Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.; Application for Long-Term Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations, 73008-73010 [2023-23411]

Download as PDF 73008 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 / Notices (OUSD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD). ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by December 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350–1700. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 1200 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301, Ms. Kimberly Lahm, 703–681–8184, dha.ncr.healthcare-ops.mbx.hawomens-health-policy@health.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Understanding Service ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Oct 23, 2023 Jkt 262001 Member Experiences with Family Planning; OMB Control Number: 0704– SMFP. Needs and Uses: The recent Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health removed the Constitutional right to abortion. In its wake, several states banned or severely restricted access to abortion, and several more states are poised to do so. In addition to restricting access to abortion, the Dobbs decision raises questions about miscarriage and infertility care. Several of the states that have severely restricted access to or banned abortion are also home to large military instillations. This raises questions about service member access to abortion care, as well as a range of family planning options. There is little existing research on service members’ experiences with family planning. Building on prior experience executing the DoD Women’s Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) and other research on the health and health behaviors of service members (e.g., the Health Related Behaviors Survey [HRBS]), RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) will conduct a series of focus groups with men and women across DoD service branches (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force) to augment this survey data and better understand how service members experience family planning both within the Military Health System and via community providers. These focus groups will also gather information on service members’ experiences with any new policies that the DoD unveils in response to the Dobbs decision. This study will highlight areas related to family planning that may threaten the DoD’s ability to field a ready and lethal force. It will also point to areas where DoD may need to augment or develop care, programs, services, or policies that provide needed reproductive health care and family planning services to the force in order to maintain and enhance health, readiness, retention, and lethality. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Annual Burden Hours: 4,800. Number of Respondents: 4,800. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 4,800. Average Burden per Response: 1 hour. Frequency: Once. The purpose of the data collection effort is to better understand service members experiences with family planning services provided by both DoD and community providers. Respondents include approximately 4,800 active duty service members from all service PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 branches (below the rank of flag officer) at 24 CONUS installations. Data will be collected via 60-minute focus group. These focus groups will be in-person, conducted separately by gender (i.e., men vs women) and rank (i.e., E1–E4, E5–E6, E7–E9/W1–W5, O1–O3, O4–O5, O6). Each group will be led by one facilitator and include one notetaker. Consent will be obtained verbally at the beginning of each session and each participant will receive an information sheet containing the consent information. A recruitment flyer will be used to assist installation POCs with recruitment. Dedicated notetakers will take verbatim notes during each focus group and discussion. These notes will be immediately cleaned to remove any identifying information (e.g., names, titles). Notes will be entered into a COTS software package for analyzing qualitative data (e.g., NVivo) and will be stored on RAND-issued laptops and RAND servers, both of which require two-factor authentication. A Data Safety Plan has been approved for the study. A six-item post-focus group survey will also be given to participants. The purpose is to collect sociodemographic and military characteristics that will be used to understand the representativeness of participants compared to the larger active-duty force. The survey will be paper-and-pencil and is anonymous. It should take no more than two minutes to complete. Data from the survey will be handentered into Excel and analyzed using the same software. Dated: October 18, 2023. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2023–23407 Filed 10–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Docket No. 23–109–LNG] Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.; Application for Long-Term Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. AGENCY: The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice (Notice) of receipt of an application (Application), filed by SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24OCN1.SGM 24OCN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 / Notices Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. (Southern LNG) on September 25, 2023. Southern LNG requests authority to engage in additional long-term, multicontract exports of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its existing LNG terminal, located in Chatham County, Georgia, and known as the Elba Island Terminal, in a volume equivalent to 28.25 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas, to non-free trade agreement nations. Southern LNG filed the Application under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention, as applicable, and written comments are to be filed as detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, December 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email (Strongly encouraged): fergas@hq.doe.gov. Postal Mail, 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 and Carbon Management, Forrestal Building, Room 3E–056, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. Due to potential delays in DOE’s receipt and processing of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to submit filings electronically to ensure timely receipt. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Wade or Peri Ulrey, U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Resource Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 4749 or (202) 586–7893, jennifer.wade@ hq.doe.gov or peri.ulrey@hq.doe.gov. Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy (GC–76), Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience, Forrestal Building, Room 6D–033, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9793, cassandra.bernstein@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Southern LNG is currently authorized to export domestically-produced LNG in a volume equivalent to 130 Bcf/yr of natural gas 1 to any countries with 1 S. LNG Co., L.L.C., DOE/FE Order No. 3956, Docket No. 12–100–LNG, Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Elba Island Terminal in Chatham County, Georgia to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations (Dec. 16, 2016), amended by DOE/FE Order No. 3956–A, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Oct 23, 2023 Jkt 262001 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), through December 31, 2050, pursuant to NGA section 3(a).2 Southern LNG is authorized to export this LNG from the existing Elba Island Terminal. In this Application, filed in Docket No. 23–109–LNG, Southern LNG states that it filed an application in April 2023 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to modify its existing liquefaction facilities and install and operate a new condensate plant and liquid nitrogen vaporizers at the Elba Island Terminal. The modifications would increase the Terminal’s authorized maximum LNG production capacity to 158.25 Bcf/yr of natural gas. The requested increase in authorized volume would align Southern LNG’s total authorized volume with the additional volume that the Terminal could handle with FERC’s approval. Thus, in light of the modifications, Southern LNG asks DOE to authorize the export of an additional 28.25 Bcf/yr of natural gas in the form of LNG from the Elba Island Terminal to non-FTA countries. Southern LNG seeks the authorization on its own behalf and as agent for other entities who themselves hold title to the LNG. Southern LNG requests the authorization for a term to extend through December 31, 2050. Additional details can be found in Southern LNG’s Application, posted on the DOE website at: https:// www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/ 2023-10/2023%2009% 2025%20SLNG%20Non %20FTA%20Long%20Term %20EOP%20Export%20Authorization %20Request.pdf. DOE Evaluation In reviewing Southern LNG’s Application, 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 Order Extending Export Term for Authorizations to Free Trade and Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations Through December 31, 2050 (Dec. 30, 2020) (extending the export term through December 31, 2050). 2 15 U.S.C. 717b(a). Southern LNG notes that it is also authorized, in Docket No. 12–54–LNG (Order No. 3106, as amended), to export LNG from the Elba Island Terminal to FTA countries in a volume equivalent to 182.5 Bcf/yr of natural gas. Southern LNG’s FTA exports are authorized pursuant to NGA section 3(c), 15 U.S.C. 717b(c), and are not at issue here. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73009 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),3 and DOE’s response to public comments received on that Study.4 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); 5 • Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 32260 (June 4, 2014); 6 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’s response to public comments received on that study.7 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 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 60 days from 3 See NERA Economic Consulting, Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market Determined Levels of U.S. LNG Exports (June 7, 2018), www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/06/f52/ Macroeconomic%20LNG%20Export%20 Study%202018.pdf. 4 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). 5 The Addendum and related documents are available at www.energy.gov/fecm/addendumenvironmental-review-documents-concerningexports-natural-gas-united-states. 6 The 2014 Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is available at www.energy.gov/fecm/life-cyclegreenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefiednatural-gas-united-states. 7 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. E:\FR\FM\24OCN1.SGM 24OCN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 73010 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 / Notices 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 this proceeding evaluating Southern LNG’s Application 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, including the service requirements. Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1) Submitting the filing electronically at fergas@hq.doe.gov; (2) Mailing the filing to the Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section; or (3) Hand delivering the filing to the Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section. For administrative efficiency, DOE prefers filings to be filed electronically. All filings must include a reference to ‘‘Docket No. 23–109–LNG’’ or ‘‘Southern LNG Application’’ in the title line. For electronic submissions: 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. The Notice, and any filed protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and comments will also be available electronically on the DOE website at www.energy.gov/fecm/ regulation. 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 Order may be issued based on the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Oct 23, 2023 Jkt 262001 official record, including the Application and responses filed by parties pursuant to this Notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 590.316. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2023. Amy Sweeney, Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Resource Sustainability. [FR Doc. 2023–23411 Filed 10–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. NJ24–1–000] Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC; Notice of Filing Take notice that on October 11, 2023, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC submits tariff filing: Oncor TFO Tariff Rate Changes to be effective September 11, 2023. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73008-73010]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. 23-109-LNG]


Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.; Application for Long-Term 
Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade 
Agreement Nations

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of 
the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice (Notice) of receipt of an 
application (Application), filed by

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Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. (Southern LNG) on September 25, 2023. 
Southern LNG requests authority to engage in additional long-term, 
multi-contract exports of domestically produced liquefied natural gas 
(LNG) from its existing LNG terminal, located in Chatham County, 
Georgia, and known as the Elba Island Terminal, in a volume equivalent 
to 28.25 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/yr) of natural gas, to 
non-free trade agreement nations. Southern LNG filed the Application 
under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention, as 
applicable, and written comments are to be filed as detailed in the 
Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern 
time, December 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: 
    Electronic Filing by email (Strongly encouraged): 
[email protected].
    Postal Mail, 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 and 
Carbon Management, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-056, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.
    Due to potential delays in DOE's receipt and processing of mail 
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to 
submit filings electronically to ensure timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Jennifer Wade or Peri Ulrey, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), 
Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Resource 
Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, 
Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-4749 or (202) 586-7893, 
[email protected] or [email protected].
    Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy (GC-76), Office of 
the Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience, 
Forrestal Building, Room 6D-033, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9793, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Southern LNG is currently authorized to 
export domestically-produced LNG in a volume equivalent to 130 Bcf/yr 
of natural gas \1\ to any countries 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), through December 
31, 2050, pursuant to NGA section 3(a).\2\ Southern LNG is authorized 
to export this LNG from the existing Elba Island Terminal.
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    \1\ S. LNG Co., L.L.C., DOE/FE Order No. 3956, Docket No. 12-
100-LNG, Opinion and Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract 
Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the 
Elba Island Terminal in Chatham County, Georgia to Non-Free Trade 
Agreement Nations (Dec. 16, 2016), amended by DOE/FE Order No. 3956-
A, Order Extending Export Term for Authorizations to Free Trade and 
Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations Through December 31, 2050 (Dec. 30, 
2020) (extending the export term through December 31, 2050).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 717b(a). Southern LNG notes that it is also 
authorized, in Docket No. 12-54-LNG (Order No. 3106, as amended), to 
export LNG from the Elba Island Terminal to FTA countries in a 
volume equivalent to 182.5 Bcf/yr of natural gas. Southern LNG's FTA 
exports are authorized pursuant to NGA section 3(c), 15 U.S.C. 
717b(c), and are not at issue here.
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    In this Application, filed in Docket No. 23-109-LNG, Southern LNG 
states that it filed an application in April 2023 with the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to modify its 
existing liquefaction facilities and install and operate a new 
condensate plant and liquid nitrogen vaporizers at the Elba Island 
Terminal. The modifications would increase the Terminal's authorized 
maximum LNG production capacity to 158.25 Bcf/yr of natural gas. The 
requested increase in authorized volume would align Southern LNG's 
total authorized volume with the additional volume that the Terminal 
could handle with FERC's approval. Thus, in light of the modifications, 
Southern LNG asks DOE to authorize the export of an additional 28.25 
Bcf/yr of natural gas in the form of LNG from the Elba Island Terminal 
to non-FTA countries.
    Southern LNG seeks the authorization on its own behalf and as agent 
for other entities who themselves hold title to the LNG. Southern LNG 
requests the authorization for a term to extend through December 31, 
2050.
    Additional details can be found in Southern LNG's Application, 
posted on the DOE website at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/2023%2009%2025%20SLNG%20Non%20FTA%20Long%20Term%20EOP%20Export%20Authorization%20Request.pdf.

DOE Evaluation

    In reviewing Southern LNG's Application, 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),\3\ and DOE's response to public comments 
received on that Study.\4\
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    \3\ See NERA Economic Consulting, Macroeconomic Outcomes of 
Market Determined Levels of U.S. LNG Exports (June 7, 2018), 
www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/06/f52/Macroeconomic%20LNG%20Export%20Study%202018.pdf.
    \4\ 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); \5\
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    \5\ The Addendum and related documents are available at 
www.energy.gov/fecm/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); \6\ and
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    \6\ The 2014 Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is available at 
www.energy.gov/fecm/life-cycle-greenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefied-natural-gas-united-states.
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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's response to public comments received on 
that study.\7\
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    \7\ 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/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 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 60 days from

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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 this proceeding evaluating 
Southern LNG's Application 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, including the service 
requirements.
    Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods:
    (1) Submitting the filing electronically at [email protected];
    (2) Mailing the filing to the Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 
Engagement at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section; or
    (3) Hand delivering the filing to the Office of Regulation, 
Analysis, and Engagement at the address listed in the ADDRESSES 
section.
    For administrative efficiency, DOE prefers filings to be filed 
electronically. All filings must include a reference to ``Docket No. 
23-109-LNG'' or ``Southern LNG Application'' in the title line.
    For electronic submissions: 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.
    The Notice, and any filed protests, motions to intervene, notices 
of intervention, and comments will also be available electronically on 
the DOE website at www.energy.gov/fecm/regulation.
    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 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.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2023.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of 
Resource Sustainability.
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