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appropriate, these issues will include 

the impact of LNG exports associated 

with this Application, and the 

cumulative impact of any other 

application(s) previously approved, on 

domestic need for the gas proposed for 

export, adequacy of domestic natural 

gas supply, U.S. energy security, and 

any other issues, including the impact 

on the U.S. economy (GDP), consumers, 

and industry, job creation, U.S. balance 

of trade, international considerations, 

and 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, as well as any 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. 

Due to the complexity of the issues 

raised by the Applicants, 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. 12–156–LNG in the title 

line; (2) mailing an original and three 

paper copies of the filing to the Office 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES. The filing 

must include a reference to FE Docket 

No. 12–156–LNG; or (3) hand delivering 

an original and three paper copies of the 

filing to the Office of Natural Gas 

Regulatory Activities at the address 

listed in ADDRESSES. The filing must 

include a reference to FE Docket No. 

12–156–LNG. 

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 filed by GPP is 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Office 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 November 

30, 2012. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29479 Filed 12–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 12–123–LNG] 

CE FLNG, LLC; Application for LongTerm Authorization To Export 

Liquefied Natural Gas Produced From 

Domestic Natural Gas Resources to 

Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries 

for a 30-Year Period 

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 September 21, 

2012, by CE FLNG, LLC (CE FLNG), 

requesting long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export up to 8 million 

tons per annum (mtpa) of domestically 

produced liquefied natural gas (LNG), 

the equivalent of about 391 billion cubic 

feet (Bcf) of natural gas per year, or 1.07 

Bcf per day (Bcf/d), over a 30-year 

period, commencing on the earlier of 

the date of first export or ten years from 

the date the requested authorization is 

granted. The LNG would be exported 

from the proposed CE FLNG LNG 

terminal in Plaquemines Parish, 

Louisiana, (Project) to any country (1) 

With which the United States does not 

have a free trade agreement (FTA) 

requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas, (2) which has developed or 

in the future develops the capacity to 

import LNG via ocean-going carrier, and 

(3) with which trade is not prohibited 

by U.S. law or policy. The source of the 

natural gas will be from direct connects 

with the interstate pipelines of 

Tennessee 500 leg, SONAT, 

Transcontinental, Gulf South and 

several intrastate pipelines in Louisiana. 

CE FLNG anticipates that it will need to 

extend pipeline approximately 100 

miles to connect to the proposed 

Project. CE FLNG anticipates that 

sources of natural gas will include 

Texas and Louisiana producing regions 

and the offshore gulf producing regions, 

with CE FLNG’s primary source of 

natural gas coming from the Gulf of 

Mexico rather than from shale gas plays. 

CE FLNG is requesting this 

authorization to export LNG both on its 

own behalf and as agent for other parties 

who hold title to the LNG at the point 

of export. The Application was filed 

under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA). 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 

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1On November 21, 2012, DOE/FE issued Order 

No. 3193, granting long-term multi-contract 

authorization to export LNG by vessel from the 

proposed CE FLNG LNG terminal in Plaquemines 

Parish, Louisiana to FTA nations. 

2Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, DOE/FE Order 

Denying Request for Review Under Section 3(c) of 

the Natural Gas Act, at page 6, October 21, 2010. 

3Phillips Alaska Natural Gas Corp. and Marathon 

Oil Co., DOE/FE Order No. 1473 at pp. 29, 40, 46. 

procedures detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section no later 

than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, February 4, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing by email: 

fergas@hq.doe.gov. 

Regular Mail: U.S. Department of 

Energy (FE–34), Office of Natural Gas 

Regulatory Activities, 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 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office 

of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Marc Talbert, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478; (202) 586–7991. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Electricity and 

Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 6B–256, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

CE FLNG is a Delaware limited 

liability company with its principal 

place of business in Greensboro, 

Georgia. CE FLNG is a subsidiary of 

Cambridge Energy Holdings, LLC which 

is owned by Cambridge Energy Group 

Limited. CE FLNG’s affiliate Cambridge 

Energy, LLC is a marketer of natural gas 

and currently has a two-year blanket 

authorization to import and export 

natural gas and LNG to and from Canada 

and Mexico, and import LNG from 

international sources under DOE/FE 

Order No. 2991. 

CE FLNG states that it is finalizing the 

design of natural gas processing and 

liquefaction facilities to receive and 

liquefy domestic natural gas at the 

proposed Project. CE FLNG states that 

the Project facilities will consist of two 

floating liquefaction, storage and 

offloading units (FLSO), each capable of 

producing up to 4 mtpa of LNG for a 

total capacity of 8 mtpa of LNG. CE 

FLNG states that the units will have an 

LNG storage capacity of 250,000 cubic 

meters. CE FLNG further states that each 

FLSO unit will be capable of limited 

natural gas treatment, liquefaction, and 

capability to export LNG to off-taking 

LNG carriers utilizing ship-to-ship 

process. CE FLNG also states that the 

Project facilities would permit natural 

gas to be received by pipeline at the 

Project, liquefied, and loaded from the 

FLSO unit’s storage tanks onto LNG 

carriers berthed alongside. CE FLNG 

states that it will construct, own, and 

operate the Project. 

In this same Application, CE FLNG 

also requested long-term authorization 

to export domestically produced LNG to 

countries that have or will enter into 

FTAs with the United States calling for 

national treatment of trade in natural 

gas. Subsequently, on November 12, 

2012, DOE/FE issued an order in FE 

Docket No 12–123–LNG granting longterm export authorization to FTA 

countries.1

Current Application 

In the instant application, CE FLNG 

seeks long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export up to 8 mtpa of 

domestically produced natural gas, as 

LNG (the equivalent of 391 Bcf per year, 

or 1.07 Bcf/d of natural gas), for a period 

of 30 years beginning on the earlier of 

the date of first export or ten years from 

the date the authorization is granted by 

DOE/FE, to any nation with which the 

United States does not have an FTA 

requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas or LNG with which trade is 

not prohibited by United States law or 

policy. CE FLNG requests that such 

long-term authorization provide for 

export from its proposed Project in 

Plaquemines, Louisiana to any country 

with which the United States does not 

have an FTA requiring national 

treatment for trade in natural gas, which 

has developed or in the future develops 

the capacity to import LNG via oceangoing carrier, and with which trade is 

not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. 

CE FLNG requests authorization to 

export LNG acting on its own behalf or 

as agent for other parties who 

themselves hold title to the LNG at the 

time of export. 

CE FLNG seeks long-term multicontract authorization to export natural 

gas available in the United States 

natural gas pipeline system. CE FLNG 

states that the source of natural gas 

supply will come from the interstate 

grid at different liquidity points. CE 

FLNG states that the pipeline 

infrastructure will be expanded and 

extended to connect to the proposed 

Project allowing CE FLNG and its 

customers to purchase gas for export 

from any point in the U.S. interstate 

pipeline system. CE FLNG states that 

this supply will be sourced in large 

volumes in the spot markets, in medium 

term markets, or pursuant to long-term 

arrangements, for the account of CE 

FLNG or third party customers of CE 

FLNG. 

Public Interest Considerations 

CE FLNG states that DOE/FE recently 

affirmed that ‘‘principal focus of this 

agency’s review of export applications 

in decisions under current delegated 

authority has continued to be the 

domestic need for the natural gas 

proposed to be exported, and any other 

factors to the extent they are shown to 

be relevant to a public interest 

determination.’’ 2 CE FLNG states as 

demonstrated herein, its application is 

not inconsistent with the public 

interest. 

CE FLNG states that the main focus of 

the DOE/FE’s public interest analysis 

has been the projected domestic need 

for the gas to be exported. CE FLNG 

states that domestic need can be 

measured by looking at domestic natural 

gas supply versus natural gas demand. 

CE FLNG states that DOE/FE has 

historically compared the total volume 

of natural gas reserves and recoverable 

resources available to be produced 

during the proposed export period to 

total gas demand during the export 

period to determine whether there is a 

domestic need for the gas to be 

exported.3

CE FLNG states that it is their view 

that recoverable natural gas resources in 

the U.S. are abundant, cheap, and 

sufficient to meet demand for domestic 

consumption and CE FLNG’s proposed 

export over the long-term. In addition, 

CE FLNG states that it is their belief that 

exports will not cause a significant 

increase in domestic natural gas prices. 

CE FLNG states that accordingly, the 

proposed export authorizations will not 

have a detrimental impact on the 

domestic supply of natural gas and, 

therefore, are not inconsistent with the 

public interest. 

CE FLNG states that for temporary 

jobs, it estimates that 750–1,000 

constructions jobs will be created 

during the design and construction of 

the Project. CE FLNG states that for 

permanent jobs, it estimates a further 

200 jobs will be created for CE FLNG 

Production Staff (100 people assigned 

per vessel), 120 jobs for staff on the 

carriers, 50 jobs for support staff 

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4Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, U.S. International Trade in Goods 

and Services, (Feb. 11, 2011), available at http:// 

www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/ 

2011/pdf/trad1210.pdf. 5 Id. at 11. In 2010, the U.S. exported only $70 

billion in petroleum products while importing over 

$335 billion. 

6See, e.g., ConocoPhillips Company, FE Docket 

No. 09–92–LNG, Order No. 2731 at 10 (Nov. 30, 

2009); Cheniere Marketing, Inc., FE Docket No. 08– 

77–LNG, Order No. 2651 at 14 (June 8, 2009) 

(‘‘[M]itigation of balance of payments issues may 

result from a grant of the [export] application.’’) 

7Cheniere Marketing, Inc., FE Docket No. 08–77– 

LNG, Order No. 2651 at 11 (June 8, 2009). 

personnel, as well as various other jobs 

for support vessels, tugs, etc. 

CE FLNG also states that granting the 

requested authorizations would also 

positively impact the U.S. balance of 

trade. CE FLNG states that in 2010, the 

U.S. trade deficit was $497.8 billion, an 

increase of $122.9 billion from the 2009 

figure.4 CE FLNG state that notably, of 

the $497.8 billion deficit, $265 billion 

(over half) resulted from a negative 

balance in the trade of petroleum 

products.5 CE FLNG asserts that its 

exports of 1.07 Bcf/d will make a 

positive impact on the balance of trade. 

CE FLNG states that the DOE/FE, in 

approving export applications has 

acknowledged the positive impact that 

LNG exports can have on the balance of 

trade with destination nations.6 CE 

FLNG states moreover, consistent with 

the aims of the National Export 

Initiative and the DOE’s policy of 

‘‘promoting competition in the 

marketplace by allowing commercial 

parties to freely negotiate their own 

trade arrangements’’,7 the export of LNG 

will help to improve economic trade 

and ties between the U.S. and the 

destination nations, which could 

include key industrialized nations in 

Europe and Asia, as well as developing 

nations in Asia, South America, the 

Middle Ease, and the Caribbean. 

Further details can be found in the 

Application, which has been posted at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/index.html. 

Environmental Impact 

CE FLNG states that following the 

issuance of this long-term multi-contract 

authorization requested in this 

Application, it will initiate the pre-filing 

review process at the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the 

proposed Project facilities. CE FLNG 

states that this will be the initial step in 

a comprehensive and detailed 

environmental review of the Project by 

FERC. CE FLNG states that it 

anticipates, consistent with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

FERC will act as the lead agency for 

environmental review, with the DOE 

acting as a cooperating agency. CE 

FLNG requests that the DOE issue an 

order approving this Application, with 

such approval subject to completion by 

FERC of a satisfactory environmental 

review of the Project. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

The Application will be reviewed 

pursuant to section 3 of the NGA, as 

amended, and the authority contained 

in DOE Delegation Order No. 00– 

002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04E 

(April 29, 2011). In reviewing this LNG 

export Application, DOE will consider 

any issues required by law or policy. To 

the extent determined to be relevant or 

appropriate, these issues will include 

the impact of LNG exports associated 

with this Application, and the 

cumulative impact of any other 

application(s) previously approved, on 

domestic need for the gas proposed for 

export, adequacy of domestic natural 

gas supply, U.S. energy security, and 

any other issues, including the impact 

on the U.S. economy (GDP), consumers, 

and industry, job creation, U.S. balance 

of trade, international considerations, 

and 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, as well as any 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. 

Due to the complexity of the issues 

raised by the Applicants, 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. 12–123–LNG in the title 

line; (2) mailing an original and three 

paper copies of the filing to the Office 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES. The filing 

must include a reference to FE Docket 

No. 12–123–LNG; or (3) hand delivering 

an original and three paper copies of the 

filing to the Office of Natural Gas 

Regulatory Activities at the address 

listed in ADDRESSES. The filing must 

include a reference to FE Docket No. 

12–123–LNG. 

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 filed by CE FLNG is 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities docket room, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. The docket 

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1Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, LLC, Order 

Granting Long-Term Multi-Contract Authorization 

to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the 

Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, LLC Terminal 

to Free Trade Agreement Nations, DOE/FE Order 

No. 3128, August 9, 2012 (FE Docket No 12–61– 

LNG). 

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 November 

30, 2012. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29473 Filed 12–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 12–146–LNG] 

Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, 

LLC; Application for Long-Term 

Authorization To Export Liquefied 

Natural Gas Produced From Domestic 

Natural Gas Resources to Non-Free 

Trade Agreement Countries for a 20- 

Year Period 

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 October 5, 2012, 

by Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions I, 

LLC (ELS), requesting long-term, multicontract authorization to export up to 10 

million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of 

domestically produced liquefied natural 

gas (LNG), equivalent to approximately 

502 million MMBtu of natural gas per 

year or 1.33 billion cubic feet of natural 

gas per day, for a period of 20 years 

beginning on the earlier of the date of 

first export or seven years from the date 

the authorization is granted by DOE/FE. 

ELS seeks authorization to export this 

LNG by vessel from the terminal it 

intends to construct, own, and operate 

in Calhoun County, Texas (ELS 

Terminal), to any country with which 

the United States does not now, or 

during the term of the license requested 

by ELS will not, have a free trade 

agreement (FTA) requiring national 

treatment for trade in natural gas and 

LNG that has, or in the future develops, 

the capacity to import LNG, and with 

which trade is not prohibited by U.S. 

law or policy (non-FTA Countries). ELS 

is requesting this authorization to export 

LNG both on its own behalf and as agent 

for other parties who hold title to the 

LNG at the time of export. The 

Application was filed under section 3 of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA). 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, February 4, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing by email: 

fergas@hq.doe.gov. 

Regular Mail: U.S. Department of 

Energy (FE–34), Office of Natural Gas 

Regulatory Activities, 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 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office 

of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 3E–042, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Lisa Tracy, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478; (202) 586–4523. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Electricity and 

Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 6B–256, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

ELS is a Delaware limited liability 

company with its principal place of 

business in The Woodlands, Texas. ELS 

is a wholly owned subsidiary of 

Excelerate Liquefaction Solutions, LLC, 

which also is a limited liability 

company organized under the law of 

Delaware. Excelerate Liquefaction 

Solutions, LLC, is in turn, a whollyowned subsidiary of Excelerate Energy 

Limited Partnership, which is a limited 

partnership organized under the laws of 

Delaware. The general partner of 

Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership 

is Excelerate Energy, LLC, a limited 

liability company organized under the 

laws of Delaware. RWE Supply & 

Trading Participation Ltd., a UK 

company, and Mr. George B. Kaiser, an 

individual, each own 50 percent of 

Excelerate Energy, LLC. The limited 

partners of Excelerate Energy Limited 

Partnership are (a) RWE supply & 

Trading Participations Ltd.; and (b) 

Excelerate Holdings LLC, a limited 

liability company organized under the 

laws of Oklahoma. RWE Supply & 

Trading Participations Ltd. is a whollyowned subsidiary of RWE Supply & 

Trading GmbH, a German company, that 

is, in turn, ultimately owned by RWE, 

A.G., a widely-held and publicly-traded, 

German electric and gas company. 

Excelerate Holdings LLC is majorityowned and controlled by Mr. Kaiser. 

(No other entity owns more than 2.5 

percent of Excelerate Holdings LLC.) 

ELS is authorized to do business in the 

State of Texas. 

ELS states that this Application 

represents the second part of a two-part 

export authorization request. On May 

25, 2012, in FE Docket No. 12–61–LNG, 

ELS filed with DOE/FE an application 

for long-term multi-contract 

authorization to engage in the export of 

domestically produced LNG in an 

amount up to 10 mtpa, to any country 

with which the U.S. does not now or in 

the future will have an FTA requiring 

the national treatment for trade in 

natural gas and LNG; that has 

developed, or in the future develops, the 

capacity to import LNG; and with which 

trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or 

policy. DOE/FE subsequently issued an 

order in FE Docket No 12–61–LNG 

granting long-term export authorization 

to FTA countries from the ELS Project.1

ELS states that the proposed ELS 

Project will be located on a parcel of 

land owned by the Calhoun Port 

Authority (the ‘‘Port’’). ELS states that 

the Port and ELS have entered into an 

option to lease approximately 85 acres 

for the development of the ELS Project 

located on the South Peninsula of Point 

Comfort, Texas. In its Application, ELS 

seeks long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export domestically 

produced LNG from the ELS Terminal 

that ELS intends to construct, own, and 

operate in Calhoun County, Texas. ELS 

states that the proposed project consists 

of the ELS Terminal, with natural gas 

compression, gas treatment, gas 

liquefaction, and ancillary facilities as 

needed to receive and liquefy domestic 

natural gas at the ELS Terminal. ELS 

states that it currently is finalizing the 

design of the ELS Project, but asserts 

that the ELS Project facilities will 

include two floating liquefaction, 

storage and offloading (FSLO) units, 

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