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[FR Doc. 2012–29424 Filed 12–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 12–156–LNG] 

Golden Pass Products 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 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 October 26, 2012, 

by Golden Pass Products LLC (GPP), 

requesting long-term, multi-contract 

authorization to export domestically 

produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 

an amount up to the equivalent of 740 

billion cubic feet (Bcf) of domestically 

produced natural gas per year, equal to 

approximately 15.6 million metric tons 

per annum (mtpa), for a period of 25 

years beginning on the earlier of the 

date of first export or seven years from 

the date the authorization is granted by 

DOE/FE. The LNG would be exported 

from the existing Golden Pass LNG 

Terminal (Golden Pass Terminal), a 

facility located in Sabine Pass, Texas, to 

any country (1) That has or in the future 

develops the capacity to import LNG via 

ocean-going carrier; (2) with which the 

United States does not prohibit trade; 

and (3) that does not have a Free Trade 

Agreement (FTA) requiring the national 

treatment for trade in natural gas (NFTA 

country). GPP seeks to export this LNG 

on its own behalf and also as agent for 

other entities who themselves hold title 

to the LNG. The Application was filed 

under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA). Protests, motions to intervene, 

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1 Golden Pass Products LLC, Order Granting LongTerm Multi-Contract Authorization to Export 

Liquefied Natural Gas by Vessel from the Golden 

Pass LNG Terminal to Free Trade Agreement 

Nations, DOE/FE Order No. 3147, September 27, 

2012 (FE Docket No 12–88–LNG). 

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 

GPP is a Delaware limited liability 

company with its principal place of 

business in Houston, Texas. GPP is 

owned by QTL U.S. Terminal LLC (an 

affiliate of Qatar Petroleum International 

Limited), and Golden Pass LNG 

Terminal Investments LLC. GPP is 

affiliated with Golden Pass LNG 

Terminal LLC (GPLNG) and Golden Pass 

Pipeline LLC (GPPL). GPP was formed 

by affiliates of Qatar Petroleum and 

Exxon Mobil Corporation. 

GPP states that the Application 

represents the second part of a two-part 

authorization request to export LNG 

from domestic sources. On August 17, 

2012, in FE Docket No. 12–88–LNG, 

GPP filed with DOE/FE a separate 

application for long-term multi-contract 

authorization to engage in the export of 

LNG in an amount up to 740 million Bcf 

per year, to any country with which the 

U.S. has 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 12–88–LNG 

granting long-term export authorization 

to FTA countries from the Golden Pass 

Terminal.1

GPLNG owns and operates an LNG 

import terminal located near Sabine 

Pass, in Jefferson County, Texas. GPPL 

is an interstate pipeline connected to 

the import terminal and regulated by the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC). The GPLNG import terminal is 

a receiving facility for LNG imported 

from abroad. The import terminal has a 

nominal output of 2 Bcf per day (Bcf/ 

d), with a peak capacity of 2.7 Bcf/d. In 

an order issued on July 6, 2005, the 

FERC authorized GPLNG under Section 

3 of the NGA to site, construct and 

operate: (1) A berthing structure and 

unloading facilities for LNG ships; (2) 

vaporization equipment; (3) five LNG 

storage tanks with approximate working 

capacity of 155,000 cubic meters (m3) 

each; and (4) associated utilities, 

infrastructure and facilities required to 

send out natural gas from the import 

terminal. The July 6, 2005, FERC order 

also authorized GPPL to construct and 

operate a 70-mile interstate pipeline 

system to receive revaporized gas form 

the GPLNG import terminal to be 

transported to domestic markets. The 

import facilities were placed in service 

on March 14, 2011. 

GPP intends to construct and operate 

the GPP export facility contiguous to 

and interconnected with the GPLNG 

import terminal, for the liquefaction and 

export of domestically produced natural 

gas. GPP states that it intends to 

construct and operate the export 

facilities to maximize use of the existing 

GPLNG import terminal facilities, with 

the intent of preserving full import 

capability of the GPLNG import 

facilities while also creating new export 

capability. 

GPP states that domestic gas would be 

delivered to the GPP export facility 

through GPPL’s existing pipeline. GPP 

states that the pipeline would be 

modified to flow gas (1) to the GPP 

export facility for export to other 

countries, or (2) from the GPLNG import 

terminal for delivery to interstate and 

intrastate markets. GPP also states that 

the existing facilities at the import 

terminal would be used as part of the 

liquefaction project. These facilities 

include insulated LNG and gas piping, 

ship berthing facilities, and the five 

LNG storage tanks and control systems. 

In addition, GPP states that it would 

construct new facilities to liquefy the 

natural gas delivered to the GPP export 

project through the pipeline owned by 

GPPL. 

Current Application 

In the instant Application, GPP seeks 

long-term, multi-contract authorization 

to export LNG in an amount up to the 

equivalent of 740 Bcf of domestically 

produced natural gas per year, for a 

period of 25 years beginning on the 

earlier of the date of first export or seven 

years from the date the authorization is 

granted by DOE/FE. In order to engage 

in these exports, GPP requests authority 

to: (1) Engage in natural gas purchases 

and LNG sales for export, and (2) act as 

agent for third parties. In addition, GPP 

requests authorization to provide tolling 

services for third parties. GPP requests 

authorization to export this LNG to any 

country with which the United States 

does not have an FTA requiring national 

treatment for trade in natural gas, 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. 

GPP states that it anticipates entering 

into one or more long-term agreement to 

export LNG that do no exceed the term 

requested in the Application. GPP states 

that the contracts will provide for GPP 

to liquefy natural gas and load it onto 

LNG tankers for export. GPP states that 

the specific terms of GPP’s future 

contracts for liquefaction end 

exportation of natural gas will include 

provisions governing dates of 

commencement and termination, 

pricing, volumes, and export 

destinations. GPP notes that market 

conditions and negotiations will 

determine the precise terms of these 

contracts. GPP further notes that such 

contracts will expressly require that the 

export destination be consistent with 

GPP’s export authorization from DOE/ 

FE, and that deliveries shall be reported 

to DOE/FE on a monthly basis. 

GPP states that customers contracting 

with GPP for tolling services will be 

responsible for procuring their own gas 

supplies and holding title to the gas 

delivered to the GPP facility for 

liquefaction. GPP states that customers 

will be responsible for arranging the 

delivery of gas to the terminal. GPP also 

states that consistent with prior DOE/FE 

orders authorizing export tolling 

services, GPP will accept a condition 

requiring GPP to register with DOE/FE 

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2 Freeport LNG Development, L.P., FE Docket No. 

11–51–LNG, DOE/FE Order No. 2986 (July 19, 

2011); Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, FE Docket 

No. 10–111–LNG, DOE/FE Order No. 2961 (May 20, 

2011). 

each title holder for whom GPP seeks to 

export LNG.2

GPP states that it will file with DOE/ 

FE any relevant long-term commercial 

agreements within thirty days of 

execution. GPP states that it will file 

either (1) a copy of each long-term 

contract with commercially sensitive 

information redacted, or (2) a summary 

of all major provision of the contract. 

GPP states that each of its contract 

filings will include a justification for 

non-disclosure of any redacted contract 

provisions or information. 

GPP states that the GPP export facility 

will have access to substantial 

quantities of natural gas from diverse 

domestic supply sources. GPP notes that 

the GPP export facility will be located 

close to the Onshore Gulf Coast, the 

Offshore Gulf of Mexico and the MidContinent producing regions, which 

GPP states have long been significant 

U.S. natural gas supply areas. 

Specifically, GPP states that the export 

project is located close to welldeveloped pipeline and transportation 

infrastructure. GPP states that the export 

facility will be connected, through the 

GPPL pipeline, with the interstate 

pipeline systems of Florida Gas 

Transmission Company, LLC; Golden 

Triangle Storage, Inc.; Natural Gas 

Pipeline Company of America; 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC; 

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; and 

Transcontinental Gas Pipeline 

Company, LLC. GPP notes that each of 

these pipelines in turn has 

interconnections with a larger network 

of pipeline traversing the Gulf Coast 

region. 

Lastly, GPP states that it intends to 

apply separately to the FERC for 

authorization to site, contract and 

operate the proposed GPP export facility 

under Section 3 of the NGA and Part 

153 of the FERC’s regulations. 

Public Interest Considerations 

GPP states that the requested LNG 

export authorization is in the public 

interest. GPP states that approval of 

GPP’s proposed exports will not impact 

the adequacy of domestic production to 

meet projected demand over the term of 

the requested authorization. GPP further 

states that it will contemplate contracts 

that will be based on marketcompetitive terms. In addition, GPP 

states that it has considered the public 

benefits to its proposed exports, 

including the impact on U.S. job 

creation, U.S. gross domestic product, 

domestic energy security, U.S. trade, as 

well as the cumulative impacts of all 

LNG projects on the domestic need for 

gas. GPP concludes that the proposed 

export project is consistent with the 

public interest under all of these 

considerations. 

In support of the Application, GPP 

submitted an independent study by The 

Perryman Group to help identify the 

socioeconomic impacts of GPP’s 

proposed export project (TPG Study). In 

particular, the TPG Study sought to 

quantify the potential gains in business 

activity in Jefferson County, Texas, the 

location of the terminal. GPP states that 

the TPG Study concludes that the 

project could create approximately $31 

billion in U.S. economic gains at the 

local, state and national levels over the 

life of the project. Specifically, the 

approximately $10 billion investment in 

infrastructure to build the facility would 

generate: (1) An estimated $20 billion in 

national gross product during the fiveyear construction phase, and (2) an 

estimated $11 billion in national gross 

product from operations, about $460 

million annually for the life of the 

facility. The TPG Study goes on to 

project that the GPP project would 

generate tens of thousands of jobs for 

American workers across the country 

including: (1) 324,000 person-years of 

direct and indirect work over the life of 

the project; (2) the equivalent of 45,000 

jobs nationally during the five-year 

construction phase, including 9,000 

construction jobs as well as jobs across 

a wide spectrum of supporting 

industries, including manufacturing, 

transportation, and utilities; and (3) 

around 3,800 permanent jobs 

nationwide during the operation phase, 

including more than 200 jobs at the 

facility. Lastly, GPP states that the TPG 

Study projects cumulative tax revenues 

for federal, state, and local governments 

totaling about $4.6 billion across the 

construction and operating life of the 

project. 

To further support the Application, 

GPP engaged Deloitte MarketPoint 

(DMP) to provide a comprehensive 

analysis to evaluate the price impact of 

GPP’s proposal to export natural gas. 

GPP states that the DMP study shows 

that exports of 2 Bcf/d from the GPP 

project would have less than a 1 percent 

effect on long-term annual average 

prices, despite an outlook of robust U.S. 

gas demand growth. GPP notes that the 

DMP study also concluded that the 

potential cumulative price effects from 

U.S. LNG export projects would be 

modest based on the idea that: (1) U.S. 

producers currently have access to 

abundant domestic natural gas that can 

be developed cost-effectively to supply 

both domestic and incremental LNG 

export opportunities; (2) only a limited 

number of projects will likely reach 

completion; and (3) competition for 

international markets will serve to 

balance the collective growth of U.S. 

export developments, further 

moderating domestic market 

implications. 

Additionally, in support of the 

Application, GPP cites numerous 

studies, statistics, and reports as 

prepared by the Energy Information 

Administration, MIT, the Brookings 

Institution, the American Chemistry 

Council, and the U.S. Census Bureau to 

demonstrate that the export of LNG and 

the approval of this Application are in 

the public interest. 

Further details can be found in the 

Application, which has been posted at 

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

gasregulation/index.html. 

Environmental Impact 

GPP states that the export project will 

be designed to minimize or mitigate 

environmental or other adverse impacts. 

GPP contends that the proposal does not 

constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of 

human environment, within the 

meaning of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. GPP states 

that it plans to file an application with 

the FERC for the necessary 

authorization to construct and operate 

the GPP export facility, and that the 

FERC will complete an environmental 

review prior to granting the requested 

authorization. GPP recognizes that it 

cannot engage in the export of LNG 

until after the FERC has granted its NGA 

section 3 authorization and the 

necessary facilities have been 

constructed and placed in service. GPP 

states that DOE has previously 

participated in the FERC’s 

environmental review process as a 

cooperating agency in other LNG export 

projects. Accordingly, GPP requests that 

DOE/FE condition the export 

authorization requested in this 

Application on GGP’s receipt of all 

necessary FERC authorizations to 

construct and operate the GPP export 

facility. 

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 

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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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