[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66889-66890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26358]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 14-179-LNG]


Change in Control; Pieridae Energy (USA) Ltd.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of change in control.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
(DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Notice of Change in Control (Notice) 
filed by Pieridae Energy (USA) Ltd. (Pieridae US) in the above-
referenced docket on November 6, 2019. The Notice describes changes in 
the ownership of Pieridae Energy Limited, Pieridae US's parent company.

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention, as 
applicable, 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, December 23, 2019.

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: 
Benjamin Nussdorf 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) 586-7893; (202) 586-2627, 
[email protected], [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; (202) 586-6978, [email protected], 
[email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Change in Control

    The Notice was filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 
15 U.S.C. 717b. In the Notice, Pieridae US states that it is wholly-
owned by Pieridae Energy Limited (Pieridae). Pieridae US states that, 
on or about October 16, 2019, Pieridae completed an equity offering. 
Pieridae's shares became listed on the TSX (Venture) Exchange on or 
about October 24, 2019.
    As a consequence of the offering, Pieridae US states that: (i) 
Erikson National Energy Inc., a Canadian corporation, acquired 
beneficial ownership representing approximately 14.7% or more of 
Pieridae's issued and outstanding common shares; and (ii) Alberta 
Investment Management Corporation, a Canadian corporation, acquired 
beneficial ownership representing approximately 10.53% or more of 
Pieridae's issued and outstanding common shares.\1\ Additional details 
can be found in Pieridae US's Notice, posted on the DOE/FE website at: 
https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/11/f68/Change%20in%20Control%20-%20Notification%20-%20FE%20Docket%20No.%2014-179-LNG%20%282019%29.pdf.
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    \1\ Pieridae US is advised that its described change in control 
may also require the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment 
in the United States (CFIUS). DOE expresses no opinion regarding the 
need for review by CFIUS. Additional information may be obtained at: 
http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/international/Pages/Committee-on-Foreign-Investment-inUS.aspx.
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DOE/FE Evaluation

    DOE/FE will review Pieridae US's Notice in accordance with its 
Procedures for Changes in Control Affecting Applications and 
Authorizations to Import or Export Natural Gas (CIC Procedures).\2\ 
Consistent with the CIC Procedures, this notice addresses only Pieridae 
US's final authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-
free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries, granted in DOE/FE Order No. 
3768 (FE Docket No. 14-179-LNG). If no interested person protests the 
change in control and DOE takes no action on its own motion, the 
proposed change in control will be deemed granted 30 days after 
publication in the Federal Register. If one or more protests are 
submitted, DOE will review any motions to intervene, protests, and 
answers, and will issue a determination as to whether the proposed 
change in control has been demonstrated to render the underlying 
authorization inconsistent with the public interest.
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    \2\ 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014).

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Public Comment Procedures

    Interested persons will be provided 15 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register in order to move to 
intervene, protest, and answer Pieridae US's Notice. Protests, motions 
to intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments are invited 
in response to this notice only as to the change in control described 
in Pieridae US's Notice.\3\ All protests, comments, motions to 
intervene, or notices of intervention must meet the requirements 
specified by DOE's regulations in 10 CFR part 590.
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    \3\ Intervention, if granted, would constitute intervention only 
in the change in control portion of this proceeding, as described 
herein.
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    Filings may be submitted using one of the following methods: (1) 
Preferred method: Emailing the filing to [email protected]; (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 
the individual FE Docket Number(s) in the title line, or Pieridae 
Energy (USA) Ltd. Change in Control in the title line. 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.
    Pieridae US's Notice and any filed protests, motions to intervene, 
notices of intervention, and comments are 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 Notice and any filed protests, motions to intervene, notices of 
intervention, and comments will also be available electronically by 
going to the following DOE/FE Web address: http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/gasregulation/index.html.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2019.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Oil 
and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2019-26358 Filed 12-5-19; 8:45 am]
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