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Russian Highly Enriched Uranium
Agreement and the Suspension
Agreement.’’ Section 306(a) of Division
D, Title III of the Consolidated and
Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
2015 (Public Law 113–235), limits the
validity of any determination by the
Secretary under section 3112(d)(2)(B) of
the USEC Privatization Act to no more
than two calendar years subsequent to
the determination.
In recent years, DOE has transferred
uranium for cleanup services at the
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and
for down-blending of highly-enriched
uranium to low-enriched uranium
(LEU). In May 2015, the Secretary
determined that certain transfers,
described in the determination, would
not have an adverse material impact on
the domestic uranium mining,
conversion, or enrichment industry (the
‘‘2015 Secretarial Determination’’).1 The
2015 Determination covers transfers to
contractors for cleanup services at the
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant of
up to 2,000 metric tons of natural
uranium equivalent (MTU) contained in
natural uranium hexafluoride in
calendar year 2015, as well as transfers
of up to 1,600 MTU per calendar year
contained in natural uranium
hexafluoride in calendar year 2016 and
thereafter. The 2015 Secretarial
Determination also covers an amount of
LEU equivalent to up to 500 MTU of
natural uranium per calendar year in
calendar year 2015 and thereafter,
transferred to contractors for downblending highly-enriched uranium to
LEU.
DOE is preparing for a new Secretarial
Determination that would cover further
transfers of uranium for cleanup
services at the Portsmouth Gaseous
Diffusion Plant and for down-blending
of highly-enriched uranium to LEU
upon expiration of the 2015 Secretarial
Determination. DOE is initiating this
process by publishing this RFI seeking
information on the uranium markets
and domestic uranium industries. DOE
will evaluate comments received in
response to this RFI, along with other
information and analysis, to determine
whether its future transfers would have
an adverse material impact on the
domestic uranium mining, conversion,
or enrichment industry.
II. Issues on Which DOE Seeks
Comment and Information
This RFI seeks information from
interested parties on the uranium
1 Excess Uranium Management: Secretarial
Determination of No Adverse Impact on the
Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and
Enrichment Industries, 80 FR 26366 (May 7, 2015).
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markets and domestic uranium
industries, and the potential effects of
DOE’s transfers on the uranium markets
and possible consequences for domestic
uranium industries. DOE will use that
information to help analyze and
determine whether its transfers would
have an adverse material impact on the
domestic uranium mining, conversion,
or enrichment industry. For all
comments, DOE requests that interested
parties fully explain any assumptions
that underlie their reasoning. DOE also
requests that commenters provide
underlying data or other information
sufficient to allow DOE to review and
verify any of the assumptions,
calculations or views expressed by the
commenters.
DOE specifically invites public
comment on the following questions:
(1) What are current and projected
conditions in the uranium markets, and
the domestic uranium mining,
conversion and enrichment industries?
(2) What market effects and industry
consequences could DOE expect from
continued transfers at annual rates
comparable to the transfers described in
the 2015 Secretarial Determination?
(3) Would transfers at a lower annual
rate or a higher annual rate significantly
change these effects, and if so, how?
(4) Are there any anticipated changes
in these markets that may significantly
change how DOE transfers affect the
domestic uranium industries?
Although comment is particularly
welcome on the issues discussed above,
DOE also requests comments on other
topics that commenters consider
significant in preparing for a potential
new Secretarial Determination.
III. Submission of Comments
DOE invites all interested parties to
submit, in writing by August 18, 2016,
comments and information on matters
addressed in this RFI. Any information
that may be confidential and exempt by
law from public disclosure should be
submitted as described in section IV.
Confidential Business Information. After
the close of the comment period, DOE
will continue collecting data,
conducting analyses, and reviewing the
public comments, as needed.
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disclosure; (6) when such information
might lose its confidential character due
to the passage of time; and (7) why
disclosure of the information would be
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 12,
2016.
Raymond Furstenau,
Associate Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15–190–LNG]
Rio Grande LNG, LLC; Application for
Long-Term, Multi-Contract
Authorization To Export Liquefied
Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade
Agreement Nations
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,
filed on December 23, 2015, amended
on June 7, 2016 (Application), by Rio
Grande LNG, LLC (Rio Grande LNG).
Rio Grande LNG requests long-term,
multi-contract authorization to export
domestically produced liquefied natural
gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to
approximately 1,318 billion cubic feet
(Bcf) per year of natural gas (3.61 Bcf
per day). Rio Grande LNG seeks to
export the LNG by vessel from its
proposed natural gas liquefaction and
LNG export terminal to be located in
Cameron County, Texas, along the north
embankment of the Brownsville Ship
Channel (Rio Grande LNG Project). Rio
Grande LNG requests authorization to
export this LNG to any country with
SUMMARY:
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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).1 Rio Grande LNG seeks
authorization to export this LNG for (a)
a single 20-year primary term applicable
to the entire Rio Grande LNG Project
consisting of six (6) liquefaction trains
commencing on the earlier of (i) the date
of first export from the first of the Rio
Grande LNG Project’s trains to be
commissioned, or (ii) seven (7) years
from the date of the DOE/FE order
authorizing such exports, coupled with
(b) a five (5) year Make-Up Period at the
conclusion of the 20-year primary term.2
Rio Grande LNG seeks to export this
LNG 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 Rio Grande LNG’s
Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web
site at: https://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/
files/2016/07/f33/Rio_Grande15_190–
LNG_App.pdf and in the amendment to
the Application, posted on the DOE/FE
Web site at: https://cms.doe.gov/sites/
prod/files/2016/07/f33/
RGLNG_Amend06_07_16.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, September
19, 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,
1 In the Application, Rio Grande LNG also
requests authorization to export the same volume of
LNG to any nation that currently has, or in the
future 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). DOE/FE will review that request
separately pursuant to section 3(c) of the Natural
Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717b(c).
2 Rio Grande’s proposed request is uniquely
structured due to the scope of the Rio Grande LNG
Project. The Rio Grande Project will be the largest
LNG export project in the U.S. to be developed in
a single phase.
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Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Beverly Howard, or Larine Moore, 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–
9387; (202) 586–9578.
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(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, and U.S. energy
security. DOE may also consider other
factors bearing on the public interest,
including the impact of the proposed
exports on the U.S. economy,
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.
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); 3
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).4
Additionally, DOE will consider the
following environmental documents:
2014 EIA LNG Export Study, published on
Oct. 29, 2014, is available at: https://www.eia.gov/
analysis/requests/fe/.
4 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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• Addendum to Environmental
Review Documents Concerning Exports
of Natural Gas From the United States,
79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 5 and
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
Natural Gas From the United States, 79
FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).6
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. 15–190–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
5 The Addendum and related documents are
available at https://energy.gov/fe/addendumenvironmental-review-documents-concerningexports-natural-gas-united-states.
6 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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listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must
include a reference to FE Docket No.
15–190–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:
https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
gasregulation/.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13,
2016.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Regulation and
International Engagement, Office of Oil and
Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2016–17025 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 8221–094]
Alaska Energy Authority; Notice of
Availability of Final Environmental
Assessment
In accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission or FERC’s)
regulations, 18 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 380 (Order No.
486, 52 Federal Register [FR] 47897), the
Office of Energy Projects has reviewed
Alaska Energy Authority’s application
for a non-capacity amendment to the
license for the Bradley Lake
Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No.
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near the head of Kachemak Bay, 22.5
miles east, northeast of the city of
Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough,
Alaska. The project currently occupies a
total of 5,498 acres of federal land
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Staff prepared a final environmental
assessment (EA), which analyzes the
potential environmental effects of
constructing and operating a new
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generation at the project. The final EA
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environmental protective measures,
would not constitute a major federal
action that would significantly affect the
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Enter the docket number excluding the
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ferc.gov.
Dated: July 13, 2016.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15-190-LNG]
Rio Grande LNG, LLC; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract
Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade
Agreement Nations
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, filed on December 23,
2015, amended on June 7, 2016 (Application), by Rio Grande LNG, LLC
(Rio Grande LNG). Rio Grande LNG requests long-term, multi-contract
authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas
(LNG) in a volume equivalent to approximately 1,318 billion cubic feet
(Bcf) per year of natural gas (3.61 Bcf per day). Rio Grande LNG seeks
to export the LNG by vessel from its proposed natural gas liquefaction
and LNG export terminal to be located in Cameron County, Texas, along
the north embankment of the Brownsville Ship Channel (Rio Grande LNG
Project). Rio Grande LNG requests authorization to export this LNG to
any country with
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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).\1\
Rio Grande LNG seeks authorization to export this LNG for (a) a single
20-year primary term applicable to the entire Rio Grande LNG Project
consisting of six (6) liquefaction trains commencing on the earlier of
(i) the date of first export from the first of the Rio Grande LNG
Project's trains to be commissioned, or (ii) seven (7) years from the
date of the DOE/FE order authorizing such exports, coupled with (b) a
five (5) year Make-Up Period at the conclusion of the 20-year primary
term.\2\ Rio Grande LNG seeks to export this LNG 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 Rio Grande LNG's
Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: https://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/07/f33/Rio_Grande15_190-LNG_App.pdf and in the
amendment to the Application, posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: https://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/07/f33/RGLNG_Amend06_07_16.pdf.
Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and written
comments are invited.
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\1\ In the Application, Rio Grande LNG also requests
authorization to export the same volume of LNG to any nation that
currently has, or in the future 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). DOE/FE will
review that request separately pursuant to section 3(c) of the
Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 717b(c).
\2\ Rio Grande's proposed request is uniquely structured due to
the scope of the Rio Grande LNG Project. The Rio Grande Project will
be the largest LNG export project in the U.S. to be developed in a
single phase.
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, September 19,
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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:
Beverly Howard, or Larine Moore, 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) 586-9387; (202) 586-9578.
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(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, and U.S. energy
security. DOE may also consider other factors bearing on the public
interest, including the impact of the proposed exports on the U.S.
economy, 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. 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); \3\ and
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\3\ 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).\4\
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\4\ 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.
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); \5\ and
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\5\ The Addendum and related documents are available at https://energy.gov/fe/addendum-environmental-review-documents-concerning-exports-natural-gas-united-states.
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Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting
Liquefied Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 32260 (June 4,
2014).\6\
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\6\ The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is available at: https://energy.gov/fe/life-cycle-greenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefied-natural-gas-united-states.
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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. 15-190-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
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listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must include a reference to FE Docket
No. 15-190-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: https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/gasregulation/.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13, 2016.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Regulation and International Engagement, Office of
Oil and Natural Gas.
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