Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear Head LNG (USA), LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Import Natural Gas From, for Subsequent Export to, Canada for a 25-Year Term, 20484-20486 [2015-08752]
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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 than 50 pages in
length must also include, at the time of
the filing, a digital copy on disk of the
entire submission.
A decisional record on the
Application will be developed through
responses to this notice by parties,
including the parties’ written comments
and replies thereto. Additional
procedures will be used as necessary to
achieve a complete understanding of the
facts and issues. If an additional
procedure is scheduled, notice will be
provided to all parties. If no party
requests additional procedures, a final
Opinion and Order may be issued based
on the official record, including the
Application and responses filed by
parties pursuant to this notice, in
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
The Application is available for
inspection and copying in the Division
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/.
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2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
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• Welcome and Announcements
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Oak Ridge Environmental
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• Other Business
• Adjourn
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Issued at Washington, DC, on April 10,
2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15–14–NG]
Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear
Head LNG (USA), LLC; Application for
Long-Term, Multi-Contract
Authorization To Import Natural Gas
From, for Subsequent Export to,
Canada for a 25-Year Term
Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
Notice of application.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
gives notice of receipt of an application
(Application), filed on January 23, 2015,
by Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear
Head LNG (USA), LLC (collectively,
Bear Head),1 requesting long-term,
multi-contract authorization to import
up to 250 billion cubic feet per year
(Bcf/yr) of natural gas (approximately
0.7 Bcf per day (Bcf/d)) by pipeline from
Canada, for subsequent export by
pipeline to Canada, for a 25-year term to
commence on the earlier of the date of
first export or 10 years from the date the
authorization is granted. Bear Head
states that this requested authorization
is necessary to access Canadian gas
supplies that must be imported by
pipeline from Canada to the United
States to reach demand markets in Nova
Scotia through the Maritimes &
Northeast (M&N) Pipeline. Bear Head
further states that this Application is
being filed with DOE/FE in connection
with the development of a proposed
Canadian natural gas liquefaction and
export facility currently being
developed by Bear Head within the
Point Tupper/Bear Head Industrial Park
near the town of Port Hawksbury, on the
Straight of Canso, in Richmond County,
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Project). Bear Head states that the
Canadian natural gas subject to the
requested authorization will be used as
feedstock for the production of liquefied
natural gas (LNG) at the Project.2 Bear
SUMMARY:
1 Bear Head states that Bear Head Corp. is a
Canadian company incorporated pursuant to the
laws of Nova Scotia, and that Bear Head (USA) is
a Delaware limited liability company. Both have
their principal place of business in Houston, Texas,
and both are wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, a publicly listed
Australian company based in Perth, Australia.
2 See Application at 6. On February 25, 2015,
Bear Head filed a separate application with DOE/
FE requesting long-term, multi-contract
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Head seeks to import and export this
Canadian natural gas on its own behalf
and as agent for other entities who hold
title to the LNG at the time of export.
The Application was filed under section
3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
Additional details can be found in Bear
Head’s Application, posted on the DOE/
FE Web site at: https://energy.gov/sites/
prod/files/2015/01/f19/15_14_ng_Bear_
Head.pdf.
Protests, motions to intervene, notices
of intervention, and written comments
are invited.
DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or
notices of intervention, as applicable,
requests for additional procedures, and
written comments are to be filed using
procedures detailed in the Public
Comment Procedures section no later
than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, June 15,
2015.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing of Comments Using
Online Form: https://www.energy.gov/
node/1045041/.
Electronic Filing of Protests, Motions
to Intervene, and Notices of
Intervention: fergas@hq.doe.gov.
Regular Mail: U.S. Department of
Energy (FE–34), Office of Oil and Gas
Global Security and Supply, 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
Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply,
Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal
Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Benjamin Nussdorf,
U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478;
(202) 586–7991.
authorization to export domestically produced
natural gas as follows: (i) To export the natural gas
by pipeline to Canada at the United States-Canada
border (at a point near Calais, Maine, and St.
Stephen, New Brunswick, respectively) on the M&N
Pipeline in a volume of 440 Bcf/yr of natural gas
(1.2 Bcf/d); (ii) to use approximately 42.4 Bcf/yr of
the U.S.-sourced natural gas as feedstock in the
Project; and (iii) to export a portion of the U.S.sourced natural gas in the form of LNG in a volume
equivalent to approximately 397.6 Bcf/yr of natural
gas (1.1 Bcf/d) by vessel from Nova Scotia, Canada,
to one or more 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). That application is
pending before DOE/FE in FE Docket No. 15–33–
LNG, and is the subject of a notice being published
in the Federal Register concurrently with this
Notice. See also infra at 3 (DOE/FE Evaluation).
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Edward Myers or 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) 586–3397;
(202) 586–9793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DOE/FE Evaluation
Bear Head asserts that DOE/FE should
grant the requested authorization under
section 3(c) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C.
717b(c), because Canada is a nation with
which the United States has a FTA
requiring national treatment for trade in
natural gas.3 According to Bear Head,
however, ‘‘[t]he Project is proposed for
the purpose of exporting North
American LNG to foreign markets.’’ 4
Therefore, DOE/FE requests comment
on whether section 3(c) of the NGA or
section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C.
717b(a), provides the appropriate
standard for review of the Application.
Parties that may oppose this
Application may address this issue in
their comments and/or protests, as well
as any other issues deemed relevant to
the Application.
Public Comment Procedures
In response to this Notice, any person
may file a protest, comments, or a
motion to intervene or notice of
intervention, as applicable. Due to the
complexity of the issues raised by the
Applicant, interested parties will be
provided 60 days from the date of
publication of this Notice in which to
submit their comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or notices of
intervention.
Any person wishing to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention. The
filing of comments or a protest with
respect to the Application will not serve
to make the commenter or protestant a
party to the proceeding, although
protests and comments received from
persons who are not parties will be
considered in determining the
appropriate action to be taken on the
Application. All protests, comments,
motions to intervene, or notices of
intervention must meet the
requirements specified by the
regulations in 10 CFR part 590, as
supplemented below.
Comments may be submitted using
one of the following supplemental
3 See
Application at 2–3.
at 4–5; see also id. at 2 n.6 (‘‘Once
constructed, the Project will be capable of receiving,
processing and liquefying natural gas . . . and
loading LNG onto ocean-going vessels for delivery
to export markets.’’). See also supra at 2 n.2.
4 Id.
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methods: (1) Submitting the comments
using the online form at https://
www.energy.gov/node/1045041/; (2)
mailing an original and three paper
copies of the comments to the Office of
Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply
at the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3)
hand delivering an original and three
paper copies of the comments to the
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply at the address listed in
ADDRESSES. For administrative
efficiency, DOE/FE prefers comments to
be filed electronically using the online
form (method 1). However, for those
commenters lacking access to the
Internet, comments may be filed in hard
copy using one of the other two
methods identified above. All filings
must include a reference to FE Docket
No. 15–14–NG.
Protests, motions to intervene, and
notices of intervention (including those
consolidated with comments) may be
submitted using one of the following
supplemental methods: (1) Emailing the
filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE
Docket No. 15–14–NG in the title line;
(2) mailing an original and three paper
copies of the filing to the Office of Oil
and Gas Global Security and Supply at
the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3)
hand delivering an original and three
paper copies of the filing to the Office
of Oil and Gas Global Supply at the
address listed in ADDRESSES. All filings
must include a reference to FE Docket
No. 15–14–NG. 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 than 50 pages in
length must also include, at the time of
the filing, a digital copy on disk of the
entire submission.
A decisional record on the
Application will be developed through
responses to this notice by parties,
including the parties’ written comments
and replies thereto. Additional
procedures will be used as necessary to
achieve a complete understanding of the
facts and issues. If an additional
procedure is scheduled, notice will be
provided to all parties. If no party
requests additional procedures, a final
Opinion and Order may be issued based
on the official record, including the
Application and responses filed by
parties pursuant to this notice, in
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
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The Application is available for
inspection and copying in the Division
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 April 10,
2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2015–08752 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am]
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Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New
Mexico
Department of Energy.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces a
combined meeting of the Environmental
Monitoring and Remediation Committee
and Waste Management Committee of
the Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),
Northern New Mexico (known locally as
the Northern New Mexico Citizens’
Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that
public notice of this meeting be
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DATES: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 2:00
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ADDRESSES: NNMCAB Office, 94 Cities
of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Menice Santistevan, Northern New
Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board, 94
Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM
87506. Phone (505) 995–0393; Fax (505)
989–1752 or Email:
menice.santistevan@nnsa.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
Purpose of the Environmental
Monitoring and Remediation Committee
(EM&R): The EM&R Committee provides
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a citizens’ perspective to NNMCAB on
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particular, issues pertaining to
groundwater, surface water and work
required under the New Mexico
Environment Department Order on
Consent. The EM&R Committee will
keep abreast of DOE–EM and site
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work with the NNMCAB to provide
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consideration and approval by the full
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action.
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procedures, existing and proposed, so as
to provide recommendations, advice,
suggestions and opinions to the
NNMCAB regarding waste management
operations at the Los Alamos site.
Tentative Agenda:
• Call to Order and Introductions
• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes from April 8,
2015
• Old Business
• Consideration and Action on Draft
Recommendation 2015–04 ‘‘Fiscal
Year 2017 Project Prioritization’’
• New Business
• Update from Executive Committee
• Update from DOE
• Presentation by DOE
• ‘‘Groundwater Periodic Monitoring
Reports’’
• Public Comment Period
• Adjourn
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contact Menice Santistevan at the
address or telephone number listed
above. Requests must be received five
days prior to the meeting and reasonable
provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
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wishing to make public comments will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
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the address or phone number listed
above. Minutes and other Board
documents are on the Internet at:
https://www.nnmcab.energy.gov/.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15-14-NG]
Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear Head LNG (USA), LLC;
Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Import
Natural Gas From, for Subsequent Export to, Canada for a 25-Year Term
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 23, 2015, by Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear Head LNG (USA),
LLC (collectively, Bear Head),\1\ requesting long-term, multi-contract
authorization to import up to 250 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr)
of natural gas (approximately 0.7 Bcf per day (Bcf/d)) by pipeline from
Canada, for subsequent export by pipeline to Canada, for a 25-year term
to commence on the earlier of the date of first export or 10 years from
the date the authorization is granted. Bear Head states that this
requested authorization is necessary to access Canadian gas supplies
that must be imported by pipeline from Canada to the United States to
reach demand markets in Nova Scotia through the Maritimes & Northeast
(M&N) Pipeline. Bear Head further states that this Application is being
filed with DOE/FE in connection with the development of a proposed
Canadian natural gas liquefaction and export facility currently being
developed by Bear Head within the Point Tupper/Bear Head Industrial
Park near the town of Port Hawksbury, on the Straight of Canso, in
Richmond County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada (Project). Bear Head
states that the Canadian natural gas subject to the requested
authorization will be used as feedstock for the production of liquefied
natural gas (LNG) at the Project.\2\ Bear
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Head seeks to import and export this Canadian natural gas on its own
behalf and as agent for other entities who hold title to the LNG at the
time of export. The Application was filed under section 3 of the
Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional details can be found in Bear Head's
Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/01/f19/15_14_ng_Bear_Head.pdf.
Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and
written comments are invited.
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\1\ Bear Head states that Bear Head Corp. is a Canadian company
incorporated pursuant to the laws of Nova Scotia, and that Bear Head
(USA) is a Delaware limited liability company. Both have their
principal place of business in Houston, Texas, and both are wholly-
owned indirect subsidiaries of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, a
publicly listed Australian company based in Perth, Australia.
\2\ See Application at 6. On February 25, 2015, Bear Head filed
a separate application with DOE/FE requesting long-term, multi-
contract authorization to export domestically produced natural gas
as follows: (i) To export the natural gas by pipeline to Canada at
the United States-Canada border (at a point near Calais, Maine, and
St. Stephen, New Brunswick, respectively) on the M&N Pipeline in a
volume of 440 Bcf/yr of natural gas (1.2 Bcf/d); (ii) to use
approximately 42.4 Bcf/yr of the U.S.-sourced natural gas as
feedstock in the Project; and (iii) to export a portion of the U.S.-
sourced natural gas in the form of LNG in a volume equivalent to
approximately 397.6 Bcf/yr of natural gas (1.1 Bcf/d) by vessel from
Nova Scotia, Canada, to one or more 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). That
application is pending before DOE/FE in FE Docket No. 15-33-LNG, and
is the subject of a notice being published in the Federal Register
concurrently with this Notice. See also infra at 3 (DOE/FE
Evaluation).
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, June 15,
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2015.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing of Comments Using Online Form: https://www.energy.gov/node/1045041/.
Electronic Filing of Protests, Motions to Intervene, and Notices of
Intervention: fergas@hq.doe.gov.
Regular Mail: U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and
Gas Global Security and Supply, 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 Oil and Gas Global
Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room
3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Benjamin Nussdorf, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-
34), Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478; (202) 586-7991.
Edward Myers or 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) 586-3397; (202) 586-9793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DOE/FE Evaluation
Bear Head asserts that DOE/FE should grant the requested
authorization under section 3(c) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(c), because
Canada is a nation with which the United States has a FTA requiring
national treatment for trade in natural gas.\3\ According to Bear Head,
however, ``[t]he Project is proposed for the purpose of exporting North
American LNG to foreign markets.'' \4\ Therefore, DOE/FE requests
comment on whether section 3(c) of the NGA or section 3(a) of the NGA,
15 U.S.C. 717b(a), provides the appropriate standard for review of the
Application. Parties that may oppose this Application may address this
issue in their comments and/or protests, as well as any other issues
deemed relevant to the Application.
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\3\ See Application at 2-3.
\4\ Id. at 4-5; see also id. at 2 n.6 (``Once constructed, the
Project will be capable of receiving, processing and liquefying
natural gas . . . and loading LNG onto ocean-going vessels for
delivery to export markets.''). See also supra at 2 n.2.
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Public Comment Procedures
In response to this Notice, any person may file a protest,
comments, or a motion to intervene or notice of intervention, as
applicable. Due to the complexity of the issues raised by the
Applicant, interested parties will be provided 60 days from the date of
publication of this Notice in which to submit their comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or notices of intervention.
Any person wishing to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene or notice of intervention. The filing of comments
or a protest with respect to the Application will not serve to make the
commenter or protestant a party to the proceeding, although protests
and comments received from persons who are not parties will be
considered in determining the appropriate action to be taken on the
Application. All protests, comments, motions to intervene, or notices
of intervention must meet the requirements specified by the regulations
in 10 CFR part 590, as supplemented below.
Comments may be submitted using one of the following supplemental
methods: (1) Submitting the comments using the online form at https://www.energy.gov/node/1045041/; (2) mailing an original and three paper
copies of the comments to the Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and
Supply at the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an
original and three paper copies of the comments to the Office of Oil
and Gas Global Security and Supply at the address listed in ADDRESSES.
For administrative efficiency, DOE/FE prefers comments to be filed
electronically using the online form (method 1). However, for those
commenters lacking access to the Internet, comments may be filed in
hard copy using one of the other two methods identified above. All
filings must include a reference to FE Docket No. 15-14-NG.
Protests, motions to intervene, and notices of intervention
(including those consolidated with comments) may be submitted using one
of the following supplemental methods: (1) Emailing the filing to
fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE Docket No. 15-14-NG in the title line; (2)
mailing an original and three paper copies of the filing to the Office
of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply at the address listed in
ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an original and three paper copies of
the filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global Supply at the address
listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must include a reference to FE Docket
No. 15-14-NG. 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 than 50 pages
in length must also include, at the time of the filing, a digital copy
on disk of the entire submission.
A decisional record on the Application will be developed through
responses to this notice by parties, including the parties' written
comments and replies thereto. Additional procedures will be used as
necessary to achieve a complete understanding of the facts and issues.
If an additional procedure is scheduled, notice will be provided to all
parties. If no party requests additional procedures, a final Opinion
and Order may be issued based on the official record, including the
Application and responses filed by parties pursuant to this notice, in
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
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The Application is available for inspection and copying in the
Division 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 April 10, 2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of
Oil and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2015-08752 Filed 4-15-15; 8:45 am]
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