83 FR 27314 - Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 113 (June 12, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-12621 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 27314-27317] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-12621] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FE Docket No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC............... 12-05-LNG Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P.......... 12-32-LNG Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC....... 12-101-LNG CE FLNG, LLC............................. 12-123-LNG Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC.............. 13-26-LNG Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC....... 13-69-LNG Eos LNG LLC.............................. 13-116-LNG Barca LNG LLC............................ 13-118-LNG Waller LNG Services, LLC................. 13-153-LNG Gasfin Development USA, LLC.............. 13-161-LNG Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC....... 14-88-LNG SCT&E LNG, LLC........................... 14-98-LNG Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC....... 15-25-LNG G2 LNG LLC............................... 15-45-LNG Texas LNG Brownsville LLC................ 15-62-LNG Strom Inc................................ 15-78-LNG Port Arthur LNG, LLC..................... 15-96-LNG Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC......... 15-97-LNG Rio Grande LNG, LLC...................... 15-190-LNG Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville, LLC..... 16-15-LNG Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC...... 16-28-LNG Driftwood LNG, LLC....................... 16-144-LNG Fourchon LNG, LLC........................ 17-105-LNG Galveston Bay LNG, LLC................... 17-167-LNG Freeport LNG Expansion L.P., and FLNG 18-26-LNG Liquefaction 4, LLC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of availability of the 2018 LNG Export Study and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice (Notice) of the availability [[Page 27315]] of a study, Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market Determined Levels of U.S. LNG Exports (2018 LNG Export Study or Study), in the above-referenced proceedings and invites the submission of comments on the Study. DOE commissioned the 2018 LNG Export Study to inform DOE/FE's decisions on applications seeking authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the lower-48 states to countries 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). The purpose of this Notice is to enter the 2018 LNG Export Study into the administrative record of the 25 pending non-FTA export proceedings (listed above) and to invite comments on the Study for use in the pending and future non-FTA application proceedings. The 2018 LNG Export Study is posted on the DOE/FE website at: https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/index/10. DATES: Comments are to be filed using procedures detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, July 27, 2018. DOE will not accept reply comments. ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing of Comments Using Online Form: https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/index/10. 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: Robert Smith or Amy Sweeney, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7241; (202) 586-2627. Cassandra Bernstein or Ronald (R.J.) Colwell, 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; (202) 586-8499. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. Statutory and Regulatory Overview Pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717b, exports of natural gas, including LNG, must be authorized by DOE/FE.\1\ Under NGA section 3(a), 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), applications that seek authority to export natural gas to non-FTA countries are presumed to be in the public interest unless, after opportunity for hearing, DOE finds that the authorization would not be consistent with the public interest.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The authority to regulate the imports and exports of natural gas, including LNG, under section 3 of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717b) has been delegated to the Assistant Secretary for FE in Redelegation Order No. 00-006.02 (issued November 17, 2014). \2\ With regard to exports to FTA countries, NGA section 3(c) was amended by section 201 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-486) to require that FTA applications ``shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest'' and granted ``without modification or delay.'' 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). Accordingly, this Notice does not apply to FTA export proceedings. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In evaluating the public interest under NGA section 3(a), DOE reviews factors including economic impacts, international impacts, security of natural gas supply, and environmental impacts, among others.\3\ Additionally, DOE/FE has explained that, in deciding whether to grant a non-FTA export application, it considers the cumulative impacts of the total volume of all final non-FTA export authorizations.\4\ DOE/FE has further stated that it will assess the cumulative impacts of each succeeding request for export authorization on the public interest with due regard to the effect on domestic natural gas supply and demand fundamentals.\5\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See generally Sierra Club v. U.S. Dep't of Energy, 867 F.3d 189 (D.C. Cir. 2017). Before reaching a final decision on any non- FTA application, DOE must also comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. \4\ See, e.g., Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville II LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 4078, FE Docket No. 17-79-LNG, Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas in ISO Containers Loaded at the Eagle Maxville Facility in Jacksonville, Florida, and Exported by Vessel to Free Trade Agreement and Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations, 34-38 (Sept. 15, 2017). \5\ See id. at 37-38. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To date, DOE/FE has issued 29 final long-term authorizations to export LNG and compressed natural gas to non-FTA countries in a cumulative volume totaling 21.35 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day (Bcf/ d) of natural gas (approximately 7.79 trillion cubic feet per year).\6\ With one early exception,\7\ DOE/FE issued all of these authorizations based, in part, on its consideration of one or more of the LNG export studies described below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See id. at 34-38. \7\ DOE acted on the first application--Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC in FE Docket No. 10-111-LNG--at approximately the same time that DOE/FE commenced the first LNG export study. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. LNG Export Studies To date, DOE/FE has commissioned five studies to examine the effects of U.S. LNG exports on the U.S. economy and energy markets.\8\ The first study, Effect of Increased Natural Gas Exports on Domestic Energy Markets, was performed by EIA and published in January 2012 (EIA Study).\9\ The second study, Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports from the United States, was performed by NERA and published in December 2012 (NERA Study and, together with the EIA Study, the 2012 LNG Export Study).\10\ The third study, Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets, was performed by EIA and published in October 2014 (2014 LNG Export Study).\11\ The fourth study, The Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, was performed jointly by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute and Oxford Economics and published in October 2015 (2015 LNG Export Study).\12\ The study subject to this Notice--the 2018 LNG Export Study--is the fifth economic study commissioned by DOE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ Because there is no natural gas pipeline interconnection between Alaska and the lower 48 states, DOE/FE generally views those LNG export markets as distinct. DOE/FE therefore focuses on LNG exports from the lower-48 states for purposes of determining macroeconomic impacts. \9\ See 2012 LNG Export Study, 77 FR. 73627 (Dec. 11, 2012), available at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2013/04/f0/fr_notice_two_part_study.pdf (notice of availability of the 2012 LNG Export Study). \10\ See id. \11\ U.S. Energy Info. Admin., Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets (Oct. 2014), available at: https://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/fe/pdf/lng.pdf. \12\ Center for Energy Studies at Rice University Baker Institute and Oxford Economics, The Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing U.S. LNG Exports (Oct. 29, 2015), available at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/20151113_macro_impact_of_lng_exports_0.pdf; see also U.S. Dep't of Energy, Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports Studies; Notice of Availability and Request for Comments, 80 F R 81300 (Dec. 29, 2015) (notice of availability of the 2014 and 2015 LNG Export Studies). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOE/FE invited public comment on each of the four prior studies, and received comments representing a diverse range of interests and perspectives. DOE/FE considered the comments received on each study, as applicable, in its review of the non-FTA export applications then- pending before it. As noted above, DOE/FE has relied [[Page 27316]] on these studies to better inform its public interest review under section 3(a) of the NGA. The two most recent studies, the 2014 and 2015 LNG Export Studies, examined the domestic macroeconomic impacts of increasing exports of LNG at levels from 12 to 20 Bcf/d of natural gas. Specifically, the 2014 LNG Export Study served as an update of EIA's 2012 Study and used baseline cases from EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2014. Whereas the 2012 study was based off of a Reference case with no LNG exports, the 2014 study assumed higher LNG exports as it was based off of 9.4 Bcf/d Reference case export levels.\13\ The 2015 Study was a scenario-based assessment of the macroeconomic impact of levels of U.S. LNG exports, sourced from the lower-48 states, under different assumptions including U.S. resource endowment, U.S. natural gas demand, and international LNG market dynamics. The 2015 LNG Export Study included a case examining export volumes up to 28 Bcf/d of natural gas. The analysis covered the 2015 to 2040 time period. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ Each Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) presents EIA's long-term projections of energy supply, demand, and prices. It is based on results from EIA's National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) model. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. The 2018 LNG Export Study The 2018 LNG Export Study, performed by NERA Economic Consulting (NERA), examines the probability and macroeconomic impact of various U.S. LNG export scenarios and includes alternative baseline scenarios based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2017. The 2018 LNG Export Study will allow DOE/FE to: (i) Evaluate the cumulative impacts of each additional non-FTA application to export LNG on the U.S. economy and energy markets, and (ii) assess the likelihood (or probability) of different levels of LNG exports. The 2018 LNG Export Study is posted on the DOE/FE website at: https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/index/10. DOE may use the 2018 LNG Export Study to inform its decisions in the pending non- FTA docket proceedings (listed above), in future non-FTA application proceedings, and for other purposes. Comments submitted in compliance with the instructions in this Notice will be placed in the administrative record for all of the above-listed proceedings and need only be submitted once. The 25 proceedings identified above involve pending applications seeking authorization to export domestically produced LNG to non-FTA countries. In light of both the cumulative volume of exports to non-FTA countries authorized to date (equivalent to 21.35 Bcf/d of natural gas) and the volume of LNG requested for export in those pending applications, DOE/FE determined that a new macroeconomic study was warranted. DOE therefore commissioned NERA to conduct the 2018 LNG Export Study. Like the four prior studies, the 2018 LNG Export Study examines the impacts of varying levels of LNG exports on domestic energy markets. The 2018 LNG Export Study also assesses the likelihood of different levels of ``unconstrained'' LNG exports (defined as market determined levels of exports), and analyzes the outcomes of different LNG export levels on the U.S. natural gas markets and the U.S. economy as a whole, over the 2020 to 2050 time period. Specifically, the 2018 LNG Export Study develops 54 scenarios by identifying various assumptions for domestic and international supply and demand conditions to capture a wide range of uncertainty in the natural gas markets.\14\ The scenarios include three baseline cases based on EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO 2017) projections (the most recent EIA projections available at the time), with varying assumptions about U.S. natural gas supply. Alternative scenarios add other assumptions about both future U.S. natural gas demand and the international outlook. International assumptions are based on EIA's International Energy Outlook 2017 and the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook 2016. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ The four major sources of uncertainty affecting U.S. LNG exports identified by the Study are: Natural gas supply conditions in the United States, natural gas demand in the United States, natural gas supply availability in the rest of the world, and natural gas demand in the rest of the world. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As part of this analysis, the 2018 LNG Export Study examines the likelihood of conditions leading to various export scenarios--making it the first DOE macroeconomic study to consider this issue. Specifically, the 2018 LNG Export Study includes peer-reviewed probabilities of uncertainties surrounding developments in the international and domestic natural gas markets that were, in turn, combined to develop the 54 export scenarios and their associated macroeconomic impacts. To summarize, the 2018 LNG Export Study differs from DOE/FE's previous macroeconomic studies in the following ways: (i) Includes a larger number of scenarios (54 scenarios) to capture a wider range of uncertainty in four natural gas market conditions than examined in the previous studies; (ii) Includes LNG exports in all 54 scenarios that are market- determined levels, including the three alternative baseline scenarios that are based on the AEO 2017 projections; (iii) Examines unconstrained LNG export volumes beyond the levels examined in the previous studies; (iv) Examines the likelihood of those market-determined LNG export volumes; and (v) Provides macroeconomic projections associated with several of the scenarios lying within the more likely range. II. Invitation To Comment The 2018 LNG Export Study and the comments that DOE/FE receives in response to this Notice will help to inform DOE/FE's determination of the public interest in pending and future non-FTA application proceedings. Comments must be limited to the methodology, results, and conclusions of the 2018 LNG Export Study on the factors evaluated. These factors include the potential impact of LNG exports on domestic energy consumption, production, and prices; the macroeconomic factors identified in the Study, including gross domestic product, consumption, U.S. economic sector analysis, and U.S. LNG export feasibility analysis; and any other factors included in the Study. In addition, comments may be directed toward the feasibility of various scenarios used in the Study. While this invitation to comment covers a broad range of issues, DOE may disregard comments that are not germane to the present inquiry. Due to the complexity of the issues raised in the 2018 LNG Export Study, interested parties will be provided 45 days from the date of publication of this Notice in which to submit their comments. III. Public Comment Procedures DOE is not establishing a new proceeding or docket in this Notice, and the submission of comments in response to this Notice will not make commenters parties to any of the 25 export proceedings identified by docket number above. Persons with an interest in the outcome of one or more of those proceedings have been given an opportunity to comment, protest, and/or intervene in those applications by complying with the procedures established in the respective notices of application published in the Federal [[Page 27317]] Register.\15\ The record in those 25 proceedings will include all comments received in response to this Notice. Comments will be reviewed on a consolidated basis, and decisions on each application will be issued on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the procedures established by this Notice, all comments must meet the requirements specified by the regulations in 10 CFR part 590, as supplemented below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ Notices of application in the 25 proceedings were published in the Federal Register as follows: Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC, FE Docket No. 12-05-LNG, 77 FR 32962 (June 4, 2012); Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P., FE Docket No. 12-32-LNG, 77 FR 33446 (June 6, 2012); Gulf LNG Liquefaction Co., LLC, FE Docket No. 12-101-LNG, 77 FR 66454 (Nov. 5, 2012); CE FLNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 12-123-LNG, 77 FR 72840 (Dec. 6, 2012); Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC, FE Docket No. 13- 26-LNG, 78 FR 34084 (June 6, 2013); Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC, FE Docket No. 13-69-LNG, 79 FR 30109 (May 27, 2014); Eos LNG LLC, FE Docket No. 13-116-LNG, 78 FR 75337 (Dec. 11, 2013); Barca LNG LLC, FE Docket No. 13-118-LNG, 78 FR 75339 (Dec. 11, 2013); Waller LNG Svs., LLC, FE Docket No. 13-153-LNG, 79 FR 41685 (July 17, 2014); Gasfin Development USA, LLC, FE Docket No. 13-161-LNG, 79 FR 44439 (July 31, 2014); Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC, FE Docket No. 14-88-LNG, 79 FR 66707 (Nov. 10, 2014); SCT&E LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 14-98-LNG, 79 FR 75796 (Dec. 19, 2014); Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC, FE Docket No. 15-25-LNG, 80 FR 36977 (June 29, 2015); G2 LNG LLC, FE Docket No. 15-45-LNG, 80 FR 44091 (July 24, 2015); Texas LNG Brownsville LLC, FE Docket No. 15-62-LNG, 80 FR 46966 (Aug. 6, 2015); Strom Inc., FE Docket No. 15-78-LNG, 80 FR 51793 (Aug. 26, 2015); Port Arthur LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 15-96- LNG, 80 FR 51795 (Aug. 26, 2015); Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, FE Docket No. 15-97-LNG, 80 FR 51790 (Aug. 26, 2015); Rio Grande LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 15-190-LNG, 81 FR 46318 (July 19, 2016); Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville, LLC, FE Docket No. 16-15-LNG, 81 FR 43192 (July 1, 2016); Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 16-28-LNG, 81 FR 39603 (June 8, 2016); Driftwood LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 16-144-LNG, 82 FR 3760 (Jan. 12, 2017); Fourchon LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 17-105-LNG, 82 FR 49201 (Oct. 24, 2017); Galveston Bay LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 17-167-LNG, 83 FR 4473 (Jan. 31, 2018); Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC, FE Docket No. 18-26-LNG, 83 FR 23909 (May 23, 2018). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments may be submitted using one of the following supplemental methods: (1) Submitting the comments using the online form at https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/index/10; (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. For administrative efficiency, DOE/FE prefers comments to be filed electronically using the online form (method 1). All comments must include a reference to the ``2018 LNG Export Study'' in the title line. The 2018 LNG Export Study 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 Study and any comments filed in response to this Notice will be available electronically at the following DOE/FE website: https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/index/10. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2018. Amy Sweeney, Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Fossil Energy. [FR Doc. 2018-12621 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: established sufficient mutual interest. piston action to facilitate case
Questions about the proposed action CRADA applications submitted after the extraction/ejection a simpler
can be directed to Ms. Cindy Wallace, due date may be considered if a suitable mechanism may be used for a high-
(256) 313–0895, Office of Research and CRADA collaborator has not been powered automatic firearm. Two
Technology Applications, email: identified by AMRDEC among the initial separate barrel ports, one near the
cindy.s.wallace.civ@mail.mil. by AMRDEC are expeditiously chamber for the gas delaying function
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: commercialized and brought to practical and the other near the muzzle for the
Collaborators should have experience in use. The purpose of a CRADA is to find stroke piston action, allow propellant
the development and testing of firearms. partner(s) to facilitate the development gasses to act upon one piston. The
The target end products include and commercialization of a technology piston is directly connected to the
government and commercial that is in an early phase of development. firearm’s bolt via a linkage. Upon firing,
applications and unique applications Respondents interested in submitting a the port near the chamber is utilized
identified by the CRADA partner. CRADA proposal should be aware that first causing gasses to hold the piston
The full CRADA proposal should it may be necessary for them to secure forward. Once propellant gasses reach
include a capability statement with a a patent license to the above-mentioned the port near the muzzle the piston is
detailed description of collaborators’ patent pending technology in order to forced rearward. The barrel port
expertise in the following and related be able to commercialize products diameters will determine the forces
technology areas: (1) Gas and/or arising from a CRADA. CRADA partners acting upon the piston and bolt. Two
blowback operated automatic firearms; are afforded an option to negotiate an prototypes of advancing design, detailed
(2) collaborators’ expertise in successful exclusive license from the AMRDEC for within the patent, were developed for
technology transition; and (3) inventions arising from the performance initial testing and showed promising
collaborator’s ability to provide of the CRADA research plan. results.
adequate funding to support some Technology Overview. Most Publications. P. Jackson: ‘‘Firearm
project studies is strongly encouraged. A conventional high powered automatic with Both Gas Delayed and Stroke
preference will be given to collaborators firearms function using a variation of Piston Action,’’ U.S. Patent 9,303,932
who shall manufacture automatic or long, short piston or direct impingement B1, April 5, 2016.
semi-automatic firearms in the United gas operation. The locking/unlocking
Brenda S. Bowen,
States. Collaborators are encouraged to mechanisms used in these firearms
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
properly label any proprietary material require extensive machining and
manufacturing costs. A solution for [FR Doc. 2018–12587 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
in their CRADA proposal as
PROPRIETARY. Do not use the phrase delaying case extraction without the use BILLING CODE 5001–03–P
‘‘company confidential.’’ of elaborate locking mechanisms or
Guidelines for the preparation of a heavy bolts would allow for a simpler
full CRADA proposal will be design. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
communicated shortly thereafter to all By utilizing the principles of a gas
respondents with whom initial delayed system to retain the bolt until Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of
confidential discussions will have safe extraction is possible and a stroke LNG Exports
FE Docket No.
Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC .............................................................................................................................................................. 12–05–LNG
Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P ....................................................................................................................................................... 12–32–LNG
Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC ............................................................................................................................................... 12–101–LNG
CE FLNG, LLC .................................................................................................................................................................................... 12–123–LNG
Freeport-McMoRan Energy LLC ......................................................................................................................................................... 13–26–LNG
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC ................................................................................................................................................. 13–69–LNG
Eos LNG LLC ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 13–116–LNG
Barca LNG LLC ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13–118–LNG
Waller LNG Services, LLC .................................................................................................................................................................. 13–153–LNG
Gasfin Development USA, LLC .......................................................................................................................................................... 13–161–LNG
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC ................................................................................................................................................. 14–88–LNG
SCT&E LNG, LLC ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14–98–LNG
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC ................................................................................................................................................. 15–25–LNG
G2 LNG LLC ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15–45–LNG
Texas LNG Brownsville LLC ............................................................................................................................................................... 15–62–LNG
Strom Inc ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15–78–LNG
Port Arthur LNG, LLC .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15–96–LNG
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC ........................................................................................................................................................ 15–97–LNG
Rio Grande LNG, LLC ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15–190–LNG
Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville, LLC ............................................................................................................................................... 16–15–LNG
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC ............................................................................................................................................. 16–28–LNG
Driftwood LNG, LLC ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16–144–LNG
Fourchon LNG, LLC ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17–105–LNG
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Galveston Bay LNG, LLC .................................................................................................................................................................... 17–167–LNG
Freeport LNG Expansion L.P., and FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC ......................................................................................................... 18–26–LNG
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Register.15 The record in those 25 (method 1). All comments must include Tentative Agenda: Meet with and hear
proceedings will include all comments a reference to the ‘‘2018 LNG Export from the Principal Deputy Assistant
received in response to this Notice. Study’’ in the title line. Secretary of the Office of Energy
Comments will be reviewed on a The 2018 LNG Export Study is Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and
consolidated basis, and decisions on available for inspection and copying in other staff regarding programs and
each application will be issued on a the Division of Natural Gas Regulation priorities of the Office of Energy
case-by-case basis. In addition to the docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000 Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The
procedures established by this Notice, Independence Avenue SW, Washington, meeting is also expected to discuss the
all comments must meet the DC 20585. The docket room is open relevant work of the Building
requirements specified by the between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 Technologies Office and the
regulations in 10 CFR part 590, as p.m., Monday through Friday, except Weatherization and Intergovernmental
supplemented below. Federal holidays. The Study and any Programs Office. The Board is expected
Comments may be submitted using comments filed in response to this to develop recommendations for the
one of the following supplemental Notice will be available electronically at Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy
methods: the following DOE/FE website: https:// Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
(1) Submitting the comments using fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/ Public Participation: The meeting is
the online form at https:// docket/index/10. open to the public. Written statements
fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/ may be filed with the Board either
docket/index/10; Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2018.
before or after the meeting. Members of
(2) Mailing an original and three Amy Sweeney,
the public who wish to make oral
paper copies of the filing to the Office Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulation,
statements pertaining to agenda items
of Regulation and International Office of Fossil Energy.
should contact Michael Li at the address
Engagement at the address listed in [FR Doc. 2018–12621 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
or telephone number listed above.
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Requests to make oral comments must
(3) Hand delivering an original and
be received five days prior to the
three paper copies of the filing to the
meeting; reasonable provision will be
Office of Regulation and International DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
made to include requested topic(s) on
Engagement at the address listed in
State Energy Advisory Board the agenda. Anyone attending the
ADDRESSES.
For administrative efficiency, DOE/FE meeting will be required to present
prefers comments to be filed AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and government-issued identification.
electronically using the online form Renewable Energy, Department of The Chair of the Board is empowered
Energy. to conduct the meeting in a fashion that
15 Notices of application in the 25 proceedings ACTION: Notice of open meeting. will facilitate the orderly conduct of
were published in the Federal Register as follows: business.
Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC, FE Docket No. 12–05– SUMMARY: This notice announces a Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
LNG, 77 FR 32962 (June 4, 2012); Jordan Cove meeting of the State Energy Advisory will be available for public review and
Energy Project, L.P., FE Docket No. 12–32–LNG, 77
FR 33446 (June 6, 2012); Gulf LNG Liquefaction Co., Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory copying within 90 days on the STEAB
LLC, FE Docket No. 12–101–LNG, 77 FR 66454 Committee Act requires that public website, http://www.energy.gov/eere/
(Nov. 5, 2012); CE FLNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 12– notice of these meetings be announced steab/state-energy-advisory-board.
123–LNG, 77 FR 72840 (Dec. 6, 2012); Freeport-
McMoRan Energy LLC, FE Docket No. 13–26–LNG,
in the Federal Register. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 6, 2018.
78 FR 34084 (June 6, 2013); Venture Global DATES: July 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 Latanya Butler,
Calcasieu Pass, LLC, FE Docket No. 13–69–LNG, 79 p.m. ET, July 13, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30
FR 30109 (May 27, 2014); Eos LNG LLC, FE Docket
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
No. 13–116–LNG, 78 FR 75337 (Dec. 11, 2013); p.m. ET. [FR Doc. 2018–12543 Filed 6–11–18; 8:45 am]
Barca LNG LLC, FE Docket No. 13–118–LNG, 78 FR ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
75339 (Dec. 11, 2013); Waller LNG Svs., LLC, FE the U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Docket No. 13–153–LNG, 79 FR 41685 (July 17,
2014); Gasfin Development USA, LLC, FE Docket Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
No. 13–161–LNG, 79 FR 44439 (July 31, 2014); DC 20585. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC, FE Docket No.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
14–88–LNG, 79 FR 66707 (Nov. 10, 2014); SCT&E Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee
LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 14–98–LNG, 79 FR 75796 Michael Li, Senior Policy Advisor,
(Dec. 19, 2014); Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, Office of Energy Efficiency and AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy,
LLC, FE Docket No. 15–25–LNG, 80 FR 36977 (June Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
29, 2015); G2 LNG LLC, FE Docket No. 15–45–LNG,
Department of Energy.
80 FR 44091 (July 24, 2015); Texas LNG Brownsville Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
LLC, FE Docket No. 15–62–LNG, 80 FR 46966 (Aug. Washington, DC 20585. Phone number
6, 2015); Strom Inc., FE Docket No. 15–78–LNG, 80 202–287–5189, and email: Michael.Li@ SUMMARY: This notice announces a
FR 51793 (Aug. 26, 2015); Port Arthur LNG, LLC, ee.doe.gov. meeting of the Nuclear Energy Advisory
FE Docket No. 15–96–LNG, 80 FR 51795 (Aug. 26,
2015); Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, FE Docket Committee (NEAC). The Federal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
No. 15–97–LNG, 80 FR 51790 (Aug. 26, 2015); Rio Advisory Committee Act requires that
Purpose of the Board: To make
Grande LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 15–190–LNG, 81 public notice of these meetings be
FR 46318 (July 19, 2016); Eagle LNG Partners recommendations to the Assistant
announced in the Federal Register.
Jacksonville, LLC, FE Docket No. 16–15–LNG, 81 FR Secretary for the Office of Energy
43192 (July 1, 2016); Venture Global Plaquemines Efficiency and Renewable Energy DATES: Monday July 9, 2018, 9:00 a.m.–
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 16–28–LNG, 81 FR 39603
regarding goals and objectives, 4:30 p.m.
(June 8, 2016); Driftwood LNG, LLC, FE Docket No.
programmatic and administrative ADDRESSES: Crowne Plaza Washington
16–144–LNG, 82 FR 3760 (Jan. 12, 2017); Fourchon
LNG, LLC, FE Docket No. 17–105–LNG, 82 FR policies, and to otherwise carry out the National Airport, 1480 Crystal Drive,
49201 (Oct. 24, 2017); Galveston Bay LNG, LLC, FE Board’s responsibilities as designated in Arlington, VA 22202.
Docket No. 17–167–LNG, 83 FR 4473 (Jan. 31,
2018); Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG
the State Energy Efficiency Programs FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob
Liquefaction 4, LLC, FE Docket No. 18–26–LNG, 83 Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– Rova, Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
FR 23909 (May 23, 2018). 440). Department of Energy, 19901
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of availability of the 2018 LNG Export Study and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments are to be filed using procedures detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, July 27, 2018. DOE will not accept reply comments. | |
| Contact | Robert Smith or Amy Sweeney, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7241; (202) 586-2627. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 27314 |
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