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1Rio Grande LNG states that Devonshire is an 

affiliated investment holding company of an 

investment company that manages the Government 

of Singapore’s foreign reserves; and that MIC is an 

indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a sovereign 

investor that manages a portfolio aimed at 

generating sustainable financial returns for the 

Government of Abu Dhabi. Accordingly, the 

described change in control may also require the 

approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment 

in the United States (CFIUS). DOE expresses no 

opinion regarding the need for review by CFIUS. 

Additional information may be obtained at: https:// 

home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/thecommittee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-unitedstates-cfius. 

2According to Rio Grande LNG, the percentage of 

economic ownership interests, as described herein, 

are derived from the distributions of available cash 

by RGIH allocatable to the direct and indirect 

holders of such economic interests. 

3. Hampton Public Library, 4207 

Victoria Blvd., Hampton, VA 23669. 

4. Brownsville Public Library, Main 

Branch, 2600 Central Blvd., 

Brownsville, TX 78520. 

5. Brownsville Public Library, 

Southmost Branch, 4320 Southmost 

Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78521. 

6. Ben May Main Library, 701 

Government St., Mobile, AL 36602. 

Single copies of the ROD are available 

upon request by contacting: Office of 

Congressional and Public Affairs; Attn. 

Ex-Enterprise CVN 65 EIS/OEIS; Puget 

Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate 

Maintenance Facility; 1400 Farragut 

Ave., Stop 2072; Bremerton, WA 98314– 

2072. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoN 

selected Alternative 3 (Commercial 

Dismantlement) because this alternative 

safely disposes of the ex-Enterprise, 

including its hazardous materials, in 

approximately five years as compared to 

15 years or more for other analyzed 

alternatives. Additionally, this 

alternative will have the lowest 

greenhouse gas emissions, will not 

require modifications to the Port of 

Benton in Washington State, and will be 

executed at approximately half the cost 

to the taxpayer as compared with other 

alternatives. Finally, this alternative 

supports the Navy mission by allowing 

the Navy to focus limited public 

shipyard resources on priority fleet 

maintenance. This alternative will not 

result in any decrease in workforce at 

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & 

Intermediate Maintenance Facility 

(PSNS & IMF). 

In making this decision, DoN 

carefully assessed potential human, 

natural, and cultural environmental 

impacts while considering strategic and 

operational needs and comments from 

government officials and agencies, 

tribes, nongovernmental organizations, 

and the public on the proposal and 

environmental analysis. DoN does not 

anticipate significant environmental 

impacts resulting from the selected 

alternative with the implementation of 

protective standard operating 

procedures, best management practices, 

and mitigation measures. 

Dated: August 30, 2023. 

J.E. Koningisor, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19078 Filed 9–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket Nos. 15–190–LNG] 

Change In Control: Rio Grande LNG, 

LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of change in control. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

and Carbon Management (FECM) of the 

Department of Energy (DOE) gives 

notice of receipt of a Statement and 

Notice of Change in Control (Notice) 

filed by Rio Grande LNG, LLC (Rio 

Grande LNG) on August 16, 2023. The 

Notice describes changes in Rio Grande 

LNG’s upstream ownership. The Notice 

was filed under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA). 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

and written comments are to be filed as 

detailed in the Public Comment 

Procedures section no later than 4:30 

p.m., Eastern time, September 20, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email 

(Strongly encouraged): fergas@

hq.doe.gov. 

Postal Mail, Hand Delivery, or Private 

Delivery Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, 

Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon 

Management, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–056, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Due to potential delays in DOE’s 

receipt and processing of mail sent 

through the U.S. Postal Service, we 

encourage respondents to submit filings 

electronically to ensure timely receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Wade or Peri Ulrey, 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, 

Office of Resource Sustainability, 

Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon 

Management, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–4749 or (202) 586–7893, 

jennifer.wade@hq.doe.gov or 

peri.ulrey@hq.doe.gov. 

Cassandra Bernstein, 

U.S. Department of Energy (GC–76), 

Office of the Assistant General 

Counsel for Energy Delivery and 

Resilience, 

Forrestal Building, Room 6D–033, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–9793, 

cassandra.bernstein@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Change in Control 

Rio Grande LNG states that pursuant 

to certain subscription agreements and 

an amended and restated limited 

liability company agreement 

(collectively, Investment Agreements), 

each executed and closed on July 12, 

2023, its ownership has changed. 

According to Rio Grande LNG, prior to 

the Investment Agreements, Rio Grande 

LNG was 100% owned by NextDecade 

LNG, LLC (NextDecade LNG). 

Rio Grande LNG states that under the 

Investment Agreements, by means of the 

transaction (Transaction) on July 12, 

2023, NextDecade LNG; GIP V Velocity 

Acquisition Partners, L.P., a limited 

partnership managed by Global 

Infrastructure Partners (GIP); 

Devonshire Investment Pte. Ltd., a 

Singapore exempt private company 

(Devonshire); Global LNG North 

America Corp., a subsidiary of 

TotalEnergies SE (TotalEnergies); and 

MIC TI Holding Company 2 RSC 

Limited, an Abu Dhabi Global Market 

Restricted Scope Company (MIC), will 

become direct or indirect members of 

Rio Grande LNG Intermediate Holdings, 

LLC (RGIH), which will in turn 

indirectly own 100% of Rio Grande 

LNG.1 According to Rio Grande LNG, 

the economic ownership interests of 

RGIH will be comprised of: NextDecade 

LNG (up to 20.79%); GIP (a minimum 

of 46.12%); Devonshire (a minimum of 

9.85%); TotalEnergies (16.67%); and 

MIC (a minimum of 6.57%).2 These 

members will make direct or indirect 

capital contributions to fund the design, 

engineering, development, construction, 

operation and maintenance, along with 

other activities, of the first three trains 

and related common facilities at the Rio 

Grande LNG Terminal (Terminal). 

According to Rio Grande LNG, under 

the Transaction, the RGIH Board of 


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3 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014). 

4Rio Grande LNG’s Notice also applies to its 

existing authorizations to export LNG to FTA 

countries in Docket No. 15–190–LNG. DOE will 

respond to those portions of the filing separately 

pursuant to the CIC Procedures, 79 FR 65542. 

5 Intervention, if granted, would constitute 

intervention only in the change in control portion 

of these proceedings, as described herein. 

Managers will be comprised of Class A 

Managers, appointed by NextDecade 

LNG, and Class B Managers, appointed 

by GIP, Devonshire, TotalEnergies, and 

MIC, in proportion with their respective 

direct and indirect interests in RGIH. 

Rio Grande states that both Class A and 

B Managers, except in respect of certain 

related party transactions, will share in 

governance rights of RGIH. Rio Grande 

adds that in connection with the 

Transaction, TotalEnergies is also 

acquiring a 17.5% common stock 

position in Rio Grande LNG’s publicly 

traded parent company, NextDecade 

Corporation (NextDecade Parent). Rio 

Grande LNG further adds that under the 

proposed change in control the majority 

of RGIH, approximately 67 percent will 

remain economically owned by U.S. 

entities, NextDecade Parent and GIP. 

Rio Grande LNG states that the 

Terminal will be operated exclusively 

by NextDecade LNG, which will act as 

operator, coordinator, export 

administrator, vessel coordinator, and 

LNG marketer under several agreements 

executed by Rio Grande LNG as owner 

of the first three trains and the related 

common facilities at the Terminal. 

Charts illustrating the ownership 

structure of Rio Grande LNG before and 

after the Investment Agreements are 

attached as Exhibit A to the Notice. 

Additional details can be found in the 

Notice, posted on the DOE website at: 

https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/ 

files/2023-08/15-190-LNG_

RGLNG%20Statement%20and

%20Notice%20of%20Change%20in

%20Control%20%28Aug.%2016

%202023%29.pdf. 

DOE Evaluation 

DOE will review the Notice in 

accordance with its Procedures for 

Changes in Control Affecting 

Applications and Authorizations to 

Import or Export Natural Gas (CIC 

Procedures).3 Consistent with the CIC 

Procedures, this notice addresses Rio 

Grande LNG’s existing authorizations to 

export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to 

countries with which the United States 

has not entered into a free trade 

agreement (FTA) requiring national 

treatment for trade in natural gas (FTA 

countries) and with which trade is not 

prohibited by United States law or 

policy (non-FTA countries), granted in 

DOE/FE Order No. 4492, as amended.4

If no interested person protests the 

change in control and DOE takes no 

action on its own motion, the proposed 

change in control will be deemed 

granted 30 days after publication in the 

Federal Register. If one or more protests 

are submitted, DOE will review any 

motions to intervene, protests, and 

answers, and will issue a determination 

as to whether the proposed change in 

control has been demonstrated to render 

the underlying authorizations 

inconsistent with the public interest. 

Public Comment Procedures 

Interested persons will be provided 15 

days from the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register to move 

to intervene, protest, and answer Rio 

Grande LNG’s Notice.5 Protests, motions 

to intervene, notices of intervention, 

and written comments are invited in 

response to this notice only as to the 

change in control described in the 

Notice. All protests, comments, motions 

to intervene, or notices of intervention 

must meet the requirements specified by 

DOE’s regulations in 10 CFR part 590, 

including the service requirements. 

Filings may be submitted using one of 

the following methods: 

(1) Submitting the filing electronically 

at fergas@hq.doe.gov; 

(2) Mailing the filing to the Office of 

Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement 

at the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section; or 

(3) Hand delivering the filing to the 

Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

For administrative efficiency, DOE 

prefers filings to be filed electronically. 

All filings must include a reference to 

‘‘Docket No. 15–190–LNG’’ in the title 

line, or ‘‘Rio Grande LNG, LLC Change 

in Control’’ in the title line. 

For electronic submissions: 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. 

The Notice, and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and comments will be 

available electronically on the DOE 

website at www.energy.gov/fecm/ 

regulation. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 29, 

2023. 

Amy R. Sweeney, 

Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Resource 

Sustainability. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19051 Filed 9–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. 23–87–LNG] 

Lake Charles Exports, LLC; 

Application for Long-Term 

Authorization To Export Liquefied 

Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade 

Agreement Nations 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

and Carbon Management (FECM) of the 

Department of Energy (DOE) gives 

notice (Notice) of receipt of an 

application (Application), filed by Lake 

Charles Exports, LLC (LCE) on August 

18, 2023, and supplemented on August 

22, 2023. LCE requests long-term, multicontract authorization to export 

domestically produced liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 

approximately 851 billion cubic feet 

(Bcf) of natural gas per year (Bcf/yr) 

from the proposed Lake Charles 

Terminal liquefaction facilities to be 

constructed in Lake Charles, Louisiana 

(Liquefaction Project). LCE filed the 

Application under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA). 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

and written comments are to be filed as 

detailed in the Public Comment 

Procedures section no later than 4:30 

p.m., Eastern time, November 6, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing by email (Strongly 

encouraged): fergas@hq.doe.gov. 

Postal Mail, Hand Delivery, or Private 

Delivery Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, 

etc.): U.S. Department of Energy (FE– 

34), Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Forrestal Building, 

Room 3E–056, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

Due to potential delays in DOE’s 

receipt and processing of mail sent 

through the U.S. Postal Service, we 

encourage respondents to submit filings 

electronically to ensure timely receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Wade or Peri Ulrey, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34) Office 


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