Port Arthur LNG, LLC: Application To Amend Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas To Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations, 10808-10810 [2019-05478]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15–96–LNG]
Port Arthur LNG, LLC: Application To
Amend 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 amendment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
gives notice of receipt of an application
for amendment (Amendment), filed on
October 18, 2018, by Port Arthur LNG,
LLC (Port Arthur LNG) of its pending
application in this proceeding.
Previously, on June 15, 2015, Port
Arthur LNG filed an application
(Application) requesting authorization
to export domestically produced
liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a
proposed natural gas processing,
liquefaction, and export project it
intends to construct, own, and operate
in Port Arthur, Texas (Project), 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). The
Amendment requests a ‘‘design
increase,’’ i.e., to increase the export
volume requested in the Application by
181 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr)
of natural gas, to a total requested
volume of 698 Bcf/yr (1.91 billion cubic
feet per day (Bcf/d)). This proposed
increase will align Port Arthur LNG’s
requested non-FTA export volume with
the requested liquefaction capacity for
the Project in an application filed with
the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC).
SUMMARY:
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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, April 11,
2019.
DATES:
Electronic Filing by email:
fergas@hq.doe.gov.
Regular Mail: U.S. Department of
Energy (FE–34), Office of Regulation,
Analysis, and 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, Analysis, and Engagement,
Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal
Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Amy Sweeney, U.S.
Department of Energy (FE–34), Office
of Regulation, Analysis, and
Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–
9478; (202) 586–2627
Cassandra Bernstein or Shawn Flynn,
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) 586–5359
In its
pending non-FTA Application, Port
Arthur LNG sought authorization to
export LNG in a volume equivalent to
approximately 517 Bcf/yr of natural gas
(1.42 Bcf/d). However, on November 29,
2016, Port Arthur LNG and its affiliate,
PALNG Common Facilities Company,
LLC, filed an application at FERC (FERC
Docket No. CP17–20–000) requesting
authorization to site, construct, and
operate the Project with a proposed
maximum capacity equivalent to 698
Bcf/yr of natural gas. In this
Amendment, Port Arthur LNG states
that it is seeking to align its requested
non-FTA export volume with the
requested liquefaction capacity for the
Project in its pending FERC application,
which reflects the Project’s maximum
capacity at optimal conditions.
Additional details can be found in
Port Arthur LNG’s Amendment, posted
on the DOE/FE website at: https://
www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/
10/f57/15-96-LNG%20Amendment.pdf.
DOE/FE Evaluation
The Amendment will be reviewed in
conjunction with DOE/FE’s review of
Port Arthur LNG’s pending Application
pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15
U.S.C. 717b(a).1 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 the study entitled,
Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market
Determined Levels of U.S. LNG Exports
(2018 LNG Export Study),2 and DOE/
FE’s response to public comments
received on that 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
Amendment should address these issues
and documents in their comments and/
or protests, as well as other issues
deemed relevant to the Amendment.
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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1 In a separate docket proceeding, Port Arthur
LNG requested—and DOE/FE granted—the same
increase to Port Arthur LNG’s approved export
volume to FTA countries. See Port Arthur LNG,
LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3698–A, FE Docket Nos.
15–53–LNG and 18–162–LNG, Order Amending
Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export
Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Proposed
Port Arthur LNG Project in Port Arthur, Texas, to
Free Trade Agreement Nations (Nov. 20, 2018).
2 NERA Economic Consulting, Macroeconomic
Outcomes of Market Determined Levels of U.S. LNG
Exports (June 7, 2018), available at: https://
www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/06/f52/
Macroeconomic%20LNG%20Export%20Study
%202018.pdf;see also U.S. Dep’t of Energy, Study
on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports;
Notice of Availability of the 2018 LNG Export Study
and Request for Comments, 83 FR 27314 (June 12,
2018).
3 U.S. Dep’t of Energy, Study on Macroeconomic
Outcomes of LNG Exports: Response to Comments
Received on Study; Notice of Response to
Comments, 83 FR 67251 (Dec. 28, 2018).
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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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
persons will be provided 20 days from
the date of publication of this Notice in
which to submit comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or notices of
intervention. Because the public
previously was given an opportunity to
intervene in, protest, and comment on
Port Arthur LNG’s pending Application,
DOE/FE may disregard comments or
protests that do not bear directly on the
Amendment—specifically, Port Arthur
LNG’s proposed increase of its
requested non-FTA export volume.
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. 15–96–LNG in the title line;
(2) mailing an original and three paper
copies of the filing to the Office of
Regulation, Analysis, and 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. 15–96–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.
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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, Analysis, and 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/.
ACTION:
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 18,
2019.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019–05478 Filed 3–21–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Orders Issued Under Section
3 of the Natural Gas Act During
February 2019
FE Docket Nos.
Flint Hills Resources, LP ...
Centra Gas Manitoba Inc ..
TAQA North Ltd ................
Vitol Inc .............................
Gazprom Marketing &
Trading USA Inc.
Gulf LNG Energy, L.L.C ....
CNOOC Marketing U.S.A.
Inc.
Edgemarc Energy Ohio,
LLC.
CFE International LLC ......
15–168–LNG
19–06–NG
18–132–NG
19–10–NG; 18–80–NG
19–11–NG
19–09–LNG
19–07–NG; 18–60–NG
19–08–NG; 18–92–NG
19–12–NG
Office of Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy.
AGENCY:
Notice of orders.
The Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy gives
notice that during February 2019, it
issued orders granting authority to
import and export natural gas, to import
and export liquefied natural gas (LNG),
and vacating prior authorization. These
orders are summarized in the attached
appendix and may be found on the FE
website at https://www.energy.gov/fe/
listing-doefe-authorizationsordersissued-2019.
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,
Analysis, and 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.
SUMMARY:
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18,
2019.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulation.
APPENDIX—DOE/FE ORDERS GRANTING IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS
3809–A; 3829–A
02/05/19
15–168–LNG ...............
Flint Hills Resources, LP ..
4339 ..................
02/05/19
19–06–NG ...................
Centra Gas Manitoba Inc
4275–A .............
02/05/19
18–132–NG .................
TAQA North Ltd ................
4340; 4215–A ...
02/13/19
19–10–NG; 18–80–NG
Vitol Inc .............................
4341 ..................
02/13/19
19–11–NG ...................
4342 ..................
02/13/NG
19–09–LNG .................
Gazprom Marketing &
Trading USA Inc.
Gulf LNG Energy, L.L.C ...
4343; 4193–A ...
02/13/19
19–07–NG; 18–60–NG
CNOOC Marketing U.S.A.
Inc.
4344; 4226–A ...
02/13/19
19–08–NG; 18–92–NG
Edgemarc Energy Ohio,
LLC.
4345 ..................
02/13/19
19–12–NG ...................
CFE International LLC ......
Order 3809–A and Order 3829–A granting request to
vacate Long-Term, Multi-Contract authorities to export LNG in ISO Containers or in Bulk Loaded at
the Stabilis LNG Eagle Ford Facility in George
West, Texas, and exported by vessel to Free
Trade Agreement Nations and to Non-Free Trade
Agreement Nations.
Order 4339 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada.
Order 4275–A vacating authority to import natural
gas from Canada.
Order 4340 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada/Mexico, and Order
4215–A vacating prior authority.
Order 4341 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada/Mexico.
Order 4342 granting blanket authority to import LNG
from various international sources by vessel.
Order 4343 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Canada/Mexico, and Order
4193–A vacating prior authority.
Order 4344 granting blanket authority to export natural gas to Canada, and Order 4226–A vacating
prior authority.
Order 4345 granting blanket authority to import/export natural gas from/to Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 15-96-LNG]
Port Arthur LNG, LLC: Application To Amend 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 amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy
(DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application for amendment
(Amendment), filed on October 18, 2018, by Port Arthur LNG, LLC (Port
Arthur LNG) of its pending application in this proceeding. Previously,
on June 15, 2015, Port Arthur LNG filed an application (Application)
requesting authorization to export domestically produced liquefied
natural gas (LNG) from a proposed natural gas processing, liquefaction,
and export project it intends to construct, own, and operate in Port
Arthur, Texas (Project), 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). The Amendment requests a
``design increase,'' i.e., to increase the export volume requested in
the Application by 181 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) of natural
gas, to a total requested volume of 698 Bcf/yr (1.91 billion cubic feet
per day (Bcf/d)). This proposed increase will align Port Arthur LNG's
requested non-FTA export volume with the requested liquefaction
capacity for the Project in an application filed with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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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, April 11,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email: fergas@hq.doe.gov.
Regular Mail: U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of
Regulation, Analysis, and 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,
Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building,
Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Amy Sweeney, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office
of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478; (202) 586-2627
Cassandra Bernstein or Shawn Flynn, 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) 586-5359
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its pending non-FTA Application, Port
Arthur LNG sought authorization to export LNG in a volume equivalent to
approximately 517 Bcf/yr of natural gas (1.42 Bcf/d). However, on
November 29, 2016, Port Arthur LNG and its affiliate, PALNG Common
Facilities Company, LLC, filed an application at FERC (FERC Docket No.
CP17-20-000) requesting authorization to site, construct, and operate
the Project with a proposed maximum capacity equivalent to 698 Bcf/yr
of natural gas. In this Amendment, Port Arthur LNG states that it is
seeking to align its requested non-FTA export volume with the requested
liquefaction capacity for the Project in its pending FERC application,
which reflects the Project's maximum capacity at optimal conditions.
Additional details can be found in Port Arthur LNG's Amendment,
posted on the DOE/FE website at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/10/f57/15-96-LNG%20Amendment.pdf.
DOE/FE Evaluation
The Amendment will be reviewed in conjunction with DOE/FE's review
of Port Arthur LNG's pending Application pursuant to section 3(a) of
the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(a).\1\ 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 the study entitled, Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market
Determined Levels of U.S. LNG Exports (2018 LNG Export Study),\2\ and
DOE/FE's response to public comments received on that Study.\3\
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\1\ In a separate docket proceeding, Port Arthur LNG requested--
and DOE/FE granted--the same increase to Port Arthur LNG's approved
export volume to FTA countries. See Port Arthur LNG, LLC, DOE/FE
Order No. 3698-A, FE Docket Nos. 15-53-LNG and 18-162-LNG, Order
Amending Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export Liquefied
Natural Gas by Vessel from the Proposed Port Arthur LNG Project in
Port Arthur, Texas, to Free Trade Agreement Nations (Nov. 20, 2018).
\2\ NERA Economic Consulting, Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market
Determined Levels of U.S. LNG Exports (June 7, 2018), available at:
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/06/f52/Macroeconomic%20LNG%20Export%20Study%202018.pdf;see also U.S. Dep't
of Energy, Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG Exports; Notice of
Availability of the 2018 LNG Export Study and Request for Comments,
83 FR 27314 (June 12, 2018).
\3\ U.S. Dep't of Energy, Study on Macroeconomic Outcomes of LNG
Exports: Response to Comments Received on Study; Notice of Response
to Comments, 83 FR 67251 (Dec. 28, 2018).
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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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\4\ The Addendum and related documents are available at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/08/f18/Addendum.pdf.
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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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\5\ 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 Amendment should address these issues
and documents in their comments and/or protests, as well as other
issues deemed relevant to the Amendment.
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 persons will be provided 20 days from the date
of publication of this Notice in which to submit comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or notices of intervention. Because the public
previously was given an opportunity to intervene in, protest, and
comment on Port Arthur LNG's pending Application, DOE/FE may disregard
comments or protests that do not bear directly on the Amendment--
specifically, Port Arthur LNG's proposed increase of its requested non-
FTA export volume.
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. 15-96-LNG
in the title line; (2) mailing an original and three paper copies of
the filing to the Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 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. 15-96-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.
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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, Analysis, and 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 March 18, 2019.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2019-05478 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
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