81_FR_11244 81 FR 11202 - Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.; Amendment of Application for Long-Term, Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations

81 FR 11202 - Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.; Amendment of Application for Long-Term, Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 42 (March 3, 2016)

Page Range11202-11203
FR Document2016-04733

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an amendment (Amendment), filed on October 5, 2015, by Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (Jordan Cove) of its pending Application in this proceeding. The Application, filed on March 23, 2012, seeks authority to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 292 Bcf/yr (0.8 Bcf/day) from a proposed terminal to be located on Coos Bay in the State of Oregon to nations with which the United States does not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas (non-FTA nations). DOE published a ``Notice of Application'' in the Federal Register on June 6, 2012. 77 Fed.Reg. 33446. DOE/FE received five motions to intervene in the proceeding and numerous comments for and against the proposed export authorization. The Amendment seeks to increase the volume of LNG for which Jordan Cove requests export authorization from the equivalent of 292 Bcf/yr to the equivalent of 350 Bcf/yr of natural gas (0.96 Bcf/day). On March 24, 2014, the Department of Energy issued DOE/FE Order No. 3413, conditionally granting Jordan Cove's Application.\1\ DOE/FE has not yet issued a final order on the pending Application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 12-32-LNG]


Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.; Amendment of Application for 
Long-Term, Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free 
Trade Agreement Nations

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
(DOE) gives notice of receipt of an amendment (Amendment), filed on 
October 5, 2015, by Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. (Jordan Cove) of 
its pending Application in this proceeding. The Application, filed on 
March 23, 2012, seeks authority to export domestically produced 
liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 292 Bcf/yr (0.8 
Bcf/day) from a proposed terminal to be located on Coos Bay in the 
State of Oregon to nations with which the United States does not have a 
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in 
natural gas (non-FTA nations). DOE published a ``Notice of 
Application'' in the Federal Register on June 6, 2012. 77 Fed.Reg. 
33446. DOE/FE received five motions to intervene in the proceeding and 
numerous comments for and against the proposed export authorization.
    The Amendment seeks to increase the volume of LNG for which Jordan 
Cove requests export authorization from the equivalent of 292 Bcf/yr to 
the equivalent of 350 Bcf/yr of natural gas (0.96 Bcf/day). On March 
24, 2014, the Department of Energy issued DOE/FE Order No. 3413, 
conditionally granting Jordan Cove's Application.\1\ DOE/FE has not yet 
issued a final order on the pending Application.
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    \1\ Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., DOE/FE Order No. 3413, FE 
Docket No. 12-32-LNG, Order Conditionally Granting Long-Term Multi-
Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas By Vessel 
From the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon to Non-Free 
Trade Agreement Nations (Mar. 24, 2014).
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    In its Amendment, Jordan Cove states that it is increasing its 
requested volume by 58 Bcf/yr in order to reflect the maximum 
production capacity of the Facility of 6.8 million metric tons per 
annum (mtpa) of LNG.\2\ According to Jordan Cove, the 6.8 million mtpa 
of LNG equates to 350 Bcf/yr of natural gas, which may be available for 
export.\3\ Jordan Cove asserts that the Amendment to increase the 
volume of its requested authorization does not alter the findings in 
the conditional export authorization in DOE/FE Order No. 3413 that the 
proposed exports have not been shown to be inconsistent with the public 
interest. Nor, Jordan Cove submits, will the increase in authorized 
export volumes entail environmental consequences.\4\
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    \2\ Amendment at 3.
    \3\ Amendment at 5.
    \4\ Amendment at 8.
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    Additional details can be found in Jordan Cove's Amendment, posted 
on the DOE/FE Web site at: http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/authorizations/2012_applications/2015-10-05_JCEP_Amendment_of_NFTA__Appli.pdf.
    Because the Amendment represents a substantive and material change 
in the Application, DOE has determined to publish this notice in the 
Federal Register, thereby providing the pubic with an opportunity to 
intervene, comment, and/or protest the Amendment. The Applicant 
separately has served the Amendment on each of the parties that have 
previously intervened in this proceeding.
    Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and 
written comments addressing the Amendment 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, March 23, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: 
    Electronic Filing by email: [email protected].
    Regular Mail: U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of 
Regulation and International Engagement, 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 Regulation and 
International Engagement, 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 Regulation and International

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Engagement, 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 Amendment will be reviewed in conjunction with our review of 
the underlying Application 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 Amendment is consistent with DOE's 
policy of promoting competition in the marketplace by allowing 
commercial parties to freely negotiate their own trade arrangements. As 
part of this analysis, DOE will consider the following two studies 
examining the cumulative impacts of LNG:
     Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas on 
U.S. Energy Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy Information 
Administration upon DOE's request (2014 EIA LNG Export Study); \5\ and
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    \5\ The 2014 EIA LNG Export Study, published on Oct. 29, 2014, 
is available at: https://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/fe/.
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     The Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, 
conducted jointly by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's 
Baker Institute for Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on behalf of 
DOE (2015 LNG Export Study).\6\
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    \6\ The 2015 LNG Export Study, dated Oct. 29, 2015, is available 
at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/20151113_macro_impact_of_lng_exports_0.pdf.
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    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); \7\ and
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    \7\ 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).\8\
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    \8\ 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 the Amendment to the Application should 
address the basis for their opposition to the Amendment, as well as 
other issues deemed relevant to the Amendment, in their comments and/or 
protests.
    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. Interested persons will be provided 20 days from the date 
of publication of this Notice in which to submit comments, protests, 
motions to intervene, or notices of intervention. Comments and protests 
should address the implications of the Amendment. Because the public 
previously was given an opportunity to intervene in, protest, and 
comment on the Application, DOE/FE may disregard comments or protests 
on the Application that do not bear directly on the Amendment.
    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. 12-32-LNG 
in the title line; (2) mailing an original and three paper copies of 
the filing to the Office of Regulation and International Engagement at 
the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an original and 
three paper copies of the filing to the Office of Regulation and 
International Engagement at the address listed in ADDRESSES. All 
filings must include a reference to FE Docket No. 12-32-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 Amendment 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 
Amendment and responses filed by parties pursuant to this notice, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
    The Amendment is available for inspection and copying in the 
Division of Natural Gas Regulation 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 Amendment 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 February 26, 2016.
Amy R. Sweeney,
Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Oil and Natural 
Gas.
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                                                  assess the impact of its information                      Dated: February 29, 2016.                           annum (mtpa) of LNG.2 According to
                                                  collection requirements and minimize                    Kate Mullan,                                          Jordan Cove, the 6.8 million mtpa of
                                                  the public’s reporting burden. It also                  Acting Director, Information Collection               LNG equates to 350 Bcf/yr of natural
                                                  helps the public understand the                         Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy       gas, which may be available for export.3
                                                  Department’s information collection                     Officer, Office of Management.                        Jordan Cove asserts that the Amendment
                                                  requirements and provide the requested                  [FR Doc. 2016–04675 Filed 3–2–16; 8:45 am]            to increase the volume of its requested
                                                  data in the desired format. ED is                       BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                authorization does not alter the findings
                                                  soliciting comments on the proposed                                                                           in the conditional export authorization
                                                  information collection request (ICR) that                                                                     in DOE/FE Order No. 3413 that the
                                                  is described below. The Department of                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  proposed exports have not been shown
                                                  Education is especially interested in                                                                         to be inconsistent with the public
                                                  public comment addressing the
                                                                                                          [FE Docket No. 12–32–LNG]                             interest. Nor, Jordan Cove submits, will
                                                                                                                                                                the increase in authorized export
                                                  following issues: (1) Is this collection                Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.;                     volumes entail environmental
                                                  necessary to the proper functions of the                Amendment of Application for Long-                    consequences.4
                                                  Department; (2) will this information be                Term, Authorization To Export                           Additional details can be found in
                                                  processed and used in a timely manner;                  Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free                     Jordan Cove’s Amendment, posted on
                                                  (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;                 Trade Agreement Nations                               the DOE/FE Web site at: http://
                                                  (4) how might the Department enhance                                                                          www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/
                                                  the quality, utility, and clarity of the                AGENCY:   Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
                                                                                                                                                                gasregulation/authorizations/2012_
                                                  information to be collected; and (5) how                ACTION:   Notice of amendment.                        applications/2015-10-05_JCEP_
                                                  might the Department minimize the                                                                             Amendment_of_NFTA__Appli.pdf.
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:     The Office of Fossil Energy
                                                  burden of this collection on the                                                                                Because the Amendment represents a
                                                                                                          (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
                                                  respondents, including through the use                  gives notice of receipt of an amendment               substantive and material change in the
                                                  of information technology. Please note                  (Amendment), filed on October 5, 2015,                Application, DOE has determined to
                                                  that written comments received in                       by Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.                   publish this notice in the Federal
                                                  response to this notice will be                         (Jordan Cove) of its pending Application              Register, thereby providing the pubic
                                                  considered public records.                              in this proceeding. The Application,                  with an opportunity to intervene,
                                                     Title of Collection: Financial Report                filed on March 23, 2012, seeks authority              comment, and/or protest the
                                                                                                          to export domestically produced                       Amendment. The Applicant separately
                                                  for the Endowment Challenge Grant
                                                                                                          liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume               has served the Amendment on each of
                                                  Program & Institutional Service
                                                                                                          equivalent to 292 Bcf/yr (0.8 Bcf/day)                the parties that have previously
                                                  Endowment Activities.
                                                                                                          from a proposed terminal to be located                intervened in this proceeding.
                                                     OMB Control Number: 1840–0564.                                                                               Protests, motions to intervene, notices
                                                                                                          on Coos Bay in the State of Oregon to
                                                     Type of Review: A revision of an                     nations with which the United States                  of intervention, and written comments
                                                  existing information collection.                        does not have a Free Trade Agreement                  addressing the Amendment are invited.
                                                                                                          (FTA) requiring national treatment for                DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or
                                                     Respondents/Affected Public: Private
                                                  Sector.                                                 trade in natural gas (non-FTA nations).               notices of intervention, as applicable,
                                                                                                          DOE published a ‘‘Notice of                           requests for additional procedures, and
                                                     Total Estimated Number of Annual                     Application’’ in the Federal Register on              written comments are to be filed using
                                                  Responses: 2,500.                                       June 6, 2012. 77 Fed.Reg. 33446. DOE/                 procedures detailed in the Public
                                                     Total Estimated Number of Annual                     FE received five motions to intervene in              Comment Procedures section no later
                                                  Burden Hours: 3,125.                                    the proceeding and numerous                           than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, March 23,
                                                                                                          comments for and against the proposed                 2016.
                                                     Abstract: This financial reporting
                                                  form will be utilized for Title III Part A,             export authorization.                                 ADDRESSES:
                                                  Title III Part B and Title V Program                       The Amendment seeks to increase the                  Electronic Filing by email: fergas@
                                                  Endowment Activities and Title III Part                 volume of LNG for which Jordan Cove                   hq.doe.gov.
                                                                                                          requests export authorization from the                  Regular Mail: U.S. Department of
                                                  C Endowment Challenge Grant Program.
                                                                                                          equivalent of 292 Bcf/yr to the                       Energy (FE–34), Office of Regulation
                                                  The purpose of this Annual Financial
                                                                                                          equivalent of 350 Bcf/yr of natural gas               and International Engagement, Office of
                                                  Report is to have the grantees report
                                                                                                          (0.96 Bcf/day). On March 24, 2014, the                Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375,
                                                  annually the kind of investments that                   Department of Energy issued DOE/FE                    Washington, DC 20026–4375.
                                                  have been made, the income earned and                   Order No. 3413, conditionally granting                  Hand Delivery or Private Delivery
                                                  spent, and whether any part of the                      Jordan Cove’s Application.1 DOE/FE has                Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S.
                                                  Endowment Fund Corpus has been                          not yet issued a final order on the                   Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of
                                                  spent. This information allows us to                    pending Application.                                  Regulation and International
                                                  give technical assistance and determine                    In its Amendment, Jordan Cove states               Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
                                                  whether the grantee has complied with                   that it is increasing its requested volume            Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
                                                  the statutory and regulatory investment                 by 58 Bcf/yr in order to reflect the                  Independence Avenue SW.,
                                                  requirements. This collection is being                  maximum production capacity of the                    Washington, DC 20585.
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                                                  submitted as a revision because several                 Facility of 6.8 million metric tons per               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  small items have been added to the                                                                            Larine Moore or Benjamin Nussdorf,
                                                  reporting form. These new items are                       1 Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., DOE/FE Order
                                                                                                                                                                  U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
                                                  intended to clarify questions already                   No. 3413, FE Docket No. 12–32–LNG, Order                Office of Regulation and International
                                                                                                          Conditionally Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract
                                                  included in previous versions of this                   Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas By
                                                  form and are not expected to add any                    Vessel From the Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos
                                                                                                                                                                  2 Amendment at 3.
                                                                                                                                                                  3 Amendment at 5.
                                                  significant burden for respondents.                     Bay, Oregon to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations
                                                                                                          (Mar. 24, 2014).                                        4 Amendment at 8.




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                                                    Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,                     Additionally, DOE will consider the                filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE
                                                    Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,                      following environmental documents:                    Docket No. 12–32–LNG in the title line;
                                                    1000 Independence Avenue SW.,                            • Addendum to Environmental                        (2) mailing an original and three paper
                                                    Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–                      Review Documents Concerning Exports                   copies of the filing to the Office of
                                                    9478; (202) 586–7991.                                 of Natural Gas From the United States,                Regulation and International
                                                  Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of                 79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 7 and                    Engagement at the address listed in
                                                    Energy (GC–76), Office of the                            • Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas                        ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an
                                                    Assistant General Counsel for                         Perspective on Exporting Liquefied                    original and three paper copies of the
                                                    Electricity and Fossil Energy,                        Natural Gas From the United States, 79                filing to the Office of Regulation and
                                                    Forrestal Building, 1000                              FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).8                             International Engagement at the address
                                                    Independence Avenue SW.,                                 Parties that may oppose the                        listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must
                                                    Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–                      Amendment to the Application should                   include a reference to FE Docket No.
                                                    9793.                                                 address the basis for their opposition to             12–32–LNG. PLEASE NOTE: If
                                                                                                          the Amendment, as well as other issues                submitting a filing via email, please
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                          deemed relevant to the Amendment, in                  include all related documents and
                                                  DOE/FE Evaluation                                       their comments and/or protests.                       attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the
                                                                                                             The National Environmental Policy                  original email correspondence. Please
                                                     The Amendment will be reviewed in
                                                                                                          Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,
                                                  conjunction with our review of the                                                                            do not include any active hyperlinks or
                                                                                                          requires DOE to give appropriate
                                                  underlying Application pursuant to                                                                            password protection in any of the
                                                                                                          consideration to the environmental
                                                  section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C.                                                                            documents or attachments related to the
                                                                                                          effects of its proposed decisions. No
                                                  717b(a), and DOE will consider any                                                                            filing. All electronic filings submitted to
                                                                                                          final decision will be issued in this
                                                  issues required by law or policy. To the                                                                      DOE must follow these guidelines to
                                                                                                          proceeding until DOE has met its
                                                  extent determined to be relevant, these                                                                       ensure that all documents are filed in a
                                                                                                          environmental responsibilities.
                                                  issues will include the domestic need                                                                         timely manner. Any hardcopy filing
                                                  for the natural gas proposed to be                      Public Comment Procedures                             submitted greater in length than 50
                                                  exported, the adequacy of domestic                         In response to this Notice, any person             pages must also include, at the time of
                                                  natural gas supply, U.S. energy security,               may file a protest, comments, or a                    the filing, a digital copy on disk of the
                                                  and the cumulative impact of the                        motion to intervene or notice of                      entire submission.
                                                  requested authorization and any other                   intervention, as applicable. Interested                  A decisional record on the
                                                  LNG export application(s) previously                    persons will be provided 20 days from                 Amendment will be developed through
                                                  approved on domestic natural gas                        the date of publication of this Notice in             responses to this notice by parties,
                                                  supply and demand fundamentals. DOE                     which to submit comments, protests,                   including the parties’ written comments
                                                  may also consider other factors bearing                 motions to intervene, or notices of                   and replies thereto. Additional
                                                  on the public interest, including the                   intervention. Comments and protests                   procedures will be used as necessary to
                                                  impact of the proposed exports on the                   should address the implications of the                achieve a complete understanding of the
                                                  U.S. economy (including GDP,                            Amendment. Because the public                         facts and issues. If an additional
                                                  consumers, and industry), job creation,                 previously was given an opportunity to                procedure is scheduled, notice will be
                                                  the U.S. balance of trade, and                          intervene in, protest, and comment on                 provided to all parties. If no party
                                                  international considerations; and                       the Application, DOE/FE may disregard                 requests additional procedures, a final
                                                  whether the Amendment is consistent                     comments or protests on the                           Opinion and Order may be issued based
                                                  with DOE’s policy of promoting                          Application that do not bear directly on              on the official record, including the
                                                  competition in the marketplace by                       the Amendment.                                        Amendment and responses filed by
                                                  allowing commercial parties to freely                      Any person wishing to become a party               parties pursuant to this notice, in
                                                  negotiate their own trade arrangements.                 to the proceeding must file a motion to               accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
                                                  As part of this analysis, DOE will                      intervene or notice of intervention. The
                                                  consider the following two studies                                                                               The Amendment is available for
                                                                                                          filing of comments or a protest with
                                                  examining the cumulative impacts of                     respect to the Application will not serve             inspection and copying in the Division
                                                  LNG:                                                    to make the commenter or protestant a                 of Natural Gas Regulation docket room,
                                                     • Effect of Increased Levels of                      party to the proceeding, although                     Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence
                                                  Liquefied Natural Gas on U.S. Energy                    protests and comments received from                   Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.
                                                  Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy                   persons who are not parties will be                   The docket room is open between the
                                                  Information Administration upon DOE’s                   considered in determining the                         hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
                                                  request (2014 EIA LNG Export Study); 5                  appropriate action to be taken on the                 Monday through Friday, except Federal
                                                  and                                                     Application. All protests, comments,                  holidays. The Amendment and any filed
                                                     • The Macroeconomic Impact of                        motions to intervene, or notices of                   protests, motions to intervene or notice
                                                  Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, conducted                  intervention must meet the                            of interventions, and comments will
                                                  jointly by the Center for Energy Studies                requirements specified by the                         also be available electronically by going
                                                  at Rice University’s Baker Institute for                regulations in 10 CFR part 590.                       to the following DOE/FE Web address:
                                                  Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on                     Filings may be submitted using one of              http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
                                                  behalf of DOE (2015 LNG Export                          the following methods: (1) Emailing the               gasregulation/index.html.
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                                                  Study).6                                                                                                        Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26,
                                                                                                            7 The Addendum and related documents are            2016.
                                                     5 The 2014 EIA LNG Export Study, published on        available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendum-
                                                  Oct. 29, 2014, is available at: https://www.eia.gov/    environmental-review-documents-concerning-            Amy R. Sweeney,
                                                  analysis/requests/fe/.                                  exports-natural-gas-united-states.                    Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulation,
                                                     6 The 2015 LNG Export Study, dated Oct. 29,            8 The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is
                                                                                                                                                                Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
                                                  2015, is available at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/    available at: http://energy.gov/fe/life-cycle-
                                                                                                                                                                [FR Doc. 2016–04733 Filed 3–2–16; 8:45 am]
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of amendment.
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, March 23, 2016.
ContactLarine Moore or Benjamin Nussdorf, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Regulation and International Engagement, 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 Citation81 FR 11202 

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