[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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