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4The Dow Chemical Company, DOE/FE Order 

No. 3162 (October 11, 2012). 

5 DOE/FE Order No. 2923 at 5. 

not needed to meet domestic demand 

for natural gas.4

Eni USA Gas Marketing states that in 

its existing authorization to export 

foreign-sourced LNG granted in DOE/FE 

Order No. 2923, FE noted that the ‘‘U.S. 

consumers presently have access to 

substantial quantities of natural gas 

sufficient to meet domestic demand 

from multiple other sources at 

competitive prices without drawing on 

the LNG which Eni USA Gas Marketing 

seeks to export.’’ 5 Eni USA Gas 

Marketing asserts that the relevant 

circumstances have not changed in the 

nearly two years since that finding and 

provides a detailed discussion of the 

public interest standard in the 

Application and states that the 

requested authorization is consistent 

with the public interest and the 

Application should be granted. 

Environmental Impact 

Eni USA Gas Marketing states that no 

new facilities or modifications to any 

existing facilities at the Cameron 

Terminal would be required in order for 

Eni USA Gas Marketing to export LNG 

from that facility. Eni USA Gas 

Marketing asserts that exports of LNG 

from the Cameron Terminal also would 

not increase the number of LNG carriers 

that the Cameron Terminal is designed 

and authorized to accommodate. 

Finally, Eni USA Gas Marketing states 

that granting this application will not 

constitute a federal action significantly 

affecting the human environment within 

the meaning of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and accordingly, 

approval of this Application would not 

require an environmental impact 

statement or environmental assessment. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

This export 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 

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. Persons that may 

oppose this Application should 

comment in their responses on these 

issues. 

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. 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. The 

information contained in any filing will 

not be held confidential and will be 

posted to DOE’s public Web site except 

to the extent confidential treatment is 

requested and granted. 

Filings may be submitted using one of 

the following methods: (1) Emailing the 

filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE 

Docket No. 12–161–LNG in the title 

line; (2) mailing an original and three 

paper copies of the filing to the Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply at the address listed in 

ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an 

original and three paper copies of the 

filing to the Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply at the address 

listed in ADDRESSES. 

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 Eni USA Gas 

Marketing is available for inspection 

and copying in the Office of Natural Gas 

Regulatory Activities docket 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 January 15, 

2013. 

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 

Orders Granting Authority To Import 

and Export Natural Gas, To Import and 

Export Liquefied Natural Gas, and 

Granting Rehearing During October 

2012 


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FE Docket Nos. 

SABINE PASS LIQUEFACTION, LLC ............................................................................................................................................ 10–111–LNG 

GULF COAST LNG EXPORT, LLC ................................................................................................................................................ 12–05–LNG 

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY ................................................................................................................................................. 12–76–LNG 

BOISE WHITE PAPER .................................................................................................................................................................... 12–84–NG 

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT ................................................................................................................................................ 12–87–NG 

TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED ........................................................................................................................................... 12–90–NG 

TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED ........................................................................................................................................... 12–91–NG 

TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED ........................................................................................................................................... 12–92–NG 

CHENIERE MARKETING, LLC ....................................................................................................................................................... 12–99–LNG 

PETROCHINA INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) TRADING LTD ....................................................................................................... 12–104–NG 

PEMEX GAS Y PETROQUIMICA BASICA ..................................................................................................................................... 12–110–NG 

NORTH WESTERN CORPORATION d/b/a NORTHWESTERN ENERGY ................................................................................... 12–111–NG 

REGENT RESOURCES LTD .......................................................................................................................................................... 12–112–NG 

FREEPORT LNG EXPANSION, L.P ............................................................................................................................................... 12–115–LNG 

UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY ........................................................................................................................................ 12–116–NG 

TRANSCANADA GAS STORAGE USA, INC ................................................................................................................................. 12–117–NG 

TERMOELECTRICA DE MEXICALI, S. DE R.L. DE C.V ............................................................................................................... 12–120–NG 

FORTUNA (US) L.P ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12–121–NG 

UGI ENERGY SERVICES INC ....................................................................................................................................................... 12–122–NG 

FAMILY ENERGY INC .................................................................................................................................................................... 12–124–NG 

GLACIAL NATURAL GAS, INC ....................................................................................................................................................... 12–125–NG 

YANKEE GAS SERVICES COMPANY ........................................................................................................................................... 12–129–NG 

NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION ............................................................................................................. 12–130–NG 

CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC ........................................................................................................................................ 12–131–NG 

NORTHERN UTILITIES, INC .......................................................................................................................................................... 12–132–NG 

CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION ........................................................................................................................ 12–133–NG 

THE SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT GAS COMPANY ..................................................................................................................... 12–134–NG 

ENERGYNORTH NATURAL GAS, INC. d/b/a LIBERTY UTILITIES ............................................................................................. 12–135–NG 

BAY STATE GAS COMPANY d/b/a COLUMBIA GAS OF MASSACHUSETTS ........................................................................... 12–136–NG 

BOSTON GAS COMPANY .............................................................................................................................................................. 12–137–NG 

THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID ............................................................................................. 12–138–NG 

COLONIAL GAS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID .................................................................................................................... 12–139–NG 

KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL GRID .................................................................................................. 12–140–NG 

THE NARRANGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID ................................................................................... 12–141–NG 

NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL GRID ...................................................................................... 12–142–NG 

ALBERTA NORTHEAST GAS, LIMITED ........................................................................................................................................ 12–143–NG 

NORTHEAST GAS MARKETS LLC ................................................................................................................................................ 12–144–NG 

MC GLOBAL GAS CORPORATION ............................................................................................................................................... 12–150–NG 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of orders. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives 

notice that during October 2012, it 

issued orders granting authority to 

import and export natural gas and 

liquefied natural gas. These orders are 

summarized in the attached appendix 

and may be found on the FE Web site 

at http://www.fossil.energy.gov/ 

programs/gasregulation/authorizations/ 

Orders-2012.html. They are also 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Office of Fossil Energy, Office of 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Docket Room 3E–033, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478. The Docket Room is open between 

the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 15, 

2013. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

Appendix—DOE/FE Orders Granting 

Import/Export Authorizations 

Order No. Date issued FE Docket No. Authorization holder Description of action 

3148 ............... 10/04/12 12–84–NG Boise White Paper L.L.C ...... Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3149 ............... 10/04/12 12–87–NG Imperial Irrigation District ...... Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Mexico. 

3150 ............... 10/04/12 12–90–NG TransCanada PipeLines Limited.Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3151 ............... 10/04/12 12–91–NG TransCanada PipeLines Limited.Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3152 ............... 10/04/12 12–92–NG TransCanada PipeLines Limited.Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3153 ............... 10/04/12 12–104–NG PetroChina International 

(Canada) Trading Ltd.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3154 ............... 10/04/12 12–110–NG Pemex Gas y Petroquimica 

Basica.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada/Mexico, and to import LNG from 

various international sources by vessel. 

3155 ............... 10/04/12 12–111–NG NorthWestern Corporation d/ 

b/a NorthWestern Energy.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 


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Order No. Date issued FE Docket No. Authorization holder Description of action 

3156 ............... 10/04/12 12–112–NG Regent Resources Ltd .......... Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from

Canada. 

3157 ............... 10/05/12 12–116–NG United States Gypsum Company.Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3158 ............... 10/05/12 12–117–NG TransCanada Gas Storage 

USA, Inc.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada/Mexico. 

3159 ............... 10/05/12 12–120–NG Termoelectrica de Mexicali, 

S. de R.L. de C.V.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Mexico. 

3160 ............... 10/05/12 12–121–NG Fortuna (US) L.P .................. Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3161 ............... 10/05/12 12–122–NG UGI Energy Services, Inc ..... Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

N/A ................. 10/05/12 10–111–LNG Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 

LLC.

Order granting rehearing for further consideration. 

3162 ............... 10/11/12 12–76–LNG The Dow Chemical Company Order granting blanket authority to export previously imported LNG by vessel. 

3163 ............... 10/16/12 12–05–LNG Gulf Coast LNG Export, LLC Order granting long-term multi-contract authority to export 

LNG by vessel from proposed Brownsville Terminal to 

free trade agreement nations. 

3164 ............... 10/16/12 12–99–LNG Cheniere Marketing, LLC ..... Order granting long-term multi-contract authority to export 

LNG by vessel from proposed Corpus Christi Liquefaction Project to free trade agreement nations. 

3165 ............... 10/18/12 12–115–LNG Freeport LNG Expansion, 

L.P.

Order granting blanket authority to export LNG by vessel 

to Canada/Mexico. 

3166 ............... 10/18/12 12–124–NG Family Energy Inc ................. Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3167 ............... 10/18/12 12–133–NG Connecticut Natural Gas 

Corporation.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3168 ............... 10/18/12 12–134–NG The Southern Connecticut 

Gas Company.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3169 ............... 10/18/12 12–135–NG EnergyNorth Natural Gas, 

Inc. d/b/a Liberty Utilities.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3170 ............... 10/18/12 12–136–NG Bay State Gas company d/b/ 

a Columbia Gas of Massachusetts.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3171 ............... 10/18/12 12–137–NG Boston Gas Company .......... Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3172 ............... 10/18/12 12–138–NG The Brooklyn Union Gas 

Company d/b/a National 

Grid NY.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3173 ............... 10/18/12 12–139–NG Colonial Gas Company d/b/a 

National Grid.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3174 ............... 10/18/12 12–140–NG Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid.Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3175 ............... 10/18/12 12–141–NG The Narragansett Electric 

Company d/b/a National 

Grid.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3176 ............... 10/18/12 12–142–NG Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National 

Grid.

Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3177 ............... 10/18/12 12–143–NG Alberta Northeast Gas, Limited.Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3178 ............... 10/18/12 12–144–NG Northeast Gas Markets LLC Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3179 ............... 10/24/12 12–125–NG Glacial Natural Gas, Inc ....... Order granting blanket authority to import natural gas from 

Canada. 

3180 ............... 10/24/12 12–129–NG Yankee Gas Services Company.Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3181 ............... 10/24/12 12–130–NG National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation.Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3182 ............... 10/24/12 12–131–NG Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation.Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3183 ............... 10/24/12 12–132–NG Northern Utilities, Inc ............ Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada. 

3184 ............... 10/24/12 12–150–LNG MC Global Gas Corporation Order granting blanket authority to import LNG from various international sources by vessel. 


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[FR Doc. 2013–01140 Filed 1–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE Response to Recommendation 

2012–2 of the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, Hanford Tank 

Farms Flammable Gas Safety Strategy 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On September 28, 2012 the 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

submitted Recommendation 2012–2, 

concerning Hanford Tank Farms 

Flammable Gas Safety Strategy, to the 

Department of Energy. In accordance 

with section 315(b) of the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 2286d(b), the following 

represents the Secretary of Energy’s 

response to the Recommendation. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data, 

views, or arguments concerning the 

Secretary’s response to: Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana 

Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, 

DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Steven Petras, Nuclear Engineer, 

Departmental Representative to the 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 

Office of Health, Safety and Security, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 9, 

2013. 

Mari-Josette Campagnone, 

Departmental Representative to the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Office of 

Health, Safety and Security. 

January 7, 2013 

The Honorable Peter S. Winokur 

Chairman 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20004 

Dear Mr. Chairman: 

The Department of Energy (DOE) 

acknowledges receipt of Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) 

Recommendation 2012–2, Hanford 

Tank Farms Flammable Gas Safety 

Strategy, issued on September 28, 2012, 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 12, 2012, and accepts the 

Recommendation. 

The Board acknowledged in its 

Recommendation that some 

improvements had been made to the 

specific administrative controls used for 

flammable gas monitoring, but noted 

that more work was needed to make the 

ventilation system a credited safety 

control. DOE agrees. In developing an 

Implementation Plan (IP), DOE will take 

the pragmatic and graded approach 

detailed below to address the sub 

recommendations that will significantly 

improve the robustness of flammable 

gas controls in the near term. DOE is 

confident this is the most expeditious 

approach to implement a more robust 

safety control for Double Shell Tank 

(DST) ventilation monitoring consistent 

with the intent of Recommendation 

2012–2. 

DOE’s approach to addressing sub 

recommendations 1 and 2 will be 

divided into the following 3 phases: 

• Phase 1 will be to complete 

implementing the DOE-approved 

Documented Safety Analysis by January 

2013. This will include supplementing 

the flammable gas monitoring control 

with a new control that will measure 

ventilation flow through each tank on a 

periodic basis. This Documented Safety 

Analysis will establish priorities for 

DST primary tank ventilation system 

maintenance, commensurate with the 

importance of maintaining active 

ventilation on these tanks. 

• Phase 2 will be to install initial 

safety-significant instrumentation for 

real-time monitoring of the ventilation 

exhaust flow from each DST that will 

not involve confined-space, radiological 

pit entry for data collection as is 

currently required. At this point, a 

robust safety-significant engineered 

control will be in place to provide exact 

flow measurement through each tank in 

real-time. 

• Phase 3 will be to refine the tank 

flow real-time monitoring to make the 

monitoring data available at remote 

locations. 

Remaining actions associated with 

sub recommendations 3 through 5 to 

reduce the potential hazards posed by 

gas release events will also be identified 

in the IP and will address: 

• Restoring and upgrading existing 

installed non-safety-related equipment 

being used to fulfill safety functions at 

the Hanford Tank Farms to the 

appropriate safety classification. 

• Implementing compensatory 

measures in the event of DST 

ventilation systems become unavailable. 

• Evaluating the means to reduce 

flammable gases retained in the DST 

waste. 

DOE is committed to the safe 

operation of its nuclear facilities 

consistent with the principles of 

Integrated Safety Management and the 

Department’s nuclear safety 

requirements. DOE values the Board’s 

input on how the Department can 

improve its activities. We look forward 

to working with the Board and its staff 

on preparing DOE’s IP for 

Recommendation 2012–2. I have 

assigned the Manager, Office of River 

Protection, to be the Department’s 

responsible manager for this 

Recommendation. He can be reached at 

(509) 376–8830. 

If you have any questions, please 

contact me or Mr. David Huizenga, 

Senior Advisor for Environmental 

Management, at (202) 586–7709. 

Sincerely, 

Steven Chu 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12690–005] 

Public Utility District No. 1 of 

Snohomish County, WA; Notice of 

Availability of Environmental 

Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission or FERC’s) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy 

Projects reviewed the Public Utility 

District No. 1 of Snohomish County, 

Washington’s (Snohomish PUD) 

application for a 10-year pilot license 

for the proposed Admiralty Inlet Tidal 

Project No. 12690, which would be 

located in Admiralty Inlet in Puget 

Sound, near the City of Port Townsend, 

in Island County, Washington, and has 

prepared an environmental assessment 

(EA) in cooperation with the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE/EA–1949). 

In the EA, Commission staff analyzed 

the potential environmental effects of 

constructing and operating the project 

and concludes that licensing the project, 

with appropriate environmental 

protective measures, would not 

constitute a major federal action that 

would significantly affect the quality of 

the human environment. 

A copy of the EA is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

202–502–8659. A copy of the EA can 

also be found on DOE’s Public Reading 


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