[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8004-8005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02217]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 18-144-LNG]


Change In Control; ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

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 Statement of Change in Control 
(Statement) filed by ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V. (ECA 
Liquefaction) in the above-referenced docket on January 7, 2021. The 
Statement describes a change in upstream ownership of ECA Liquefaction. 
The Statement was filed under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).

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, February 18, 2021.

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,

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Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
Amy Sweeney or Jennifer Wade, 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; (202) 586-4749, 
[email protected] or [email protected].
Cassandra Bernstein, 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, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Change in Control

    ECA Liquefaction states that it is a variable-capital, limited 
liability company organized under the laws of Mexico. ECA Liquefaction 
is owned approximately 99.99% by ECA LNG Holdings B.V. (ECA LNG 
Holdings), with the remainder owned by ECA Minority, S. de R.L. de C.V. 
ECA Liquefaction states that, prior to December 9, 2020, two 
companies--Sempra LNG ECA Liquefaction, LLC (Sempra LNG) and 
Infraestructura Energ[eacute]tica Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova)--each 
held a direct 50% ownership interest in ECA LNG Holdings.
    On December 9, 2020, Sempra LNG, IEnova, and Total Gaz 
Electricit[eacute] Holdings France S.A.S. (Total) entered into an 
equity issuance and subscription agreement whereby Total acquired a 
16.6% equity interested in ECA LNG Holdings (Transaction). ECA 
Liquefaction states that Total is owned 100% by Total Holdings, S.A.S., 
which in turn is wholly owned by Total SE, a French energy company. ECA 
Liquefaction further states that an affiliate of Total, Total Gas & 
Power Asia Private Limited, is an existing customer of ECA 
Liquefaction. Following the Transaction, Sempra LNG and IEnova each 
retain a 41.7% ownership interest in ECA LNG Holdings.
    Additional details can be found in ECA Liquefaction's Statement, 
posted on the DOE/FE website at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2021/01/f82/ECA%20-%20CIC%20Statement.pdf.

DOE/FE Evaluation

    DOE/FE will review ECA Liquefaction's Statement in accordance with 
its Procedures for Changes in Control Affecting Applications and 
Authorizations to Import or Export Natural Gas (CIC Procedures).\1\ 
Consistent with the CIC Procedures, this notice addresses ECA 
Liquefaction's authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to 
non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries, granted in DOE/FE Order 
No. 4364, as amended by Orders No. 4364-A and 4364-B.\2\ 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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    \1\ 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014).
    \2\ ECA Liquefaction's Statement also applies to its existing 
authorization to export LNG to FTA countries, but DOE/FE will 
respond to that portion of the document separately pursuant to the 
CIC Procedures, 79 FR 65542.
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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 to move to 
intervene, protest, and answer ECA Liquefaction's Statement.\3\ 
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 ECA Liquefaction's Statement. 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 ECA 
Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V. 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.
    ECA Liquefaction's Statement, 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.
    ECA Liquefaction's Statement, 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: 
https://www.energy.gov/fe/services/natural-gas-regulation.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2021.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Oil 
and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2021-02217 Filed 2-2-21; 8:45 am]
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