American LNG Marketing, LLC; Application for Blanket Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations on a Short-Term Basis, 31620-31622 [2016-11812]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 16–33–LNG]
American LNG Marketing, LLC;
Application for Blanket Authorization
To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to
Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations on
a Short-Term Basis
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 March 8, 2016,
by American LNG Marketing, LLC
(American LNG), requesting blanket
authorization to export liquefied natural
gas (LNG) in an amount up to the
equivalent of 6.04 billion cubic feet
(Bcf) of natural gas on a cumulative
basis over a two-year period
commencing May 1, 2016. The LNG
would be exported from a natural gas
liquefaction facility located near
Medley, Florida (Hialeah Facility) to
any country with the capacity to import
LNG in approved ISO IMO7/TVAC–
ASME LNG (ISO) containers on
container ships or roll-on/roll-off oceangoing carriers and with which trade is
not prohibited by U.S. law or policy.
To date, American LNG has been
granted, multi-contract authorizations
for 20 year terms under DOE/FE Order
Nos. 3601 and 3690 to export LNG in a
volume equivalent to 3.02 Bcf per year
of natural gas from the Hialeah Facility
to any country with which the United
States has a free trade agreement (FTA)
requiring national treatment for trade in
natural gas (FTA countries), and to any
country with which the United States
does not have a 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).1
The volumes authorized for export in
Order Nos. 3601 and 3690 are not
additive.
American LNG states that, in
anticipation of the start of liquefaction
operations at the Hialeah Facility, it
SUMMARY:
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requests this blanket authorization to
engage in short-term exports of LNG
produced if and when appropriate
market opportunities arise. According to
American LNG, the requested volume is
not additive to the volume authorized in
DOE/FE Order 3601 and 3690.
American LNG seeks to export this LNG
on its own behalf and as agent for other
parties 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 American LNG’s
Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web
site at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/
files/2016/04/f30/16-33-LNG.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 20,
2016.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by email: fergas@
hq.doe.gov.
Regular Mail: U.S. Department of
Energy (FE–34), Office of Regulation
and International Engagement, Office of
Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375,
Washington, DC 20026–4375.
Hand Delivery or Private Delivery
Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S.
Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of
Regulation and International
Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Ben Nussdorf, U.S.
Department of Energy (FE–34), Office
of Regulation and International
Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–
9478; (202) 586–7893.
Edward Myers, 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 of the NGA, as
amended, and the authority contained
in DOE Delegation Order No. 00–
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002.00N (July 11, 2013) and DOE
Redelegation Order No. 00–006.02 (Nov.
17, 2014). In reviewing this Application,
DOE will consider domestic need for the
natural gas, as well as any other issues
determined to be appropriate, including
whether the arrangement is consistent
with DOE’s policy of promoting
competition in the marketplace by
allowing parties to freely negotiate their
own commercial trade arrangements. As
part of this analysis, DOE will consider
the following two studies examining the
cumulative impacts of exporting
domestically produced LNG:
• Effect of Increased Levels of
Liquefied Natural Gas on U.S. Energy
Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy
Information Administration upon DOE’s
request (2014 EIA LNG Export Study); 2
and
• The Macroeconomic Impact of
Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, conducted
jointly by the Center for Energy Studies
at Rice University’s Baker Institute for
Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on
behalf of DOE (2015 LNG Export
Study).3
Parties that may oppose this
Application should comment in their
responses on these issues and studies.
The National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., also
requires DOE to give appropriate
consideration to the environmental
effects of its proposed decisions.
American LNG states that no changes to
the Liquefaction Project facilities would
be required for the short-term exports
requested in the Application. 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. Interested
parties will be provided 30 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
2 The 2014 EIA LNG Export Study, published on
Oct. 29, 2014, is available at: https://www.eia.gov/
analysis/requests/fe/.
3 The 2015 LNG Export Study, dated Oct. 29,
2015, is available at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/
files/2015/12/f27/20151113_macro_impact_of_lng_
exports_0.pdf.
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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. 16–33–LNG in the title line;
(2) mailing an original and three paper
copies of the filing to the Office of
Regulation and International
Engagement at the address listed in
ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an
original and three paper copies of the
filing to the Office of Regulation and
International Engagement at the address
listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must
include a reference to FE Docket No.
16–33–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 Office of
Regulation and International
Engagement docket room, Room 3E–
042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. The docket
room is open between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 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:
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 13,
2016.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Regulation and
International Engagement, Office of Oil and
Natural Gas.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. PP–420]
Application for Presidential Permit;
Nogales Interconnection Project
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
Nogales Transmission, L.L.C.,
(Nogales Transmission) has applied for
a Presidential permit to construct,
operate, maintain, and connect an
electric transmission line across the
United States border with Mexico.
DATES: Comments or motions to
intervene must be submitted on or
before June 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to
intervene should be addressed as
follows: Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
at 202–586–5260 or via electronic mail
at Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov,
Rishi Garg (Program Attorney) at 202–
586–0258.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the
international border of the United States
for the transmission of electric energy
between the United States and a foreign
country is prohibited in the absence of
a Presidential permit issued pursuant to
Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On April 8, 2016, Nogales
Transmission filed an application with
the Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability of the Department of
Energy (DOE) for a Presidential permit.
Nogales Transmission has it principal
place of business in Dallas, Texas.
Nogales Transmission is owned by Hunt
Power, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (Hunt Power), which in turn
is a subsidiary of Hunt Consolidated,
Inc.
Nogales Transmission proposes to
construct and operate the Nogales
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Interconnection Project (the Project), an
approximately five mile long overhead
transmission system originating at the
Valencia Substation in Nogales,
Arizona, connecting to the proposed
Gateway Substation three miles to the
West and then crossing the U.S. border
two miles to the south of the Gateway
Substation. The proposed project
facilities would be capable of
transmitting up to 300 megawatts (MW)
of power.
The U.S. portion of the proposed
project would cross the U.S.-Mexico
border west of the Mariposa Point of
Entry. From the Valencia Substation to
the Gateway Substation, a three mile,
138 kV line would be constructed. A
300 MW bi-directional Back-to-Back
HVDC Converter will be located at the
Gateway substation, connecting the
WECC system to the Mexico system.
The Back-to-Back HVDC Converter will
have two phases with each phase
capable of 150 MW of bi-directional
flow between the WECC and Mexico
systems. From the Gateway Substation
to the border, a 230 kV line would run
approximately two miles to the Mexico
border.
The Project will be operated in
accordance with the established
engineering and technical criteria of the
Western Electric Coordinating Council.
System impact studies are being
conducted to analyze the effect of
importing and exporting the entire 300
MWs across the Back-to-Back HVDC
system.
Since the restructuring of the electric
industry began, resulting in the
introduction of different types of
competitive entities into the
marketplace, DOE has consistently
expressed its policy that cross-border
trade in electric energy should be
subject to the same principles of
comparable open access and nondiscrimination that apply to
transmission in interstate commerce.
DOE has stated that policy in export
authorizations granted to entities
requesting authority to export over
international transmission facilities.
Specifically, DOE expects transmitting
utilities owning border facilities to
provide access across the border in
accordance with the principles of
comparable open access and nondiscrimination contained in the Federal
Power Act and articulated in Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Order No. 888 (Promoting Wholesale
Competition Through Open Access
Non-Discriminatory Transmission
Services by Public Utilities; FERC Stats.
& Regs. ¶31,036 (1996)), as amended.
Procedural Matters: Any person may
comment on this application by filing
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such comment at the address provided
above. Any person seeking to become a
party to this proceeding must file a
motion to intervene at the address
provided above in accordance with Rule
214 of FERC’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies
of each comment or motion to intervene
should be filed with DOE on or before
the date listed above.
Additional copies of such motions to
intervene also should be filed directly
with: Enrique Marroquin, Nogales
Transmission, LLC, 1900 North Akard
Street, Dallas, TX 75201.
Before a Presidential permit may be
issued or amended, DOE must
determine that the proposed action is in
the public interest. In making that
determination, DOE considers the
environmental impacts of the proposed
project pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
determines the project’s impact on
electric reliability by ascertaining
whether the proposed project would
adversely affect the operation of the U.S.
electric power supply system under
normal and contingency conditions, and
any other factors that DOE may also
consider relevant to the public interest.
Also, DOE must obtain the concurrences
of the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense before taking final
action on a Presidential permit
application.
Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the address
provided above, by accessing the
program Web site at https://energy.gov/
oe/services/electricity-policycoordination-and-implementation/
international-electricity-regulatio-2.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 13,
2016.
Christopher A. Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, National Electricity
Delivery Division, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
Meeting
Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
AGENCY:
Notice of open live board
meeting.
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 16-33-LNG]
American LNG Marketing, LLC; Application for Blanket
Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade
Agreement Nations on a Short-Term Basis
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
March 8, 2016, by American LNG Marketing, LLC (American LNG),
requesting blanket authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG)
in an amount up to the equivalent of 6.04 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of
natural gas on a cumulative basis over a two-year period commencing May
1, 2016. The LNG would be exported from a natural gas liquefaction
facility located near Medley, Florida (Hialeah Facility) to any country
with the capacity to import LNG in approved ISO IMO7/TVAC-ASME LNG
(ISO) containers on container ships or roll-on/roll-off ocean-going
carriers and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy.
To date, American LNG has been granted, multi-contract
authorizations for 20 year terms under DOE/FE Order Nos. 3601 and 3690
to export LNG in a volume equivalent to 3.02 Bcf per year of natural
gas from the Hialeah Facility to any country with which the United
States has a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment
for trade in natural gas (FTA countries), and to any country with which
the United States does not have a 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).\1\ The volumes authorized for export
in Order Nos. 3601 and 3690 are not additive.
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American LNG states that, in anticipation of the start of
liquefaction operations at the Hialeah Facility, it
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requests this blanket authorization to engage in short-term exports of
LNG produced if and when appropriate market opportunities arise.
According to American LNG, the requested volume is not additive to the
volume authorized in DOE/FE Order 3601 and 3690. American LNG seeks to
export this LNG on its own behalf and as agent for other parties 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 American LNG's Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web
site at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/04/f30/16-33-LNG.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 20,
2016.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by email: fergas@hq.doe.gov.
Regular Mail: U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of
Regulation and International Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, P.O.
Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026-4375.
Hand Delivery or Private Delivery Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS,
etc.): U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Regulation and
International Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building,
Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Ben Nussdorf, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office
of Regulation and International Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478; (202) 586-7893.
Edward Myers, 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 of the NGA,
as amended, and the authority contained in DOE Delegation Order No. 00-
002.00N (July 11, 2013) and DOE Redelegation Order No. 00-006.02 (Nov.
17, 2014). In reviewing this Application, DOE will consider domestic
need for the natural gas, as well as any other issues determined to be
appropriate, including whether the arrangement is consistent with DOE's
policy of promoting competition in the marketplace by allowing parties
to freely negotiate their own commercial trade arrangements. As part of
this analysis, DOE will consider the following two studies examining
the cumulative impacts of exporting domestically produced LNG:
Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas on
U.S. Energy Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy Information
Administration upon DOE's request (2014 EIA LNG Export Study); \2\ and
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\2\ The 2014 EIA LNG Export Study, published on Oct. 29, 2014,
is available at: https://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/fe/.
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The Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing U.S. LNG Exports,
conducted jointly by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's
Baker Institute for Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on behalf of
DOE (2015 LNG Export Study).\3\
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at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/12/f27/20151113_macro_impact_of_lng_exports_0.pdf.
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Parties that may oppose this Application should comment in their
responses on these issues and studies.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., also requires DOE to give appropriate consideration to the
environmental effects of its proposed decisions. American LNG states
that no changes to the Liquefaction Project facilities would be
required for the short-term exports requested in the Application. 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. Interested parties will be provided 30 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. 16-33-LNG
in the title line; (2) mailing an original and three paper copies of
the filing to the Office of Regulation and International Engagement at
the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an original and
three paper copies of the filing to the Office of Regulation and
International Engagement at the address listed in ADDRESSES. All
filings must include a reference to FE Docket No. 16-33-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
Office of Regulation and International Engagement docket room, Room 3E-
042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. The docket
room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 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:
[[Page 31622]]
https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/gasregulation/.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2016.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Regulation and International Engagement, Office of
Oil and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2016-11812 Filed 5-18-16; 8:45 am]
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