Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 174 / Friday, September 7, 2012 / Notices 55197 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2901, 

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Dated: September 4, 2012. 

Peter S. Winokur, 

Chairman. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22187 Filed 9–5–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3670–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the extended collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before November 6, 

2012. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Jacqueline D. Rogers, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Health, 

Safety and Security, HS–11, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, by fax at 202– 

586–8548, or by email at: 

jackie.rogers@hq.doe.gov, or 

information about the collection 

instruments may be obtained at: http:// 

www.hss.dow.gov/pra.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Jacqueline D. Rogers, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Health, 

Safety and Security, HS–11, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at 202– 

586–8548, or by email at 

jackie.rogers@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB Control No.: 1910–5112; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Final Rule: Chronic Beryllium Disease 

Prevention Program; (3) Type of Review: 

Renewal; (4) Purpose: This collection 

provides the Department with the 

information needed to continue 

reducing the number of workers 

currently exposed to beryllium in the 

course of their work at DOE facilities 

managed by DOE or its contractors; 

minimize the levels and potential 

exposure to beryllium; to provide 

information to employees, to provide 

medical surveillance to ensure early 

detection of disease; and to permit 

oversight of the programs by DOE 

management; (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 4,499 (22 DOE 

sites and 4,477 workers affected by the 

rule); (6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 15,881; (7) Annual 

Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 

25,036; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting 

and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 

$1,293,623; (9) Response Obligation: 

Mandatory. 

Statutory Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 

1954, 42 U.S.C. 2201, and the Department of 

Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7191 and 

7254. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 29, 

2012. 

Stephen A. Kirchhoff, 

Director, Office of Resource Management, 

Office of Health, Safety and Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 12–77–LNG] 

LNG Development Company, LLC; 

Application for Long-Term 

Authorization To Export Liquefied 

Natural Gas Produced From Canadian 

and Domestic Natural Gas Resources 

to Non-Free Trade Agreement 

Countries for a 25-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 July 16, 2012, by 

LNG Development Company, LLC (d/b/ 

a Oregon LNG), requesting long-term, 

multi-contract authorization to export 

up to 9.6 million tons per annum (mtpa) 

of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the 

equivalent of 456.25 billion cubic feet 

(Bcf) of natural gas per year or 1.3 Bcf 

per day (Bcf/d), over a 25-year period, 

commencing on the earlier of the date 

of first export or eight years from the 

date the requested authorization is 

granted. The LNG would be exported 

from the proposed LNG terminal to be 

located in Warrenton, Oregon, in 

Clatsop county, 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 LNG will be 

produced from natural gas imported 

from Canada into the United States, and 

to a lesser extent, domestically 

produced natural gas. Oregon LNG 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 

procedures detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section no later 

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

6, 2012. 

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. 


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1Citing, ConocoPhillips Company, Order 

Granting Blanket Authorization to Export 

Previously Imported Liquefied Natural Gas by 

Vessel, FE Docket No. 11–109–LNG, DOE/FE Order 

No. 3038 (November 22, 2011). 

2Citing, U.S. Energy Information Administration 

(EIA), U.S. Natural Gas Wellhead Price, http:// 

www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/his/n9190us3m.htm. 

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 

Oregon LNG is a Delaware limited 

liability company with its principal 

place of business in Warrenton, Oregon, 

and headquarters in Vancouver, 

Washington. 

Oregon LNG states that the Oregon 

LNG Export Project (Project) is proposed 

to export primarily Canadian-sourced 

natural gas imported into the United 

States and to a lesser extent supplies of 

natural gas that may be domestically 

produced. Oregon LNG states the Project 

will convert Oregon LNG’s pending 

import receiving terminal and pipeline 

(Oregon Pipeline) into a bidirectional 

LNG terminal and pipeline. The Oregon 

Pipeline is being developed by Oregon 

LNG’s affiliate, Oregon Pipeline 

Company, LLC. Oregon LNG states that 

the Project will interconnect with the 

multi-legged system of Williams 

Northwest Pipeline Company, 

connecting Pacific Northwest demand 

centers with British Columbian and 

Rockies supplies. However, Oregon LNG 

asserts it does not expect that the gas 

feedstock for the Project will be derived 

to any significant degree from Rockies 

supply given that the market modeling 

commissioned by Oregon LNG 

demonstrates that Canadian supply is 

the economically preferred resource for 

the Project. 

Oregon LNG states that unlike the 

multiple pending applications to export 

domestically produced LNG to non-FTA 

countries, this Application involves a 

request for authorization to export LNG 

produced primarily from Canadian 

natural gas resources. Oregon LNG 

further states that in this regard, this 

Application is akin to applications for 

authorization to export previously 

imported LNG, which DOE/FE has 

expeditiously granted.1 Oregon LNG 

states that the same rationale applies 

here. 

Current Application 

In the instant application, Oregon 

LNG seeks long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export up to 9.6 mtpa 

of natural gas produced in Canada, and 

to a lesser extent, domestically 

produced natural gas, as LNG (the 

equivalent of 456.25 Bcf per year, or 1.3 

Bcf/d of natural gas), for a period of 25 

years beginning on the earlier of the 

date of first export or eight years from 

the date the authorization is granted by 

DOE/FE. Oregon LNG requests that such 

long-term authorization provide for 

export from its LNG terminal to be 

located in Warrenton, Oregon, in 

Clatsop County, 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 ocean-going 

carrier, and with which trade is not 

prohibited by U.S. law or policy. 

Oregon LNG requests authorization to 

export LNG acting on its own behalf or 

as agent for others. At present, Oregon 

LNG does not contemplate entering into 

any long-term gas supply or long-term 

export contracts in conjunction with the 

LNG export authorization requested 

herein. Rather, Oregon LNG will enter 

into capacity use arrangements with 

potential Project participants or thirdparty customers. Accordingly, Oregon 

LNG is not submitting transactionspecific information such as long-term 

supply agreements and long-term export 

agreements, as required by Section 

590.202(b) of the DOE regulations, at 

this time. Instead, Oregon LNG requests 

that DOE/FE adhere to the precedent set 

forth in Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, 

DOE/FE Order No. 2961, at 41, where 

DOE/FE found that given the state of 

development for the proposed export 

project, Sabine Pass would be permitted 

to submit transaction-specific 

information when the contracts 

reflecting such information were 

executed. 

Public Interest Considerations 

Oregon LNG states that the Project has 

been proposed due to the improved 

outlook for North American natural gas 

production, owing to drilling 

productivity gains that enabled rapid 

growth in supplies from 

unconventional, and particularly shale, 

gas-bearing formations in the United 

States and Canada. Oregon LNG states 

that improvements in drilling and 

extraction technologies have coincided 

with rapid diffusion in the natural gas 

industry’s understanding of the 

unconventional resource base and best 

practices in drilling and resource 

development. Oregon LNG states that 

these changes have rendered obsolete 

once prominent fears of declining future 

domestic natural gas production. 

According to Oregon LNG, the Project 

offers various benefits to the public, 

including the much needed expansion 

of market scope and access for North 

American natural gas producers at times 

when neither U.S. nor Canadian gas 

prices support continued production. 

Oregon LNG states that the North 

American supply glut has depressed 

domestic natural gas prices to historic 

lows (below $2.00 per MMbtu) not 

experienced since 1999.2 Oregon LNG 

further states that analysts have 

expressed concern that the Canadian gas 

storage levels may reach capacity in 

June 2012, potentially affecting U.S. 

natural gas prices as Canadian 

producers attempt to move surplus gas 

across the border to the U.S. 

Oregon LNG states that the influx of 

labor needed to complete the Project 

will have a major positive impact on the 

region’s economy. In its letter of 

support, the United Brotherhood of 

Carpenters and Joiners of America 

points out that regional unemployment 

in the construction sector has hovered 

around 17 percent, which is twice the 

rate of general unemployment. Oregon 

LNG states that from 2014 unitl the 

anticipated completion date in 2018, the 

construction phase will create an 

average of 3,054 direct-employment, 

new construction jobs for the Project. 

Oregon LNG states that the economic 

impact of a construction project goes 

well beyond the direct costs of 

construction. If the Project requires 

sheet metal from a local producer, for 

example, an indirect impact will be felt 

by the hiring of new workers at the 

manufacturer. The regional indirect 

impact of the construction phase of the 

Project is estimated at $2.79 billion and 

the average, indirect employment 

impact spread over the anticipated 5- 

year period involving construction 

efforts is estimated at 2,579 jobs. 

Oregon LNG states that its exports 

will result in a net improvement in the 

balance of trade for the U.S. even after 

deducting gas imports from Canada. If 

approved, the export authorization is 

projected to reduce the U.S. trade deficit 

by $4.5 billion per year over a 25-year 

period for an estimated total of $112.5 

billion of net deficit reduction over the 

life of the Project. 

Further details can be found in the 

Application, which has been posted at 

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

gasregulation/index.html. 

Environmental Impact 

Oregon LNG states that the potential 

environment impacts of the Project will 

be reviewed by the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) under 


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the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). Oregon LNG and Oregon 

Pipeline Company requested 

authorization to commence FERC’s 

mandatory NEPA pre-filing process for 

the Project on July 3, 2012, in FERC 

Docket No. PF12–18–000. Oregon LNG 

and Oregon Pipeline Company 

anticipate filing a formal application 

with FERC pursuant to Section 3 of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) no later than the 

First Quarter of 2013. Accordingly, 

Oregon LNG requests that, pursuant to 

Section 590.402 of the DOE Regulations, 

DOE/FE issue a conditional order 

authorizing the export of LNG as 

requested in the Application, 

conditioned on completion of the 

environmental review of the Export 

Project by FERC. 

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. 12–77–LNG in the title line; 

(2) mailing 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. 12–77–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. 

12–77–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 Oregon LNG 

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 

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 August 31, 

2012. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Radiation Detection Technologies, Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive patent license. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given to an 

intent to grant to Radiation Detection 

Technologies, Inc., of Manhattan, 

Kansas, an exclusive license to practice 

the inventions described in U.S. Patent 

No. 6,545,281, entitled ‘‘Pocked Surface 

Neutron Detector’’. The invention is 

owned by the United States of America, 

as represented by the U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE). 

DATES: Written comments or 

nonexclusive license applications are to 

be received at the address listed below 

no later than October 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Technology 

Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

T. Lucas, Office of the Assistant General 

Counsel for Technology Transfer and 

Intellectual Property, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6F– 


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