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1 In its Application, SPL also requested 

authorization to export LNG to any nation that 

currently has, or in the future develops into, a FTA 

requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas 

(FTA countries). On January 22, 2014, DOE/FE 

granted that portion of SPL’s Application pursuant 

to NGA § 3(c), 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). See Sabine Pass 

Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3384, Order 

Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization 

to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the 

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Free Trade Agreement 

Nations (Jan. 22, 2014). 

2SPL states that the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal 

is currently being used for the import, storage, and 

vaporization of LNG. 3Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order 

No. 2833, Order Granting Long-Term Authorization 

to Export Liquefied Natural Gas from Sabine Pass 

LNG Terminal to Free Trade Nations (Sept. 7, 2010). 4Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC & Sabine Pass 

LNG, L.P., 139 FERC ¶ 61,039 (2012), reh’g denied, 

140 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2012). 5Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order 

No. 2961–A, Final Opinion and Order Granting 

Long-Term Authorization to Export Liquefied 

Natural Gas from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to 

Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations (Aug. 7, 2012). 

This order finalized the conditional authorization 

granted to SPL in DOE/FE Order No. 2961, dated 

May 20, 2011, to export domestically produced 

LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to nonFTA nations. 

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Dated: February 10, 2014. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Acting Assistant, Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03209 Filed 2–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 13–121–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 September 10, 

2013, by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC 

(SPL), requesting long-term 

authorization to export liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) produced from domestic 

sources in a volume equivalent to 

approximately 314 billion cubic feet per 

year of natural gas (Bcf/yr). SPL requests 

authorization to export the LNG for a 

20-year term from the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. 

In the portion of SPL’s Application 

subject to this Notice, SPL seeks 

authorization under § 3(a) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), to 

export LNG to any country with which 

the United States does not have a free 

trade agreement (FTA) requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural 

gas (non-FTA countries), and with 

which trade is not prohibited by U.S. 

law or policy.1 SPL seeks to export this 

LNG on its own behalf and as agent for 

other entities who hold title to the LNG 

at the time of export. SPL requests that 

this authorization commence on the 

earlier of the date of first export or eight 

years from the date the authorization is 

issued. 

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, April 14, 

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 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 states that, together with its 

affiliate, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. (Sabine 

Pass LNG), it is developing a 

liquefaction project consisting of four 

LNG production trains (Trains 1 through 

4) located at the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal (Liquefaction Project).2

Additionally, SPL states that it has 

announced plans to construct two 

additional LNG production trains— 

Trains 5 and 6 (Liquefaction Expansion 

Project)—for a total of six trains. 

Applicant. 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). 

Cheniere Partners is a Delaware limited 

partnership owned by Cheniere Energy, 

Inc. (Cheniere Energy), 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 developing the Sabine Pass 

LNG Terminal in Louisiana, as well as 

other LNG terminals and natural gas 

pipelines on the Gulf Coast. SPL states 

that it is authorized to do business in 

the States of Texas and Louisiana. 

Procedural History. SPL provides an 

overview of the history and/or existing 

authorizations associated with the 

Liquefaction Project and proposed 

Liquefaction Expansion Project, which 

is summarized as follows: 

On September 7, 2010, DOE/FE issued 

DOE/FE Order No. 2833, in which it 

authorized SPL to export LNG from the 

Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to FTA 

nations in a volume totaling 803 Bcf/yr 

of natural gas (2.2 Bcf per day (Bcf/d)).3

Subsequently, on April 16, 2012, the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) authorized the construction and 

operation of the Liquefaction Project.4

SPL notes that Trains 1 through 4 are 

currently under construction. 

On August 7, 2012, in DOE/FE Order 

No. 2961–A, DOE/FE granted final 

authorization to SPL to export LNG from 

the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to nonFTA countries in a volume equivalent to 

approximately 803 Bcf/yr of natural gas 

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6See FERC Docket No. PF13–8–000. 

7Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order 

No. 3306, Order Granting Authorization to Export 

Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel Pursuant to the 

Long-Term Contract with Total Gas & Power North 

America, Inc. from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal 

to Free Trade Agreement Nations (July 11, 2013). 

8Sabine 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 (July 12, 2013). 

9SPL states that its obligation to deliver LNG 

under the two SPAs will arise when the fifth LNG 

train becomes commercially operable. SPL also 

states, however, that its delivery obligations under 

its SPAs are not tied to individual LNG trains. 

10See supra n.1 

11App. at 8–9 (citing Lake Charles Exports, LLC, 

DOE/FE Order No. 3324, Order Conditionally 

Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract Authorization 

to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel From the 

Lake Charles Terminal to Non-Free Trade 

Agreement Nations (Aug. 7, 2013)). 

12 10 CFR 590.402. 

13NERA Economic Consulting, Macroeconomic 

Impacts of LNG Exports from the United States 

(Dec. 3, 2012), available at http://energy.gov/sites/ 

prod/files/2013/04/f0/nera_lng_report.pdf [NERA 

Study]. 

14Policy Guidelines & Delegation Orders Relating 

to the Regulation of Imported Natural Gas, 49 FR 

6684 (Feb. 22, 1984). 

additive volume of LNG authorized in 

both DOE/FE Order No. 2833 (FTA) and 

No. 2961–A (non-FTA) is equivalent to 

803 Bcf/yr of natural gas. 

On February 27, 2013, SPL and its 

affiliates (Sabine Pass LNG and Sabine 

Pass Liquefaction Expansion, LLC) 

sought authorization from FERC to 

initiate the pre-filing review process for 

the Liquefaction Expansion Project, 

which would consist of siting, 

constructing, and operating Trains 5 and 

6.6 SPL states that the peak combined 

LNG production capacity of Trains 5 

and 6 is estimated to be 503 Bcf/yr of 

natural gas, or 251.5 Bcf/yr for each 

train. 

Most recently, DOE/FE granted SPL 

two additional long-term export 

authorizations to FTA countries. First, 

on July 11, 2013, in DOE/FE Order No. 

3306, DOE/FE authorized SPL to export 

LNG in a volume equivalent to 101 Bcf/ 

yr of natural gas, pursuant to a LNG Sale 

and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with 

Total Gas & Power North America, Inc. 

(TGPNA).7 Second, on July 12, 2013, in 

DOE/FE Order No. 3307, DOE/FE issued 

a similar authorization in a volume 

equivalent to 88.3 Bcf/yr of natural gas, 

pursuant to a SPA with Centrica plc 

(Centrica).8 SPL’s applications for nonFTA export authorization under the 

terms of its SPAs with TGPNA and 

Centrica are pending in DOE/FE Docket 

Nos. 13–30–LNG and 13–42–LNG, 

respectively. 

Current Application 

In this Application, SPL requests 

long-term authorization to export any 

surplus LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal to both FTA and non-FTA 

countries—specifically, any volume of 

natural gas produced from Trains 5 and 

6 that is not already committed for 

export under its SPAs with TGPNA and 

Centrica, in an amount not to exceed the 

equivalent of 314 Bcf/yr of natural gas 

for the requested 20-year term.9 DOE/FE 

recently granted the FTA portion of 

SPL’s Application in DOE/FE Order No. 

3348, pursuant to NGA section 3(c), 15 

U.S.C. 717b(c).10 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 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. SPL is 

requesting this authorization to export 

LNG on its own behalf and as agent for 

other parties who will hold title to the 

LNG at the time of export. SPL states 

that it will comply with all DOE/FE 

requirements for exporters and agents, 

including registration requirements 

articulated in recent DOE/FE orders. 

SPL states that it intends to 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, both 

upstream and downstream of the 

Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline system 

and other systems that interconnect 

with the Liquefaction Expansion 

Project. SPL anticipates that the 

Liquefaction Expansion Project will 

have access to multiple interstate and 

intrastate pipeline systems, enabling it 

to purchase natural gas from 

conventional and unconventional basins 

across the Gulf Coast region and 

throughout the United States. SPL notes 

that this supply of natural gas can be 

sourced in large volumes in the spot 

market or pursued under long-term 

arrangements. SPL states that, to date, it 

has not entered into any purchase 

agreements for the purpose of supplying 

natural gas feedstock for the proposed 

exports. 

Additionally, SPL states that it has 

not yet entered into any long-term gas 

supply or export agreements in 

connection with the proposed exports. 

According to SPL, it is not submitting 

transaction-specific information at this 

time, but states that it will file, or cause 

to be filed, the transaction-specific 

information (e.g., long-term supply and/ 

or export agreements) requested in 

Section 590.202(b) of DOE/FE’s 

regulations (10 CFR 590.202(b)), 

consistent with DOE/FE precedent.11

Citing Section 590.402 of DOE’s 

regulations,12 SPL requests that DOE/FE 

grant its Application and issue a 

conditional non-FTA export 

authorization before March 31, 2014, 

followed by issuance of a final order 

immediately upon FERC’s completion of 

the environmental review of the 

Liquefaction Expansion Project by 

FERC, as discussed below. 

Public Interest Considerations 

SPL states that DOE/FE should grant 

the requested authorization because 

there is ample evidence in the public 

record that exports of LNG, such as 

those proposed by SPL in the 

Application, are in the public interest. 

According to SPL, DOE/FE previously 

determined that LNG exports from the 

Liquefaction Project were in the public 

interest when it issued Orders No. 2961 

and 2961–A—the conditional and final 

non-FTA authorizations issued to SPL 

and discussed above. SPL states that, in 

granting those orders in FE Docket No. 

10–111–LNG, DOE/FE pointed to 

market studies and other evidence that 

SPL submitted in the proceeding, which 

(according to SPL) demonstrated the 

substantial economic and public 

benefits that are likely to follow from 

exports of natural gas as LNG. SPL 

asserts that the same rationale applies 

here to show the public benefits 

associated with the proposed exports. It 

therefore incorporates by reference the 

record in its earlier non-FTA 

proceeding. SPL also references the 

macroeconomic study commissioned by 

DOE and conducted by NERA Economic 

Consulting in 2012 (NERA Study),13 as 

well as letters from members of the 

United States Congress submitted in 

response to the NERA Study, which SPL 

states expressed their approval of the 

export of domestic natural gas as LNG. 

Finally, SPL states that, because it 

intends to sell natural gas from Trains 

5 and 6 the Liquefaction Expansion 

Project under contractual arrangements 

that will be priced competitively with 

domestic natural gas, it will satisfy the 

public interest standard as set forth in 

DOE’s Policy Guidelines.14

Next, SPL points to the current 

supply/demand balance of natural gas 

in the United States in asserting that the 

proposed exports will not impinge on 

any national or regional need for the 

gas. SPL addresses these issues in 

Appendix B to the Application, entitled 

‘‘Further Discussion of the Projected 

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Exported.’’ Specifically, SPL states as 

follows: 

(1) The Liquefaction Expansion 

Project supports and encourages the 

continued development of natural gas 

resources during times when domestic 

prices of natural gas are depressed, and 

subsidizes the production of a quantity 

of natural gas that can be deployed on 

short notice when and if market prices 

induce the cancellation of the export of 

LNG cargoes, thereby mitigating 

volatility that would otherwise arise and 

ensuring that domestic supplies will be 

available over the duration of 

commodity market cycles. 

(2) SPL previously commissioned a 

report from Advanced Resources 

International (ARI), entitled 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 United States 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 United States 

Energy Information Administration’s 

(EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2013 

(AEO 2013) supports the assumption 

that the domestic natural gas resource 

base continues to expand rapidly. 

According to SPL, AEO 2013 forecasts 

that domestic dry natural gas 

production will increase by an average 

of 1.3% per year through 2040. SPL 

states that AEO 2013 also predicts U.S. 

dry natural gas production will total 

33.14 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) by 2040, a 

44.1% increase 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 through 2040, with domestic 

demand projected to expand to 29.54 

Tcf (80.9 Bcf/d) by 2040. According to 

SPL, 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 cites AEO 2013 in stating 

the United States will become a net 

exporter of natural gas after 2020. 

In summary, SPL states that domestic 

natural gas resources are currently 

available for export and will not 

interfere with the public interest. SPL 

cites the ARI Resource Report, EIA’s 

AEO 2013, and other publicly-available 

information in stating that the United 

States has sufficient natural gas 

resources available at modest prices to 

meet projected domestic demand over 

the next 25 years. According to SPL, 

these reports indicate that the 

availability of new natural gas reserves 

is likely to continue expanding in the 

future, as new unconventional 

formations are discovered and drilling 

and extraction techniques are improved. 

SPL maintains that this anticipated 

future surplus of deliverable supply, in 

excess of domestic need, demonstrates 

that the resources proposed for export 

by SPL from the Liquefaction Expansion 

Project are not required to meet 

domestic need. 

Additional details can be found in 

Appendix B of the Application, which 

has been posted at http://www.fossil.

energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/

authorizations/2013_applications/13_

121_lng_fta1.pdf. 

Environmental Impact 

SPL states that the potential 

environmental impact of the 

Liquefaction Expansion Project will be 

reviewed by FERC as the lead agency for 

the purposes of coordinating all 

applicable federal authorizations and 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). SPL 

anticipates that DOE/FE will participate 

as a cooperating agency in FERC’s 

environmental review process. 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, and that these 

regulations require DOE to 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). In reviewing the 

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 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 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. 13–121–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 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 


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Docket No. 13–121–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 February 7, 

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 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9906–69–OEI] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, City of Grand Rapids, 

Michigan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA) approval of the City of Grand 

Rapids’ request to revise its General 

Pretreatment Regulations for Existing 

and New Sources of Pollution EPAauthorized program to allow electronic 

reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective 

February 13, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information, Mail Stop 

2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, 

seeh.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of 

title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR 

establishes electronic reporting as an 

acceptable regulatory alternative to 

paper reporting and establishes 

requirements to assure that electronic 

documents are as legally dependable as 

their paper counterparts. Subpart D of 

CROMERR requires that state, tribal or 

local government agencies that receive, 

or wish to begin receiving electronic 

reports under their EPA-authorized 

programs must apply to EPA for a 

revision or modification of those 

programs and obtain EPA approval. 

Subpart D provides standards for such 

approvals based on consideration of the 

electronic document receiving systems 

that the state, tribe, or local government 

will use to implement the electronic 

reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) 

through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D 

provides special procedures for program 

revisions and modifications to allow 

electronic reporting to be used at the 

option of the state, tribe or local 

government in place of procedures 

available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An 

application submitted under the subpart 

D procedures must show that the state, 

tribe or local government has sufficient 

legal authority to implement the 

electronic reporting components of the 

programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable subpart D requirements. 

On October 23, 2012, the City of 

Grand Rapids Environmental Services 

Department (Grand Rapids ESD) 

submitted an application titled 

‘‘LinkoExchange System’’ for revision of 

its EPA-authorized authorized part 403 

program under title 40 CFR. EPA 

reviewed Grand Rapids ESD’s request to 

revise its EPA-authorized part 403— 

General Pretreatment Regulations for 

Existing and New Sources of Pollution 

program and, based on this review, EPA 

determined that the application met the 

standards for approval of authorized 

program revision set out in 40 CFR part 

3, subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 

3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision 

to approve Grand Rapids ESD’s request 

to revise its Part 403—General 

Pretreatment Regulations for Existing 

and New Sources of Pollution program 

to allow electronic reporting under 40 

CFR part 403 is being published in the 

Federal Register. 

Grand Rapids ESD was notified of 

EPA’s determination to approve its 

application with respect to the 

authorized program listed above. 

Dated: January 30, 2014. 

Andrew Battin, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03178 Filed 2–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9906–63–OAR] 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Clean Air Scientific Advisory 

Committee (CASAC) Oxides of 

Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a public 


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