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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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1 15 U.S.C. 717b(a). 

2See NERA Economic Consulting, 

Macroeconomic Outcomes of Market Determined 

Levels of U.S. LNG Exports (June 7, 2018), 

www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/06/f52/

Macroeconomic%20LNG%20Export%20Study

%202018.pdf. 

3U.S. Dep’t of Energy, Study on Macroeconomic 

Outcomes of LNG Exports: Response to Comments 

Received on Study; Notice of Response to 

Comments, 83 FR 67251 (Dec. 28, 2018). 

4The Addendum and related documents are 

available at www.energy.gov/fecm/addendumenvironmental-review-documents-concerningexports-natural-gas-united-states. 

5The 2014 Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is 

available at www.energy.gov/fecm/life-cyclegreenhouse-gas-perspective-exporting-liquefiednatural-gas-united-states. 

6U.S. Dep’t of Energy, Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas 

Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas 

from the United States: 2019 Update—Response to 

Comments, 85 FR 72 (Jan. 2, 2020). The 2019 

Update and related documents are available at 

https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/

index/21. 

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: LCE 

requests authorization to export 

domestically produced LNG by oceangoing vessel from the proposed 

Liquefaction Project, to be constructed 

and located on an approximately 286- 

acre site adjacent to the existing Lake 

Charles LNG import facilities in Lake 

Charles, Louisiana. LCE states that the 

proposed Liquefaction Project will 

include three LNG trains and supporting 

infrastructure, which will be 

interconnected and operated, on an 

integrated basis, with existing major 

LNG import infrastructure at the Lake 

Charles Terminal site, including four 

LNG storage tanks, two deep water 

docks capable of handling large LNG 

vessels, LNG sendout facilities, and 

other ancillary facilities. LCE seeks to 

export this LNG from the Liquefaction 

Project in a volume equivalent to 

approximately 851 Bcf/yr of natural gas 

(approximately 2.33 Bcf per day) to any 

country with which the United States 

has not entered into 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 (non-FTA nations), 

pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA.1

In the Application, LCE states that it 

is already authorized in DOE/FE Order 

No. 3324, and the non-FTA portion of 

Order No. 4011, both as amended, to 

export the same combined volume of 

LNG from the proposed Lake Charles 

Terminal liquefaction facilities to nonFTA countries. LCE states, however, 

despite making substantial efforts, LCE 

will not be able to commence export 

operations by December 16, 2025, as 

required under its existing 

authorizations. Therefore, LCE states 

that it is filing for a new export 

authorization for the same amount, 851 

Bcf/year of LNG, to be evaluated under 

current DOE/FECM policies and market 

information, and with a condition to 

commence export operations seven 

years from the date of issuance. LCE 

further asks that its existing non-FTA 

authorizations in DOE/FE Order Nos. 

3324 and 4011 be vacated and replaced 

concurrently with the consolidated 

authorization. 

LCE seeks this authorization on its 

own behalf and as agent for other 

entities that hold title to the LNG at the 

point of export. LCE requests the 

authorization for a term commencing on 

the date of first export following the 

start of commercial operation from the 

Liquefaction Project and extending 

through December 31, 2050. 

Additional details can be found in the 

Application and supplement, posted on 

the DOE website at: 

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

files/2023-08/23-87-LNG_Lake

%20Charles%20Exports%20NFTA

%20Application.pdf. 

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

files/2023-08/FW_%20Lake%20Charles

%20Exports%2C%20LLC%20-

%20Clarification_Email.pdf. 

DOE Evaluation 

In reviewing the Application, DOE 

will consider any issues required by law 

or policy. 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. As part of this 

analysis, DOE will consider the study 

entitled, Macroeconomic Outcomes of 

Market Determined Levels of U.S. LNG 

Exports (2018 LNG Export Study),2 and 

DOE’s response to public comments 

received on that Study.3

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); 4

• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas 

Perspective on Exporting Liquefied 

Natural Gas From the United States, 79 

FR 32260 (June 4, 2014); 5 and 

• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas 

Perspective on Exporting Liquefied 

Natural Gas From the United States: 

2019 Update, 84 FR 49278 (Sept. 19, 

2019), and DOE’s response to public 

comments received on that study.6

Parties that may oppose this 

Application should address these issues 

and documents in their comments and 

protests, as well as other issues deemed 

relevant to the Application. 

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 

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. Interested 

parties will be provided 60 days from 

the date of publication of this Notice in 

which to submit comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or notices of 

intervention. 

Any person wishing to become a party 

to this proceeding evaluating the 

Application 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 this 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, 

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 


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(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. 23–87–LNG’’ or ‘‘Lake 

Charles Exports, LLC Application’’ 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. 

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. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 29, 

2023. 

Amy Sweeney, 

Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Resource 

Sustainability. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19053 Filed 9–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1894–229] 

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; 

Notice of Application Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Temporary 

variance of seasonal turbine venting 

period. 

b. Project No.: 1894–229. 

c. Date Filed: August 2, 2023. 

d. Applicant: Dominion Energy South 

Carolina, Inc. (licensee). 

e. Name of Project: Parr Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Broad River in Newberry and 

Fairfield counties, South Carolina, and 

occupies Federal lands within the 

Sumter National Forest, administered by 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Amy 

Bresnahan, Dominion Energy South 

Carolina, Inc., 220 Operation Way, Mail 

Code B223, Cayce, South Carolina 

29033; (803) 217–9965; 

amy.bresnahan@dominionenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Joy Kurtz, (202) 502– 

6760, joy.kurtz@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests is 

September 28, 2023. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests using 

the Commission’s eFiling system at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you 

may submit a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. The first page of 

any filing should include docket 

number P–1894–229. Comments 

emailed to Commission staff are not 

considered part of the Commission 

record. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. Description of Request: The 

licensee requests Commission approval 

to extend the seasonal turbine venting 

window requirements specified in the 

project’s Turbine Venting Plan (Plan) 

through October 31, 2023. The Plan 

requires the licensee to provide turbine 

venting annually between June 15 and 

August 31 in order to increase dissolved 

oxygen levels downstream of Parr 

Shoals Dam. Article 401(b) of the project 

license requires the licensee to obtain 

Commission approval for extensions 

exceeding 30 days. The licensee is 

seeking Commission approval to extend 

the seasonal turbine venting window 

through October 31, 2023, in light of 

requests from the South Carolina 

Department of Natural Resources and 

South Carolina Department of Health 

and Environmental Control, who are 

concerned that low dissolved oxygen 

levels may persist at the project through 

fall of 2023. 

l. Locations of the Application: This 

filing may be viewed on the 

Commission’s website at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. You may 

also register online at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for 

TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Agencies may 

obtain copies of the application directly 

from the applicant. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions To 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 


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