Trunkline LNG Export, LLC; Application for Long-Term Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas Produced from Domestic Natural Gas Resources to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries for a 25-Year Period, 17189-17192 [2013-06385]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices Which LEAs are eligible for an award under the SRSA program? An LEA (including a public charter school that is considered an LEA under State law) is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if— (a) The total number of students in average daily attendance at all of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600, or each county in which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and (b)(1) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a school locale code of 7 or 8 by the Department’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES); or (2) The Secretary has determined, based on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the State educational agency, that the LEA is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State. 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[FR Doc. 2013–06412 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [FE Docket No. 13–04–LNG] Trunkline LNG Export, LLC; Application for Long-Term Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas Produced from Domestic Natural Gas Resources to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries for a 25Year Period Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. Notice of application. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application) filed on January 10, 2013, by Trunkline LNG Export, LLC (TLNG Export), requesting long-term, multicontract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in an amount up to of 15 million metric tons per annum (mtpa), the equivalent of 730 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/y) of natural gas (equal to 2 Bcf/day of natural gas), from the LNG terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana (Lake Charles Terminal). TLNG Export requests this authorization for a 25-year term commencing on the earlier of the date of first export or 10 years from the date the requested authorization is granted. 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, May 20, 2013. ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email: fergas@hq.doe.gov. Regular Mail: U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 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. E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 17190 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larine Moore or Marc Talbert, U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478; (202) 586–7991. Edward Myers, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Electricity and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6B– 256, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–3397. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Background TLNG Export is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Trunkline LNG Company, LLC (TLNG), an affiliate of TLNG Export, owns and operates the Lake Charles LNG Terminal. TLNG Export will own the proposed liquefaction facility and hold the LNG export authorization. The owners of TLNG and TLNG Export include Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (60% owner of both entities) and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (40% owner of both entities). As such, the existing Lake Charles Terminal, the proposed liquefaction facility, and the LNG export authorization requested herein would all be under the same ownership structure. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized construction and operation of the Lake Charles Terminal in 1977, with the original construction completed in July 1981. In 2001, BG LNG Services, LLC (BGLS) entered into a firm services agreement with TLNG for the receipt, storage, and vaporization of LNG at the Lake Charles Terminal. TLNG Export states that, consistent with the firm services agreement with BGLS, TLNG expanded and enhanced the Terminal through the construction of additional storage capacity, additional gas-fired vaporization capacity, an additional marine berth, ambient air vaporization equipment, and natural gas liquids extraction capability. TLNG Export further states that the Lake Charles Terminal today has a firm sustained send-out capacity of 1.8 Bcf/d of natural gas (13.7 mtpa of LNG); a peak send-out capacity of 2.1 Bcf/d; and four LNG storage tanks with a combined capacity of approximately 2.7 million barrels (approximately 9.0 bcf). VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 The amount of LNG sought to be exported from the Lake Charles Terminal in the current Application is the same amount for which export authorization is being sought by Lake Charles Exports, LLC (LCE) in a separate application filed May 6, 2011, and amended May 26, 2011, in DOE/FE Docket No. 11–59–LNG.1 TLNG Export’s Application for export authority in the current proceeding, therefore, is nonadditive to the LCE export authorization request—that is, TLNG Export is not seeking to export any additional volumes of LNG from the Lake Charles Terminal beyond that sought by LCE in Docket No. 11–59–LNG. Instead, TLNG Export states that it is simply maximizing optionality in order to expand the potential customer base for LNG exports from the Lake Charles Terminal. TLNG Export states that it, along with TLNG, is currently developing plans to modify the existing facilities at the Lake Charles Terminal to permit LNG to be loaded from the terminal’s storage tanks onto vessels berthed at the existing marine facility. TLNG Export states that it is also developing plans to install liquefaction facilities that would permit gas to be received by pipeline at the terminal and liquefied for subsequent export. Thus, on March 30, 2012, TLNG Export, TLNG, and Trunkline Gas Company, LLC submitted a Request to Initiate FERC Pre-Filing Review Process in FERC Docket No. PF12–8–000. TLNG Export states that the FERC issued a letter approving the request to initiate the pre-filing process on April 6, 2012.2 TLNG Export states that the long-term export authorization sought in this Application, like that sought in the LCE application, is necessary in order to permit TLNG Export to proceed to incur the substantial cost of developing the liquefaction and export project. Any modifications to the Lake Charles Terminal would be subject to FERC approval.3 TLNG Export states that following the completion of the project, 1 On July 22, 2011, the DOE/FE approved that portion of the application seeking to export LNG to FTA nations. The non-FTA portion of the application is currently pending. See Lake Charles Exports, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 2987 (July 22, 2011). 2 Letter re: Approval of Pre-Filing Request, FERC Docket No. PF12–8–000 (April 6, 2012). 3 TLNG Export states that as with all the prior activities at the Lake Charles Terminal, FERC would only approve any such modifications once all National Environmental Policy Act requirements had bee satisfied fully. See e.g. Trunkline LNG Company, LLC, 100 FERC ¶ 61,217 (2002), order denying reh’g and granting authorization under Section 3 of the NGA, 101 FERC ¶ 61,300 (2002), order denying reh’g, 102 FERC ¶ 61,306 (2003), order amending certificate, 105 FERC ¶ 61,137 (2003). PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Lake Charles Terminal will be able to receive LNG for import and export or deliver LNG for export, and its peak and sustained send-out capabilities will not be affected. TLNG Export states that in order to maximize optionality at the Lake Charles Terminal to address customer needs, it seeks broader authority than that sought by LCE. TLNG Export states that LCE requested authorization to export LNG on its own behalf or as agent for BGLS.4 Here, in addition to entering into long-term natural gas supply or LNG export contracts, TLNG Export states that it may also enter into Liquefaction Tolling Agreements (LTA), under which individual customers who hold title to natural gas will have the right to deliver that gas to TLNG Export and receive LNG. TLNG Export seeks to export this LNG on its own behalf and also as agent for third parties under contracts to be executed on a date that is closer to the date of first export. TLNG Export contemplates that the title holder at the point of export 5 may be TLNG Export or one of TLNG Export’s customers, or another party that has purchased LNG from a customer pursuant to a long-term contract. TLNG Export requests authorization to register each LNG title holder for whom TLNG Export seeks to export as agent, with such registration including a written statement by the title holder acknowledging and agreeing to comply with all applicable requirements included by DOE/FE in TLNG Export’s authorization, and to include those requirements in any subsequent purchase or sale agreement entered into by that title holder. TLNG Export also states that it will file under seal with DOE/FE any relevant long-term commercial agreements between TLNG Export and such LNG title holder, including LTAs, once they have been executed. TLNG Export states that although both TLNG Export and LCE are seeking authorization to export LNG from the Lake Charles Terminal, TLNG Export is separate and apart from LCE and will have no impact on LCE or its authorization. TLNG Export states that neither TLNG Export nor its parent companies have a controlling ownership share of LCE. TLNG will allocate export 4 The DOE/FE approved that portion of the application seeking to export LNG to FTA nations. See Lake Charles Exports, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 2987 (July 22, 2011). 5 ‘‘LNG exports occur when the LNG is delivered to the flange of the LNG export vessel.’’ See Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 2913 at n.4 (February 10, 2011); Dow Chemical Company, FE Order No. 2859 at 7 (October 5, 2010). E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices quantities between LCE and TLNG Export to ensure that the total exports from the Lake Charles Terminal do not exceed the total quantity of exports authorized for the Lake Charles Terminal, i.e. the total of exports allocated between LCE and TLNG Export will not exceed 15 mtpa (approximately 730 Bcf/y). Current Application srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES In the instant Application, TLNG Export seeks to export LNG by vessel from the Lake Charles Terminal to (1) any country with which the United States currently has, or in the future will have, a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) requiring the national treatment for trade in natural gas, and (2) as relevant here, any country with which the United States does not have an FTA requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas (non-FTA countries) with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. TLNG Export seeks to export this LNG on its own behalf and also as agent for third parties. TLNG Export requests that this authorization commence on the earlier of the date of first export or 10 years from the date the authorization is issued. The portion of the Application that seeks authorization to export domestically produced LNG to non-FTA countries will be reviewed pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act as amended and is the subject of this Notice. The portion of the Application that seeks authorization to export domestically produced LNG to FTA countries has been reviewed pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended.6 TLNG Export states that the source of the natural gas proposed for export will come from the United States natural gas pipeline system. While TLNG Export anticipates that sources of natural gas will include Texas and Louisiana producing regions and the offshore gulf producing regions,7 it states that the 6 On March 7, 2013, the DOE/FE approved that portion of the application seeking to export LNG to FTA nations in DOE/FE Order No. 3252 in FE Docket No. 13–04–LNG. 7 Insofar as TLNG Export may seek to export natural gas produced on the outer continental shelf, the export of such natural gas may be subject to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which in relevant part provides: ‘‘Before any oil or gas subject to this section may be exported under the requirements and provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1969, the President shall make and publish an express finding that such exports will not increase reliance on imported oil or gas, are in the national interest, and are in accord with the provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1969.’’ 43 U.S.C. 1354. DOE expresses no opinion regarding the applicability of this provision of law to export operations which Trunkline is planning to undertake. VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 natural gas to be exported may be produced throughout the United States. Public Interest Considerations TLNG Export states that its proposed non-FTA authorization should be granted by DOE/FE under Section 3(a) of the NGA. TLNG Export states that in evaluating the ‘‘public interest’’ the DOE/FE, consistent with its Policy Guidelines and Delegation Orders Relating to the Regulation of Imported Natural Gas, examines whether ‘‘domestic supply shortages or domestic security needs overcome the statutory presumption that a proposed export is not inconsistent with the public interest.’’ 8 While the Policy Guidelines deal specifically with imports, the DOE/ FE has found that the principles are applicable to exports.9 TLNG Export states that in 2012, the DOE commissioned a study by NERA Economic Consulting on the macroeconomic impacts of LNG exports from the United States.10 TLNG Export states that the NERA Study’s findings are in line with the conclusions of the Deloitte Study 11 and both support approval of the instant Application to export LNG from the Lake Charles Terminal. TLNG Export states that the NERA Study concluded that across all scenarios studied, ‘‘the U.S. was projected to gain net economic benefits from allowing LNG exports.’’ 12 TLNG Export states that the NERA Study further concluded that ‘‘for every one of the market scenarios examined, net economic benefits increased as the level of LNG exports increased.’’ 13 TLNG Export states that although the NERA Study found that United States natural gas prices increase when LNG is exported, ‘‘the global market limits how high U.S. natural gas prices can rise under pressure of LNG exports because importers will not purchase U.S. exports 8 Sabine Section 3(c) Order at 5; Policy Guidelines and Delegation Orders Relating to the Regulation of Imported Natural Gas, 49 FR 6,684 (February 22, 1984) (‘‘Policy Guidelines’’). 9 Phillips Alaska Natural Gas Corp. and Marathon Oil Co., DOE/FE Order No. 1473 at 14. 10 NERA Economic Consulting, Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG Exports from the United States (Dec. 5, 2012), available at https://fossil.energy.gov/ programs/gasregulation/LNGStudy.html (‘‘NERA Study’’). 11 Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions and Deloitte MarketPoint LLC, Made in America—The Economic Impact of LNG Exports from the United States, available at https://www.deloitte.com/view/ en_US/us/Services/consulting/9f70dd1cc9324310 VgnVCM1000001a56f00aRCRD.htm 12 NERA Study at 1. 13 Id. The NERA Study noted that ‘‘even with exports reaching levels greater than 12 Bcf/d and associated higher prices than in constrained cases, there were net economic benefits from allowing unlimited exports in all cases.’’ See Id. at 6. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17191 if U.S. wellhead price rises above the cost of competing supplies.’’ 14 TLNG Export states that the NERA Study also concluded that natural gas prices in the United States will not rise to the levels observed in other parts of the world.15 TLNG Export states that the NERA Study found that even in the scenarios where unlimited exports were permitted, the wellhead price in the United States remained below the import price in Japan, for example, where the United States sends some of its exports.16 TLNG Export states that both the Deloitte Study and the NERA Study point to net positive benefits from allowing exports of LNG from the United States. TLNG Export asserts that LNG exports will not have a material adverse impact on domestic natural gas prices. TLNG Export states that, accordingly, the proposed export is not inconsistent with the public interest. The Application has a more complete discussion of TLNG Export’s public interest analysis.17 Environmental Impact TLNG Export states that presently, the Lake Charles Terminal is equipped for and authorized only to receive imports of LNG. The Application indicates that TLNG Export and TLNG will file an application with FERC for authorization to modify the existing authorized import facilities for exports, in accordance with NGA Section 3 and subpart B of part 153 of the Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR 153.4 et seq, and Trunkline will file a concurrent application for authorization to construct additional pipeline facilities necessary to provide feed gas to the proposed liquefaction facility with FERC under NGA Section 7 and part 157 of the Commission’s Regulations, 18 CFR part 157.18 On March 30, 2012, TLNG Export, TLNG, and Trunkline submitted a Request to Initiate FERC Pre-Filing Review Process in FERC Docket No. PF12–8–000. In the Request, TLNG Export, TLNG, and Trunkline indicated that they plan to file the FERC applications in March 2013. TLNG Export states that on April 6, 2012, FERC issued a letter approving the request to initiate the pre-filing process for the liquefaction project and pipeline facilities. Regarding the instant proposed export to non-FTA countries, TLNG Export 14 Id. 15 Id. at 2. 76. 16 Id. 17 Application at 8–22. e.g., Cameron LNG, LLC, 134 FERC ¶ 61,049 (2011) (FERC amends prior NGA Section 3 import authority to add the additional purpose of exporting LNG). 18 See, E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 17192 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices Public Comment Procedures requests that the DOE/FE issue the export authorization to non-FTA countries conditioned on the FERC’s completion of its NEPA review and approval of the facility construction. TLNG Export states that DOE/FE routinely issues orders with such a condition.19 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DOE/FE Evaluation The Application will be reviewed pursuant to section 3 of the NGA, as amended, and the authority contained in DOE Delegation Order No. 00– 002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04E (April 29, 2011). In reviewing this LNG export Application, DOE will consider any issues required by law or policy. To the extent determined to be relevant or appropriate, these issues will include the impact of LNG exports associated with this Application, and the cumulative impact of any other application(s) previously approved, on domestic need for the gas proposed for export, adequacy of domestic natural gas supply, U.S. energy security, and any other issues, including the impact on the U.S. economy (GDP), consumers, and industry, job creation, U.S. balance of trade, international considerations, and whether the arrangement is consistent with DOE’s policy of promoting competition in the marketplace by allowing commercial parties to freely negotiate their own trade arrangements. Parties that may oppose this Application should address these issues in their comments and/or protests, as well as any other issues deemed relevant to the Application. NEPA 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. Due to the complexity of the issues raised by the Applicants, interested persons will be provided 60 days from the date of publication of this Notice in which to submit comments, protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, or motions for additional procedures. 19 See e.g., Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/ FE Order No. 2961 at 41 (May 20, 2011); Yukon Pacific Corp., ERA Docket No. 87–68–LNG, Order No. 350 (November 16, 1989) (‘‘The DOE believes that energy projects can and must be undertaken consistent with environmentally acceptable practices. To ensure this result, the DOE is attaching a condition to the export approval that all aspects of the export project must be undertaken in accordance with the appropriate environmental review process and must comply with any and all preventative and mitigative measures imposed by Federal or State agencies.’’); see also Rochester Gas and Electric Corp., FE Docket No. 90–05–NG, Order No. 503 (May 16, 1991). VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 In response to this notice, any person may file a protest, comments, or a motion to intervene or notice of intervention, as applicable. Any person wishing to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene or notice of intervention, as applicable. The filing of comments or a protest with respect to the Application will not serve to make the commenter or protestant a party to the proceeding, although protests and comments received from persons who are not parties will be considered in determining the appropriate action to be taken on the Application. All protests, comments, motions to intervene or notices of intervention must meet the requirements specified by the regulations in 10 CFR part 590. Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1) Emailing the filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov with FE Docket No. 13–04–LNG in the title line; (2) mailing an original and three paper copies of the filing to the Office Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the address listed in ADDRESSES. The filing must include a reference to FE Docket No. 13–04–LNG; or (3) hand delivering an original and three paper copies of the filing to the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the address listed in ADDRESSES. The filing must include a reference to FE Docket No. 13–04–LNG. 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. A party seeking intervention may request that additional procedures be provided, such as additional written comments, an oral presentation, a conference, or trial-type hearing. Any request to file additional written comments should explain why they are necessary. Any request for an oral presentation should identify the substantial question of fact, law, or policy at issue, show that it is material and relevant to a decision in the proceeding, and demonstrate why an oral presentation is needed. Any request for a conference should demonstrate why the conference would materially advance the proceeding. Any request for a trial-type hearing must show that there are factual issues genuinely in dispute that are relevant and material to a decision and that a trial-type hearing is necessary for a full and true disclosure of the facts. PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 filed by TLNG Export is available for inspection and copying in the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. The docket room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Application and any filed protests, motions to intervene or notice of interventions, and comments will also be available electronically by going to the following DOE/FE Web address: https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ gasregulation/. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2013. John A. Anderson, Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. [FR Doc. 2013–06385 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: National Atomic Testing Museum, 755 E. 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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 13-04-LNG]


Trunkline LNG Export, LLC; Application for Long-Term 
Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas Produced from Domestic 
Natural Gas Resources to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries for a 25-
Year Period

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
(DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application) filed on 
January 10, 2013, by Trunkline LNG Export, LLC (TLNG Export), 
requesting long-term, multi-contract authorization to export 
domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in an amount up to of 
15 million metric tons per annum (mtpa), the equivalent of 730 billion 
cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/y) of natural gas (equal to 2 Bcf/day of 
natural gas), from the LNG terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana (Lake 
Charles Terminal). TLNG Export requests this authorization for a 25-
year term commencing on the earlier of the date of first export or 10 
years from the date the requested authorization is granted.

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, May 20, 2013.

ADDRESSES:
    Electronic Filing by email: fergas@hq.doe.gov.
    Regular Mail: U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Natural 
Gas Regulatory Activities, 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.

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Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 
Activities, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larine Moore or Marc Talbert, U.S. 
Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 
Activities, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478; 
(202) 586-7991.
    Edward Myers, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Assistant 
General Counsel for Electricity and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 
Room 6B-256, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 
586-3397.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    TLNG Export is a Delaware limited liability company with its 
principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Trunkline LNG Company, 
LLC (TLNG), an affiliate of TLNG Export, owns and operates the Lake 
Charles LNG Terminal. TLNG Export will own the proposed liquefaction 
facility and hold the LNG export authorization. The owners of TLNG and 
TLNG Export include Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (60% owner of both 
entities) and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (40% owner of both 
entities). As such, the existing Lake Charles Terminal, the proposed 
liquefaction facility, and the LNG export authorization requested 
herein would all be under the same ownership structure.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized 
construction and operation of the Lake Charles Terminal in 1977, with 
the original construction completed in July 1981. In 2001, BG LNG 
Services, LLC (BGLS) entered into a firm services agreement with TLNG 
for the receipt, storage, and vaporization of LNG at the Lake Charles 
Terminal. TLNG Export states that, consistent with the firm services 
agreement with BGLS, TLNG expanded and enhanced the Terminal through 
the construction of additional storage capacity, additional gas-fired 
vaporization capacity, an additional marine berth, ambient air 
vaporization equipment, and natural gas liquids extraction capability. 
TLNG Export further states that the Lake Charles Terminal today has a 
firm sustained send-out capacity of 1.8 Bcf/d of natural gas (13.7 mtpa 
of LNG); a peak send-out capacity of 2.1 Bcf/d; and four LNG storage 
tanks with a combined capacity of approximately 2.7 million barrels 
(approximately 9.0 bcf).
    The amount of LNG sought to be exported from the Lake Charles 
Terminal in the current Application is the same amount for which export 
authorization is being sought by Lake Charles Exports, LLC (LCE) in a 
separate application filed May 6, 2011, and amended May 26, 2011, in 
DOE/FE Docket No. 11-59-LNG.\1\ TLNG Export's Application for export 
authority in the current proceeding, therefore, is non-additive to the 
LCE export authorization request--that is, TLNG Export is not seeking 
to export any additional volumes of LNG from the Lake Charles Terminal 
beyond that sought by LCE in Docket No. 11-59-LNG. Instead, TLNG Export 
states that it is simply maximizing optionality in order to expand the 
potential customer base for LNG exports from the Lake Charles Terminal.
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    \1\ On July 22, 2011, the DOE/FE approved that portion of the 
application seeking to export LNG to FTA nations. The non-FTA 
portion of the application is currently pending. See Lake Charles 
Exports, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 2987 (July 22, 2011).
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    TLNG Export states that it, along with TLNG, is currently 
developing plans to modify the existing facilities at the Lake Charles 
Terminal to permit LNG to be loaded from the terminal's storage tanks 
onto vessels berthed at the existing marine facility. TLNG Export 
states that it is also developing plans to install liquefaction 
facilities that would permit gas to be received by pipeline at the 
terminal and liquefied for subsequent export. Thus, on March 30, 2012, 
TLNG Export, TLNG, and Trunkline Gas Company, LLC submitted a Request 
to Initiate FERC Pre-Filing Review Process in FERC Docket No. PF12-8-
000. TLNG Export states that the FERC issued a letter approving the 
request to initiate the pre-filing process on April 6, 2012.\2\
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    \2\ Letter re: Approval of Pre-Filing Request, FERC Docket No. 
PF12-8-000 (April 6, 2012).
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    TLNG Export states that the long-term export authorization sought 
in this Application, like that sought in the LCE application, is 
necessary in order to permit TLNG Export to proceed to incur the 
substantial cost of developing the liquefaction and export project. Any 
modifications to the Lake Charles Terminal would be subject to FERC 
approval.\3\ TLNG Export states that following the completion of the 
project, the Lake Charles Terminal will be able to receive LNG for 
import and export or deliver LNG for export, and its peak and sustained 
send-out capabilities will not be affected.
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    \3\ TLNG Export states that as with all the prior activities at 
the Lake Charles Terminal, FERC would only approve any such 
modifications once all National Environmental Policy Act 
requirements had bee satisfied fully. See e.g. Trunkline LNG 
Company, LLC, 100 FERC ] 61,217 (2002), order denying reh'g and 
granting authorization under Section 3 of the NGA, 101 FERC ] 61,300 
(2002), order denying reh'g, 102 FERC ] 61,306 (2003), order 
amending certificate, 105 FERC ] 61,137 (2003).
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    TLNG Export states that in order to maximize optionality at the 
Lake Charles Terminal to address customer needs, it seeks broader 
authority than that sought by LCE. TLNG Export states that LCE 
requested authorization to export LNG on its own behalf or as agent for 
BGLS.\4\ Here, in addition to entering into long-term natural gas 
supply or LNG export contracts, TLNG Export states that it may also 
enter into Liquefaction Tolling Agreements (LTA), under which 
individual customers who hold title to natural gas will have the right 
to deliver that gas to TLNG Export and receive LNG. TLNG Export seeks 
to export this LNG on its own behalf and also as agent for third 
parties under contracts to be executed on a date that is closer to the 
date of first export. TLNG Export contemplates that the title holder at 
the point of export \5\ may be TLNG Export or one of TLNG Export's 
customers, or another party that has purchased LNG from a customer 
pursuant to a long-term contract.
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    \4\ The DOE/FE approved that portion of the application seeking 
to export LNG to FTA nations. See Lake Charles Exports, LLC, DOE/FE 
Order No. 2987 (July 22, 2011).
    \5\ ``LNG exports occur when the LNG is delivered to the flange 
of the LNG export vessel.'' See Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and 
FLNG Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 2913 at n.4 (February 10, 
2011); Dow Chemical Company, FE Order No. 2859 at 7 (October 5, 
2010).
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    TLNG Export requests authorization to register each LNG title 
holder for whom TLNG Export seeks to export as agent, with such 
registration including a written statement by the title holder 
acknowledging and agreeing to comply with all applicable requirements 
included by DOE/FE in TLNG Export's authorization, and to include those 
requirements in any subsequent purchase or sale agreement entered into 
by that title holder. TLNG Export also states that it will file under 
seal with DOE/FE any relevant long-term commercial agreements between 
TLNG Export and such LNG title holder, including LTAs, once they have 
been executed.
    TLNG Export states that although both TLNG Export and LCE are 
seeking authorization to export LNG from the Lake Charles Terminal, 
TLNG Export is separate and apart from LCE and will have no impact on 
LCE or its authorization. TLNG Export states that neither TLNG Export 
nor its parent companies have a controlling ownership share of LCE. 
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quantities between LCE and TLNG Export to ensure that the total exports 
from the Lake Charles Terminal do not exceed the total quantity of 
exports authorized for the Lake Charles Terminal, i.e. the total of 
exports allocated between LCE and TLNG Export will not exceed 15 mtpa 
(approximately 730 Bcf/y).

Current Application

    In the instant Application, TLNG Export seeks to export LNG by 
vessel from the Lake Charles Terminal to (1) any country with which the 
United States currently has, or in the future will have, a Free Trade 
Agreement (FTA) requiring the national treatment for trade in natural 
gas, and (2) as relevant here, any country with which the United States 
does not have an FTA requiring national treatment for trade in natural 
gas (non-FTA countries) with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law 
or policy. TLNG Export seeks to export this LNG on its own behalf and 
also as agent for third parties. TLNG Export requests that this 
authorization commence on the earlier of the date of first export or 10 
years from the date the authorization is issued.
    The portion of the Application that seeks authorization to export 
domestically produced LNG to non-FTA countries will be reviewed 
pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act as amended and is the 
subject of this Notice. The portion of the Application that seeks 
authorization to export domestically produced LNG to FTA countries has 
been reviewed pursuant to Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act, as 
amended.\6\
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    \6\ On March 7, 2013, the DOE/FE approved that portion of the 
application seeking to export LNG to FTA nations in DOE/FE Order No. 
3252 in FE Docket No. 13-04-LNG.
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    TLNG Export states that the source of the natural gas proposed for 
export will come from the United States natural gas pipeline system. 
While TLNG Export anticipates that sources of natural gas will include 
Texas and Louisiana producing regions and the offshore gulf producing 
regions,\7\ it states that the natural gas to be exported may be 
produced throughout the United States.
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    \7\ Insofar as TLNG Export may seek to export natural gas 
produced on the outer continental shelf, the export of such natural 
gas may be subject to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which 
in relevant part provides: ``Before any oil or gas subject to this 
section may be exported under the requirements and provisions of the 
Export Administration Act of 1969, the President shall make and 
publish an express finding that such exports will not increase 
reliance on imported oil or gas, are in the national interest, and 
are in accord with the provisions of the Export Administration Act 
of 1969.'' 43 U.S.C. 1354. DOE expresses no opinion regarding the 
applicability of this provision of law to export operations which 
Trunkline is planning to undertake.
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Public Interest Considerations

    TLNG Export states that its proposed non-FTA authorization should 
be granted by DOE/FE under Section 3(a) of the NGA. TLNG Export states 
that in evaluating the ``public interest'' the DOE/FE, consistent with 
its Policy Guidelines and Delegation Orders Relating to the Regulation 
of Imported Natural Gas, examines whether ``domestic supply shortages 
or domestic security needs overcome the statutory presumption that a 
proposed export is not inconsistent with the public interest.'' \8\ 
While the Policy Guidelines deal specifically with imports, the DOE/FE 
has found that the principles are applicable to exports.\9\
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    \8\ Sabine Section 3(c) Order at 5; Policy Guidelines and 
Delegation Orders Relating to the Regulation of Imported Natural 
Gas, 49 FR 6,684 (February 22, 1984) (``Policy Guidelines'').
    \9\ Phillips Alaska Natural Gas Corp. and Marathon Oil Co., DOE/
FE Order No. 1473 at 14.
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    TLNG Export states that in 2012, the DOE commissioned a study by 
NERA Economic Consulting on the macroeconomic impacts of LNG exports 
from the United States.\10\ TLNG Export states that the NERA Study's 
findings are in line with the conclusions of the Deloitte Study \11\ 
and both support approval of the instant Application to export LNG from 
the Lake Charles Terminal. TLNG Export states that the NERA Study 
concluded that across all scenarios studied, ``the U.S. was projected 
to gain net economic benefits from allowing LNG exports.'' \12\ TLNG 
Export states that the NERA Study further concluded that ``for every 
one of the market scenarios examined, net economic benefits increased 
as the level of LNG exports increased.'' \13\ TLNG Export states that 
although the NERA Study found that United States natural gas prices 
increase when LNG is exported, ``the global market limits how high U.S. 
natural gas prices can rise under pressure of LNG exports because 
importers will not purchase U.S. exports if U.S. wellhead price rises 
above the cost of competing supplies.'' \14\
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    \10\ NERA Economic Consulting, Macroeconomic Impacts of LNG 
Exports from the United States (Dec. 5, 2012), available at https://fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/LNGStudy.html (``NERA 
Study'').
    \11\ Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions and Deloitte 
MarketPoint LLC, Made in America--The Economic Impact of LNG Exports 
from the United States, available at https://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/Services/consulting/9f70dd1cc9324310VgnVCM1000001a56f00aRCRD.htm
    \12\ NERA Study at 1.
    \13\ Id. The NERA Study noted that ``even with exports reaching 
levels greater than 12 Bcf/d and associated higher prices than in 
constrained cases, there were net economic benefits from allowing 
unlimited exports in all cases.'' See Id. at 6.
    \14\ Id. at 2.
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    TLNG Export states that the NERA Study also concluded that natural 
gas prices in the United States will not rise to the levels observed in 
other parts of the world.\15\ TLNG Export states that the NERA Study 
found that even in the scenarios where unlimited exports were 
permitted, the wellhead price in the United States remained below the 
import price in Japan, for example, where the United States sends some 
of its exports.\16\
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    \15\ Id. 76.
    \16\ Id.
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    TLNG Export states that both the Deloitte Study and the NERA Study 
point to net positive benefits from allowing exports of LNG from the 
United States. TLNG Export asserts that LNG exports will not have a 
material adverse impact on domestic natural gas prices. TLNG Export 
states that, accordingly, the proposed export is not inconsistent with 
the public interest. The Application has a more complete discussion of 
TLNG Export's public interest analysis.\17\
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    \17\ Application at 8-22.
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Environmental Impact

    TLNG Export states that presently, the Lake Charles Terminal is 
equipped for and authorized only to receive imports of LNG. The 
Application indicates that TLNG Export and TLNG will file an 
application with FERC for authorization to modify the existing 
authorized import facilities for exports, in accordance with NGA 
Section 3 and subpart B of part 153 of the Commission's Regulations, 18 
CFR 153.4 et seq, and Trunkline will file a concurrent application for 
authorization to construct additional pipeline facilities necessary to 
provide feed gas to the proposed liquefaction facility with FERC under 
NGA Section 7 and part 157 of the Commission's Regulations, 18 CFR part 
157.\18\ On March 30, 2012, TLNG Export, TLNG, and Trunkline submitted 
a Request to Initiate FERC Pre-Filing Review Process in FERC Docket No. 
PF12-8-000. In the Request, TLNG Export, TLNG, and Trunkline indicated 
that they plan to file the FERC applications in March 2013. TLNG Export 
states that on April 6, 2012, FERC issued a letter approving the 
request to initiate the pre-filing process for the liquefaction project 
and pipeline facilities.
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    \18\ See, e.g., Cameron LNG, LLC, 134 FERC ] 61,049 (2011) (FERC 
amends prior NGA Section 3 import authority to add the additional 
purpose of exporting LNG).
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    Regarding the instant proposed export to non-FTA countries, TLNG 
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requests that the DOE/FE issue the export authorization to non-FTA 
countries conditioned on the FERC's completion of its NEPA review and 
approval of the facility construction. TLNG Export states that DOE/FE 
routinely issues orders with such a condition.\19\
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    \19\ See e.g., Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 
2961 at 41 (May 20, 2011); Yukon Pacific Corp., ERA Docket No. 87-
68-LNG, Order No. 350 (November 16, 1989) (``The DOE believes that 
energy projects can and must be undertaken consistent with 
environmentally acceptable practices. To ensure this result, the DOE 
is attaching a condition to the export approval that all aspects of 
the export project must be undertaken in accordance with the 
appropriate environmental review process and must comply with any 
and all preventative and mitigative measures imposed by Federal or 
State agencies.''); see also Rochester Gas and Electric Corp., FE 
Docket No. 90-05-NG, Order No. 503 (May 16, 1991).
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DOE/FE Evaluation

    The Application will be reviewed pursuant to section 3 of the NGA, 
as amended, and the authority contained in DOE Delegation Order No. 00-
002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE Redelegation Order No. 00-002.04E 
(April 29, 2011). In reviewing this LNG export Application, DOE will 
consider any issues required by law or policy. To the extent determined 
to be relevant or appropriate, these issues will include the impact of 
LNG exports associated with this Application, and the cumulative impact 
of any other application(s) previously approved, on domestic need for 
the gas proposed for export, adequacy of domestic natural gas supply, 
U.S. energy security, and any other issues, including the impact on the 
U.S. economy (GDP), consumers, and industry, job creation, U.S. balance 
of trade, international considerations, and whether the arrangement is 
consistent with DOE's policy of promoting competition in the 
marketplace by allowing commercial parties to freely negotiate their 
own trade arrangements. Parties that may oppose this Application should 
address these issues in their comments and/or protests, as well as any 
other issues deemed relevant to the Application.
    NEPA 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.
    Due to the complexity of the issues raised by the Applicants, 
interested persons will be provided 60 days from the date of 
publication of this Notice in which to submit comments, protests, 
motions to intervene, notices of intervention, or motions for 
additional procedures.

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. Any person wishing to become a party to the proceeding must 
file a motion to intervene or notice of intervention, as applicable. 
The filing of comments or a protest with respect to the Application 
will not serve to make the commenter or protestant a party to the 
proceeding, although protests and comments received from persons who 
are not parties will be considered in determining the appropriate 
action to be taken on the Application. All protests, comments, motions 
to intervene or notices of intervention must meet the requirements 
specified by the regulations in 10 CFR part 590.
    Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1) 
Emailing the filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov with FE Docket No. 13-04-LNG 
in the title line; (2) mailing an original and three paper copies of 
the filing to the Office Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the 
address listed in ADDRESSES. The filing must include a reference to FE 
Docket No. 13-04-LNG; or (3) hand delivering an original and three 
paper copies of the filing to the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 
Activities at the address listed in ADDRESSES. The filing must include 
a reference to FE Docket No. 13-04-LNG.
    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. 
A party seeking intervention may request that additional procedures be 
provided, such as additional written comments, an oral presentation, a 
conference, or trial-type hearing. Any request to file additional 
written comments should explain why they are necessary. Any request for 
an oral presentation should identify the substantial question of fact, 
law, or policy at issue, show that it is material and relevant to a 
decision in the proceeding, and demonstrate why an oral presentation is 
needed. Any request for a conference should demonstrate why the 
conference would materially advance the proceeding. Any request for a 
trial-type hearing must show that there are factual issues genuinely in 
dispute that are relevant and material to a decision and that a trial-
type hearing is necessary for a full and true disclosure of the facts.
    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 filed by TLNG Export is available for inspection 
and copying in the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities docket 
room, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. 
The docket room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Application and any 
filed protests, motions to intervene or notice of interventions, and 
comments will also be available electronically by going to the 
following DOE/FE Web address: https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/gasregulation/.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2013.
John A. Anderson,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Oil and Gas 
Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-06385 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
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