[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 8700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04299]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 13-69-LNG; FE Docket No. 14-88-LNG; FE Docket No. 15-25-
LNG]


Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC; Opinion and Order Granting 
Long-Term Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free 
Trade Agreement Nations

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Record of decision.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
(DOE) gives notice of a Record of Decision (ROD) published under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and implementing 
regulations. As discussed, this ROD supports DOE/FE's decision in DOE/
FE Order No. 4346, an opinion and order authorizing Venture Global 
Calcasieu Pass, LLC to export domestically produced liquefied natural 
gas to non-free trade agreement countries under section 3(a) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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) 
586-2627, [email protected].
Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy (GC-76)m 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: On March 5, 2019, DOE/FE issued Order No. 
4346 to Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC (Calcasieu Pass) under NGA 
section 3(a), 15 U.S.C. 717b(a). This Order authorizes Calcasieu Pass 
to export domestically produced LNG to any country 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). 
Calcasieu Pass is authorized to export the LNG in a volume equivalent 
to 620 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year of natural gas (1.7 Bcf/day) 
from the proposed Venture Global Calcasieu Pass Project (Project), to 
be located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
    DOE/FE participated as a cooperating agency with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission in preparing an environmental impact statement 
(EIS) analyzing the potential environmental impacts of the proposed 
Project that would be used to support the export authorization sought 
from DOE/FE. DOE adopted the EIS and prepared the ROD, which is 
attached as an appendix to the Order. The ROD can be found here: 
https://energy.gov/fe/downloads/venture-global-calcasieu-pass-llc-calcasieu-pass.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2019.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-04299 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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