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1Cheniere Marketing, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 

3102, Order Granting Blanket Authorization to 

Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas 

by Vessel (June 7, 2012). 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process for seeking feedback from 

the public on service delivery. This 

notice announces our intent to submit 

this collection to OMB for approval and 

solicits comments on specific aspects 

for the proposed information collection. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before June 30, 2014. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Mrs. Chris Rouleau, PRA Officer, 

Records Management Division (IM–23), 

Office of the Chief Information Officer, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, or by email at 

InformationCollection@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

supporting statement should be directed 

to the person listed in ADDRESSES of this 

document. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5160; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery’’; (3) Type of Review: 

Extension; (4) Purpose: The proposed 

information collection activity provides 

a means to garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10,000; (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

10,000; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 200,000; (8) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: There are no costs for 

Reporting and Recordkeeping. 

Statutory Authority: Executive Order 

(EO) 13571, Streamlining Service 

Delivery and Improving Customer 

Service. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 23, 

2014. 

Troy Manigault, 

Director, Records Management Division, IT 

Planning, Architecture, and E-Government, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 14–31–LNG] 

Cheniere Marketing, LLC; Application 

for Blanket Authorization To Export 

Previously Imported Liquefied Natural 

Gas on a Short-Term Basis 

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 March 7, 2014, 

by Cheniere Marketing, LLC (CMI), 

requesting blanket authorization to 

export liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

previously imported into the United 

States from foreign sources in a volume 

equivalent to approximately 500 Billion 

cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on a 

cumulative basis. CMI seeks 

authorization to export the LNG by 

vessel from the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal, owned by Sabine Pass LNG, 

L.P. and located in Cameron Parish, 

Louisiana, on a short-term or spot 

market basis for a two-year period 

commencing on June 1, 2014. CMI 

requests authorization to export the 

LNG to any country with the capacity to 

import LNG via ocean-going carrier and 

with which trade is not prohibited by 

U.S. law or policy. CMI requests this 

authorization on its own behalf and as 

agent for other parties who hold title to 

the LNG at the time of export. The 

Application was filed under section 3 of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and written comments are 

invited. 

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, May 30, 

2014. 

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 Beverly Howard, 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) 586–9387. 

Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of 

Energy (GC–76), Office of the 

Assistant General Counsel for 

Electricity and Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, (202) 586–9793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Applicant. CMI states that it is a 

Delaware limited liability company with 

its principal place of business in 

Houston, Texas. CMI further states that 

it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Cheniere Development, Inc., which in 

turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Cheniere Energy, Inc. Both Cheniere 

Development and Cheniere Energy are 

Delaware corporations with their 

primary place of business in Houston, 

Texas. According to CMI, Cheniere 

Energy is a developer of LNG import 

terminals and natural gas pipelines on 

the U.S. Gulf Coast, including the 

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal. 

Procedural History. On June 7, 2012, 

DOE/FE issued Order No. 3102, in 

which it authorized CMI to export, on 

its own behalf or as agent for others, 

LNG previously imported from foreign 

sources in a volume equivalent to 

approximately 500 Bcf of natural gas on 

a cumulative basis over a two-year 

period commencing on June 7, 2012, 

and extending through June 6, 2014.1

The Application subject to this Notice, 

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2Cheniere Marketing, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 

3208, Order Granting Blanket Authorization to 

Import and Export Natural Gas from and to Canada 

and Mexico, to Import Liquefied Natural Gas from 

Various International Sources by Vessel, and to 

Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Canada and Mexico 

by Vessel and Truck (Dec. 3, 2013). 

3See, e.g., Panhandle Producers & Royalty 

Owners Ass’n v. ERA, 822 F.2d 1105, 1111 (D.C. Cir. 

1987). 

4New Policy Guidelines and Delegations Order 

Relating to Regulation of Imported Natural Gas, 49 

FR 6684 (Feb. 22, 1984). 

5See Cheniere Marketing, LLC, DOE/FE Order No 

3102, at 8. 

6ConocoPhillips Company, DOE/FE Order No. 

3359, Order Granting Blanket Authorization to 

Export Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas 

by Vessel (Nov. 7, 2013) (granting authority to 

export LNG from the LNG terminal facilities on 

Quintana Island, Texas, owned by Freeport LNG 

Development, L.P.). 

7 Id. at 7. 

8See id. at 6–7. 

9CMI states that, in December 2013, EIA issued 

its Annual Energy Outlook 2014 Early Release 

Reference case, in which EIA increased its forecast 

of cumulative dry natural gas production (from 

2012 to 2040) by 11% from its forecast in AEO 

2013. 

if granted by DOE/FE, would renew that 

existing blanket authorization. 

Additionally, on December 3, 2012, 

DOE/FE issued Order No. 3208, in 

which it authorized CMI (in relevant 

part) to import LNG from various 

international sources in a total volume 

equivalent to approximately 1,600 Bcf 

for a two-year term beginning on 

January 29, 2013, and extending through 

January 28, 2015.2 Under the terms of 

this authorization, CMI may import the 

LNG by vessel to any LNG terminal in 

the United States and its territories. 

Current Application 

CMI seeks to export LNG previously 

imported into the United States from 

foreign sources in a volume equivalent 

to approximately 500 Bcf of natural gas 

on a cumulative basis. CMI notes that it 

is not seeking authorization to export 

domestically-produced natural gas or 

LNG. CMI states that it plans to export 

the LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal to any country with the 

capacity to import the LNG via oceangoing carrier and with which trade is 

not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. 

CMI requests this blanket authorization 

for a two-year period commencing on 

June 7, 2014—the day after its blanket 

authorization in DOE/FE Order No. 

3102 expires. 

CMI proposes to export LNG that is 

derived from its LNG importing 

activities and that resides in LNG 

storage tanks at the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal. CMI states that the LNG either 

will be re-exported or regasified for 

consumption in the domestic natural 

gas market, contingent on U.S. and 

global market price signals. CMI states 

that no physical modification to the 

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal will be 

required to accommodate the proposed 

exports. CMI further states that there are 

no other proceedings related to this 

Application currently pending before 

DOE or any other federal agency. 

CMI seeks to export the requested 

LNG on its own behalf and as agent for 

third parties who hold title to the LNG 

at the time of export. CMI states that it 

will comply with all DOE/FE 

requirements for exporters and agents as 

set forth in recent DOE/FE orders, 

including registering each LNG title 

holder for whom CMI seeks to export as 

agent. CMI proposes that this 

registration include a written statement 

by the title holder acknowledging and 

agreeing to comply with all applicable 

requirements set forth in CMI’s export 

authorization, and to include those 

requirements in any subsequent 

purchase or sale agreement entered into 

by that title holder. 

Public Interest Considerations 

CMI states that section 3 of the NGA 

creates a statutory presumption in favor 

of approval of its Application, which 

opponents bear the burden of 

overcoming.3 Citing DOE/FE policy on 

evaluating an export application,4 CMI 

contends that the proposed export of 

previously imported LNG is consistent 

with section 3 of the NGA. 

In support of its assertion that the 

requested authorization is in the public 

interest, CMI cites its existing blanket 

authorization—DOE/FE Order No. 

3102—in which DOE/FE authorized the 

export of the same volume of 

previously-imported, foreign-sourced 

LNG as sought here. CMI states that, in 

granting that authorization in 2012, 

DOE/FE determined that the record 

showed sufficient supply of natural gas 

to satisfy domestic demand from 

multiple other sources at competitive 

prices, without relying on the volumes 

of imported LNG that CMI would seek 

to export.5

CMI states that DOE/FE made a 

similar finding in November 2103, when 

it issued DOE/FE Order No. 3359 to 

ConocoPhillips Company. In that order, 

DOE/FE granted ConocoPhillips blanket 

authority to export LNG previously 

imported from foreign sources in a 

cumulative volume equivalent to 

approximately 500 Bcf of natural gas.6

CMI quotes DOE/FE’s finding, ‘‘United 

States consumers will continue to have 

access to substantial quantities of 

natural gas sufficient to meet domestic 

demand from multiple other sources at 

competitive prices without drawing on 

the LNG which ConocoPhillips seeks to 

export.’’ 7

CMI states that, in DOE/FE Order 

3359 (as well as in other blanket 

authorizations issued in recent years), 

DOE/FE authorized the export of 

previously imported LNG based in part 

on data compiled by the U.S. Energy 

Information Administration (EIA). CMI 

asserts that this data substantiates U.S. 

consumer access to ample volumes of 

natural gas to meet domestic demand 

from other competitively-priced 

sources. In Order No. 3359, for example, 

CMI states that DOE/FE took 

administrative notice that EIA’s Annual 

Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO 2013) 

showed annual domestic dry natural gas 

production increasing from 21.33 

trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2010 to a 

projection of 26.61 Tcf by 2020—an 

annual increase of 5.28 Tcf.8

Consumption over the same period 

increased only by 2.54 Tcf annually. 

CMI cites DOE/FE’s findings in these 

proceedings, in addition to EIA’s more 

recent estimates in Annual Energy 

Outlook 2014 Early Release Overview,9

to support the conclusion that the 

foreign-sourced LNG proposed for 

export in this Application is not needed 

to meet domestic demand. 

Finally, CMI states that the requested 

authorization would provide CMI with 

necessary flexibility to respond to 

changes in domestic and global markets 

for natural gas and LNG. Under its 

existing authorization in DOE/FE Order 

No. 3102, CMI has been able to avail 

itself of spot-market LNG import 

cargoes, which promotes the liquidity of 

supply available to the U.S. market. 

According to CMI, natural gas derived 

from the imported LNG will be available 

to supply local markets when 

conditions support it, which may 

moderate the volatility of U.S. gas 

prices. For these reasons, CMI states that 

the requested export authorization is 

consistent with the public interest. 

Additional details can be found in 

CMI’s Application, which is posted on 

the DOE/FE Web site at: http://

www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/

gasregulation/authorizations/2014_

applications/14_31_lng_howard_reexport.pdf 

Environmental Impact 

CMI states that the proposed export of 

previously-imported LNG would require 

no modifications to the Sabine Pass 

LNG Terminal. Therefore, CMI 

maintains that a grant of its Application 

would not constitute a federal action 

significantly affecting the human 

environment within the meaning of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

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(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., nor 

would an environmental impact 

statement or environmental assessment 

be required. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

The Application will be reviewed 

pursuant to section 3 of the NGA, as 

amended, and the authority contained 

in DOE Delegation Order No. 00– 

002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04F 

(July 11, 2013). In reviewing this LNG 

export application, DOE will consider 

domestic need for the gas, as well as any 

other issues determined to be 

appropriate, including 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 

comment in their responses on these 

issues. 

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 NEPA responsibilities. 

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. 14–31–LNG in the title line; 

(2) mailing 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; or (3) 

hand delivering an original and three 

paper copies of the filing to the Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Supply at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES. All filings 

must include a reference to FE Docket 

No. 14–31–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 Division 

of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities 

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 April 22, 

2014. 

John A. Anderson, 

Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities, Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply, Office of Oil and 

Natural Gas. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC14–6–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–600); Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Department of Energy 

(DOE). 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) is submitting its 

information collection FERC–600 (Rules 

of Practice and Procedure: Complaint 

Procedures) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of the information collection 

requirements. Any interested person 

may file comments directly with OMB 

and should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

previously issued a Notice in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 7651, 

2/10/2014) requesting public comments. 

The Commission received no comments 

on the FERC–600. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by May 30, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 

identified by the OMB Control No. 

1902–0180, should be sent via email to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. The Desk 

Officer may also be reached via 

telephone at 202–395–4718. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Commission, in Docket 

No. IC14–6–000, by either of the 

following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

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