Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC; Application for Blanket Authorization To Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries on a Short-Term Basis, 23014-23015 [2020-08761]
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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
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. 20–31–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. 20–31–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
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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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 April 20,
2020.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
Engagement, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 20–28–LNG]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC;
Application for Blanket Authorization
To Export Previously Imported
Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free
Trade Agreement Countries on a
Short-Term Basis
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
SUMMARY:
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March 10, 2020, by Sabine Pass
Liquefaction, LLC (SPL). SPL requests
blanket authorization to export liquefied
natural gas (LNG) previously imported
into the United States by vessel from
foreign sources in a volume equivalent
to 500 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural
gas on a cumulative basis over a twoyear period commencing on June 7,
2020. SPL seeks to export this LNG from
the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal located
in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. SPL 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, May 26,
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:
Beverly Howard 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–
9387 or (202) 586–2627;
beverly.howard@hq.doe.gov or
amy.sweeney@hq.doe.gov
Cassandra Bernstein or Kari Twaite,
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 or (202) 586–6978;
cassandra.bernstein@hq.doe.gov or
kari.twaite@hq.doe.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SPL
requests a short-term blanket
authorization to export LNG from the
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to any
country with the capacity to import
LNG via ocean-going carrier and with
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which trade is not prohibited by U.S.
law or policy. This includes both
countries with which the United States
has entered into a free trade agreement
(FTA) requiring national treatment for
trade in natural gas (FTA countries) and
all other countries (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). SPL states that its
existing blanket re-export authorization,
set forth in DOE/FE Order No. 4197, is
scheduled to expire on June 6, 2020.
SPL further states that it does not seek
authorization to export any domestically
produced natural gas or LNG.
SPL requests this authorization on its
own behalf and as agent for other parties
who hold title to the LNG at the time of
export. Additional details can be found
in SPL’s Application, posted on the
DOE/FE website at: https://
www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2020/
03/f72/20-28-LNG.pdf.
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DOE/FE Evaluation
In reviewing SPL’s Application, DOE
will consider any issues required by law
or policy. DOE will consider domestic
need for the 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. Parties that may
oppose this application should
comment in their responses on these
issues.
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 NEPA
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
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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. 20–28–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. 20–28–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/.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on April 21,
2020.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
Engagement, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. ER20–1599–000]
Richmond Spider Solar, LLC;
Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization
This is a supplemental notice in the
above-referenced proceeding of
Richmond Spider Solar, LLC’s
application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate
tariff, noting that such application
includes a request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest should file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests with regard
to the applicant’s request for blanket
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability, is May 11,
2020.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
may mail similar pleadings to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be
delivered to Health and Human
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. 20-28-LNG]
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC; Application for Blanket
Authorization To Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas to
Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries on a Short-Term Basis
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 March 10, 2020, by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL). SPL
requests blanket authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG)
previously imported into the United States by vessel from foreign
sources in a volume equivalent to 500 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of
natural gas on a cumulative basis over a two-year period commencing on
June 7, 2020. SPL seeks to export this LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG
Terminal located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. SPL 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, May 26, 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:
Beverly Howard 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) 586-9387 or (202) 586-2627;
[email protected] or [email protected]
Cassandra Bernstein or Kari Twaite, 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 or (202) 586-6978; [email protected]
or [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SPL requests a short-term blanket
authorization to export LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to any
country with the capacity to import LNG via ocean-going carrier and
with
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which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. This includes both
countries with which the United States has entered into a free trade
agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas
(FTA countries) and all other countries (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). SPL states that its existing blanket re-
export authorization, set forth in DOE/FE Order No. 4197, is scheduled
to expire on June 6, 2020. SPL further states that it does not seek
authorization to export any domestically produced natural gas or LNG.
SPL requests this authorization on its own behalf and as agent for
other parties who hold title to the LNG at the time of export.
Additional details can be found in SPL's Application, posted on the
DOE/FE website at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2020/03/f72/20-28-LNG.pdf.
DOE/FE Evaluation
In reviewing SPL's Application, DOE will consider any issues
required by law or policy. DOE will consider domestic need for the 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. Parties that may oppose this
application should comment in their responses on these issues.
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 NEPA
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. 20-28-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. 20-28-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 April 21, 2020.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Oil
and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2020-08761 Filed 4-23-20; 8:45 am]
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