81_FR_79223 81 FR 79005 - Lake Charles Exports, LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations

81 FR 79005 - Lake Charles Exports, LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 218 (November 10, 2016)

Page Range79005-79006
FR Document2016-27180

The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed on August 15, 2016, by Lake Charles Exports, LLC (LCE), requesting long- term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG), in a volume equivalent to 121 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (0.33 Bcf per day). LCE seeks authorization to export the LNG by vessel from the existing Lake Charles Terminal located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.\1\ LCE 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\ The requested export volume (121 Bcf/yr) is incremental and therefore would be additive to the volume of LNG previously authorized for export from the Lake Charles Terminal to non-FTA countries in DOE/FE Order No. 3324-A (730 Bcf/yr).\3\ LCE states that, through this request, it seeks to align its authorized LNG export volumes for non-FTA countries with the maximum liquefaction production capacity of the Lake Charles Terminal, as approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. LCE requests the authorization for a 20- year term to commence on the earlier of the date of first export or seven years from the date the requested authorization is issued. LCE seeks to export this LNG on its own behalf and as agent for other entities who hold title to the LNG at the time of export. The Application was filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional details can be found in LCE's Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: http://www.energy.gov/fe/lake-charles-exports-llc- fe-dkt-16-110-lng-export-fta-nftas. Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments are invited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 16-110-LNG]


Lake Charles Exports, LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-
Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free 
Trade Agreement Nations

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 
August 15, 2016, by Lake Charles Exports, LLC (LCE), requesting long-
term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced 
liquefied natural gas (LNG), in a volume equivalent to 121 billion 
cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (0.33 Bcf per day). LCE 
seeks authorization to export the LNG by vessel from the existing Lake 
Charles Terminal located in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, 
Louisiana.\1\ LCE 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\ The requested export volume (121 Bcf/yr) is incremental 
and therefore would be additive to the volume of LNG previously 
authorized for export from the Lake Charles Terminal to non-FTA 
countries in DOE/FE Order No. 3324-A (730 Bcf/yr).\3\ LCE states that, 
through this request, it seeks to align its authorized LNG export 
volumes for non-FTA countries with the maximum liquefaction production 
capacity of the Lake Charles Terminal, as approved by the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission. LCE requests the authorization for a 20-
year term to commence on the earlier of the date of first export or 
seven years from the date the requested authorization is issued. LCE 
seeks to export this LNG on its own behalf and as agent for other 
entities who hold title to the LNG at the time of export. The 
Application was filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). 
Additional details can be found in LCE's Application, posted on the 
DOE/FE Web site at: http://www.energy.gov/fe/lake-charles-exports-llc-fe-dkt-16-110-lng-export-fta-nftas.
    Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and 
written comments are invited.
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    \1\ Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC, owns and operates the Lake 
Charles Terminal. LCE will own the proposed liquefaction facility 
and hold the requested LNG export authorization. App. at 2.
    \2\ In the Application, LCE also requests authorization to 
export the same volume of LNG to any nation that currently has, or 
in the future may enter into, a FTA requiring national treatment for 
trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. 
law or policy (FTA countries). DOE/FE will review that request for a 
FTA export authorization separately pursuant to NGA Sec.  3(c), 15 
U.S.C. 717b(c). The proposed export volumes for FTA and non-FTA 
countries are not additive.
    \3\ App. at 2; see Lake Charles Exports, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 
3324-A, FE Docket No. 11-59-LNG, Final Opinion and Order Granting 
Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural 
Gas by Vessel from the Lake Charles Terminal in Calcasieu Parish, 
Louisiana, to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations (July 29, 2016).

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, January 9, 
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2017.

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

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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:
Kyle W. Moorman or Larine Moore, 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) 586-7970; (202) 586-9578.
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, and U.S. energy 
security. DOE may also consider other factors bearing on the public 
interest, including the impact of the proposed exports on the U.S. 
economy, 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. As part of this analysis, DOE will consider the 
following two studies examining the cumulative impacts of exporting 
domestically produced LNG:
     Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas 
Exports on U.S. Energy Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy 
Information Administration upon DOE's request (``2014 EIA LNG Export 
Study''); \4\ and
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    \4\ 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'').\5\
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    \5\ The 2015 LNG Export Study, published on 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); \6\ and
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    \6\ The Addendum and related documents are available at: http://energy.gov/fe/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).\7\
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    \7\ 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 [email protected], with FE Docket No. 16-110-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. 16-110-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 fifty (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 
Office of Regulation and International Engagement 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 at: http://energy.gov/fe/lake-charles-exports-llc-fe-dkt-16-110-lng-export-fta-nftas.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2016.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Regulation and International Engagement. Office of 
Oil and Natural Gas
[FR Doc. 2016-27180 Filed 11-9-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    reserves levels and upper and lower                     2. Transmission Risk Mitigation Tools                 Louisiana.1 LCE requests authorization
                                                    financial reserves thresholds for Power                                                                       to export this LNG to any country with
                                                    Services, Transmission Services, and                       BPA proposes to use financial                      which the United States does not have
                                                    BPA as a whole. The policy also                         reserves attributed to Transmission                   a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring
                                                    describes the actions BPA may take in                   Services as the primary risk mitigation               national treatment for trade in natural
                                                    response to financial reserves levels that              tool. BPA also proposes to include                    gas, and with which trade is not
                                                                                                            provisions for two rate adjustments in                prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-
                                                    either fall below a lower threshold or
                                                                                                            the Transmission rate schedules similar               FTA countries).2 The requested export
                                                    exceed an upper threshold.
                                                                                                            to those in the Power rate schedules: (1)             volume (121 Bcf/yr) is incremental and
                                                    E. Risk Mitigation Tools                                The CRAC, and (2) an adjustment that                  therefore would be additive to the
                                                                                                            provides options for using financial                  volume of LNG previously authorized
                                                       BPA uses risk mitigation tools to                    reserves attributed to Transmission                   for export from the Lake Charles
                                                    buffer against poor financial                           Services when Transmission Services                   Terminal to non-FTA countries in DOE/
                                                    performance over the rate period to                     financial reserves and agency financial               FE Order No. 3324–A (730 Bcf/yr).3 LCE
                                                    protect the agency’s solvency and strong                reserves are above established                        states that, through this request, it seeks
                                                    credit rating. The main financial risk                  thresholds. When available liquidity                  to align its authorized LNG export
                                                    mitigation tool BPA relies upon is                      and the CRAC are insufficient for                     volumes for non-FTA countries with the
                                                    financial liquidity, which consists of                  Transmission Services to meet the TPP                 maximum liquefaction production
                                                    financial reserves and a short-term                     standard, BPA includes PNRR in                        capacity of the Lake Charles Terminal,
                                                    liquidity facility with the U.S. Treasury.              Transmission rates. In the Initial                    as approved by the Federal Energy
                                                                                                            Proposal, BPA proposes to include no                  Regulatory Commission. LCE requests
                                                    1. Power Risk Mitigation Tools                          PNRR and to cap the maximum revenue                   the authorization for a 20-year term to
                                                       For Power Services, BPA proposes to                  recoverable through the Transmission                  commence on the earlier of the date of
                                                    use financial reserves attributed to                    CRAC at $100 million per year.                        first export or seven years from the date
                                                    Power Services and the short-term                       Part V—Proposed BP–18 Rate                            the requested authorization is issued.
                                                    liquidity facility as primary risk                                                                            LCE seeks to export this LNG on its own
                                                                                                            Schedules
                                                    mitigation tools. In addition, BPA                                                                            behalf and as agent for other entities
                                                    proposes to include two rate adjustment                   BPA’s proposed BP–18 Power Rate                     who hold title to the LNG at the time of
                                                    mechanisms in the power rate schedules                  Schedules and Transmission Rate                       export. The Application was filed under
                                                    (and in certain ancillary and control                   Schedules are a part of this notice and               section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
                                                                                                            are available for viewing and                         Additional details can be found in LCE’s
                                                    area services rate schedules) that may
                                                                                                            downloading on BPA’s Web site at                      Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web
                                                    adjust rates in the event Power Service’s
                                                                                                            http://www.bpa.gov/goto/BP18.                         site at: http://www.energy.gov/fe/lake-
                                                    financial reserves fall below or exceed
                                                                                                                                                                  charles-exports-llc-fe-dkt-16-110-lng-
                                                    certain thresholds. The Cost Recovery                     Issued this 1st day of November, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                  export-fta-nftas.
                                                    Adjustment Clause (CRAC) will adjust                    Elliot E. Mainzer,                                       Protests, motions to intervene, notices
                                                    rates upward to generate additional cash                Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.            of intervention, and written comments
                                                    within the rate period if financial                     [FR Doc. 2016–27181 Filed 11–9–16; 8:45 am]           are invited.
                                                    reserves attributed to Power Services                   BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or
                                                    fall below a defined lower threshold.                                                                         notices of intervention, as applicable,
                                                    BPA is proposing to replace the current                                                                       requests for additional procedures, and
                                                    Dividend Distribution Clause with a                     DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                  written comments are to be filed using
                                                    provision that expands the                                                                                    procedures detailed in the Public
                                                    Administrator’s options for using                       [FE Docket No. 16–110–LNG]                            Comment Procedures section no later
                                                    financial reserves attributed to Power                                                                        than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, January 9,
                                                    Services when Power Services financial                  Lake Charles Exports, LLC;                            2017.
                                                    reserves and agency financial reserves                  Application for Long-Term, Multi-                     ADDRESSES:
                                                    are above established thresholds. When                  Contract Authorization To Export                         Electronic Filing by email: fergas@
                                                    available liquidity and the CRAC are                    Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free                     hq.doe.gov.
                                                    insufficient to meet the Power Services                 Trade Agreement Nations                                  Regular Mail: U.S. Department of
                                                    Treasury Payment Probability (TPP)                                                                            Energy (FE–34), Office of Regulation
                                                    standard of at least 95 percent, BPA                    AGENCY:    Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
                                                                                                                                                                     1 Lake Charles LNG Company, LLC, owns and
                                                    includes Planned Net Revenues for Risk                  ACTION:   Notice of application.                      operates the Lake Charles Terminal. LCE will own
                                                    (PNRR) in Power rates. The TPP is the                                                                         the proposed liquefaction facility and hold the
                                                    probability of BPA making its Treasury                  SUMMARY:   The Office of Fossil Energy                requested LNG export authorization. App. at 2.
                                                    payments on time and in full each year                  (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
                                                                                                                                                                     2 In the Application, LCE also requests

                                                    of the two-year rate period.                                                                                  authorization to export the same volume of LNG to
                                                                                                            gives notice of receipt of an application             any nation that currently has, or in the future may
                                                       In the Initial Proposal, BPA proposes                (Application), filed on August 15, 2016,              enter into, a FTA requiring national treatment for
                                                    to include no PNRR and to cap the                       by Lake Charles Exports, LLC (LCE),                   trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not
                                                                                                                                                                  prohibited by U.S. law or policy (FTA countries).
                                                    maximum revenue recoverable through                     requesting long-term, multi-contract
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                                                                                                                                                                  DOE/FE will review that request for a FTA export
                                                    the Power CRAC at $300 million per                      authorization to export domestically                  authorization separately pursuant to NGA § 3(c), 15
                                                    year. BPA also proposes to continue the                 produced liquefied natural gas (LNG), in              U.S.C. 717b(c). The proposed export volumes for
                                                                                                                                                                  FTA and non-FTA countries are not additive.
                                                    National Marine Fisheries Service                       a volume equivalent to 121 billion cubic                 3 App. at 2; see Lake Charles Exports, LLC, DOE/
                                                    FCRPS Biological Opinion Adjustment                     feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (0.33           FE Order No. 3324–A, FE Docket No. 11–59–LNG,
                                                    (NFB Adjustment) and the Emergency                      Bcf per day). LCE seeks authorization to              Final Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term,
                                                    NFB Surcharge, given the continuation                   export the LNG by vessel from the                     Multi-Contract Authorization to Export Liquefied
                                                                                                                                                                  Natural Gas by Vessel from the Lake Charles
                                                    of litigation regarding the Biological                  existing Lake Charles Terminal located                Terminal in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, to Non-
                                                    Opinion.                                                in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish,                    Free Trade Agreement Nations (July 29, 2016).



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                                                    and International Engagement, Office of                 behalf of DOE (‘‘2015 LNG Export                      paper copies of the filing to the Office
                                                    Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375,                          Study’’).5                                            of Regulation and International
                                                    Washington, DC 20026–4375.                                 Additionally, DOE will consider the                Engagement at the address listed in
                                                      Hand Delivery or Private Delivery                     following environmental documents:                    ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an
                                                    Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S.                    • Addendum to Environmental                        original and three paper copies of the
                                                    Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of                 Review Documents Concerning Exports                   filing to the Office of Regulation and
                                                    Regulation and International                            of Natural Gas from the United States,                International Engagement at the address
                                                    Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,                    79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 6 and                    listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must
                                                    Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000                      • Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
                                                                                                                                                                  include a reference to FE Docket No.
                                                    Independence Avenue SW.,                                Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
                                                                                                                                                                  16–110–LNG. PLEASE NOTE: If
                                                    Washington, DC 20585.                                   Natural Gas from the United States, 79
                                                                                                                                                                  submitting a filing via email, please
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).7
                                                                                                               Parties that may oppose this                       include all related documents and
                                                    Kyle W. Moorman or Larine Moore, U.S.
                                                                                                            Application should address these issues               attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the
                                                      Department of Energy (FE–34), Office
                                                                                                            in their comments and/or protests, as                 original email correspondence. Please
                                                      of Regulation and International
                                                      Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,                  well as other issues deemed relevant to               do not include any active hyperlinks or
                                                      Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,                      the Application.                                      password protection in any of the
                                                      1000 Independence Avenue SW.,                            The National Environmental Policy                  documents or attachments related to the
                                                      Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–                      Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,                   filing. All electronic filings submitted to
                                                      7970; (202) 586–9578.                                 requires DOE to give appropriate                      DOE must follow these guidelines to
                                                    Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of                 consideration to the environmental                    ensure that all documents are filed in a
                                                      Energy (GC–76), Office of the                         effects of its proposed decisions. No                 timely manner. Any hardcopy filing
                                                      Assistant General Counsel for                         final decision will be issued in this                 submitted greater in length than fifty
                                                      Electricity and Fossil Energy,                        proceeding until DOE has met its                      (50) pages must also include, at the time
                                                      Forrestal Building, 1000                              environmental responsibilities.                       of the filing, a digital copy on disk of the
                                                      Independence Avenue SW.,                              Public Comment Procedures                             entire submission.
                                                      Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–                                                                               A decisional record on the
                                                      9793.                                                    In response to this Notice, any person
                                                                                                            may file a protest, comments, or a                    Application will be developed through
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    responses to this notice by parties,
                                                                                                            motion to intervene or notice of
                                                    DOE/FE Evaluation                                       intervention, as applicable. Due to the               including the parties’ written comments
                                                                                                            complexity of the issues raised by the                and replies thereto. Additional
                                                       The Application will be reviewed                                                                           procedures will be used as necessary to
                                                    pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15                 Applicant, interested persons will be
                                                                                                            provided 60 days from the date of                     achieve a complete understanding of the
                                                    U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider                                                                         facts and issues. If an additional
                                                    any issues required by law or policy. To                publication of this Notice in which to
                                                                                                            submit comments, protests, motions to                 procedure is scheduled, notice will be
                                                    the extent determined to be relevant,
                                                                                                            intervene, or notices of intervention.                provided to all parties. If no party
                                                    these issues will include the domestic
                                                                                                               Any person wishing to become a party               requests additional procedures, a final
                                                    need for the natural gas proposed to be
                                                                                                            to the proceeding must file a motion to               Opinion and Order may be issued based
                                                    exported, the adequacy of domestic
                                                                                                            intervene or notice of intervention. The              on the official record, including the
                                                    natural gas supply, and U.S. energy
                                                                                                            filing of comments or a protest with                  Application and responses filed by
                                                    security. DOE may also consider other
                                                                                                            respect to the Application will not serve             parties pursuant to this notice, in
                                                    factors bearing on the public interest,
                                                                                                            to make the commenter or protestant a                 accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
                                                    including the impact of the proposed
                                                                                                            party to the proceeding, although                        The Application is available for
                                                    exports on the U.S. economy,
                                                                                                            protests and comments received from                   inspection and copying in the Office of
                                                    international considerations, and
                                                                                                            persons who are not parties will be
                                                    whether the authorization is consistent                                                                       Regulation and International
                                                                                                            considered in determining the
                                                    with DOE’s policy of promoting                                                                                Engagement docket room, Room 3E–
                                                                                                            appropriate action to be taken on the
                                                    competition in the marketplace by                                                                             042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
                                                                                                            Application. All protests, comments,
                                                    allowing commercial parties to freely                                                                         Washington, DC 20585. The docket
                                                                                                            motions to intervene, or notices of
                                                    negotiate their own trade arrangements.                                                                       room is open between the hours of 8:00
                                                                                                            intervention must meet the
                                                    As part of this analysis, DOE will                                                                            a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
                                                                                                            requirements specified by the
                                                    consider the following two studies                                                                            Friday, except Federal holidays.
                                                                                                            regulations in 10 CFR part 590.
                                                    examining the cumulative impacts of                        Filings may be submitted using one of                 The Application and any filed
                                                    exporting domestically produced LNG:                    the following methods: (1) Emailing the               protests, motions to intervene or notice
                                                       • Effect of Increased Levels of
                                                                                                            filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE                  of interventions, and comments will
                                                    Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S.
                                                                                                            Docket No. 16–110–LNG in the title                    also be available electronically at:
                                                    Energy Markets, conducted by the U.S.
                                                                                                            line; (2) mailing an original and three               http://energy.gov/fe/lake-charles-
                                                    Energy Information Administration
                                                    upon DOE’s request (‘‘2014 EIA LNG                                                                            exports-llc-fe-dkt-16-110-lng-export-fta-
                                                                                                              5 The 2015 LNG Export Study, published on Oct.
                                                    Export Study’’); 4 and                                                                                        nftas.
                                                                                                            29, 2015, is available at: http://energy.gov/sites/
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                                                       • The Macroeconomic Impact of                        prod/files/2015/12/f27/20151113_macro_impact_           Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4,
                                                    Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, conducted                  of_lng_exports_0.pdf.                                 2016.
                                                                                                              6 The Addendum and related documents are
                                                    jointly by the Center for Energy Studies                                                                      John A. Anderson,
                                                                                                            available at: http://energy.gov/fe/addendum-
                                                    at Rice University’s Baker Institute for                environmental-review-documents-concerning-            Director, Office of Regulation and
                                                    Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on                  exports-natural-gas-united-states.                    International Engagement. Office of Oil and
                                                                                                              7 The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is
                                                                                                                                                                  Natural Gas
                                                      4 The 2014 EIA LNG Export Study, published on         available at: http://energy.gov/fe/life-cycle-
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–27180 Filed 11–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    Oct. 29, 2014, is available at: https://www.eia.gov/    greenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefied-
                                                    analysis/requests/fe/.                                  natural-gas-united-states.                            BILLING CODE 6450–01–P




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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, January 9,
ContactKyle W. Moorman or Larine Moore, 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) 586-7970; (202) 586-9578. 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.
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