[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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