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Gasfin states that, consistent with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., FERC 

will act as the lead agency for the 

environmental review, with DOE acting 

as a cooperating agency. Gasfin 

anticipates requesting authorization to 

commence FERC’s mandatory NEPA 

pre-filing review process for the Project 

once the commercial discussions with 

potential customers and project partners 

have progressed. 

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. 

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 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. 13–161–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. 

13–161–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 July 25, 

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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; 

Meeting: Correction 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting: 

Correction. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) published in the Federal Register 

on July 18, 2014, a notice of an open 

meeting for the Secretary of Energy 

Advisory Board (SEAB). The notice is 

being corrected to change the Agenda 

topics and point of contact for the 

meeting. 

Correction: In the Federal Register of 

July 18, 2014, in FR DOC. 2014—16910, 

on pages 42001, please make the 

following corrections: 

In the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT heading, first column, first 

paragraph, first line, please remove, 

‘‘Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 

Officer’’ ‘‘telephone: (202) 586–3787’’ 

and in its place add ‘‘Corey WilliamsAllen, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer’’ ‘‘telephone: (202) 586–1916’’. 

In the Tentative Agenda heading, first 

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please remove, ‘‘SEAB Next Generation 

High Performance Computing Task 

Force’’ and in its place add, ‘‘SEAB Task 

Force on Nuclear Nonproliferation’’. 

In the Public Participation heading, 

second column, first paragraph, second 

line, please remove, ‘‘Karen Gibson’’ 

and in its place add, ‘‘Corey WilliamsAllen’’. Also in the fifth line, remove 

‘‘five days’’, and in its place add’’ one 

day’’. 

In the Minutes heading, second 

column, first paragraph, second line, 

please remove ‘‘Ms. Gibson. She’’, and 

in its place add, ‘‘Mr. Williams-Allen. 

He’’. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on: July 28, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18034 Filed 7–30–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Quadrennial Energy Review: Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Policy and 

Systems Analysis, Secretariat, 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: At the direction of the 

President, the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or Department), as the 

Secretariat for the Quadrennial Energy 

Review Task Force (QER Task Force) 

will convene a public meeting to 

discuss and receive comments on issues 

related to the Quadrennial Energy 

Review. 

DATES: A public meeting will be held on 

August 8, 2014, beginning at 11:00 a.m. 

Central Time in Bismarck, North 

Dakota. Written comments are welcome, 

especially following the public meeting, 

and should be submitted within 60 days 

of the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

Bismarck State College, National Energy 

Center of Excellence, Bavendick 

Stateroom (No. 415), 1200 Schafer 

Street, Bismarck, North Dakota 58506. 

You may submit written comments to: 

QERComments@hq.doe.gov or by U.S. 

mail to the Office of Energy Policy and 

Systems Analysis, EPSA–60, QER 

Meeting Comments, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

For the August 8 public meeting in 

Bismarck, North Dakota, please title 

your comment ‘‘Quadrennial Energy 

Review: Comment on the Public 

Meeting Bakken Infrastructure 

Constraints.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Adonica Renee Pickett, EPSA–90, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Policy and Systems Analysis, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9168, Email: 

Adonica.Pickett@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 9, 2014, President Obama 

issued a Presidential Memorandum— 

Establishing a Quadrennial Energy 

Review. To accomplish this review, the 

Presidential Memorandum establishes a 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force 

to be co-chaired by the Director of the 

Office of Science and Technology 

Policy, and the Director of the Domestic 

Policy Council. Under the Presidential 

Memorandum, the Secretary of Energy 

shall provide support to the Task Force, 

including support for coordination 

activities related to the preparation of 

the Quadrennial Energy Review Report, 

policy analysis and modeling, and 

stakeholder engagement. 

The DOE, as the Secretariat for the 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, 

will hold a series of public meetings to 

discuss and receive comments on issues 

related to the Quadrennial Energy 

Review. 

The initial focus for the Quadrennial 

Energy Review will be our Nation’s 

infrastructure for transporting, 

transmitting, storing and delivering 

energy. Our current infrastructure is 

increasingly challenged by 

transformations in energy supply, 

markets, and patterns of end use; issues 

of aging and capacity; impacts of 

climate change; and cyber and physical 

threats. Any vulnerability in this 

infrastructure may be exacerbated by the 

increasing interdependencies of energy 

systems with water, 

telecommunications, transportation, and 

emergency response systems. The first 

Quadrennial Energy Review Report will 

serve as a roadmap to help address these 

challenges. 

The Department of Energy has a broad 

role in energy policy development and 

the largest role in implementing the 

Federal Government’s energy research 

and development portfolio. Many other 

executive departments and agencies also 

play key roles in developing and 

implementing policies governing energy 

resources and consumption, as well as 

associated environmental impacts. In 

addition, non-Federal actors are crucial 

contributors to energy policies. Because 

most energy and related infrastructure is 

owned by private entities, investment 

by and engagement of the private sector 

is necessary to develop and implement 

effective policies. State and local 

policies; the views of nongovernmental, 

environmental, faith-based, labor, and 

other social organizations; and 

contributions from the academic and 

non-profit sectors are also critical to the 

development and implementation of 

effective energy policies. 

An interagency Quadrennial Energy 

Review Task Force, which includes 

members from all relevant executive 

departments and agencies (agencies), 

will develop an integrated review of 

energy policy that integrates all of these 

perspectives. It will build on the 

foundation provided in the 

Administration’s Blueprint for a Secure 

Energy Future of March 30, 2011, and 

Climate Action Plan released on June 

25, 2013. The Task Force will offer 

recommendations on what additional 

actions it believes would be appropriate. 

These may include recommendations on 

additional executive or legislative 

actions to address the energy challenges 

and opportunities facing the Nation. 

August 8, 2014 Public Meeting: Bakken 

Infrastructure Constraints 

On August 8, 2014, the DOE will hold 

a public meeting in Bismarck, North 

Dakota. The August 8, 2014 public 

meeting will feature facilitated panel 

discussions, followed by an open 

microphone session. Persons desiring to 

speak during the open microphone 

session at the public meeting should 

come prepared to speak for no more 

than five minutes and will be 

accommodated on a first-come, firstserve basis, according to the order in 

which they register to speak on a signin sheet available at the meeting 

location, on the morning of the meeting. 

In advance of the meeting, DOE 

anticipates making publicly available a 

briefing memorandum providing useful 

background information regarding the 

topics under discussion at the meeting. 

DOE will post this memorandum on its 

Web site: http://energy.gov. 

Submitting comments via email. 

Submitting comments by email to the 

QER email address will require you to 

provide your name and contact 

information in the transmittal email. 

Your contact information will be 

viewable to DOE staff only. Your contact 

information will not be publicly 

viewable except for your first and last 

names, organization name (if any), and 

submitter representative name (if any). 

Your contact information will be 

publicly viewable if you include it in 

the comment itself or in any documents 

attached to your comment. Any 

information that you do not want to be 

publicly viewable should not be 

included in your comment, nor in any 

document attached to your comment. 


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