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Additionally, the NCDOT held two 

corridor public hearings one on October 

27, 2011 at Noble Middle School in 

Wilmington and the other on October 

18, 2011 at Topsail High School in 

Hampstead. The described changes 

came as a direct result from the agency 

and public input. The NCDOT 

anticipates holding future design public 

hearings to further describe changes to 

the project since 2011. 

A 45-day public review period will be 

provided for all interested parties, 

individuals, and agencies to review and 

comment on the Draft Supplement to 

the EIS when released. 

3. Availability of the Supplement to 

the EIS. The Draft Supplement is 

expected to be published and circulated 

late Summer or Fall of 2013. 

Dated: July 15, 2013. 

Henry Wicker, 

Asst. Chief, Regulatory Division. 

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BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Inland Waterways Users Board 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), announcement is 

made of the forthcoming meeting. 

Name of Committee: Inland 

Waterways Users Board (Board). 

Date: August 13, 2013. 

Location: Meeting at The Brown 

Hotel, 335 West Broadway, Louisville, 

Kentucky 40202, at 502–583–1234 or 

888–888–5252, or BrownHotel.com. 

Time: Registration will begin at 8:30 

a.m. and the meeting is scheduled to 

adjourn at approximately 1:00 p.m. 

Agenda: The agenda will include the 

status of funding for inland navigation 

projects and studies, the status of the 

Inland Waterways Trust Fund, funding 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 and 2014, 

update of proposed water resourcesrelated authorization bills, status of the 

Olmsted Locks and Dam Project, an 

update of the Inland Marine 

Transportation System (IMTS) Levels of 

Service and status of the Inland 

Waterways System. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark R. Pointon, Institute for Water 

Resources, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, CEIWR–GM, 7701 Telegraph 

Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, 

Virginia 22315–3868; Ph: 703–428– 

6438. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Any 

interested person may attend, appear 

before, or file statements with the 

committee at the time and in the 

manner permitted by the committee. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 13–42–LNG] 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC; 

Application for Long-Term 

Authorization To Export Liquefied 

Natural Gas Produced From Domestic 

Natural Gas Resources to Non-Free 

Trade Agreement Countries for a 20- 

Year Period 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application) filed on April 2, 2013, by 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (SPL), 

requesting long-term authorization to 

export liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

produced from domestic sources in an 

amount up to 91,250,000 million British 

thermal units ((MMBtu) per year (the 

equivalent of 88.3 billion standard cubic 

feet (Bcf) of natural gas per year), 

pursuant to the LNG Sale and Purchase 

Agreement (FOB) between SPL as seller 

and Centrica plc (CENTRICA) as buyer 

dated March 22, 2013 (CENTRICA SPA). 

SPL seeks authorization to export LNG 

from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in 

Cameron Parish, Louisiana, both to: 

(i) Any nation that currently has or in 

the future develops the capacity to 

import LNG and with which the United 

States currently has, or in the future 

enters into, a free trade agreement (FTA) 

requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas and LNG; and (ii) all 

countries that have not entered into an 

FTA with the United States requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural 

gas, which currently have or in the 

future develop the capacity to import 

LNG, and with which trade in not 

prohibited by U.S. law or policy. In the 

portion of SPL’s Application subject to 

this Notice, SPL requests authorization 

to export LNG to any country with 

which the United States does not have 

an FTA requiring national treatment for 

trade in natural gas (non-FTA countries) 

with which trade is not prohibited by 

U.S. law or policy. SPL requests that 

this authorization commence on the 

earlier of the date of first export or eight 

years from the date the authorization is 

granted. The Application was filed 

under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717b. 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, 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, September 

23, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email: 

fergas@hq.doe.gov. 

Regular Mail 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, 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 Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larine Moore or Lisa Tracy, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478; (202) 586–4523. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Electricity and 

Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 6B–256, 1000 Independence 

Avenue. SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

SPL, a limited liability company with 

its principal place of business in 

Houston, Texas, is an indirect 

subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Partners, 

L.P. (Cheniere Partners), a limited 

partnership majority owned by Cheniere 

Energy, Inc. (Cheniere Energy). Cheniere 

Partners is a Delaware limited 

partnership with its primary place of 

business in Houston, Texas; Cheniere 

Energy is a Delaware corporation with 

its primary place of business in 

Houston, Texas. Cheniere Energy is a 

developer of LNG terminals and natural 

gas pipelines on the Gulf Coast, 


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1 DOE/FE Order No. 2961, issued on May 20, 

2011, granted conditional authorization to SPL to 

export domestically produced LNG from the Sabine 

Pass LNG Terminal to non-FTA nations. 

2SPL received FERC approval to commence the 

mandatory National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321, et seq., pre-filing review 

process for the planned Liquefaction Expansion 

Project on March 8, 2013, in Docket No. PF13–8– 

000. On June 7, 2013, the FERC published a Notice 

of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment 

for SPL’s planned expansion. 

3SPL’s pre-filing request also includes a request 

by an affiliated interstate pipeline company, 

Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. (CCTPL), for a 

proposed extension and expansion of the existing 

Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline system in order to 

deliver feed-gas to the Liquefaction Expansion 

Project. 

4Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order 

No. 3307, Order Granting Authorization to Export 

Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel Pursuant to the 

Long-Term Contract with Centrica plc from the 

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Free Trade Agreement 

Nations. 

including the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal. SPL is authorized to do 

business in the States of Texas and 

Louisiana. 

SPL and its affiliate, Sabine Pass LNG, 

L.P., are currently developing a 

liquefaction project consisting of four 

LNG production trains at the existing 

Sabine Pass LNG import, storage and 

vaporization terminal in Cameron, 

Parish, Louisiana (Liquefaction Project). 

On April 16, 2012, the Federal Energy 

approved the construction and 

operation of the Liquefaction Project. 

On August 7, 2012, in Order No. 2961– 

A, DOE/FE issued final authorization to 

SPL to export LNG from the Sabine Pass 

LNG Terminal to non-FTA Nations.1 On 

February 27, 2013, SPL filed with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) a request to initiate the 

Commission’s pre-filing review 2 for a 

proposed expansion of the Liquefaction 

Project that would consist of two 

additional liquefaction trains (Trains 5 

and 6) totaling approximately 1.3 Bcf 

per day of natural gas liquefaction 

capacity (Liquefaction Expansion 

Project).3

The parties to the CENTRICA SPA are 

SPL and CENTRICA. CENTRICA is a 

public limited company organized 

under the laws of England and Wales, 

with a primary place of business in 

Windsor, United Kingdom. SPL states 

that CENTRICA is a multi-national 

energy company with operations in 

seven countries, including the United 

States, involved in a wide range of 

activities, such as oil and gas 

exploration, electricity generation, 

natural gas distribution, and energy 

trading, among others. 

Current Application 

SPL requests authorization to export 

up to 91,250,000 MMBtu per year of 

natural gas (approximately 88.3 Bcf per 

year) as LNG from the proposed fifth 

train at the Sabine Pass Liquefaction 

Project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, 

to: (i) Any country with which the 

United States currently has, or in the 

future will have, a Free Trade 

Agreement (FTA) requiring the national 

treatment for trade in natural gas, and 

(ii) any country with which the United 

States does not have an FTA requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural 

gas (non-FTA countries) with which 

trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or 

policy. SPL seeks authorization to 

export the LNG for a 20-year term, 

commencing on the earlier of the date 

of first export or eight years from the 

date the authorization is issued. 

On July 12, 2013, in DOE/FE Order 

No. 3307, DOE granted the portion of 

SPL’s current Application seeking 

export authorization to FTA nations.4

DOE/FE Order 3307, issued pursuant to 

pursuant to NGA section 3(c), 15 U.S.C. 

717b(c), authorizes SPL to export 

domestically produced LNG by vessel 

pursuant to the long-term contract with 

Centrica plc from the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal. The portion of SPL’s 

Application that seeks authorization to 

export domestically produced LNG to 

non-FTA countries will be reviewed 

pursuant to NGA section 3(a), 15 U.S.C. 

717b(a), and is the subject of this Notice. 

SPL states that the volume of natural 

gas to be exported and dates of 

commencement and completion for the 

proposed exports from the proposed 

fifth liquefaction train are set forth in 

the CENTRICA SPA. SPL further states 

that it will deliver to CENTRICA an 

annual contract quantity consisting of 

91,250,000 MMBtu per year, which is 

equivalent to approximately 88.3 Bcf of 

natural gas per year. The price of LNG 

made available under the CENTRICA 

SPA consists of a two-part rate: the first 

part reimburses SPL for the capital and 

operating costs of the facilities that will 

be constructed; and the second part 

reimburses SPL for the cost of fuel and 

feed gas purchased to satisfy loading 

nominations under the contract. The 

CENTRICA SPA has a primary term of 

20 years from the date of first 

commercial delivery from the fifth LNG 

train, and may be extended for an 

additional ten year term upon election 

by CENTRICA. SPL states that the 

remaining terms and conditions of the 

CENTRICA SPA are substantially 

similar to other sales and purchase 

agreements in the industry. 

SPL states that it will purchase 

natural gas to be used as fuel and 

feedstock for LNG production from the 

interstate and intrastate grid at points of 

interconnection with other pipelines 

and with points of liquidity that are 

both upstream and downstream of the 

CCTPL system and other systems that 

interconnect with the Liquefaction 

Expansion Project. SPL anticipates that 

the Liquefaction Expansion Project will 

have access to various other interstate 

and intrastate pipeline systems that will 

enable SPL to purchase natural gas from 

multiple conventional and 

unconventional basins across the region 

and state, and throughout the U.S. SPL 

notes that this supply can be sourced in 

large volumes in the spot market, or else 

pursued under long-term arrangements. 

SPL notes that, to date, it has not 

entered into any natural gas purchase 

agreements for the purpose of supplying 

natural gas feedstock for the exports 

contemplated by the CENTRICA SPA. 

SPL requests that DOE/FE issue the 

FTA Authorization without 

modification or delay in accordance 

with the applicable standard of review 

under Section 3(c) of the NGA, and 

requests that DOE/FE issue the NonFTA Authorization prior to March 31, 

2014. SPL requests that the non-FTA 

Authorization be issued as a conditional 

order, pursuant to Section 590.402 of 

the DOE regulations, followed by 

issuance of a final order immediately 

upon completion of the environmental 

review of the Liquefaction Expansion 

Project by FERC. 

Public Interest Considerations 

SPL states that its proposed non-FTA 

authorization should be granted by 

DOE/FE because it is not inconsistent 

with the public interest, as set forth in 

NGA section 3(a), and that there is 

ample evidence in the public record that 

exports of LNG, such as those requested 

by SPL in this Application, are in the 

public interest. 

SPL asserts that in granting SPL’s 

request for export authorization in 

Orders No. 2961 and 2961–A, DOE/FE 

already has made a favorable public 

interest determination in the case of 

LNG exports from the Liquefaction 

Project. SPL contends that this previous 

determination made by DOE/FE is 

equally applicable here. SPL states that 

the determination in the earlier 

preceding was made on the basis of the 

very robust market studies and other 

evidence and comments that SPL 

submitted and that these items 

demonstrated the substantial economic 

and public benefits that are likely to 

follow from exports of natural gas as 

LNG. In particular, SPL points to the 

substantial record that it developed 

demonstrating the public interest 

benefits of exports in FE Docket No. 10– 

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5Policy Guidelines and Delegation Orders 

Relating to the Regulation of Imported Natural Gas, 

49 FR 6684 (Feb. 22, 1984). 

To further support the Application, 

SPL provides discussion of U.S. 

domestic production and consumption 

of natural gas, which, according to SPL, 

concludes that the sale of LNG to 

CENTRICA pursuant to the CENTRICA 

SPA is in the public interest and that 

such exports do not reduce the amount 

of natural gas available for domestic 

uses. Specifically, SPL provides further 

discussion with the following: 

(1) SPL states that the CENTRICA SPA 

was specifically constructed to respect 

the competitive natural gas market and 

to ensure that CENTRICA has the 

opportunity to respond to price signals 

as well. SPL further states that the 

export agreement functions in concert 

with the market, so that if additional gas 

supplies are required from participants 

that would otherwise consume gas, 

those supplies can be released to 

consumers that value it more. SPL 

further notes that because the 

CENTRICA SPA is constructed with a 

market mechanism that responds to the 

competitive natural gas market, it never 

results in consumption of gas that 

would otherwise be required by the 

market. 

(2) SPL states that it previously 

commissioned a report from Advanced 

Resources International (ARI), titled 

U.S. Natural Gas Resources and 

Productive Capacity: Mid-2012 (ARI 

Resource Report), to assess the scope of 

domestic natural gas resources and its 

potential for future recovery. SPL states 

that the ARI Resource Report 

demonstrates that the U.S. has 

significant natural gas resources 

available to meet projected future 

domestic needs, including the quantities 

contemplated for export under this 

Application. SPL further states that the 

ARI Resource Report establishes that the 

availability of new natural gas reserves 

is likely to continue expanding into the 

future as new unconventional 

formations are discovered and the oil 

and gas industry continues to improve 

drilling and extraction techniques. 

(3) SPL states that the Reference Case 

of EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2013 

Early Release (AEO 2013) supports the 

proposition that the domestic natural 

gas resource base continues to expand 

rapidly. SPL states that the AEO 2013 

Reference Case forecasts that domestic 

dry natural gas production will increase 

by an average of 1.3% per year through 

2040 and that U.S. dry natural gas 

production will total 33.14 Tcf by 2040, 

an increase of 44% from production 

levels of 23.0 Tcf in 2011. SPL further 

notes that the AEO 2013 Reference Case 

projects that domestic demand growth 

for natural gas will average 0.7% 

annually over the next 30 years, leading 

to a domestic market of 29.54 Tcf by 

2040. SPL states that AEO 2013 projects 

that over this same period of time, 

domestic natural gas production is 

projected to grow by 1.3% per year on 

average, or approximately twice the rate 

of growth in domestic natural gas 

demand. SPL further states that the EIA 

anticipates that the U.S. will become a 

net exporter of natural gas after 2020. 

In summary, SPL states that the 

abundant U.S. natural gas supplies and 

the overwhelmingly positive economic 

benefits of the Liquefaction Project and 

associated LNG exports, coupled with 

the competitive pricing mechanism in 

the CENTRICA SPA, unequivocally 

establish that SPL’s proposal satisfies 

the public interest standard as set forth 

in DOE’s Policy Guidelines.5

Further details can be found in 

Appendix C of the Application, which 

has been posted at http:// 

www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/authorizations/ 

2013_applications/13_42_lng.pdf. 

Environmental Impact 

SPL states that the potential 

environmental impact of the Sabine 

Pass Expansion Project will be reviewed 

by FERC as the lead agency for the 

purposes of coordinating all applicable 

federal authorizations and complying 

with NEPA. SPL anticipates that DOE/ 

FE will participate as a cooperating 

agency in FERC’s environmental review 

process for the Liquefaction Expansion 

Project. SPL maintains that DOE/FE has 

adopted regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) that 

govern its role as a cooperating agency 

in the NEPA process. DOE’s regulations 

provide that DOE shall cooperate with 

the other agencies in developing 

environmental information. Finally, SPL 

states that CEQ’s regulations further 

provide for DOE/FE to adopt FERC’s 

findings so long as FERC has 

satisfactorily addressed any comments 

raised by DOE/FE in its role as a 

cooperating agency. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

The Application will be reviewed 

pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 

U.S.C. 717b(a), and the authority 

contained in DOE Delegation Order No. 

00–002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04E 

(April 29, 2011). In reviewing this LNG 

export Application, DOE will consider 

any issues required by law or policy. To 

the extent determined to be relevant or 

appropriate, these issues will include 

the impact of LNG exports associated 

with this Application on domestic need 

for the gas proposed for export, 

adequacy of domestic natural gas 

supply, U.S. energy security, and the 

cumulative impact of the requested 

authorization and any other LNG export 

application(s) previously approved on 

domestic natural gas supply and 

demand fundamentals. DOE will also 

consider any other relevant issues, 

including the impact on the U.S. 

economy (GDP), consumers, and 

industry, job creation, U.S. balance of 

trade, international considerations, and 

whether the arrangement is consistent 

with DOE’s policy of promoting 

competition in the marketplace by 

allowing commercial parties to freely 

negotiate their own trade arrangements. 

Parties that may oppose this 

Application should address these issues 

in their comments and/or protests, as 

well as any other issues deemed 

relevant to the Application. 

NEPA requires DOE to give 

appropriate consideration to the 

environmental effects of its proposed 

decisions. No final decision will be 

issued in this proceeding until DOE has 

met its environmental responsibilities. 

Due to the complexity of the issues 

raised by the Applicant, interested 

persons will be provided 60 days from 

the date of publication of this Notice in 

which to submit comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, or motions for additional 

procedures. 

Public Comment Procedures 

In response to this Notice, any person 

may file a protest, comments, or a 

motion to intervene or notice of 

intervention, as applicable. Any person 

wishing to become a party to the 

proceeding must file a motion to 

intervene or notice of intervention, as 

applicable. The filing of comments or a 

protest with respect to the Application 

will not serve to make the commenter or 

protestant a party to the proceeding, 

although protests and comments 

received from persons who are not 

parties will be considered in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken on the Application. All protests, 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

notices of intervention must meet the 

requirements specified by the 

regulations in 10 CFR Part 590. 

Filings may be submitted using one of 

the following methods: (1) emailing the 

filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov with FE 

Docket No. 13–42–LNG in the title line; 

(2) mailing an original and three paper 

copies of the filing to the Office Oil and 

Gas Global Security and Supply at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3) hand 


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delivering an original and three paper 

copies of the filing to the Office of Oil 

and Gas Global Security and Supply at 

the address listed in ADDRESSES before 

4:30 p.m. EST. All filings must include 

a reference to FE Docket No. 13–42– 

LNG. 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. 

A decisional record on the 

Application will be developed through 

responses to this notice by parties, 

including the parties’ written comments 

and replies thereto. Additional 

procedures will be used as necessary to 

achieve a complete understanding of the 

facts and issues. A party seeking 

intervention may request that additional 

procedures be provided, such as 

additional written comments, an oral 

presentation, a conference, or trial-type 

hearing. Any request to file additional 

written comments should explain why 

they are necessary. Any request for an 

oral presentation should identify the 

substantial question of fact, law, or 

policy at issue, show that it is material 

and relevant to a decision in the 

proceeding, and demonstrate why an 

oral presentation is needed. Any request 

for a conference should demonstrate 

why the conference would materially 

advance the proceeding. Any request for 

a trial-type hearing must show that there 

are factual issues genuinely in dispute 

that are relevant and material to a 

decision, and that a trial-type hearing is 

necessary for a full and true disclosure 

of the facts. 

If an additional procedure is 

scheduled, notice will be provided to all 

parties. If no party requests additional 

procedures, a final Opinion and Order 

may be issued based on the official 

record, including the Application and 

responses filed by parties pursuant to 

this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 

§ 590.316. 

The Application is available for 

inspection and copying in the Office of 

Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply 

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 

Application and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene or notice of 

interventions, 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 18, 

2013. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 13–30–LNG] 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC; 

Application for Long-Term 

Authorization To Export Liquefied 

Natural Gas Produced From Domestic 

Natural Gas Resources to Non-Free 

Trade Agreement Countries for a 20- 

Year Period 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application) filed on February 27, 

2013, by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 

(SPL), requesting long-term 

authorization to export liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) produced from domestic 

sources in an amount up to 104,250,000 

million British thermal units ((MMBtu) 

per year (the equivalent of 101 billion 

standard cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas 

per year), pursuant to the LNG Sale and 

Purchase Agreement (FOB) between SPL 

as seller and Total Gas & Power North 

America, Inc. (TGPNA) as buyer dated 

December 14, 2012 (TOTAL SPA). SPL 

seeks authorization to export LNG from 

the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in 

Cameron Parish, Louisiana, both to: (i) 

Any nation that currently has or in the 

future develops the capacity to import 

LNG and with which the United States 

currently has, or in the future enters 

into, a free trade agreement (FTA) 

requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas and LNG; and (ii) all 

countries that have not entered into an 

FTA with the United States requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural 

gas, which currently have or in the 

future develop the capacity to import 

LNG, and with which trade in not 

prohibited by U.S. law or policy. In the 

portion of SPL’s Application subject to 

this Notice, SPL requests authorization 

to export LNG to any country with 

which the United States does not have 

an FTA requiring national treatment for 

trade in natural gas (non-FTA countries) 

with which trade is not prohibited by 

U.S. law or policy. SPL requests that 

this authorization commence on the 

earlier of the date of first export or eight 

years from the date the authorization is 

granted. The Application was filed 

under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717b. 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, 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, September 

23, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing by email: 

fergas@hq.doe.gov 

Regular Mail U.S. Department of 

Energy (FE–34), Office of Oil and Gas 

Global Security and Supply, 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 

Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Lisa Tracy, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478; (202) 586–4523. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Electricity and 

Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 6B–256, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

SPL, a limited liability company with 

its principal place of business in 

Houston, Texas, is an indirect 

subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Partners, 

L.P. (Cheniere Partners), a limited 

partnership majority owned by Cheniere 

Energy, Inc. (Cheniere Energy). Cheniere 

Partners is a Delaware limited 

partnership with its primary place of 

business in Houston, Texas; Cheniere 

Energy is a Delaware corporation with 

its primary place of business in 

Houston, Texas. Cheniere Energy is a 

developer of LNG terminals and natural 


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