Department of Energy – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

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 Magnolia LNG, LLC (Magnolia) on November 29, 2023. Magnolia requests long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to approximately 449 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas per year (Bcf/y), or 1.23 Bcf per day (Bcf/d), from the proposed Magnolia terminal facilities to be constructed and operated near Lake Charles, Louisiana (Magnolia LNG Project). Magnolia filed the Application under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).

This notice announces an open virtual meeting for members and the public of the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

The Department of Energy hereby publishes a notice of open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). This meeting will be held virtually for members of the public and for SEAB members. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is publishing notice of a modification to an existing Privacy Act System of Records. DOE proposes to amend System of Records DOE-1 Grievance Records. This System of Records Notice (SORN) is being modified to align with new formatting requirements, published by the Office of Management and Budget, and to ensure appropriate Privacy Act coverage of business processes and Privacy Act information. While there are no substantive changes to the ``Categories of Individuals'' or ``Categories of Records'' sections covered by this SORN, substantive changes have been made to the ``System Locations,'' ``Routine Uses,'' and ``Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards'' sections to provide greater transparency. Changes to ``Routine Uses'' include new provisions related to responding to breaches of information held under a Privacy Act SORN as required by OMB's Memorandum M-17-12, ``Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information'' (January 3, 2017). Language throughout the SORN has been updated to align with applicable Federal privacy laws, policies, procedures, and best practices.

The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Notification of Change in Ownership Structure filed by Venture Global LNG, Inc. (Venture Global) on October 24, 2023 (Notification), as supplemented on November 2, 2023 (Supplement). Venture Global provides notice of a recent corporate reorganization that affected the ownership of the following three subsidiaries and authorization holders: Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC; Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC; and Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC (collectively, Authorization Holders). The relevant portion of Venture Global's Notification subject to this Notice is described herein. The Notification and Supplement were filed under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).