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1Bear Head states that Bear Head Corp. is a 

Canadian company incorporated pursuant to the 

laws of Nova Scotia, and that Bear Head (USA) is 

a Delaware limited liability company. Both have 

their principal place of business in Houston, Texas, 

and both are wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of 

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, a publicly listed 

Australian company based in Perth, Australia. 2Bear Head refers to this requested authorization 

as the ‘‘NG Authorization.’’ Bear Head states that 

the M&N Pipeline is operated by Maritimes & 

Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. in the United States and 

by its Canadian pipeline affiliate, Maritimes & 

Northeast Pipeline Limited Partnership, in Canada. 3See Application at 1 n.3 (‘‘approximately 42.4 

Bcf/y of the natural gas volume proposed to be 

exported will be consumed in Canada and not 

exported as LNG [liquefied natural gas]’’); id. at 12 

(description of project). 

4 In the Application, Bear Head also requests 

authorization to export U.S.-sourced LNG to any 

nation that currently has, or in the future may enter 

into, a FTA requiring national treatment for trade 

in natural gas (FTA countries). DOE/FE will review 

Bear Head’s request for a FTA export authorization 

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

717b(c). Additionally, on January 23, 2015, Bear 

Head filed a separate application with DOE/FE 

requesting authorization to access certain Canadian 

natural gas supplies, in a volume up to 250 Bcf/yr, 

that it states must flow through the United States 

due to the configuration of existing North American 

pipeline infrastructure. Application at 2–3 n.7. Bear 

Head refers to this requested authorization as the 

‘‘Canadian NG authorization.’’ Id. That application 

is pending before DOE/FE in FE Docket No. 15–14– 

NG, and is the subject of a notice being published 

in the Federal Register concurrently with this 

Notice. 

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Dated: April 10, 2015. 

Deborah S. Delisle, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08681 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Methane Hydrate 

Advisory Committee. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat.770) requires that notice of 

these meetings be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 12:45 

p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)—Registration, 

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT)—Meeting. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3G–043, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou 

Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202) 

586–5098. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

purpose of the Methane Hydrate 

Advisory Committee is to provide 

advice on potential applications of 

methane hydrate to the Secretary of 

Energy, and assist in developing 

recommendations and priorities for the 

Department of Energy’s Methane 

Hydrate Research and Development 

Program. 

Tentative Agenda: The agenda will 

include: Welcome and Introduction by 

the Designated Federal Officer; 

Committee Business; Report by the 

Chair regarding recommendations to the 

Secretary; Update on gas hydrate 

research activity including FY 2015 

research initiatives and plans; Alaska 

update; Advisory Committee 

Discussion; and Public Comments, if 

any. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The Designated 

Federal Officer and the Chair of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so either before or after the 

meeting. If you would like to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Lou 

Capitanio at the phone number listed 

above and provide your name, 

organization, citizenship, and contact 

information. Anyone attending the 

meeting will be required to present 

government-issued identification. Space 

is limited. You must make your request 

for an oral statement at least five 

business days prior to the meeting, and 

reasonable provisions will be made to 

include the presentation on the agenda. 

Public comment will follow the threeminute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 60 days at the following 

Web site: http://energy.gov/fe/services/

advisory-committees/methane-hydrateadvisory-committee. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 10, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08798 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 15–33–LNG] 

Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear 

Head LNG (USA), LLC; Application for 

Long-Term, Multi-Contract 

Authorization To Export Domestically 

Produced Natural Gas Through 

Canada to Non-Free Trade Agreement 

Countries After Liquefaction for a 25- 

Year Term 

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 25, 

2015, by Bear Head LNG Corporation 

and Bear Head LNG (USA), LLC 

(collectively, Bear Head),1 requesting 

long-term, multi-contract authorization 

to export domestically produced natural 

gas as follows: (i) To export the natural 

gas by pipeline to Canada at the United 

States-Canada border (at a point near 

Calais, Maine, and St. Stephen, New 

Brunswick, respectively) on the 

Maritimes & Northeast (M&N) Pipeline 

in a volume of 440 billion cubic feet per 

year (Bcf/yr), or approximately 1.2 Bcf 

per day (Bcf/d); 2 (ii) to use 

approximately 42.4 Bcf/yr of the U.S.- 

sourced natural gas as feedstock in a 

Canadian natural gas liquefaction and 

export facility currently being 

developed by Bear Head within the 

Point Tupper/Bear Head Industrial Park 

near the town of Port Hawksbury, on the 

Straight of Canso, in Richmond County, 

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada 

(Project); 3 and (iii) to export a portion 

of the U.S.-sourced natural gas in the 

form of LNG in a volume equivalent to 

approximately 397.6 Bcf/yr of natural 

gas (1.1 Bcf/d) by vessel from Nova 

Scotia, Canada, to one or more countries 

with which the United States does not 

have a free trade agreement (FTA) 

requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas and with which trade is not 

prohibited by U.S. law or policy (nonFTA countries).4 Only Bear Head’s 

proposed export of LNG produced from 

U.S-sourced natural gas to non-FTA 

countries is subject to this Notice. Bear 

Head states that its proposed Project and 

LNG exports will not involve the 

construction of any facilities in the 


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5See Application at 4–5 & n.18. 

6The Addendum and related documents are 

available at: http://energy.gov/fe/draft-addendumenvironmental-review-documents-concerningexports-natural-gas-united-states. 

7The Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is 

available at: http://energy.gov/fe/life-cyclegreenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefiednatural-gas-united-states. 

United States giving rise to cognizable 

effects under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 

U.S.C. 4321, et seq., but may require 

modification and expansion of the M&N 

Pipeline system, which Bear Head 

expects will interconnect with the 

Project’s proposed pipeline header near 

Goldboro, Nova Scotia, for the delivery 

of natural gas feedstock to the Project.5

Bear Head requests the authorization for 

a 25-year term to commence on the 

earlier of the date of first export or 10 

years from the date the authorization is 

granted. Bear Head 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. The Application 

was filed under section 3 of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA). Additional details can 

be found in Bear Head’s Application, 

posted on the DOE/FE Web site at: 

https://cms.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/

2015/04/f21/15_33_lng_fta_nfta.pdf. 

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, June 15, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES:

Electronic Filing of Comments Using 

Online Form: http://www.energy.gov/

node/1044731/. 

Electronic Filing of Protests, Motions 

To Intervene, and Notices of 

Intervention: 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 Benjamin Nussdorf, 

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) 586–7991. 

Edward Myers or Cassandra 

Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy 

(GC–76), Office of the Assistant General 

Counsel for Electricity and Fossil 

Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–3397; 

(202) 586–9793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

The Application will be reviewed 

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

U.S.C. 717b(a), and DOE will consider 

any issues required by law or policy. To 

the extent determined to be relevant, 

these issues will include the domestic 

need for the natural gas proposed to be 

exported, the 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 

may also consider other factors bearing 

on the public interest, including the 

impact of the proposed exports on the 

U.S. economy (including GDP, 

consumers, and industry), job creation, 

the U.S. balance of trade and 

international considerations; and 

whether the authorization is consistent 

with DOE’s policy of promoting 

competition in the marketplace by 

allowing commercial parties to freely 

negotiate their own trade arrangements. 

Additionally, DOE will consider the 

following environmental documents: 

• Addendum to Environmental 

Review Documents Concerning Exports 

of Natural Gas From the United States, 

79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014); 6 and 

• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas 

Perspective on Exporting Liquefied 

Natural Gas From the United States, 79 

FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).7

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. 

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. Due to the 

complexity of the issues raised by the 

Applicant, interested parties will be 

provided 60 days from the date of 

publication of this Notice in which to 

submit their comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or notices of 

intervention. 

Any person wishing to become a party 

to the proceeding must file a motion to 

intervene or notice of intervention. 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, as 

supplemented below. 

Comments may be submitted using 

one of the following supplemental 

methods: (1) Submitting the comments 

using the online form at http://

www.energy.gov/node/1044731/; (2) 

mailing an original and three paper 

copies of the comments 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 comments to the 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply at the address listed in 

ADDRESSES. For administrative 

efficiency, DOE/FE prefers comments to 

be filed electronically using the online 

form (method 1). However, for those 

commenters lacking access to the 

Internet, comments may be filed in hard 

copy using one of the other two 

methods identified above. All filings 

must include a reference to FE Docket 

No. 15–33–LNG. 

Protests, motions to intervene, and 

notices of intervention (including those 

consolidated with comments) may be 

submitted using one of the following 

supplemental methods: (1) Emailing the 

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

Docket No. 15–33–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. 15–33–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 


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1Bear Head states that Bear Head Corp. is a 

Canadian company incorporated pursuant to the 

laws of Nova Scotia, and that Bear Head (USA) is 

a Delaware limited liability company. Both have 

their principal place of business in Houston, Texas, 

and both are wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of 

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, a publicly listed 

Australian company based in Perth, Australia. 

2See Application at 6. On February 25, 2015, 

Bear Head filed a separate application with DOE/ 

FE requesting long-term, multi-contract 

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 than 50 pages in 

length 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. 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 10, 

2015. 

John A. Anderson, 

Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08760 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 6:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Shoney’s Restaurant 

Meeting Room, 204 S. Illinois Ave., Oak 

Ridge, Tennessee 37830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM– 

90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 

241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email: 

noemp@emor.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at http://energy.gov/orem/services/

community-engagement/oak-ridge-sitespecific-advisory-board. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Welcome and Announcements 

• City of Oak Ridge Perspectives on the 

Oak Ridge Environmental 

Management Program 

• Public Comment Period 

• Call for Additions to the Agenda 

• Other Business 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Melyssa P. 

Noe at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to the agenda 

item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at 

the address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://energy.gov/

orem/services/community-engagement/

oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 10, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08805 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 15–14–NG] 

Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear 

Head LNG (USA), LLC; Application for 

Long-Term, Multi-Contract 

Authorization To Import Natural Gas 

From, for Subsequent Export to, 

Canada for a 25-Year Term 

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 January 23, 2015, 

by Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear 

Head LNG (USA), LLC (collectively, 

Bear Head),1 requesting long-term, 

multi-contract authorization to import 

up to 250 billion cubic feet per year 

(Bcf/yr) of natural gas (approximately 

0.7 Bcf per day (Bcf/d)) by pipeline from 

Canada, for subsequent export by 

pipeline to Canada, for a 25-year term to 

commence on the earlier of the date of 

first export or 10 years from the date the 

authorization is granted. Bear Head 

states that this requested authorization 

is necessary to access Canadian gas 

supplies that must be imported by 

pipeline from Canada to the United 

States to reach demand markets in Nova 

Scotia through the Maritimes & 

Northeast (M&N) Pipeline. Bear Head 

further states that this Application is 

being filed with DOE/FE in connection 

with the development of a proposed 

Canadian natural gas liquefaction and 

export facility currently being 

developed by Bear Head within the 

Point Tupper/Bear Head Industrial Park 

near the town of Port Hawksbury, on the 

Straight of Canso, in Richmond County, 

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada 

(Project). Bear Head states that the 

Canadian natural gas subject to the 

requested authorization will be used as 

feedstock for the production of liquefied 

natural gas (LNG) at the Project.2 Bear 


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