Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations for a 20-Year Period, 51790-51792 [2015-21126]
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Written comments regarding the
scope of the feasibility study and SDEIS
should be received by the Corps on or
before September 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments and
suggestions concerning this feasibility
study and SDEIS to Mr. Tyler Stalker,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Sacramento District, Attn: Public Affairs
Office (CESPK–PAO), 1325 J Street,
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(916) 557–5107. Requests to be placed
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mario Parker, email at mario.g.parker@
usace.army.mil, telephone (916) 557–
6701, or fax (916) 557–7856.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Proposed Action. The Corps in
cooperation with the non-Federal
sponsors (The Central Valley Flood
Protection Board and the City of
Woodland) is conducting a cost-shared
feasibility study on alternative flood risk
reduction measures to the city of
Woodland, Yolo County, CA, adjacent
unincorporated areas, and agricultural
lands. The study is authorized by
section 209 of the Flood Control Act of
1962 (Pub. L. 87–874). A reconnaissance
study of flooding problems in the
westside tributaries, including Putah
and Cache Creeks, and the Yolo Bypass
was conducted in 1993–1994 under the
authorization of the Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Act of
1993. Recommendations from the
reconnaissance study resulted in the
pursuit of the present feasibility study.
2. Alternatives. The feasibility study’s
SDEIS will evaluate a combination of
one or more flood control measures
including setback levee along Cache
Creek, stream channel improvements, a
north Woodland floodway, a northern
bypass into the Colusa Drain, and a noaction alternative. Mitigation measures
for any significant adverse effects on
environmental resources will be
identified and incorporated into the
alternatives in compliance with various
Federal and State statutes.
3. Scoping Process.
a. A public scoping meeting will be
held on September 3, 2015, from 4:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Woodland
Community Center at 2001 East Street in
Woodland, CA. An overview of the
study and the NEPA process will be
presented, and an opportunity will be
afforded to all interested parties to
provide comments regarding the scope
of the SDEIS analysis as well as
potential alternatives.
b. The study plan provides for public
scoping, meetings, and comment. The
Corps has initiated a process of
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involving concerned Federal, State, and
local agencies and individuals. The City
of Woodland has held periodic public
meetings to discuss issues and solicit
public comment. Also, an initial public
scoping meeting was held by the Corps
on May 30, 2000. Comments received
focused on flooding along Cache Creek,
land subsidence, gravel mining, and
effects of alternatives on the Cache
Creek Settling Basin. In addition,
comments received on the draft EIS
submitted for review on March 21, 2003
are also being considered in the SDEIS.
Finally, public awareness of the
development of a proposed array of
alternatives is being pursued through
individual meetings between sponsors
and key stakeholders. An initial public
information meeting was held in
November 2013.
c. Issues that will be analyzed in
depth in the SDEIS include effects on
vegetation and wildlife, special-status
species, water quality, air quality, socioeconomic conditions, and cultural
resources. Other issues may include
geology, soils, topography, noise,
esthetics, climate and recreation. Also to
be considered is the city ordinance
adopted by the City of Woodland
restricting any flood solution that would
similarly produce deep floodplains
north of the city (City Code Section
10.1, Flood Control Policy).
d. The Corps will consult with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to
comply with the Endangered Species
and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination
Acts. The Corps will also consult with
the State Historic Preservation Officer to
comply with the National Historic
Preservation Act and coordinate with
the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to
establish consultation requirements
with tribes having trust assets and tribal
interests that could be affected by the
feasibility study’s outcome.
e. A 45-day review period will be
allowed for all interested agencies and
individuals to review and comment on
the draft FR/SDEIS. All interested
persons are encouraged to respond to
this notice and provide a current
address if they wish to be contacted
about the draft FR/SDEIS.
4. Availability. The FR/SDEIS is
scheduled to be available for public
review and comment in May 2016.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15–97–LNG]
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC;
Application for Long-Term, MultiContract Authorization To Export
Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free
Trade Agreement Nations for a 20-Year
Period
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 June 1, 2015, by
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (CCL),
requesting long-term, multi-contract
authorization to export domestically
produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in
a volume equivalent to approximately
514 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr)
of natural gas (1.41 Bcf per day). CCL
seeks to export the LNG by vessel from
its natural gas liquefaction project,
which is currently under construction
in San Patricio and Nueces Counties,
Texas (the Corpus Christi Liquefaction
Project, or CCL Project). CCL and/or its
affiliate, Cheniere Marketing, LLC,
already have received authorizations
from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) and DOE/FE,
respectively, to construct and develop
three liquefaction trains (Trains 1, 2,
and 3) to liquefy natural gas at the CCL
Project for export to foreign markets.1 In
this Application, CCL seeks
authorization from DOE/FE to export an
additional volume of domestically
produced LNG from two new
liquefaction trains—Trains 4 and 5,
which are part of a proposed expansion
of the CCL Project (Stage 3 Project).2
CCL requests authorization to export
this LNG to any country with which the
United States does not have a free trade
agreement (FTA) requiring national
treatment for trade in natural gas, and
with which trade is not prohibited by
U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).3
SUMMARY:
1 See, e.g., App. at 2 n.5; Cheniere Marketing, LLC
& Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order
No. 3638, FE Docket No. 12–97–LNG, Final Opinion
and Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract
Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by
Vessel from the Proposed Corpus Christi
Liquefaction Project to be Located in Corpus
Christi, Texas, to Non-Free Trade Agreement
Nations (May 12, 2015); Cheniere Marketing, LLC,
DOE/FE Order No. 3164, FE Docket No. 12–99–
LNG, Order Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract
Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by
Vessel from the Proposed Corpus Christi
Liquefaction Project to Free Trade Agreement
Nations (Oct. 16, 2012).
2 App. at 3.
3 In the Application, CCL also requests
authorization to export the same volume of LNG
from the CCL Project to any nation that currently
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CCL requests the authorization for a 20year term to commence on the earlier of
the date of first export or eight years
from the date the requested
authorization is granted. CCL seeks to
export this LNG on its own behalf and
as agent for other entities who will 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
CCL’s Application, posted on the DOE/
FE Web site at: https://energy.gov/sites/
prod/files/2015/07/f24/
15_97_lng_nfta.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, October
26, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by Email
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.
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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 Marc Talbert, 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.
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:
has, or in the future enters into, a FTA requiring
national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with
which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy
(FTA countries). DOE/FE will review that request
separately pursuant to NGA § 3(c), 15 U.S.C.
717b(c).
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DOE/FE Evaluation
The Application will be reviewed
pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15
U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider
any issues required by law or policy. To
the extent determined to be relevant,
these issues will include the domestic
need for the natural gas proposed to be
exported, the adequacy of domestic
natural gas supply, U.S. energy security,
and the cumulative impact of the
requested authorization and any other
LNG export application(s) previously
approved on domestic natural gas
supply and demand fundamentals. DOE
may also consider other factors bearing
on the public interest, including the
impact of the proposed exports on the
U.S. economy (including GDP,
consumers, and industry), job creation,
the U.S. balance of trade, and
international considerations; and
whether the authorization is consistent
with DOE’s policy of promoting
competition in the marketplace by
allowing commercial parties to freely
negotiate their own trade arrangements.
Additionally, DOE will consider the
following environmental documents:
• Addendum to Environmental
Review Documents Concerning Exports
of Natural Gas From the United States,
79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 4 and
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
Natural Gas From the United States, 79
FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).5
Parties that may oppose this
Application should address these issues
in their comments and/or protests, as
well as other issues deemed relevant to
the Application.
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,
requires DOE to give appropriate
consideration to the environmental
effects of its proposed decisions. No
final decision will be issued in this
proceeding until DOE has met its
environmental responsibilities.
Public Comment Procedures
In response to this Notice, any person
may file a protest, comments, or a
motion to intervene or notice of
intervention, as applicable. Due to the
complexity of the issues raised by the
Applicant, interested persons will be
provided 60 days from the date of
publication of this Notice in which to
4 The Addendum and related documents are
available at: https://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendumenvironmental-review-documents-concerningexports-natural-gas-united-states.
5 The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is
available at: https://energy.gov/fe/life-cyclegreenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefiednatural-gas-united-states.
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submit comments, protests, motions to
intervene, or notices of intervention.
Any person wishing to become a party
to the proceeding must file a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention. The
filing of comments or a protest with
respect to the Application will not serve
to make the commenter or protestant a
party to the proceeding, although
protests and comments received from
persons who are not parties will be
considered in determining the
appropriate action to be taken on the
Application. All protests, comments,
motions to intervene, or notices of
intervention must meet the
requirements specified by the
regulations in 10 CFR part 590.
Filings may be submitted using one of
the following methods: (1) Emailing the
filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE
Docket No. 15–97–LNG 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. 15–97–LNG. Please Note: If
submitting a filing via email, please
include all related documents and
attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the
original email correspondence. Please
do not include any active hyperlinks or
password protection in any of the
documents or attachments related to the
filing. All electronic filings submitted to
DOE must follow these guidelines to
ensure that all documents are filed in a
timely manner. Any hardcopy filing
submitted greater in length than 50
pages must also include, at the time of
the filing, a digital copy on disk of the
entire submission.
A decisional record on the
Application will be developed through
responses to this notice by parties,
including the parties’ written comments
and replies thereto. Additional
procedures will be used as necessary to
achieve a complete understanding of the
facts and issues. If an additional
procedure is scheduled, notice will be
provided to all parties. If no party
requests additional procedures, a final
Opinion and Order may be issued based
on the official record, including the
Application and responses filed by
parties pursuant to this notice, in
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
The Application is available for
inspection and copying in the Division
of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities
docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. The docket
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AGENCY:
requested export volume (203 Bcf/yr) is
incremental and therefore additive to
the volumes of LNG previously
authorized for export from the
Liquefaction Project to non-FTA
countries. Specifically, SPL states that
the grant of this Application will align
the volumes of LNG authorized for
export to non-FTA countries with the
maximum liquefaction production
capacity of the Liquefaction Project, as
approved by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission.3 SPL requests
the authorization for a 20-year term to
commence on the date of first
commercial export from the
Liquefaction Project. SPL seeks to
export this LNG on its own behalf and
as agent for other entities who will 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 SPL’s
Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web
site at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/
files/2015/05/f22/15_63_lng.pdf
Protests, motions to intervene, notices
of intervention, and written comments
are invited.
ACTION:
DATES:
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 August 20,
2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15–63–LNG]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC;
Application for Long-Term, MultiContract Authorization To Export
Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free
Trade Agreement Nations for a 20-Year
Period
Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
Notice of application.
The Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
gives notice of receipt of an application
(Application), filed on April 20, 2015,
by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL),
requesting long-term, multi-contract
authorization to export domestically
produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in
a volume equivalent to approximately
203 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr)
of natural gas (0.56 Bcf per day). SPL
seeks to export the LNG by vessel from
Trains 1 through 4 of the Sabine Pass
Liquefaction Project (Liquefaction
Project), which SPL and its affiliate,
Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., are currently
constructing at the existing Sabine Pass
LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana.1 SPL requests authorization
to export this LNG to any country with
which the United States does not have
a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring
national treatment for trade in natural
gas, and with which trade is not
prohibited by U.S. law or policy (nonFTA countries).2 DOE/FE notes that the
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1 SPL states that the requested authorization
would require no new construction or modification
of authorized facilities. App. at 2 n.4.
2 In a prior application filed in FE Docket No. 14–
92–LNG on July 11, 2014, SPL requested
authorization to export the same volume of LNG
from the Liquefaction Project (Trains 1–4) to any
nation that currently has, or may enter into, a FTA
requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas,
and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law
or policy (FTA countries). On February 12, 2015,
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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, October
26, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by Email
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.
DOE/FE granted that request in Order No. 3595
pursuant to NGA § 3(c), 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). See
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order No.
3595, FE Docket No. 14–92–LNG, Order Granting
Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export
Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Sabine
Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana,
to Free Trade Agreement Nations (Feb. 12, 2015);
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, Errata to DOE/FE
Order Nos. 3595 & 3384, FE Docket Nos. 14–92–
LNG & 13–121–LNG (Feb. 24, 2015). For additional
procedural history, see Sabine Pass Liquefaction,
LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3669, FE Docket Nos. 13–
30–LNG, 13–42–LNG, & 13–121–LNG, Final
Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term, MultiContract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural
Gas by Vessel from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal
Located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, to Non-Free
Trade Agreement Nations, at 18–21 (June 26, 2015).
3 App. at 2 n.5.
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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.
Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department
of Energy (GC–76), Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Electricity
and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DOE/FE Evaluation
The Application will be reviewed
pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15
U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider
any issues required by law or policy. To
the extent determined to be relevant,
these issues will include the domestic
need for the natural gas proposed to be
exported, the adequacy of domestic
natural gas supply, U.S. energy security,
and the cumulative impact of the
requested authorization and any other
LNG export application(s) previously
approved on domestic natural gas
supply and demand fundamentals. DOE
may also consider other factors bearing
on the public interest, including the
impact of the proposed exports on the
U.S. economy (including GDP,
consumers, and industry), job creation,
the U.S. balance of trade, and
international considerations; and
whether the authorization is consistent
with DOE’s policy of promoting
competition in the marketplace by
allowing commercial parties to freely
negotiate their own trade arrangements.
Additionally, DOE will consider the
following environmental documents:
• Addendum to Environmental
Review Documents Concerning Exports
of Natural Gas From the United States,
79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 4 and
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
Natural Gas From the United States, 79
FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).5
4 The Addendum and related documents are
available at: https://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendumenvironmental-review-documents-concerningexports-natural-gas-united-states.
5 The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is
available at: https://energy.gov/fe/life-cycle-
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15-97-LNG]
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; Application for Long-Term,
Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-
Free Trade Agreement Nations for a 20-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
June 1, 2015, by Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC (CCL), requesting
long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced
liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to approximately 514
billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (1.41 Bcf per day).
CCL seeks to export the LNG by vessel from its natural gas liquefaction
project, which is currently under construction in San Patricio and
Nueces Counties, Texas (the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project, or CCL
Project). CCL and/or its affiliate, Cheniere Marketing, LLC, already
have received authorizations from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) and DOE/FE, respectively, to construct and develop
three liquefaction trains (Trains 1, 2, and 3) to liquefy natural gas
at the CCL Project for export to foreign markets.\1\ In this
Application, CCL seeks authorization from DOE/FE to export an
additional volume of domestically produced LNG from two new
liquefaction trains--Trains 4 and 5, which are part of a proposed
expansion of the CCL Project (Stage 3 Project).\2\ CCL requests
authorization to export this LNG to any country with which the United
States does not have a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national
treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not
prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).\3\
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CCL requests the authorization for a 20-year term to commence on the
earlier of the date of first export or eight years from the date the
requested authorization is granted. CCL seeks to export this LNG on its
own behalf and as agent for other entities who will 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 CCL's
Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/07/f24/15_97_lng_nfta.pdf. Protests, motions to
intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments are invited.
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\1\ See, e.g., App. at 2 n.5; Cheniere Marketing, LLC & Corpus
Christi Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3638, FE Docket No. 12-
97-LNG, Final Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract
Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the
Proposed Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project to be Located in Corpus
Christi, Texas, to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations (May 12, 2015);
Cheniere Marketing, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3164, FE Docket No. 12-99-
LNG, Order Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract Authorization to Export
Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Proposed Corpus Christi
Liquefaction Project to Free Trade Agreement Nations (Oct. 16,
2012).
\2\ App. at 3.
\3\ In the Application, CCL also requests authorization to
export the same volume of LNG from the CCL Project to any nation
that currently has, or in the future enters into, a FTA requiring
national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is
not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (FTA countries). DOE/FE will
review that request separately pursuant to NGA Sec. 3(c), 15 U.S.C.
717b(c).
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, October 26,
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2015.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by Email
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 Marc Talbert, 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.
Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy (GC-76), Office of
the Assistant General Counsel for Electricity and Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,
(202) 586-9793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DOE/FE Evaluation
The Application will be reviewed pursuant to section 3(a) of the
NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider any issues required by
law or policy. To the extent determined to be relevant, these issues
will include the domestic need for the natural gas proposed to be
exported, the adequacy of domestic natural gas supply, U.S. energy
security, and the cumulative impact of the requested authorization and
any other LNG export application(s) previously approved on domestic
natural gas supply and demand fundamentals. DOE may also consider other
factors bearing on the public interest, including the impact of the
proposed exports on the U.S. economy (including GDP, consumers, and
industry), job creation, the U.S. balance of trade, and international
considerations; and whether the authorization is consistent with DOE's
policy of promoting competition in the marketplace by allowing
commercial parties to freely negotiate their own trade arrangements.
Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental documents:
Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning
Exports of Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15,
2014); \4\ and
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Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting
Liquefied Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 32260 (June 4,
2014).\5\
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Parties that may oppose this Application should address these
issues in their comments and/or protests, as well as other issues
deemed relevant to the Application.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., requires DOE to give appropriate consideration to the
environmental effects of its proposed decisions. No final decision will
be issued in this proceeding until DOE has met its environmental
responsibilities.
Public Comment Procedures
In response to this Notice, any person may file a protest,
comments, or a motion to intervene or notice of intervention, as
applicable. Due to the complexity of the issues raised by the
Applicant, interested persons will be provided 60 days from the date of
publication of this Notice in which to submit comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or notices of intervention.
Any person wishing to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene or notice of intervention. The filing of comments
or a protest with respect to the Application will not serve to make the
commenter or protestant a party to the proceeding, although protests
and comments received from persons who are not parties will be
considered in determining the appropriate action to be taken on the
Application. All protests, comments, motions to intervene, or notices
of intervention must meet the requirements specified by the regulations
in 10 CFR part 590.
Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1)
Emailing the filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE Docket No. 15-97-LNG
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. 15-97-LNG. Please Note: If submitting a
filing via email, please include all related documents and attachments
(e.g., exhibits) in the original email correspondence. Please do not
include any active hyperlinks or password protection in any of the
documents or attachments related to the filing. All electronic filings
submitted to DOE must follow these guidelines to ensure that all
documents are filed in a timely manner. Any hardcopy filing submitted
greater in length than 50 pages must also include, at the time of the
filing, a digital copy on disk of the entire submission.
A decisional record on the Application will be developed through
responses to this notice by parties, including the parties' written
comments and replies thereto. Additional procedures will be used as
necessary to achieve a complete understanding of the facts and issues.
If an additional procedure is scheduled, notice will be provided to all
parties. If no party requests additional procedures, a final Opinion
and Order may be issued based on the official record, including the
Application and responses filed by parties pursuant to this notice, in
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316.
The Application is available for inspection and copying in the
Division of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities docket room, Room 3E-042,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. The docket
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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 August 20, 2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of
Oil and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2015-21126 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
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