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[FE Docket No. 20–23–LNG]
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC;
Application for Long-Term, MultiContract 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 (Notice) of receipt of an
application (Application), filed on
February 28, 2020, by Port Arthur LNG
Phase II, LLC (PALNG Phase II). The
Application requests long-term, multicontract authorization to export
domestically produced liquefied natural
gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to
approximately 698 billion cubic feet per
year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas. PALNG
Phase II seeks to export this LNG from
two proposed LNG trains, Trains 3 and
4 (the Expansion Project), to be built at
the proposed Port Arthur LNG terminal
in Jefferson County, Texas. PALNG
Phase II filed the Application under
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
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, April 29,
2020.
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:
Kyle W. Moorman or Amy Sweeney,
U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
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Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–
7970 or (202) 586–2627,
kyle.moorman@hq.doe.gov or
amy.sweeney@hq.doe.gov
Cassandra Bernstein, 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, cassandra.bernstein@
hq.doe.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PALNG
Phase II requests long-term, multicontract authorization to export LNG
from Trains 3 and 4 (the Expansion
Project) that PALNG Phase II is
proposing to construct, own, and
operate at the Port Arthur LNG terminal.
PALNG Phase II’s affiliate, Port Arthur
LNG, LLC, previously received approval
from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) to construct the
Port Arthur LNG terminal, where Port
Arthur LNG, LLC plans to build Trains
1 and 2 (the Base Project).
PALNG Phase II requests authority to
export LNG in a volume up to 13.5
million metric tons per annum (mtpa),
which it states is equivalent to
approximately 698 Bcf/yr of natural gas.
PALNG Phase II requests authorization
to export the LNG to: (i) Any nation
with which the United States has
entered into a free trade agreement
(FTA) requiring national treatment for
trade in natural gas (FTA nations), and
(ii) any other nation with which trade is
not prohibited by U.S. law or policy
(non-FTA nations). 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 PALNG Phase II’s
request for a FTA export authorization
separately pursuant to section 3(c) of the
NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717b(c).
PALNG Phase II requests the
authorization on its own behalf and as
agent for other entities that will hold
title to the LNG at the point of export.
PALNG Phase II further requests that the
authorization: (i) Commence on the
earlier of the date of first export or seven
years from the issuance of the requested
authorization, and (ii) terminate on the
later of the date that is 20 years from the
date of the commencement of the term
or December 31, 2050. Additional
details can be found in PALNG Phase
II’s Application, posted on the DOE/FE
website at: https://www.energy.gov/fe/
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In reviewing PALNG Phase II’s
request, 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),1 and DOE/
FE’s response to public comments
received on that Study.2
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); 3
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
Natural Gas From the United States, 79
FR 32260 (June 4, 2014); 4 and
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied
Natural Gas From the United States:
2019 Update, 84 FR 49278 (Sept. 19,
2019), and DOE/FE’s response to public
comments received on that study.5
Parties that may oppose this
Application should address these issues
and documents in their comments and
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
1 See 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.
2 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).
3 The Addendum and related documents are
available at: https://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendumenvironmental-review-documents-concerningexports-natural-gas-united-states.
4 The 2014 Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is
available at: https://energy.gov/fe/life-cyclegreenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefiednatural-gas-united-states.
5 U.S. Dep’t of Energy, Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas
Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas
From the United States: 2019 Update—Response to
Comments, 85 FR 72 (Jan. 2, 2020). The 2019
Update and related documents are available at:
https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/
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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 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. 20–23–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, Analysis, and
Engagement at the address listed in
ADDRESSES. All filings must include a
reference to FE Docket No. 20–23–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
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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,
notices 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 24,
2020.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 20-23-LNG]
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, 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 (Notice) of receipt of an application (Application),
filed on February 28, 2020, by Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC (PALNG
Phase II). The Application requests long-term, multi-contract
authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas
(LNG) in a volume equivalent to approximately 698 billion cubic feet
per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas. PALNG Phase II seeks to export this
LNG from two proposed LNG trains, Trains 3 and 4 (the Expansion
Project), to be built at the proposed Port Arthur LNG terminal in
Jefferson County, Texas. PALNG Phase II filed the Application under
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). 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, April 29,
2020.
ADDRESSES:
Electronic Filing by email: [email protected].
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:
Kyle W. Moorman 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) 586-7970 or (202) 586-2627,
[email protected] or [email protected]
Cassandra Bernstein, 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, [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PALNG Phase II requests long-term, multi-
contract authorization to export LNG from Trains 3 and 4 (the Expansion
Project) that PALNG Phase II is proposing to construct, own, and
operate at the Port Arthur LNG terminal. PALNG Phase II's affiliate,
Port Arthur LNG, LLC, previously received approval from the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct the Port Arthur LNG
terminal, where Port Arthur LNG, LLC plans to build Trains 1 and 2 (the
Base Project).
PALNG Phase II requests authority to export LNG in a volume up to
13.5 million metric tons per annum (mtpa), which it states is
equivalent to approximately 698 Bcf/yr of natural gas. PALNG Phase II
requests authorization to export the LNG to: (i) Any nation with which
the United States has entered into a free trade agreement (FTA)
requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas (FTA nations),
and (ii) any other nation with which trade is not prohibited by U.S.
law or policy (non-FTA nations). 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 PALNG Phase II's request for a FTA export
authorization separately pursuant to section 3(c) of the NGA, 15 U.S.C.
717b(c).
PALNG Phase II requests the authorization on its own behalf and as
agent for other entities that will hold title to the LNG at the point
of export. PALNG Phase II further requests that the authorization: (i)
Commence on the earlier of the date of first export or seven years from
the issuance of the requested authorization, and (ii) terminate on the
later of the date that is 20 years from the date of the commencement of
the term or December 31, 2050. Additional details can be found in PALNG
Phase II's Application, posted on the DOE/FE website at: https://
www.energy.gov/fe/
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DOE/FE Evaluation
In reviewing PALNG Phase II's request, 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),\1\ and DOE/FE's response to public comments received on that
Study.\2\
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\1\ See 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.
\2\ 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); \3\
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\3\ The Addendum and related documents are available at: https://energy.gov/fe/draft-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); \4\ and
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Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting
Liquefied Natural Gas From the United States: 2019 Update, 84 FR 49278
(Sept. 19, 2019), and DOE/FE's response to public comments received on
that study.\5\
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\5\ U.S. Dep't of Energy, Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective
on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas From the United States: 2019
Update--Response to Comments, 85 FR 72 (Jan. 2, 2020). The 2019
Update and related documents are available at: https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/index/21.
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Parties that may oppose this Application should address these
issues and documents in their comments and 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 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 [email protected], with FE Docket No. 20-23-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, Analysis,
and Engagement at the address listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must
include a reference to FE Docket No. 20-23-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, 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, notices 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 24, 2020.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Oil
and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2020-06512 Filed 3-27-20; 8:45 am]
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