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[FE Docket No. 18–78–LNG]
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III,
LLC; Application for Long-Term
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
(Application), filed on June 29, 2018, by
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III,
LLC (CCL Stage III), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. The
Application requests long-term, multicontract authorization to export
domestically produced liquefied natural
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gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to
582.14 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year
(Bcf/yr) of natural gas (1.59 Bcf per day).
CCL Stage III seeks to export this LNG
from the proposed natural gas
liquefaction and export facilities (Stage
3 LNG Facilities) associated with the
Stage 3 Project at the existing Corpus
Christi LNG Terminal in San Patricio
and Nueces Counties, Texas. CCL Stage
III requests authorization to export this
LNG to any country with which the
United States has not entered into 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). CCL Stage III notes that,
in DOE/FE Order No. 3638, DOE
previously authorized the export of LNG
from the Corpus Christi LNG Terminal
by its affiliates—Corpus Christi
Liquefaction, LLC and Cheniere
Marketing, LLC—to non-FTA countries
in a volume equivalent to 767 Bcf/yr of
LNG. CCL Stage III seeks to export the
requested volume of LNG on its own
behalf and as agent for other entities
who hold title to the natural gas at the
time of export. CCL Stage III requests
the authorization for a 20-year term to
commence on the earlier of the date of
first commercial export of LNG
produced by the Stage 3 LNG Facilities
or seven years from the issuance of the
requested authorization. CCL Stage III
filed the Application under section 3 of
the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional
details and related procedural history
can be found in CCL Stage III’s
Application, posted on the DOE/FE
website at: https://www.energy.gov/
sites/prod/files/2018/07/f53/18-78LNG.pdf.
Protests, motions to intervene, notices
of intervention, and written comments
are invited.
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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
15, 2018.
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,
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Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benjamin Nussdorf 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–
7970; (202) 586–9478
Cassandra Bernstein or Ronald (R.J.)
Colwell, 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; (202) 586–8499
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DOE/FE Evaluation
In the Application, CCL Stage III
requests authorization to export LNG
from the proposed Stage 3 LNG
Facilities to both FTA countries and
non-FTA countries. This Notice applies
only to the portion of the Application
requesting authority to export LNG to
non-FTA countries pursuant to section
3(a) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(a).
DOE/FE will review CCL Stage III’s
request for a FTA export authorization
separately pursuant to section 3(c) of the
NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(c).
In reviewing CCL Stage III’s request
for a non-FTA authorization, DOE will
consider any issues required by law or
policy. 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 commercial
parties to freely negotiate their own
trade arrangements. As part of this
analysis, DOE will consider one or more
of the following 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); 1
• 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); 2 and
1 The 2014 EIA LNG Export Study, published on
Oct. 29, 2014, is available at: https://www.eia.gov/
analysis/requests/fe/.
2 The 2015 LNG Export Study, dated Oct. 29,
2015, is available at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/
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• Macroeconomic Outcomes of
Market Determined Levels of U.S. LNG
Exports, conducted by NERA Economic
Consulting on behalf of DOE (2018 LNG
Export Study).3
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
and documents 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. Interested
parties 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.
files/2015/12/f27/20151113_macro_impact_of_lng_
exports_0.pdf.
3 The 2018 LNG Export Study, dated June 7, 2018,
is available at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/
files/2018/06/f52/Macroeconomic%20LNG%20
Export%20Study%202018.pdf. DOE is currently
evaluating public comments received on this Study
(83 FR 27314).
4 The Addendum and related documents are
available at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/
files/2014/08/f18/Addendum.pdf.
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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 18-78-LNG]
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC; Application for Long-
Term 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 (Application), filed on
June 29, 2018, by Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC (CCL Stage
III), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. The
Application requests long-term, multi-contract authorization to export
domestically produced liquefied natural
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gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 582.14 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per
year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas (1.59 Bcf per day). CCL Stage III seeks to
export this LNG from the proposed natural gas liquefaction and export
facilities (Stage 3 LNG Facilities) associated with the Stage 3 Project
at the existing Corpus Christi LNG Terminal in San Patricio and Nueces
Counties, Texas. CCL Stage III requests authorization to export this
LNG to any country with which the United States has not entered into 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). CCL Stage III notes that, in DOE/FE Order
No. 3638, DOE previously authorized the export of LNG from the Corpus
Christi LNG Terminal by its affiliates--Corpus Christi Liquefaction,
LLC and Cheniere Marketing, LLC--to non-FTA countries in a volume
equivalent to 767 Bcf/yr of LNG. CCL Stage III seeks to export the
requested volume of LNG on its own behalf and as agent for other
entities who hold title to the natural gas at the time of export. CCL
Stage III requests the authorization for a 20-year term to commence on
the earlier of the date of first commercial export of LNG produced by
the Stage 3 LNG Facilities or seven years from the issuance of the
requested authorization. CCL Stage III filed the Application under
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Additional details and related
procedural history can be found in CCL Stage III's Application, posted
on the DOE/FE website at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/07/f53/18-78-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, October 15,
2018.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by Email: [email protected].
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:
Benjamin Nussdorf 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) 586-7970; (202) 586-9478
Cassandra Bernstein or Ronald (R.J.) Colwell, 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; (202) 586-8499
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DOE/FE Evaluation
In the Application, CCL Stage III requests authorization to export
LNG from the proposed Stage 3 LNG Facilities to both FTA countries and
non-FTA countries. This Notice applies only to the portion of the
Application requesting authority to export LNG to non-FTA countries
pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(a). DOE/FE will
review CCL Stage III's request for a FTA export authorization
separately pursuant to section 3(c) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(c).
In reviewing CCL Stage III's request for a non-FTA authorization,
DOE will consider any issues required by law or policy. 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 commercial parties to freely negotiate their
own trade arrangements. As part of this analysis, DOE will consider one
or more of the following 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); \1\
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\1\ 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); \2\ and
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\2\ 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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Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market Determined Levels of U.S.
LNG Exports, conducted by NERA Economic Consulting on behalf of DOE
(2018 LNG Export Study).\3\
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\3\ The 2018 LNG Export Study, dated June 7, 2018, is available
at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/06/f52/Macroeconomic%20LNG%20Export%20Study%202018.pdf. DOE is currently
evaluating public comments received on this Study (83 FR 27314).
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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 and documents 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. Interested parties 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.
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Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1)
Emailing the filing to [email protected], with FE Docket No. 18-78-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. 18-78-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/.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2018.
Shawn Bennett,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2018-17437 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]
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