Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 248 / Friday, December 28, 2018 / Notices 67273 

266 Id. at 64. 

267 Id. at 67. 

268 Id. at 77. 

269 Id. at 77. 

270 Id. at 70. 

271 2018 LNG Export Study at 63 & Appx F. 

• ‘‘Increased exports of natural gas 

will improve the U.S. balance of trade 

and result in a wealth transfer into the 

United States.’’ 266

• ‘‘Overall [U.S.] GDP improves as 

LNG exports increase for all scenarios 

with the same U.S. natural gas supply 

condition.267

• ‘‘There is no support for the 

concern that LNG exports would come 

at the expense of domestic natural gas 

consumption.’’ 268

• ‘‘[A] large share of the increase in 

LNG exports is supported by an increase 

in domestic natural gas production.’’ 269

• ‘‘Natural gas intensive [industries] 

continue to grow robustly at higher 

levels of LNG exports, albeit at slightly 

lower rates of increase than they would 

at lower levels.’’ 270

We have evaluated the public comments 

submitted in response to the 2018 

Study. None of the eight comments 

opposing the 2018 Study have provided 

sufficient evidence to rebut or otherwise 

undermine these findings. 

Specifically, the opposing comments 

criticize aspects of the models, 

assumptions, and design of the 2018 

Study. As discussed above, however, 

EIA’s most recent projections in AEO 

2018 continue to show market 

conditions that will accommodate 

increased exports of natural gas. When 

compared to prior AEO Reference cases 

(including AEO 2017’s Reference case 

used in the 2018 Study), the AEO 2018 

Reference case projects increases in 

domestic natural gas production—well 

in excess of what is required to meet 

projected increases in domestic 

consumption. Accordingly, DOE/FE 

finds that the 2018 LNG Export Study is 

fundamentally sound and supports the 

proposition that exports of LNG from 

the lower-48 states, in volumes up to 

and including 52.8 Bcf/d of natural gas, 

will not be inconsistent with the public 

interest.271

As stated above, DOE will consider 

each application as required under the 

NGA and NEPA based on the 

administrative record compiled in each 

individual proceeding. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on December 

20, 2018. 

Steven E. Winberg, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28238 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL19–16–000] 

Michigan Electric Transmission 

Company, LLC; Notice of Institution of 

Section 206 Proceeding and Refund 

Effective Date 

On December 20, 2018, the 

Commission issued an order in Docket 

No. EL19–16–000, pursuant to section 

206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 

U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an 

investigation into whether the 

transmission formula rate of Michigan 

Electric Transmission Company, LLC 

may be unjust, unreasonable, or unduly 

discriminatory or preferential. Int’l 

Transmission Co., et al., 165 FERC 

61,236 (2018). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL19–16–000, established pursuant 

to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Any interested person desiring to be 

heard in Docket No. EL19–16–000 must 

file a notice of intervention or motion to 

intervene, as appropriate, with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214, within 21 

days of the date of issuance of the order. 

Dated: December 20, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28253 Filed 12–27–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #2 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

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ER10–1287–007; ER10–1292–007; 

ER10–1303–007; ER10–1319–009; 

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Company, CMS Energy Resource 

Management Company, Grayling 

Generating Station Limited Partnership, 

Genesee Power Station Limited 

Partnership, CMS Generation Michigan 

Power, LLC, Dearborn Industrial 

Generation, L.L.C. 

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2018 Notice of Non-Material Change-InStatus of Consumer Energy Company, et 

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