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1ConocoPhillips Company, DOE/FE Order No. 

3038 (November 22, 2011) extends through 

November 29, 2013 (FE Docket No. 11–109–LNG). 

be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD 

Information Management Division, 4800 

Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 

02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Dated: August 27, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0080] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Assurances for the Protection and 

Advocacy for Assistive Technology 

(PAAT) Program 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). 

Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

of an existing information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0080 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tomakie Washington, 202–401–1097 or 

email ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do 

not send comments here. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Assurances for the 

Protection and Advocacy for Assistive 

Technology (PAAT) Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0658. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 57. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 9. 

Abstract: This information collection 

instrument will be used by grantees to 

request funds to carry out the Protection 

and Advocacy for Assistive Technology 

(PAAT) Assurances program. PAAT is 

mandated by the Assistive Technology 

Act of 1998, as amended in 2004 (AT 

Act), to provide protection and 

advocacy services to individuals with 

disabilities for the purposes of assisting 

in the acquisition, utilization or 

maintenance of assistive technology or 

assistive technology services. 

Dated: August 22, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 13–97–LNG] 

ConocoPhillips Company; 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 August 7, 2013, 

by ConocoPhillips Company 

(ConocoPhillips), requesting blanket 

authorization to export liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) that previously had been 

imported into the United States from 

foreign sources in an amount up to the 

equivalent of 500 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) 

of natural gas on a short-term or spot 

market basis over a two year period 

commencing on November 30, 2013.1

ConocoPhillips further requests that 

such authorization extend to LNG 

supplies imported from foreign sources 

to which ConocoPhillips holds title, as 

well as to LNG supplies imported from 

foreign sources that ConocoPhillips may 

export on behalf of other entities who 

themselves hold title. The LNG would 

be exported from the LNG terminal 

facilities owned by Freeport LNG 

Development, L.P. (Freeport LNG) on 

Quintana Island, Texas, 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. 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 Public Comment 

Procedures below no later than 4:30 

p.m., eastern time, September 30, 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), 


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2 15 U.S.C. 717b (a). 

3Phillips Alaska Natural Gas Corp. and Marathon 

Oil Co., DOE/FE Order No. 1473, 2 FE¶70,317 at p. 

13, n. 42 (April 2, 1999), citing Panhandle 

Producers and Royalty Owners Association v. ERA, 

822 f. 2d 1105, 1111 (DC Cir. 1987). 

4 Ibid, at p. 14. 

5 Freeport LNG Development, L.P., DOE/FE Order 

No. 3317 (July 19, 2013); ENI USA Gas Marketing 

LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3247 (March 5, 2013); 

Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 

3231 (February 13, 2013); Chevron U.S.A. Inc., 

DOE/FE Order No. 3221 (January 4, 2013); The Dow 

Chemical Company, DOE/FE Order No. 3162 

(October 11, 2012); Cheniere Marketing, LLC, DOE/ 

FE Order No. 3102 (June 7, 2012). 

6 Freeport LNG Development, L.P,. DOE/FE Order 

No. 3317 (July 19, 2013) at p. 8. 

7 ibid at p. 10 n. 14. 

8See DOE/FE Order No. 3038 (November 22, 

2011). 

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. 

Edward Myers, 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–76), 

Office of the Assistant General Counsel, 

Electricity and Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 6B–256, 

1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

ConocoPhillips is a Delaware 

corporation with its principal place of 

business in Houston, Texas. 

ConocoPhillips is an independent 

producer and seller of natural gas that 

imports LNG into the United States and 

exports foreign-sourced LNG from the 

United States. On November 22, 2011, 

DOE/FE issued Order No. 3038, which 

granted ConocoPhillips authorization to 

export LNG that previously had been 

imported from foreign sources in an 

amount up to the equivalent of 500 Bcf 

of natural gas on a cumulative basis over 

a two-year period commencing on 

November 30, 2011. 

Current Application 

The current Application is filed in 

anticipation of the pending expiration of 

Order No. 3038 on November 29, 2013, 

and requests the same type of 

authorization previously granted in that 

Order. ConocoPhillips therefore 

requests this blanket authorization to 

export previously imported foreignsourced LNG on a short-term or spot 

market basis. ConocoPhillips requests 

such authorization on its own behalf or 

as agent for others who hold title to the 

LNG at the time of export, up to a 

cumulative total equivalent to 500 Bcf of 

natural gas from the Freeport LNG 

Terminal for a twenty-five month 

period, beginning on November 30, 

2013. ConocoPhillips is seeking the 

proposed authorization to export 

previously imported LNG to any 

country with the capacity to import 

LNG via ocean-going carrier and with 

which trade is not prohibited by Federal 

law or policy. ConocoPhillips states that 

it does not seek authorization to export 

domestically-produced natural gas or 

LNG. 

Public Interest Considerations 

In support of its Application, 

ConocoPhillips states that pursuant to 

section 3 of the NGA, FE must authorize 

exports to a foreign country unless there 

is a finding that such exports ‘‘will not 

be consistent with the public interest.’’ 2

ConocoPhillips states that section 3 

creates a statutory presumption in favor 

of approval of a properly framed export 

application.3 ConocoPhillips states 

further, in evaluating an export 

application, FE applies the principles 

described in DOE Delegation Order No. 

0204–111 which states that domestic 

need for natural gas shall be the primary 

focus of DOE when evaluating an export 

application.4 Finally, as detailed below, 

ConocoPhillips states that this blanket 

export authorization request satisfies the 

public interest standard of section 3 of 

the NGA. 

ConocoPhillips asserts that there is no 

domestic need for the LNG to be 

exported by ConocoPhillips pursuant to 

the blanket authorization requested. In 

support, ConocoPhillips states that in 

recent years, DOE/FE has issued a 

number of blanket authorizations to 

export previously-imported LNG, 

including the one issued to 

ConocoPhillips in Order No. 3038, 

finding that such LNG is not needed to 

meet domestic demand for natural gas.5

ConocoPhillips cites numerous recent 

authorizations issued by DOE/FE that 

were all approved. ConocoPhillips 

states that DOE/FE concluded in a 

recent Freeport LNG Development L.P. 

authorization that, ‘‘the evidence of 

record indicates that United States’ 

consumers 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 Freeport LNG 

Development L.P. seeks to export.’’ 6

Conoco Phillips states that this record 

evidence also supports the conclusion 

that the foreign-sourced LNG that 

ConocoPhillips may export from the 

Freeport LNG terminal facilities 

pursuant to the blanket authorization 

requested herein is not needed to meet 

domestic demand. 

ConocoPhillips states that the 

monthly reports that it has filed with 

DOE/FE pursuant to Order No. 3038 

confirm that it has used its currently 

effective blanket authorization to export 

previously-imported LNG from the 

United States. ConocoPhillips states that 

the Order No. 3038 blanket export 

authorization has also facilitated the 

importation of LNG cargos into the 

United States by enabling it to import 

LNG cargos without fear that such 

cargos will become captive to the U.S. 

market if, in ConocoPhillips’ view, 

market conditions ultimately do not 

support delivering regassified LNG into 

the U.S. market. ConocoPhillips states 

that is has also sold LNG to Freeport 

LNG to replace boil off, thereby 

contributing to the operational stability 

of the Freeport LNG terminal facilities. 

Environmental Impact 

ConocoPhillips states that no 

modifications to Freeport LNG’s 

Quintana Island terminal are required to 

enable the proposed exports of LNG. 

ConocoPhillips also states the 

environmental impacts of permitting the 

exportation of LNG from Freeport LNG’s 

Quintana Island terminal facilities were 

already reviewed by DOE/FE in Order 

No. 3317 7 and that DOE/FE previously 

found that the export of LNG by 

ConocoPhillips from the Freeport LNG 

terminal facilities will have no 

additional environmental impact.8

DOE/FE Evaluation 

The Application will be reviewed 

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

U.S.C. 717b(a), as amended, 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 Application, DOE will consider 

domestic need for the natural 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. Persons that may 

oppose this Application should 


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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. The 

information contained in any filing will 

not be held confidential and will be 

posted to DOE’s public Web site except 

to the extent confidential treatment is 

requested and granted. 

Filings may be submitted using one of 

the following methods: (1) emailing the 

filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE 

Docket No. 13–97–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 Security and 

Supply at the address listed in 

ADDRESSES. All filings must include a 

reference to FE Docket No. 13–97–LNG. 

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 August 22, 

2013. 

Marc P. Talbert, 

Acting Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities, Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Orders Granting Authority To Import 

and Export Natural Gas, To Import and 

Export Liquefied Natural Gas and 

Vacating Prior Authority During July 

2013 

FE Docket 

Nos. 

ELEMENT MARKETS RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC).

TIDAL ENERGY MARKETING (U.S.) LLC) .......................................................................................................................................... 13–75–NG 

HUDSON ENERGY SERVICES, LLC) ................................................................................................................................................. 13–71–NG 

SABINE PASS LIQUEFACTION, LLC) ................................................................................................................................................. 13–30–LNG 

J.P. MORGAN COMMODITIES CORPORATION) ............................................................................................................................... 13–76–NG 

J.P. MORGAN VENTURES ENERGY CORPORATION) .................................................................................................................... 13–77–NG 

SEMPRA LNG INTERNATIONAL, LLC) ............................................................................................................................................... 13–78–NG 

J.P. MORGAN VENTURES ENERGY CORPORATION) .................................................................................................................... 13–79–LNG 

JUST ENERGY ONTARIO LP) ............................................................................................................................................................. 13–80–NG 

SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY) ...................................................................................................................................... 13–85–NG 

CAMBRIDGE ENERGY) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13–83–LNG 

STANDARD NATURAL GAS, INC.) ..................................................................................................................................................... 13–81–LNG 

CASTLETON COMMODITIES CANADA LP) 1 .................................................................................................................................... 3–87–NG 

PROLIANCE ENERGY, LLC) ............................................................................................................................................................... 11–110–NG 

FREEPORT LNG DEVELOPMENT, LP) .............................................................................................................................................. 13–51–LNG 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of orders. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives 

notice that during July 2013, it issued 

orders granting authority to import and 

export natural gas, to import and export 

liquefied natural gas and to vacate prior 

authority. These orders are summarized 

in the attached appendix and may be 

found on the FE Web site at http://

www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/

gasregulation/authorizations/Orders2013.html. They are also available for 

inspection and copying in the Office of 

Fossil Energy, Office of Oil and Gas 

Global Security and Supply, Docket 

Room 3E–033, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478. 

The Docket Room is open between the 

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 


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