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Dated: September 9, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Strengthening America’s 

Competitiveness through Math 

Instruction-Teacher Training Field Test. 

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Professional Development Institutes. 

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• Enhance teacher knowledge and use 

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content knowledge among teacher 

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• Increase the repertoire of 

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• Increase state capacity to support 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 09–92–LNG] 

ConocoPhillips Company; Application 

for Blanket Authorization To Export 

Liquefied Natural Gas 

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 

filed on August 31, 2009 by 

ConocoPhillips Company 

(ConocoPhillips), requesting blanket 

authorization to export liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) that previously had been 

imported from foreign sources on their 

own behalf or as agent for others on a 

short-term or spot market basis from 

existing facilities on Quintana Island, 

Texas in an amount up to the equivalent 

of 500 Billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural 

gas to the United Kingdom, Belgium, 

Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Brazil, 

Argentina, Chile, Mexico, the 

Dominican Republic, Japan, South 

Korea, India, China, Taiwan, France, 

and/or Italy, as well as any country with 

the capacity to import ocean-going LNG, 

with which trade is not prohibited by 

U.S. law or policy. ConocoPhillips seeks 

to export the LNG over a two year 

period commencing on the date of the 

authorization. 

The application is filed under section 

3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 

717b), as amended by section 201 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102– 

486), DOE Delegation Order No. 00– 

002.00G (Jan. 29, 2007) and DOE 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04D 

(Nov. 6, 2007). 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 at the 

address listed below no later than 4:30 

p.m., eastern time, October 14, 2009. 

ADDRESSES:

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. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Fossil Energy and 

Energy Efficiency, Forrestal Building, 

Room 6B–159, 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 and 

an importer of LNG into the U.S. 

ConocoPhillips requests that the 

proposed authorization to export LNG 

requested herein be applicable to 

exports from the Freeport LNG 

Development, L.P. (FLNG) terminal. 

FLNG has previously received 

authorization from the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site, 

construct and operate a new LNG 

import, storage, and vaporization 

terminal on Quintana Island, Texas and 

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1Freeport LNG Development, L.P., Order Granting 

Authorization Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas 

Act, 107 FERC ¶ 61,278 (2004); Order Granting 

Requests for Rehearing and Clarification, 108 FERC 

¶ 61,253 (2004); and Order Amending Section 3 

Authorization, 112 FERC ¶ 61,194 (2005). 

2See Freeport LNG Development, L.P., 127 FERC 

¶ 61,105 (2009); Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., 127 FERC 

¶ 61,200 (2009). 

3 ConocoPhillips Company, DOE/FE Order No. 

2673, issued July 24, 2009. 

pipeline.1 On July 1, 2008, FERC issued 

a letter Order granting FLNG’s request to 

commence service at its Quintana Island 

import terminal. FLNG also received 

FERC authorization to modify its 

facilities so as to enable exports of LNG 

in addition to imports of LNG.2

ConocoPhillips has a long-term terminal 

use agreement with FLNG for 0.9 Bcf 

per day of LNG storage and 

regasification capacity. No additional 

facility modifications will be required to 

enable ConocoPhillips to also export 

LNG from the FLNG terminal. 

On July 24, 2009, FE granted 

ConocoPhillips blanket authorization to 

import up to 500 Bcf of LNG from 

various international sources for a twoyear term which began on August 1, 

2009 and extends through July 30, 

2011.3

Current Application 

In the instant application, 

ConocoPhillips is seeking blanket 

authorization to export LNG over a twoyear period, on a short-term or spot 

market basis, in an amount up to the 

equivalent of 500 Bcf of natural gas, 

which has been imported into the U.S. 

ConocoPhillips is seeking this 

authorization so that it may sell in nonU.S. markets any LNG it has previously 

imported should U.S. market prices not 

support the sale of such imported LNG 

domestically. 

Public Interest Considerations 

In support of its application, 

ConocoPhillips states that there is no 

domestic reliance on the LNG that it 

seeks to export. Due to global LNG 

market conditions, U.S. natural gas 

demand and prices do not currently 

support the importation of LNG into the 

U.S, and export authorization is needed 

in order to enable the applicant to 

economically import LNG should U.S. 

market conditions change. 

ConocoPhillips also states in its 

application that local natural gas 

supplies will not be reduced. The 

applicant states that it intends to export 

only foreign sourced LNG, and does not 

intend to export domestically produced 

natural gas. Additionally, 

ConocoPhillips states that granting the 

requested authorization would make the 

importation of LNG into the U.S. more 

attractive because, once imported, 

ConocoPhillips will have the option of 

either selling into U.S. markets or 

exporting to other markets based upon 

prevailing market conditions. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

This export application will be 

reviewed pursuant to section 3 of the 

Natural Gas Act, as amended, and the 

authority contained in DOE Delegation 

Order No. 00–002.00G (Jan. 29, 2007) 

and DOE Redelegation Order No. 00– 

002.04D (Nov. 6, 2007). 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. 

ConocoPhillips asserts the proposed 

authorization is in the public interest. 

Under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, 

as amended, an LNG export from the 

U.S. to a foreign country must be 

authorized unless ‘‘the proposed 

exportation will not be consistent with 

the public interest.’’ Section 3 thus 

creates a statutory presumption in favor 

of approval of this application, and 

parties opposing the authorization bear 

the burden of overcoming this 

presumption. 

Additionally, the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 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, motion to intervene 

or notice of intervention, as applicable, 

and written comments. Any person 

wishing to become a party to the 

proceeding and to have their written 

comments considered as a basis for any 

decision on the application must file a 

motion to intervene or notice of 

intervention, as applicable. The filing of 

a protest with respect to the application 

will not serve to make the 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, motions to 

intervene, notices of intervention, and 

written comments must meet the 

requirements specified by the 

regulations in 10 CFR part 590. Protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, requests for additional 

procedures, and written comments 

should be filed with the Office of Oil 

and Gas Global Security and Supply at 

the address listed above. 

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 trialtype 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 additional procedures are 

adopted, 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 filed by 

ConocoPhillips Company is available 

for inspection and copying in the Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply docket room, 3E–042, at the 

above address. The docket room is open 

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The application is also 

available electronically by going to the 

following Web address: http:// 

www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/index.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 8, 

2009. 

Robert F. Corbin, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

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