83 FR 8861 - Pieridae Energy (USA), Ltd.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 41 (March 1, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 41 (March 1, 2018)
| Page Range | 8861-8863 | |
| FR Document | 2018-04135 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 8861-8863] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04135] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [FE Docket No. 14-179-LNG] Pieridae Energy (USA), Ltd. AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. ACTION: Notice of change in control. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of two related Notices of Change in Control (Notice or, collectively, Notices) filed by Pieridae Energy (USA), Ltd. (Pieridae US) in the above-referenced docket. The first Notice, filed on May 21, 2017, described a planned change in control of Pieridae Energy Limited, the parent company of Pieridae US. In the second Notice, filed on November 1, 2017, Pieridae US confirmed that the planned change in [[Page 8862]] control had occurred. The Notices were filed under the Natural Gas Act (NGA). DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or notices of intervention, as applicable, 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 16, 2018. 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 Amy Sweeney, 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) 586-2627. 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: Summary of Change in Control As noted, Pieridae US filed two related Notices of Change in Control in the above-referenced docket under section 3 of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b. In the first Notice filed on May 21, 2017,\1\ Pieridae US asserted that: (i) It is wholly-owned at all times by Pieridae Energy Limited; (ii) on May 15, 2017, Pieridae Energy Limited and P[eacute]trolia Inc. (P[eacute]trolia), a Canadian public corporation, entered into an agreement which contemplated that, on or before August 15, 2017, P[eacute]trolia would acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Pieridae Energy Limited in exchange for shares of P[eacute]trolia pursuant to a plan of arrangement effected under section 192 of the Canada Business Corporation Act; and (iii) immediately thereafter, P[eacute]trolia and Pieridae Energy Limited would amalgamate to form a new entity to be named ``Pieridae Energy Limited.'' Pieridae US further asserted that completion of the plan of arrangement was subject to approval by the shareholders of P[eacute]trolia and Pieridae Energy Limited. According to Pieridae US, the plan of arrangement, if completed, would result in a ``reverse takeover'' of P[eacute]trolia pursuant to which the former shareholders of Pieridae Energy Limited would own, collectively, approximately 85% of the amalgamated corporation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Pieridae Energy (USA) Ltd., FE Docket No. 14-179-LNG, Notice of Change in Control (May 21, 2017). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the second Notice, filed on November 1, 2017,\2\ Pieridae US confirmed that the plan of arrangement and amalgamation described in the first Notice became effective on October 24, 2017.\3\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ Pieridae Energy (USA) Ltd., FE Docket No. 14-179-LNG, Notice of Change in Control (Nov. 1, 2017). \3\ Pieridae US is advised that its described change in control may also require the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). DOE expresses no opinion regarding the need for review by CFIUS. Additional information may be obtained at: http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/international/Pages/Committee-on-Foreign-Investment-in-US.aspx. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional details can be found in the Notices, posted on the DOE/ FE website at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/06/f35/Change%20in%20Control%20-%20Notification%20-%20FE%20Docket%20No.%2014-179-LNG.pdf (May 21, 2017) and https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/11/f39/CIC14-179-LNG11_01_17.pdf (November 1, 2017). DOE/FE Evaluation DOE/FE will review the two Notices in accordance with its Procedures for Changes in Control Affecting Applications and Authorizations to Import or Export Natural Gas (CIC Revised Procedures).\4\ Consistent with the CIC Revised Procedures, this notice addresses only the Pieridae US proceeding in which a final authorization has been issued to export LNG to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries. The affected proceeding is FE Docket No. 14-179- LNG. If no interested person protests the change in control and DOE takes no action on its own motion, the change in control will be deemed granted 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. If one or more protests are submitted, DOE will review any motions to intervene, protests, and answers, and will issue a determination as to whether the proposed change in control has been demonstrated to render the underlying authorization inconsistent with the public interest. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Comment Procedures Interested persons will be provided 15 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register in order to move to intervene, protest, and answer Pieridae US's Notices. Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments are invited in response to this notice only as to the change in control described in Pieridae US's Notices.\5\ All protests, comments, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention must meet the requirements specified by DOE's regulations in 10 CFR part 590. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ Intervention, if granted, would constitute intervention only in the change in control portion of this proceeding, as described herein. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1) Preferred method: Emailing the filing to [email protected], with the individual FE Docket Number(s) in the title line, or Pieridae Change in Control in the title line to include all applicable dockets in this Notice; (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 the individual FE Docket Number(s) in the title line, or Pieridae Change in Control in the title line to include all applicable dockets in this Notice. 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. The Notices and any filed protests, motions to intervene or notice of interventions, and comments are 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., [[Page 8863]] Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Notices 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 23, 2018. Robert J. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas (Acting), Office of Fossil Energy. [FR Doc. 2018-04135 Filed 2-28-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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any volumes exported under Southern The National Environmental Policy that all documents are filed in a timely
LNG’s existing long-term export Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., manner. Any hardcopy filing submitted
authorization, will not exceed 130 Bcf requires DOE to give appropriate greater in length than 50 pages must
in any annual (consecutive 12-month) consideration to the environmental also include, at the time of the filing, a
period. effects of its proposed decisions. FLEX digital copy on disk of the entire
states that no new construction or submission.
DOE/FE Evaluation changes to the Liquefaction Project A decisional record on the
The portion of the Application facilities will be required for the short- Application will be developed through
seeking authority to export LNG on a term exports requested in the responses to this notice by parties,
short-term basis to non-FTA countries Application. No final decision will be including the parties’ written comments
will be reviewed pursuant to section issued in this proceeding until DOE has and replies thereto. Additional
3(a) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), and met its environmental responsibilities. procedures will be used as necessary to
DOE will consider any issues required Interested persons will be provided 30 achieve a complete understanding of the
by law or policy. In reviewing this days from the date of publication of this facts and issues. If an additional
Application, DOE will consider Notice in which to submit comments, procedure is scheduled, notice will be
domestic need for the natural gas, as protests, motions to intervene, notices of provided to all parties. If no party
well as any other issues determined to intervention, or motions for additional requests additional procedures, a final
be appropriate, including whether the procedures. Opinion and Order may be issued based
arrangement is consistent with DOE’s Public Comment Procedures on the official record, including the
policy of promoting competition in the Application and responses filed by
marketplace by allowing commercial In response to this Notice, any person parties pursuant to this notice, in
parties to freely negotiate their own may file a protest, comments, or a accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
trade arrangements. As part of this motion to intervene or notice of
The Application is available for
analysis, DOE will consider the intervention, as applicable. Interested
inspection and copying in the Office of
following two studies examining the parties will be provided 30 days from
Regulation and International
cumulative impacts of exporting the date of publication of this Notice in
Engagement docket room, Room 3E–
domestically produced LNG: which to submit comments, protests,
042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
• Effect of Increased Levels of motions to intervene, or notices of
Washington, DC 20585. The docket
Liquefied Natural Gas on U.S. Energy intervention.
Any person wishing to become a party room is open between the hours of 8:00
Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
to the proceeding must file a motion to
Information Administration upon DOE’s Friday, except Federal holidays. The
intervene or notice of intervention. The
request (2014 EIA LNG Export Study) 1 Application and any filed protests,
filing of comments or a protest with
and motions to intervene or notice of
respect to the Application will not serve
• The Macroeconomic Impact of interventions, and comments will also
to make the commenter or protestant a
Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, conducted be available electronically by going to
party to the proceeding, although
jointly by the Center for Energy Studies the following DOE/FE Web address:
protests and comments received from
at Rice University’s Baker Institute for http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
persons who are not parties will be
Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on gasregulation/index.html.
considered in determining the
behalf of DOE (2015 LNG Export
appropriate action to be taken on the Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23,
Study).2 2018.
Application. All protests, comments,
Additionally, DOE will consider the
motions to intervene, or notices of Robert J. Smith,
following environmental documents:
intervention must meet the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and
• Addendum to Environmental
requirements specified by the Natural Gas (Acting), Office of Fossil Energy.
Review Documents Concerning Exports
regulations in 10 CFR part 590. [FR Doc. 2018–04121 Filed 2–28–18; 8:45 am]
of Natural Gas From the United States, Filings may be submitted using one of
79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 3 and BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
the following methods: (1) Emailing the
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Docket No. 18–15–LNG in the title line;
Natural Gas From the United States, 79 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
(2) mailing an original and three paper
FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).4 copies of the filing to the Office of [FE Docket No. 14–179–LNG]
Parties that may oppose this Regulation and International
Application should address these issues Pieridae Energy (USA), Ltd.
Engagement at the address listed in
and documents in their comments and/
ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
or protests, as well as other issues
original and three paper copies of the ACTION: Notice of change in control.
deemed relevant to the Application.
filing to the Office of Regulation and
1 The 2014 EIA LNG Export Study, published on
International Engagement at the address SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy
Oct. 29, 2014, is available at: https://www.eia.gov/ listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
analysis/requests/fe/. include a reference to FE Docket No. gives notice of receipt of two related
2 The 2015 LNG Export Study, dated Oct. 29, 18–15–LNG. Please Note: If submitting Notices of Change in Control (Notice or,
2015, is available at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/ a filing via email, please include all collectively, Notices) filed by Pieridae
files/2015/12/f27/20151113_macro_impact_of_lng_
exports_0.pdf.
related documents and attachments Energy (USA), Ltd. (Pieridae US) in the
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3 The Addendum and related documents are (e.g., exhibits) in the original email above-referenced docket. The first
available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendum- correspondence. Please do not include Notice, filed on May 21, 2017, described
environmental-review-documents-concerning- any active hyperlinks or password a planned change in control of Pieridae
exports-natural-gas-united-states. protection in any of the documents or Energy Limited, the parent company of
4 The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is
available at: http://energy.gov/fe/life-cycle-
attachments related to the filing. All Pieridae US. In the second Notice, filed
greenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefied- electronic filings submitted to DOE on November 1, 2017, Pieridae US
natural-gas-united-states. must follow these guidelines to ensure confirmed that the planned change in
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Monday through Friday, except Federal Filed Date: 2/22/18. Filed Date: 2/14/18.
holidays. Accession Number: 20180222–5021. Accession Number: 20180214–5086.
The Notices and any filed protests, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/26/18.
motions to intervene or notice of Take notice that the Commission Docket Numbers: RP18–443–000.
interventions, and comments will also received the following foreign utility Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply
be available electronically by going to company status filings: Corporation.
the following DOE/FE web address: Docket Numbers: FC18–1–000. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: New
http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ Applicants: Parry Energy Storage, LP. Price Index—for IG Rate to be effective
gasregulation/index.html. Description: Notification of Self- 4/1/2018.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, Certification of Foreign Utility Company Filed Date: 2/15/18.
2018. Status of Parry Energy Storage, LP. Accession Number: 20180215–5055.
Filed Date: 2/21/18. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/18.
Robert J. Smith,
Accession Number: 20180221–5138.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/18. Docket Numbers: RP18–444–000.
Natural Gas (Acting), Office of Fossil Energy. Applicants: Southern Natural Gas
Docket Numbers: FC18–2–000.
[FR Doc. 2018–04135 Filed 2–28–18; 8:45 am] Applicants: Elmira Energy Storage, Company, L.L.C.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P LP. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel
Description: Notification Self- Retention Rates—Spring 2018 to be
Certification of Foreign Utility Company effective 4/1/2018.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Status of Elmira Energy Storage, LP. Filed Date: 2/15/18.
Filed Date: 2/21/18. Accession Number: 20180215–5117.
Federal Energy Regulatory Accession Number: 20180221–5139. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/18.
Commission Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/18. Docket Numbers: RP18–445–000.
The filings are accessible in the Applicants: Toshiba
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Commission’s eLibrary system by Corporation,Texas Eastern
Take notice that the Commission clicking on the links or querying the Transmission, LP.
received the following electric corporate docket number. Description: Joint Petition for
filings: Any person desiring to intervene or Clarification or, in the alternative,
Docket Numbers: EC18–59–000. protest in any of the above proceedings Limited Waiver of Toshiba Corporation,
Applicants: Ormat Technologies, Inc., must file in accordance with Rules 211 et al.
U.S. Geothermal Inc. and 214 of the Commission’s Filed Date: 2/15/18.
Description: Application For Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Accession Number: 20180215–5128.
Authorization Pursuant to Section 203 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/18.
of the Federal Power Act, et al. of Ormat time on the specified comment date. Docket Numbers: RP18–446–000.
Technologies, Inc., et al. Protests may be considered, but Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Co.
Filed Date: 2/20/18. intervention is necessary to become a of America LLC.
Accession Number: 20180220–5333. party to the proceeding. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/13/18. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Amendment to Negotiated Rate
information relating to filing Agreement-Oklahoma Natural Gas
Take notice that the Commission requirements, interventions, protests,
received the following electric rate Company to be effective 2/16/2018.
service, and qualifying facilities filings
filings: Filed Date: 2/16/18.
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Docket Numbers: ER18–893–000. Accession Number: 20180216–5000.
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Applicants: PJM Interconnection, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.
other information, call (866) 208–3676
L.L.C. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Docket Numbers: RP18–447–000.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Applicants: Empire Pipeline, Inc.
Dated: February 22, 2018.
Revisions to the OATT to clean-up Part Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Fuel
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Tracker (Empire tracking Supply)
IV & Part VI re: Interconnection Process
to be effective 4/23/2018. Deputy Secretary. Effective 04/01/18 to be effective
Filed Date: 2/21/18. [FR Doc. 2018–04139 Filed 2–28–18; 8:45 am] 4/1/2018.
Accession Number: 20180221–5119. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Filed Date: 2/16/18.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/14/18. Accession Number: 20180216–5162.
Docket Numbers: ER18–894–000. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Applicants: Southern California Docket Numbers: RP18–448–000.
Edison Company. Federal Energy Regulatory Applicants: Empire Pipeline, Inc.
Description: Tariff Cancellation: Commission Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GT&C
Notice of Cancellation LGIA Oro Verde 4.1(f) Central Delivery/Receipt Points
Solar Project SA No. 150 to be effective Combined Notice of Filings (Empire) to be effective 4/1/2018.
4/24/2018. Filed Date: 2/16/18.
Filed Date: 2/22/18. Take notice that the Commission has Accession Number: 20180216–5177.
Accession Number: 20180222–5019. received the following Natural Gas Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/28/18.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/18. Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP18–449–000.
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Docket Numbers: ER18–895–000. Filings Instituting Proceedings Applicants: National Fuel Gas Supply
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Docket Numbers: RP18–440–000. Corporation.
Inc. Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Pipe Line Company. Appalachian Zones & Central Delivery/
1628R11 Western Farmers Electric Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: FOS— Receipt Points to be effective 4/1/2018.
Cooperative NITSA NOA to be effective FDLS—Agreement Effective Date to be Filed Date: 2/16/18.
2/1/2018. effective 3/17/2018. Accession Number: 20180216–5179.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of change in control. | |
| Dates | Protests, motions to intervene or notices of intervention, as applicable, 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 16, 2018. | |
| Contact | Larine Moore or Amy Sweeney, 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) 586-2627. | |
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