88600 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 245 / Friday, December 22, 2023 / Notices 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Andrew Brake, 

202–453–6136. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Charter Online 

Management and Performance System 

(COMPS) CSP Credit Enhancement 

APR. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 82. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,050. 

Abstract: This request is for a new 

OMB approval to collect the Annual 

Performance Report (APR) data from 

Charter School Programs (CSP) Credit 

Enhancement for Charter School 

Facilities Program (CE) grantees. 

The Charter School Programs was 

originally authorized under title V, part 

B, subpart 1, sections 5201 through 5211 

of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as 

amended by the No Child Left Behind 

(NCLB) Act of 2001. For fiscal year 2017 

and thereafter, ESEA has been amended 

by the Every Student Succeeds Act 

(ESSA), (20USC 7221–7221i), which 

reserves funds to improve education by 

supporting innovation in public 

education and to: (2) provide financial 

assistance for the planning, program 

design, and initial implementation of 

charter schools; (3) increase the number 

of high-quality charter schools available 

to students across the United States; (4) 

evaluate the impact of charter schools 

on student achievement, families, and 

communities, and share best practices 

between charter schools and other 

public schools; (5) encourage States to 

provide support to charter schools for 

facilities financing in an amount more 

nearly commensurate to the amount 

States typically provide for traditional 

public schools; (6) expand opportunities 

for children with disabilities, English 

learners, and other traditionally 

underserved students to attend charter 

schools and meet the challenging State 

academic standards; (7) support efforts 

to strengthen the charter school 

authorizing process to improve 

performance management, including 

transparency, oversight and monitoring 

(including financial audits), and 

evaluation of such schools; and (8) 

support quality, accountability, and 

transparency in the operational 

performance of all authorized public 

chartering agencies, including State 

educational agencies, local educational 

agencies, and other authorizing entities. 

Specific to the CE program, grant 

funds are awarded to demonstrate 

innovative methods of helping charter 

schools to address the costs of 

acquiring, constructing, and renovating 

facilities by enhancing the availability 

of loans or bond financing and used by 

grantees to assist one or more charter 

schools to access private-sector capital 

to accomplish one or more of the 

following objectives: (1) The acquisition 

(by purchase, lease, donation, or 

otherwise) of an interest (including an 

interest held by a third party for the 

benefit of a charter schools) in improved 

or unimproved real property that is 

necessary to commence or continue the 

operation of a charter schools; (2) The 

construction of new facilities, or the 

renovation, repair, or alteration of 

existing facilities, necessary to 

commence or continue the operation of 

a charter school; (3) The 

predevelopment costs required to assess 

sites for purposes of paragraph (1) or (2) 

and that are necessary to commence or 

continue the operation of a charter 

school. 

The U.S. Department of Education 

(ED) is requesting authorization to 

collect data from CSP grantees within 

the CE program with new APR tool. The 

former APR data collection package for 

CE grantees was discontinued in March 

2023. The CSP made revisions to the 

questionnaire aimed at reducing grantee 

burden (e.g., eliminating questions) and 

collecting more accurate and useful 

program data (e.g., identifying joint 

transactions with other CE grantees). To 

further these aims, CSP is planning to 

collect the APR data through a webbased system used to collect APR data 

from other CSP program grantees. 

Dated: December 19, 2023. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28259 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. 23–137–LNG] 

Magnolia LNG, LLC; Application for 

Long-Term Authorization To Export 

Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free 

Trade Agreement Countries 

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 

Magnolia LNG, LLC (Magnolia) on 

November 29, 2023. Magnolia requests 

long-term, multi-contract authorization 

to export domestically produced 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a volume 

equivalent to approximately 449 billion 

cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas per year 

(Bcf/y), or 1.23 Bcf per day (Bcf/d), from 

the proposed Magnolia terminal 

facilities to be constructed and operated 

near Lake Charles, Louisiana (Magnolia 

LNG Project). Magnolia 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, February 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 245 / Friday, December 22, 2023 / Notices 88601 

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

2 Magnolia LNG, LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 3909, 

Docket No. 13–132–LNG, Opinion and Order 

Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization 

to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the 

Proposed Magnolia LNG Terminal to be 

Constructed in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Non-Free 

Trade Agreement Nations (Nov. 30, 2016), reh’g 

denied, DOE/FE Order No. 3909–A (Apr. 2, 2018), 

amended by DOE/FE Order No. 3909–B (Dec. 10, 

2020), further amended by DOE/FECM Order No. 

3909–C (Apr. 27, 2022), reh’g denied, DOE/FECM 

Order No. 3909–D (June 24, 2022). Note that on July 

4, 2021, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) changed its 

name to the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon 

Management. 

3Magnolia LNG, LLC, Docket No. 13–132–LNG, 

Request of Magnolia LNG, LLC for Limited 

Extension to Start Date of Term of Authorization 

(Mar. 20, 2023). 4Magnolia LNG, LLC, Docket No. 13–132–LNG, 

Answer of Magnolia LNG, LLC in Opposition to the 

Motion to Intervene and Protest of Sierra Club, et 

al. and Supplement to Request to Extend 

Commencement Deadline (May 30, 2023). 5Magnolia LNG, LLC, Docket No. 13–132–LNG, 

Withdrawal of Request for Extension of 

Commencement of Service Deadline (Nov. 29, 

2023). 

6 Magnolia LNG, LLC, Docket No. 13–132–LNG, 

Administrative Notice of Expiration of Non-FTA 

Authorization (Dec. 8, 2023); see Order No. 3909– 

C at Ordering Para. D. 

7 Magnolia LNG, LLC, Order No. 3245, Docket No. 

12–183–LNG, Order Granting Long-Term, MultiContract Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural 

Gas by Vessel from the Proposed Magnolia LNG 

Terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Free Trade 

Agreement Nations (Feb. 26, 2013); Magnolia LNG, 

LLC, Order No. 3406, Docket No. 13–131–LNG, 

Order Granting Long-Term, Multi-Contract 

Authorization to Export Liquefied Natural Gas by 

Vessel from the Proposed Magnolia LNG Terminal 

in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Free Trade 

Agreement Nations (Mar. 5, 2014). On December 10, 

2020, both orders were amended to extend the 

effective export term through December 31, 2050. 

8See 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. 

9U.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). 

10The Addendum and related documents are 

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

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: Magnolia 

requests authorization to export 

domestically produced LNG by oceangoing carrier from the proposed 

Magnolia LNG Project, to be constructed 

and located on Industrial Canal South 

Shore PLC Tract 475, an approximately 

115-acre parcel of land in Calcasieu 

Parish, Louisiana, under a long-term 

lease with the Lake Charles Harbor & 

Terminal District. Magnolia states that 

the proposed LNG Project would 

include four LNG trains, two LNG 

storage tanks each with capacity of 

approximately 160,000 cubic meters, 

and vessel loading facilities, and would 

be located in an area zoned for heavy 

industrial use and consistent with other 

industrial facilities along the shoreline. 

Magnolia seeks to export this LNG from 

the liquefaction project in a volume 

equivalent to approximately 449 Bcf/yr 

of natural gas (1.23 Bcf/d) to any 

country with which the United States 

does not have a free trade agreement 

(FTA) requiring national treatment for 

trade in natural gas and LNG, which has 

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 (non-FTA countries), 

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

In the Application, Magnolia notes 

that it had already been authorized in 

DOE/FE Order No. 3909 2 (later 

amended by DOE/FECM Order No. 

3909–C) to export the same volume of 

LNG from the proposed Magnolia LNG 

Project to non-FTA countries. Order No. 

3909–C required Magnolia to commence 

commercial operations at its LNG 

Project by November 30, 2023. On 

March 20, 2023,3 and with a subsequent 

amendment on May 30, 2023,4 Magnolia 

asked DOE to postpone its 

commencement deadline. On November 

29, 2023—the same day it filed the 

present Application—Magnolia asked to 

withdraw its request for a later 

commencement date, effective 

immediately.5 Order No. 3909–C then 

expired on its own terms at the end of 

November 2023.6

Magnolia remains authorized to 

export the equivalent volume of LNG to 

countries with which the U.S. has an 

FTA requiring national treatment for 

trade in natural gas (FTA countries), for 

a term extending through December 31, 

2050.7

Magnolia states that its Application 

‘‘requests a new authorization of the 

same volumes in light of the expiration 

of the original authorization on 

November 30, 2023,’’ noting that the 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s approval of the siting, 

construction, ownership, and operation 

of the Magnolia LNG Project remains in 

effect. 

Magnolia seeks this authorization on 

its own behalf and as agent for other 

entities that hold title to the LNG at the 

point of export. Magnolia requests the 

authorization for a term commencing on 

the earlier of the date of first export or 

seven (7) years from the date of issuance 

of the requested authorization, and 

extending through December 31, 2050. 

Additional details can be found in the 

Application, posted on the DOE website 

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

files/2023-12/ 

Magnolia%20LNG%20DOE

%20NFTA%20Export%20

Authorization%20

Application%20%28Nov.%2029

%202023%29.pdf. 

DOE Evaluation 

In reviewing Magnolia’s 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),8 and 

DOE’s response to public comments 

received on that Study.9

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); 10

• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas 

Perspective on Exporting Liquefied 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
88602 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 245 / Friday, December 22, 2023 / Notices 

11The 2014 Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Report is 

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

12U.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. 

Natural Gas From the United States, 79 

FR 32260 (June 4, 2014); 11 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.12

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 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 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 Magnolia’s 

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 

(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. 23–137–LNG’’ or 

‘‘Magnolia LNG, 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 December 

18, 2023. 

Amy Sweeney, 

Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Resource 

Sustainability. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28236 Filed 12–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC24–26–000. 

Applicants: Bayou Cove Peaking 

Power LLC, Big Cajun I Peaking Power 

LLC, Cottonwood Energy Company LP, 

Louisiana Generating LLC, Pelican 

Power LLC, Big Pelican LLC, Pelican 

South Central LLC. 

Description: Joint Application for 

Authorization Under Section 203 of the 

Federal Power Act of Bayou Cove 

Peaking Power LLC, et. al. 

Filed Date: 12/14/23. 

Accession Number: 20231214–5267. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/4/24. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG24–57–000. 

Applicants: Ashtrom Renewable 

Energy LLC. 

Description: Ashtrom Renewable 

Energy LLC submits Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator Status. 

Filed Date: 12/15/23. 

Accession Number: 20231215–5260. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/5/24. 

Docket Numbers: EG24–58–000. 

Applicants: Castanea Project, LLC. 

Description: Castanea Project, LLC 

submits Notice of Self-Certification of 

Exempt Wholesale Generator Status. 

Filed Date: 12/18/23. 

Accession Number: 20231218–5020. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/8/24. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER10–1119–008; 

ER10–1123–010. 

Applicants: Union Electric Company, 

Central Illinois Public Service 

Company. 

Description: Triennial Market Power 

Analysis for Central Region of Ameren 

Illinois Company, et. al. 

Filed Date: 12/15/23. 

Accession Number: 20231215–5317. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/13/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–381–009; 

ER10–1781–005; ER19–2626–007; 

ER21–714–008; ER22–399–003. 

Applicants: Meadow Lake Solar Park 

LLC, Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm 

LLC, Rosewater Wind Farm LLC, 

Northern Indiana Public Service 

Company, Dunns Bridge Solar Center, 

LLC. 

Description: Triennial Market Power 

Analysis for Central Region of Dunns 

Bridge Solar Center, LLC. 

Filed Date: 12/15/23. 

Accession Number: 20231215–5316. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 2/13/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER23–1304–000. 

Applicants: MFT Energy US 1 LLC. 

Description: Supplemental of Refund 

Report of MFT Energy US 1 LLC. 

Filed Date: 12/18/23. 

Accession Number: 20231218–5092. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 1/8/24. 

Docket Numbers: ER23–2355–002. 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1