[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 38615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16911]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 12-101-LNG]


Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, 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. 4410, an opinion and order authorizing Gulf LNG 
Liquefaction Company, LLC to export domestically produced liquefied 
natural gas (LNG) 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]
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) 586-6978, 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 31, 2019, DOE/FE issued Order No. 
4410 to Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC (Gulf LNG) under NGA section 
3(a), 15 U.S.C. 717b(a). This Order authorizes Gulf LNG 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). Gulf LNG is 
authorized to export LNG in a volume equivalent to 558.9 billion cubic 
feet (Bcf) per year of natural gas (1.53 Bcf/day) from the proposed 
Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project (Project), to be located in Jackson 
County, Mississippi.
    DOE/FE participated as a cooperating agency with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (FERC) 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://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/07/f65/ord4410.pdf.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2019.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of 
Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-16911 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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