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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 

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10 CFR Part 50 

[NRC–2014–0238] 

RIN 3150–AJ48 

Definition of a Utilization Facility 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is correcting the 

docket identification number and 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) for a 

Direct Final Rule published in the 

Federal Register (FR) on October 17, 

2014, to amend the NRC’s regulations to 

add SHINE Medical Technologies, Inc.’s 

accelerator-driven subcritical operating 

assemblies, as described in the 

application assigned docket number 50– 

608, to the definition of utilization 

facility. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

November 5, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2014–0238 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information for this document. You may 

obtain publicly-available information 

related to this direct final rule by any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2014–0238. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, at 301–415–4737, or 

by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Lynch, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001, telephone: 301–415–1524; email: 

Steven.Lynch@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 17, 2014 (79 FR 62329), the 

NRC published a Direct Final Rule to 

amend the NRC’s regulations to add 

SHINE Medical Technologies, Inc.’s 

accelerator-driven subcritical operating 

assemblies, as described in the 

application assigned docket number 50– 

608, to the definition of utilization 

facility. That rule incorrectly identified 

the docket identification number for the 

action as NRC–2013–0053, and the RIN 

for the action as 3150–AJ18. 

Correction 

Accordingly, in direct final rule FR 

Doc. 2014–24732, on page 62329, in the 

Friday issue of October 17, 2014 (79 FR 

62329), the docket identification 

number NRC–2013–0053 in the heading 

of the document and in all other 

instances on page 62329 and 62330, is 

revised to read NRC–2014–0238. In 

addition, the RIN, 3150–AJ18, in the 

heading of the document is revised to 

read 3150–AJ48. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day 

of October, 2014. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Cindy Bladey, 

Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives 

Branch, Division of Administrative Services, 

Office of Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26254 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 590 

Procedures for Changes in Control 

Affecting Applications and 

Authorizations To Import or Export 

Natural Gas 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of procedures. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy’s (DOE or the Department) 

regulations require applications to 

export natural gas from the United 

States to identify ‘‘all the participants in 

the transaction, including the parent 

company, if any, and identification of 

any corporate or other affiliations 

among the participants.’’ In many cases, 

either before or after a final export 

authorization has been issued, 

ownership or management of the 

exporting entity changes hands, 

resulting in a change in control (CIC). 

This document sets forth procedures 

that will apply when applicants to 

import or export natural gas or those 

entities that have already received an 

import or export authorization undergo 

changes in control. 

DATES: Effective November 5, 2014, and 

applicable beginning September 26, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Nussdorf, U.S. Department of 

Energy (FE–34), Office of Oil and Gas 

Global Security and Supply, Office of 

Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 3E–052, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–7893. 

Samuel Walsh, U.S. Department of 

Energy (GC–1), Office of the General 

Counsel, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

6732. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Pursuant to section 3(a) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), no 

person may import or export natural gas 

without authorization from DOE, and 

DOE will approve such imports or 

exports unless, after opportunity for a 

hearing, it determines that imports or 

exports are not consistent with the 

public interest. Section 3(c) of the NGA 


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1 ‘‘Non-FTA countries’’ refers to those nations 

with which the United States has not entered into 

a FTA providing for national treatment for trade in 

natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited 

by U.S. law or policy. DOE reviews applications for 

exports of natural gas to non-FTA countries under 

NGA section 3(a). 

provides that exports of natural gas to 

countries with which the United States 

has entered into a free trade agreement 

(FTA) providing for national treatment 

for trade in natural gas (FTA countries),1

and all imports of liquefied natural gas 

(LNG) from any country, are deemed in 

the public interest and must be granted 

without modification or delay. 15 U.S.C. 

717b(c). 

DOE’s regulations at 10 CFR 

590.204(b) require applicants to amend 

pending applications whenever there 

are changes in material facts or 

conditions upon which the proposal is 

based. Additionally, DOE’s regulations 

at 10 CFR 590.405 state that 

authorizations to import or export 

natural gas shall not be transferable or 

assignable unless specifically 

authorized by the Assistant Secretary for 

Fossil Energy. In applying § 590.405, 

DOE has made clear that a change in 

control of the authorization holder may 

occur through asset sale or stock transfer 

or by other means. DOE has also 

explained that it construes a change in 

control to mean a change, directly or 

indirectly, of the power to direct the 

management or policies of an entity 

whether such power is exercised 

through one or more intermediary 

companies or pursuant to an agreement, 

written or oral, and whether such power 

is established through ownership or 

voting of securities, or common 

directors, officers, or stockholders, or 

voting trusts, holding trusts, or debt 

holdings, or contract, or any other direct 

or indirect means. DOE has explained 

that a rebuttable presumption that 

control exists will arise from the 

ownership or the power to vote, directly 

or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the 

voting securities of such entity. 

II. Discussion 

This document announces new 

procedures to amend both applications 

pending before DOE and authorizations 

already issued by DOE to reflect changes 

in control of the proposed or actual 

importing or exporting entity (or 

entities). These procedures are intended 

to streamline the process for making 

these changes without affecting DOE’s 

ability to make the public interest 

determination required by Section 3(a) 

of the NGA. These procedures do not 

affect the existing standard used by DOE 

to determine if a change in control has 

occurred or will occur. 

a. Timing 

Entities may file notice of changes in 

control before such changes have been 

effectuated but, in all cases, must file 

notice of changes in control no later 

than 30 days after such changes have 

been effectuated or 30 days after 

publication of this document, 

whichever is later, unless good cause is 

shown for a later filing. 

b. Non-FTA Natural Gas Export 

Applications and Authorizations 

With respect to pending non-FTA 

export applications, i.e., proceedings in 

which DOE has not yet issued a final 

order, applicants may amend their 

applications to reflect a change in 

control by submitting notice of such 

amendment to DOE and serving that 

notice on other parties in the 

proceeding, as provided in 10 CFR 

590.107. DOE will give immediate effect 

to the amendment but will accept and 

consider answers to the notice of 

amendment received within 15 days of 

service of the applicant’s pleading. See 

10 CFR 590.302(b). DOE then will 

address the issues raised in any answers 

to such an amendment in its final order 

on the pending application. Unless the 

opponents of the change in control 

demonstrate that the change renders the 

underlying application inconsistent 

with the public interest, or unless DOE 

independently makes such a 

determination, no further action will be 

taken by DOE on the change in control 

and the amendment will continue to be 

given effect. 

With respect to final non-FTA export 

authorizations already issued by DOE, 

authorization holders may submit a 

statement of change in control to DOE 

using one of the following methods: (1) 

Emailing the filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov 

with CIC and the FE Docket No. in the 

title line; (2) mailing an original and 

three paper copies of the filing to U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of 

Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, 

P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026– 

4375; or (3) hand delivering an original 

and three paper copies of the filing to 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Upon receipt of such a statement of 

change in control, DOE will give effect 

to the change in control and will 

publish a notice of the change in the 

Federal Register. Interested persons will 

be provided 15 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register in 

order to move to intervene, protest, and 

answer the statement of change in 

control. If no interested person protests 

the change in control and DOE takes no 

action on its own motion, the 

amendment will be deemed granted 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. If one or more protests are 

submitted, DOE will review any 

motions to intervene, protests, and 

answers, and will issue a determination 

as to whether the proposed change in 

control has been demonstrated to render 

the underlying authorization 

inconsistent with the public interest. 

c. FTA Long-Term Natural Gas 

Applications and Authorizations and 

Non-FTA Long-Term LNG Import 

Applications and Authorizations 

With respect to pending FTA longterm natural gas import or export 

applications and pending non-FTA 

long-term LNG import applications, 

applicants may amend their 

applications to reflect a change in 

control by submitting a notice of such 

amendment to DOE. DOE will give 

immediate effect to the amendment and 

take no further action. 

With respect to FTA long-term natural 

gas import or export authorizations and 

non-FTA long-term LNG import 

authorizations already issued by DOE, 

authorization holders may submit a 

statement of change in control to DOE 

using one of the three methods set forth 

above. Upon receipt of the statement, 

DOE will give immediate effect to the 

change in control and take no further 

action. 

Long-term FTA applicants or 

authorization holders simultaneously 

seeking to amend their non-FTA 

applications or authorizations may 

provide notice to DOE of the change in 

control in a single notice or statement, 

respectively, so long as the desired 

change to the long-term FTA application 

or authorization is described clearly 

with reference to the applicable orders 

or docket numbers. 

This document is applicable 

beginning September 26, 2014. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 

2014. 

John A. Anderson, 

Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities, Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply, Office of Oil and 

Natural Gas. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25143 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am] 

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