[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19082-19083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06932]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Change in Control

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of change in control.

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                                                       Docket No.
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Cameron LNG, LLC.............................  11-145-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC.............................  11-162-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC.............................  14-204-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC.............................  15-36-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC.............................  15-67-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC.............................  15-90-LNG
Ecogas Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.............  21-50-NG
ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V..........  18-144-LNG
Energ[iacute]a Costa Azul, S. de R.L. de C.V.  18-145-LNG
Port Arthur LNG, LLC.........................  15-53-LNG
Port Arthur LNG, LLC.........................  15-96-LNG
Port Arthur LNG, LLC.........................  18-162-LNG
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC................  20-23-LNG
Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC............  20-43-NG
Sempra LNG International, LLC................  21-83-NG
Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC....................  20-52-LNG
Termoelectrica de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V  20-145-NG
Vista Pacifico LNG, S.A.P.I de C.V...........  20-153-LNG
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) 
(formerly the Office of Fossil Energy) of the Department of Energy 
(DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Statement of Change in Control 
(Statement) filed jointly on February 22, 2022, by the following 
entities: Cameron LNG, LLC; Ecogas Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.; ECA 
Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Energ[iacute]a Costa Azul, S. de R.L. 
de C.V.; Port Arthur LNG, LLC; Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC; Sempra 
Gas & Power Marketing, LLC; Sempra LNG International, LLC; Sempra LNG 
Marketing, LLC; Termoelectrica de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V.; and 
Vista Pacifico LNG, S.A.P.I de C.V. (collectively, Authorization 
Holders) in the above-referenced dockets. The Authorization Holders are 
all affiliates of Sempra Energy and KKR Pinnacle Investor, L.P. (KKR 
Pinnacle), a subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc. The Statement describes a 
change in the Authorization Holders' upstream ownership. 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 electronically as 
detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later

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than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, April 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 
Electronic Filing by email: [email protected]

    Although DOE has routinely accepted public comment submissions 
through a variety of mechanisms, including postal mail and hand 
delivery/courier, the Department has found it necessary to make 
temporary modifications to the comment submission process in light of 
the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. DOE is currently accepting only 
electronic submissions at this time. If a commenter finds that this 
change poses an undue hardship, please contact Office of Resource 
Sustainability staff at (202) 586-4749 or (202) 586-7893 to discuss the 
need for alternative arrangements. Once the Covid-19 pandemic health 
emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates resuming all of its regular 
options for public comment submission, including postal mail and hand 
delivery/courier.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
Jennifer Wade or Peri Ulrey, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office 
of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Resource 
Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, 
Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-4749 or (202) 586-7893, 
[email protected] or [email protected]
Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy (GC-76), Office of the 
Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience, Forrestal 
Building, Room 6D-033, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585, (202) 586-9793, [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Change in Control

    The Authorization Holders state that the ownership change described 
in the Statement is the result of the acquisition (Transaction) by 
Black Silverback ZC 2022 LP (Black Silverback), a wholly owned indirect 
subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) (collectively, 
Buyer), of a non-controlling 10% interest in the equity of Sempra 
Infrastructure Partners, LP (SI Partners).\1\ As set forth in the 
Statement, SI Partners is an upstream owner of the Authorization 
Holders.
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    \1\ The Authorization Holders state that ADIA is an independent 
investment institution established by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 
United Arab Emirates. Accordingly, the 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: 
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius.
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    The Authorization Holders further state that, at the time of the 
closing of the Transaction, Sempra Energy will continue to maintain 
control of SI Partners as the 70% majority owner, with Buyer having 
certain customary minority protections. As shown in Appendix B to the 
Statement (Post-Transaction Organizational Structure), KKR Pinnacle 
will retain its 20% non-controlling equity interest in SI Partners. The 
Authorization Holders state that Sempra Energy and the other partners 
of SI Partners will enter into a second amended and restated agreement 
of limited partnership of SI Partners, which will govern Sempra 
Energy's and SI Partners' minority owners' respective rights and 
obligations with respect to their ownership of SI Partners.
    Additional details can be found in the Statement, posted on the DOE 
website at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-02/Cameron%20LNG%20LLC%20et%20al.%20-%20Change%20in%20Control%20Filing_.pdf.

DOE Evaluation

    DOE will review the Statement 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 the Authorization Holders' various 
existing authorizations to export LNG to non-free trade agreement (non-
FTA) countries, as identified in the Statement.\3\ 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 
authorizations inconsistent with the public interest.
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    \2\ 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014).
    \3\ The Authorization Holders' Statement also applies to: (1) 
Their various existing authorizations to export LNG to FTA 
countries, and (2) their various pending applications to export LNG 
to non-FTA countries, both as identified in the Statement. DOE will 
respond to those portions of the Statement 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 the Authorization Holders' Statement.\4\ 
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 the 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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    \4\ Intervention, if granted, would constitute intervention only 
in the change in control portion of these proceedings, as described 
herein.
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    As noted, DOE is only accepting electronic submissions at this 
time. Please email the filing to [email protected]. All filings must 
include a reference to ``Docket Nos. 11-145-LNG, et al.'' in the title 
line, or ``Cameron LNG, LLC, et al. Change in Control'' in the title 
line.
    Please Note: 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.
    The Authorization Holders' Statement, and any filed protests, 
motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and comments will be 
available electronically by going to the following DOE Web address: 
https://www.energy.gov/fecm/regulation.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2022.
Amy R. Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of 
Resource Sustainability.
[FR Doc. 2022-06932 Filed 3-31-22; 8:45 am]
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