, on August 20,
                                                                                                                                                             DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or
                                               intervention must meet the                              2015.
                                                                                                                                                             notices of intervention, as applicable,
                                               requirements specified by the                           John A. Anderson,
                                                                                                                                                             requests for additional procedures, and
                                               regulations in 10 CFR part 590.                         Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security       written comments are to be filed using
                                                  Filings may be submitted using one of                and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
                                                                                                                                                             procedures detailed in the Public
                                               the following methods: (1) emailing the                 [FR Doc. 2015–21125 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                             Comment Procedures section no later
                                               filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE                    BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, October
                                               Docket No. 15–63–LNG in the title line;                                                                       26, 2015.
                                               (2) mailing an original and three paper
                                                                                                                                                             ADDRESSES:
                                               copies of the filing to the Office of Oil               DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                               and Gas Global Security and Supply at                                                                            1 Strom states that this Application replaces the
                                               the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3)                 [FE Docket No. 15–78–LNG]                             applications it previously filed in FE Docket Nos.
                                               hand delivering an original and three                                                                         14–57–LNG and 14–58–LNG, which it has
                                               paper copies of the filing to the Office                Strom, Inc.; Application for Long-Term,               withdrawn.
                                                                                                                                                                2 In its Application, Strom provides additional
                                               of Oil and Gas Global Supply at the                     Multi-Contract Authorization To Export
                                                                                                                                                             information about these modular LNG systems, and
                                               address listed in ADDRESSES. All filings                Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free                     how it intends to begin and eventually to increase
                                               must include a reference to FE Docket                   Trade Agreement Nations for a 25-Year                 LNG production to the requested export level. App.
                                               No. 15–63–LNG. Please Note: If                          Period                                                at 2.
                                                                                                                                                                3 See id. at 3, 5.
                                               submitting a filing via email, please
                                               include all related documents and                       AGENCY:   Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.                  4 On October 21, 2014, in Order No. 3537, DOE/

                                                                                                       ACTION:   Notice of application.                      FE authorized Strom to export domestically
                                               attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the                                                                           produced LNG in a volume equivalent to 28.21 Bcf/
                                               original email correspondence. Please                                                                         yr of natural gas from the proposed Facility to any
                                               do not include any active hyperlinks or                 SUMMARY:   The Office of Fossil Energy                country with which the United States has a FTA
                                               password protection in any of the                       (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)                requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas,
                                               documents or attachments related to the                 gives notice of receipt of an application             and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. or
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                                                                                                       (Application), filed on May 6, 2015, by               policy (FTA countries). Strom, Inc., DOE/FE Order
                                               filing. All electronic filings submitted to                                                                   No. 3537, FE Docket No. 14–56–LNG, Order
                                               DOE must follow these guidelines to                     Strom, Inc. (Strom), requesting long-                 Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization
                                               ensure that all documents are filed in a                term, multi-contract authorization to                 to Export Liquefied Natural Gas in ISO Containers
                                               timely manner. Any hardcopy filing                      export domestically produced liquefied                Loaded at the Proposed Strom LNG Terminal in
                                                                                                       natural gas (LNG) in a volume                         Crystal River, Florida, and Exported by Vessel to
                                                                                                                                                             Free Trade Agreement Nations (Oct. 21, 2014). The
                                               greenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefied-
                                                                                                       equivalent to approximately 56.42                     volume sought in this Application is not additive
                                               natural-gas-united-states.                              billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of               to the volume approved for export in that order.



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Document Created: 2015-12-15 10:59:02
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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 26, 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.
FR Citation80 FR 51792 

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