Notice of Orders Issued Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act During February 2018, 12734-12735 [2018-05966]

Download as PDF 12734 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 57 / Friday, March 23, 2018 / Notices relaxed low speed stability requirement is provided below: ‘‘(1) The average air velocity for all axes for each sensor varies by less than 5% for high speed and 10% for low speed compared to the average air velocity measured for that same sensor’’ Closing It is our sincere intent to comply with the new test requirements, and we appreciate DOE’s efforts to consider input from Big Ass Solutions as part of their stakeholder engagement process. We also appreciate DOE’s efforts so far to resolve this isolated but impactful difficulty in the final rule. Thank you for your consideration and we are available to answer any questions you may have. Sincerely, Taylor Sawyer Government Affairs Director Big Ass Solutions [FR Doc. 2018–05932 Filed 3–22–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of orders. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGENCY: Notice of Orders Issued Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act During February 2018 SUMMARY: FE Docket Nos. JORDAN COVE ENERGY PROJECT, L.P. SHELL NA LNG ................. EXCELERATE ENERGY L.P. SUMAS DRY KILNS INC .. PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY. CENTRAL VALLE HERMOSO, S.A. DE C.V. CENTRAL LOMAS DE REAL, S.A. DE C.V. NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY. CARGILL INCORPORATED. IRVING OIL COMMERCIAL GP & IRVING OIL TERMINALS OPERATIONS LLC. SHELL ENERGY NORTH AMERICA (US), L.P. UPSTREAM PETROLEUM INC. WHITE EAGLE TRADING, LLC. BROOKFIELD ENERGY MARKETING LP. 12–32–LNG 18–14–LNG 18–12–LNG 18–13–NG 17–166–NG 18–11–NG 18–10–NG 18–22–NG 17–08–NG 15–165–NG 18–17–NG 18–21–NG 18–20–NG 18–18–NG The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy gives notice that during February 2018, it issued orders granting or vacating authority to import and export natural gas, and to import and export liquefied natural gas (LNG). These orders are summarized in the attached appendix and may be found on the FE website at https://www.energy.gov/fe/downloads/ listing-doefe-authorizationsordersissued-2018-1. They are also available for inspection and copying in the U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), Division of Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Regulation and International Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, Docket Room 3E–033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 9478. The Docket Room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2018. Robert J. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas (Acting). APPENDIX DOE/FE ORDERS GRANTING IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS 02/01/18 12–32–LNG ...... Jordan Cove Energy Project, L.P. 4151 .................. 02/08/18 18–14–LNG ...... Shell NA LNG ........... 4152 .................. 02/08/18 18–12–LNG ...... 4153 .................. 02/08/18 18–13–NG ........ Excelerate Energy L.P. Sumas Dry Kilns Inc 4154 .................. 02/12/18 17–166–NG ...... 4155 .................. 02/15/18 18–11–NG ........ 4156 .................. 02/15/18 18–10–NG ........ 4157 .................. 02/28/18 18–22–NG ........ 3989–A ............. 02/28/18 17–08–NG ........ 3765–B ............. amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Unnumbered ..... 02/28/18 15–165–NG ...... 4158 .................. 02/28/18 18–17–NG ........ 4159 .................. 02/28/18 18–21–NG ........ 4160 .................. 02/28/18 18–20–NG ........ VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:54 Mar 22, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Pacific Gas & Electric Company. Central Valle Hermoso, S.A. de C.V. Central Lomas de Real, S.A. de C.V. Northwest Natural Gas Company. Cargill Incorporated .. Irving Oil Commercial GP & Irving Oil Terminals Operations LLC. Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. Upstream Petroleum Inc. White Eagle Trading, LLC. Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Order Dismissing Supplemental Comments Dismissing Request for Extension of Time, and Dismissing Motion to File Partial Answer. Order 4151 granting blanket authority to import LNG from various international sources by vessel. Order 4152 granting blanket authority to import LNG from various international sources by vessel. Order 4153 granting blanket authority to import natural gas from Canada. Order 4154 granting blanket authority to import natural gas from Canada. Order 4155 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Mexico. Order 4156 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Mexico. Order 4157 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada. Order 3989–A vacating blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada/Mexico, and to import LNG from various international sources by vessel. Order 3765–B granting Request to Amend long-term authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada. Order 4158 granting blanket authority to import/export gas from/to Canada/Mexico, and to import LNG from international sources by vessel. Order 4159 granting blanket authority to import/export gas from/to Canada/Mexico. Order 4160 granting blanket authority to import/export gas from/to Mexico. Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 natural various natural natural Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 57 / Friday, March 23, 2018 / Notices 12735 DOE/FE ORDERS GRANTING IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS—Continued 4161 .................. 02/28/18 18–18–NG ........ [FR Doc. 2018–05966 Filed 3–22–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Case Number CAC–051] Notice of Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to Johnson Controls, Inc. From the Department of Energy Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Procedure Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of decision and order. AGENCY: This notice announces a Decision and Order granting Johnson Controls, Inc. (‘‘JCI’’) a waiver from specified portions of the DOE test procedure for determining the efficiency of specified central air conditioners (‘‘CAC’’) and heat pump (‘‘HP’’) basic models. JCI is required to test and rate the specified CAC and HP basic models in accordance with the alternate test procedure described in the Decision and Order. DATES: The Decision and Order is effective as of March 23, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287– 1604. Email: AS_Waiver_Requests@ ee.doe.gov. Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–0103. Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email: Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 2, 2017, JCI originally filed a petition for waiver and an application for interim waiver from the applicable CAC and HP test procedure set forth in Appendix M and subsequently amended its petition once in May and again in June. On September 20, 2017, DOE published a notice announcing its receipt of the petition for waiver and also granting JCI an interim waiver. 82 FR 43952. In that notice, DOE also solicited comments from interested parties on all aspects of the petition and specified an alternate amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:54 Mar 22, 2018 Jkt 244001 Brookfield Energy Marketing LP. Order 4161 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada. test procedure that must be followed for testing and certifying the specific basic models for which JCI requested a waiver. Id. On March 23, 2018, DOE publishes this notice announcing a Decision and Order regarding JCI’s petition. This notice includes a copy of the Decision and Order, with information JCI marked as confidential business information redacted, DOE issued to JCI. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2018. Kathleen B. Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Case #CAC–051—Decision and Order I. Background and Authority The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (‘‘EPCA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’),1 Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–6317, as codified), among other things, authorizes DOE to regulate the energy efficiency of a number of consumer products and industrial equipment. Title III, Part B 2 of EPCA established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles, a program that includes the CACs and HPs which are the subject of this Order. (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(3)) Under EPCA, DOE’s energy conservation program consists essentially of four parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation standards, and (4) certification and enforcement procedures. The Federal testing requirements consist of test procedures that manufacturers of covered products must use as the basis for: (1) Certifying to DOE that their product complies with the applicable energy conservation standards adopted pursuant to EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6295(s)), and (2) making representations about the efficiency of that product (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)). Similarly, DOE must use these test procedures to determine whether the product complies with relevant standards promulgated under EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6295(s)) Under 42 U.S.C. 6293, EPCA sets forth the criteria and procedures DOE is 1 All references to EPCA in this document refer to the statute as amended through the EPS Improvement Act of 2017, Public Law 115–115 (January 12, 2018). 2 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated as Part A. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 required to follow when prescribing or amending test procedures for covered products. EPCA requires that test procedures prescribed or amended under this section must be reasonably designed to produce test results which reflect the energy efficiency, energy use or estimated annual operating cost of covered products during a representative average use cycle or period of use and requires that test procedures not be unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The currently applicable CAC and HP test procedure is contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix M, ‘‘Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps’’ (‘‘Appendix M’’). Under 10 CFR 430.27, any interested person may submit a petition for waiver from DOE’s test procedure requirements. DOE will grant a waiver from the test procedure requirements if DOE determines either that the basic models for which the waiver was requested contain a design characteristic that prevents testing of the basic models according to the prescribed test procedures, or that the prescribed test procedures evaluate the basic models in a manner so unrepresentative of their true energy or water consumption characteristics as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR 430.27(f)(2). DOE may grant the waiver subject to conditions, including adherence to alternate test procedures. Id. II. Petition for Waiver: Assertions and Determinations On May 17, 2017, JCI filed a petition for waiver and an application for interim waiver from the applicable CAC and HP test procedure set forth in Appendix M.3 On June 2, 2017, JCI supplemented its petition with additional information. According to JCI, testing its CAC and HP basic models that use variable-speed, oil-injected scroll compressors (VSS systems) with only a 20-hour break-in period produces 3 JCI originally submitted a petition for waiver and application for an interim waiver dated May 2, 2017, which was superseded by the corrected petition for waiver and application for interim waiver dated May 17, 2017. These documents along with supporting materials and comments can be reviewed at: https://www.regulations.gov/ document?D=EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0037-0001. E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12734-12735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05966]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Orders Issued Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act
During February 2018

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FE Docket Nos.
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JORDAN COVE ENERGY PROJECT, L.P........ 12-32-LNG
SHELL NA LNG........................... 18-14-LNG
EXCELERATE ENERGY L.P.................. 18-12-LNG
SUMAS DRY KILNS INC.................... 18-13-NG
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY......... 17-166-NG
CENTRAL VALLE HERMOSO, S.A. DE C.V..... 18-11-NG
CENTRAL LOMAS DE REAL, S.A. DE C.V..... 18-10-NG
NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COMPANY.......... 18-22-NG
CARGILL INCORPORATED................... 17-08-NG
IRVING OIL COMMERCIAL GP & IRVING OIL 15-165-NG
TERMINALS OPERATIONS LLC.
SHELL ENERGY NORTH AMERICA (US), L.P... 18-17-NG
UPSTREAM PETROLEUM INC................. 18-21-NG
WHITE EAGLE TRADING, LLC............... 18-20-NG
BROOKFIELD ENERGY MARKETING LP......... 18-18-NG
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AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of orders.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy
gives notice that during February 2018, it issued orders granting or
vacating authority to import and export natural gas, and to import and
export liquefied natural gas (LNG). These orders are summarized in the
attached appendix and may be found on the FE website at https://www.energy.gov/fe/downloads/listing-doefe-authorizationsorders-issued-2018-1. They are also available for inspection and copying in the U.S.
Department of Energy (FE-34), Division of Natural Gas Regulation,
Office of Regulation and International Engagement, Office of Fossil
Energy, Docket Room 3E-033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478. The Docket Room is
open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2018.
Robert J. Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas (Acting).

APPENDIX

DOE/FE Orders Granting Import/Export Authorizations
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Unnumbered............ 02/01/18 12-32-LNG............ Jordan Cove Order Dismissing Supplemental
Energy Project, Comments Dismissing Request
L.P. for Extension of Time, and
Dismissing Motion to File
Partial Answer.
4151.................. 02/08/18 18-14-LNG............ Shell NA LNG.... Order 4151 granting blanket
authority to import LNG from
various international sources
by vessel.
4152.................. 02/08/18 18-12-LNG............ Excelerate Order 4152 granting blanket
Energy L.P. authority to import LNG from
various international sources
by vessel.
4153.................. 02/08/18 18-13-NG............. Sumas Dry Kilns Order 4153 granting blanket
Inc. authority to import natural
gas from Canada.
4154.................. 02/12/18 17-166-NG............ Pacific Gas & Order 4154 granting blanket
Electric authority to import natural
Company. gas from Canada.
4155.................. 02/15/18 18-11-NG............. Central Valle Order 4155 granting blanket
Hermoso, S.A. authority to import/export
de C.V. natural gas from/to Mexico.
4156.................. 02/15/18 18-10-NG............. Central Lomas de Order 4156 granting blanket
Real, S.A. de authority to import/export
C.V. natural gas from/to Mexico.
4157.................. 02/28/18 18-22-NG............. Northwest Order 4157 granting blanket
Natural Gas authority to import/export
Company. natural gas from/to Canada.
3989-A................ 02/28/18 17-08-NG............. Cargill Order 3989-A vacating blanket
Incorporated. authority to import/export
natural gas from/to Canada/
Mexico, and to import LNG from
various international sources
by vessel.
3765-B................ 02/28/18 15-165-NG............ Irving Oil Order 3765-B granting Request
Commercial GP & to Amend long-term authority
Irving Oil to import/export natural gas
Terminals from/to Canada.
Operations LLC.
4158.................. 02/28/18 18-17-NG............. Shell Energy Order 4158 granting blanket
North America authority to import/export
(US), L.P. natural gas from/to Canada/
Mexico, and to import LNG from
various international sources
by vessel.
4159.................. 02/28/18 18-21-NG............. Upstream Order 4159 granting blanket
Petroleum Inc. authority to import/export
natural gas from/to Canada/
Mexico.
4160.................. 02/28/18 18-20-NG............. White Eagle Order 4160 granting blanket
Trading, LLC. authority to import/export
natural gas from/to Mexico.

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4161.................. 02/28/18 18-18-NG............. Brookfield Order 4161 granting blanket
Energy authority to import/export
Marketing LP. natural gas from/to Canada.
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