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1Carib Energy (USA) LLC, DOE/FECM Order No. 

4772, Docket No. 21–99–LNG, Order Granting 

Blanket Authorization to Export Previously 

Imported Liquefied Natural Gas in ISO Containers 

By Vessel to Free Trade and Non-Free Trade 

Agreement Nations (Dec. 20, 2021). 

2The Crowley Facility receives LNG that has been 

imported from foreign sources into Puerto Rico via 

the EcoElectrica LNG Terminal. See id. at 5. 

3 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). The United States currently 

has FTAs requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas with Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, 

Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Honduras, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, 

Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Republic of Korea, 

and Singapore. FTAs with Israel and Costa Rica do 

not require national treatment for trade in natural 

gas. 

4 15 U.S.C. 717b(a); see Carib Energy (USA) LLC, 

DOE/FECM Order No. 4772, at 18 (Ordering Paras. 

A & B). 

5See Carib Energy (USA) LLC, Notice of First 

Export of LNG, Docket No. 21–99–LNG (Apr. 6, 

2022). 

6Carib Energy (USA) LLC, DOE/FECM Order No. 

4772, at 18 (Ordering Para. A). 

7Carib Energy (USA), LLC, Request for 

Amendment—LNG Export Authorization (Order 

No. 4772, Docket No. 21–99–LNG), Docket No. 21– 

99–LNG (Sept. 7, 2023). 

8Carib Energy (USA), LLC, Supplemental 

Information Supporting Request for Export 

Authorization Amendment, Docket No. 21–99–LNG 

(Sept. 21, 2023). 

9 15 U.S.C. 717b(a). 

10 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. 21–99–LNG] 

Carib Energy (USA), LLC; Request for 

Amendment To Order Granting Blanket 

Authorization To Export Previously 

Imported Liquefied Natural Gas in ISO 

Containers by Vessel to Non-Free 

Trade Agreement Nations 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

and Carbon Management (FECM) of the 

Department of Energy (DOE) gives 

notice (Notice) of receipt of a Request 

for Amendment (Request), filed by Carib 

Energy (USA), LLC (Carib Energy) on 

September 7, 2023, and Supplemental 

Information Supporting Request for 

Export Authorization Amendment 

(Supplement) filed on September 21, 

2023. Carib Energy is currently 

authorized to export liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) previously imported into the 

United States by vessel from foreign 

sources in a volume equivalent to 0.48 

billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on 

a cumulative basis over a two-year 

period to countries in Central America, 

South America, and the Caribbean. 

Carib Energy requests an increase in its 

authorized export volume of previously 

imported foreign-sourced LNG from the 

equivalent of 0.48 Bcf to 1.4 Bcf on a 

cumulative basis, effective June 1, 2023, 

and continuing through the end of its 

export term, April 6, 2024. Carib Energy 

filed the Request and Supplement 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, October 23, 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: 

Background: On December 20, 2021, 

in DOE/FECM Order No. 4772,1 DOE 

authorized Carib Energy to export LNG 

previously imported from foreign 

sources in a volume equivalent to 0.48 

Bcf of natural gas on a cumulative basis 

over a two-year period. Under this 

blanket order, Carib Energy is 

authorized to export the LNG in 

approved IMO7/TVAC–ASME LNG 

containers (ISO containers) loaded at 

the Crowley LNG Truck Loading 

Facility (Crowley Facility) located in 

Pen ̃uelas, Puerto Rico,2 and transported 

on ocean-going carriers or container 

vessels to any country in Central 

America, South America, or the 

Caribbean that has, or in the future 

develops, the capacity to import LNG 

via approved ISO containers on oceangoing carriers or container vessels. This 

includes both countries with which the 

United States has entered into a free 

trade agreement (FTA) requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural 

gas (FTA countries),3 and any other 

country with which trade is not 

prohibited by U.S. law or policy (nonFTA countries).4

Carib Energy’s two-year blanket 

authorization under Order No. 4772 

commenced on April 6, 2022, the date 

of first export under that authorization.5

Because the export authorization is 

effective (in relevant part) ‘‘for a twoyear term beginning on . . . the date of 

first export,’’ 6 Carib Energy’s export 

term under Order No. 4772 is effective 

through April 6, 2024. 

Request for Amendment of Non-FTA 

Portion of Order No. 4772: On 

September 7, 2023, Carib Energy filed 

its Request to amend Order No. 4772.7

Carib Energy provided additional 

information in its Supplement,8 filed on 

September 21, 2023. Carib Energy states 

that its ongoing exports of previously 

imported LNG to countries in the 

Caribbean (including to Barbados, a 

non-FTA country, and the Dominican 

Republic, a FTA country) have 

increased more rapidly than originally 

projected and recently exceeded the 

cumulative export volume authorized 

by Order No. 4772. Carib Energy further 

states that it anticipates exporting this 

previously imported LNG to Antigua (a 

non-FTA country) beginning in January 

2024. Consequently, Carib Energy 

requests an amendment to Order No. 

4772, increasing the overall level of 

LNG export volumes by 0.92 Bcf—from 

0.48 Bcf to 1.4 Bcf on a cumulative 

basis—effective June 1, 2023, through 

April 6, 2024. 

Carib Energy asserts that this export of 

foreign-sourced LNG will continue to 

play a critical role in meeting the 

natural gas supply needs of Barbados 

and Antigua (as well as the Dominican 

Republic), and that no new construction 

will be required to accommodate the 

amended export volume. 

This Notice applies only to the 

portion of the Request and Supplement 

seeking an amendment of Carib Energy’s 

exports of previously imported LNG to 

the applicable non-FTA countries 

pursuant to NGA section 3(a).9 DOE will 

review the FTA portion of the Request 

and Supplement separately pursuant to 

NGA section 3(c).10

Additional details can be found in 

Carib Energy’s Request and Supplement, 

posted on the DOE website at: https:// 

www.energy.gov/fecm/articles/caribenergy-usa-llc-fe-dkt-no-21-99-lng. 


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DOE Evaluation 

In reviewing Carib’s Request and 

Supplement, 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. 

Parties that may oppose the Request and 

Supplement should address these issues 

and documents in their comments and/ 

or protests, as well as other issues 

deemed relevant to the Request. 

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, comments, or a 

motion to intervene or notice of 

intervention, as applicable. Interested 

parties will be provided 15 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 Carib 

Energy’s Request and Supplement must 

file a motion to intervene or notice of 

intervention. The filing of comments or 

a protest with respect to the Request and 

Supplement 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 Request and Supplement. 

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 

(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 electronic filings. All filings 

must include a reference to ‘‘Docket No. 

21–99–LNG’’ or ‘‘Carib Energy Request’’ 

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 Request, Supplement, and any 

filed protests, motions to intervene, 

notices of interventions, and comments 

will also be available electronically on 

the DOE website at: www.energy.gov/ 

fecm/regulation. 

A decisional record on the Request 

and Supplement 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 Order may be issued based on the 

official record, including the Request, 

Supplement, and responses filed by 

parties pursuant to this Notice, in 

accordance with 10 CFR 590.316. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

29, 2023. 

Amy Sweeney, 

Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Resource 

Sustainability. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22297 Filed 10–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

21st Century Energy Workforce 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Jobs, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open virtual meeting for members and 

the public of the 21st Century Energy 

Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB). The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, October 31, 2023; 12 

p.m. to 1:30 p.m. eastern. 

ADDRESSES: Virtual meeting for 

members of the public. 

Registration to participate remotely is 

available: https://doe.webex.com/ 

weblink/register/ 

rcb79034826529ab23d28b035d6b98b07 

The meeting information will be 

posted on the 21st Century Energy 

Workforce Advisory Board website at: 

https://www.energy.gov/policy/21stcentury-energy-workforce-advisoryboard-ewab, and can also be obtained by 

contacting EWAB@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Piper O’Keefe, Designated Federal 

Officer, EWAB; email: EWAB@

hq.doe.gov or at 202–809–5110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The 21st 

Century Energy Workforce Advisory 

Board (EWAB) advises the Secretary of 

Energy in developing a strategy for the 

Department of Energy (DOE) to support 

and develop a skilled energy workforce 

to meet the changing needs of the U.S. 

energy system. It was established 

pursuant to section 40211 of the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(IIJA), Public Law 117–58 (42 U.S.C. 

18744) in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 10. This is the second meeting of 

the EWAB. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

October 31, 2023. The tentative meeting 

agenda includes: roll call, remarks 

related to and continuing discussion of 

DOE’s role in meeting future energy 

workforce needs, and public comments. 

The meeting will conclude at 

approximately 3:30 p.m. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public via a virtual meeting 

option. Individuals who would like to 

attend must register for the meeting 

here: https://doe.webex.com/weblink/ 

register/rcb79034826529ab23d

28b035d6b98b07 

It is the policy of the EWAB to accept 

written public comments no longer than 

5 pages and to accommodate oral public 

comments, whenever possible. The 

EWAB expects that public statements 

presented at its meetings will not be 

repetitive of previously submitted oral 

or written statements. The public 

comment period for this meeting will 

take place on October 31, 2023, at a time 

specified in the meeting agenda. This 

public comment period is designed only 

for substantive commentary on the 

EWAB’s work, not for business 

marketing purposes. The Designated 

Federal Officer will conduct the meeting 

to facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the meeting, 

interested parties should register to 

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