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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9018-9019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02238]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

2024 LNG Export Study: Energy, Economic, and Environmental 
Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports; Extension of Comment Period

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                                                    Docket Nos.
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Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC.......  13-69-LNG, 14-88-LNG, & 15-25-
                                            LNG
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC......  16-28-LNG
Commonwealth LNG, LLC....................  19-134-LNG
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC............  20-23-LNG
Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC..............  21-131-LNG
New Fortress Energy Louisiana FLNG LLC...  22-39-LNG
Mexico Pacific Limited LLC...............  22-167-LNG
Gulfstream LNG Development, LLC..........  23-34-LNG
Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC; CCL      23-46-LNG
 Midscale 8-9, LLC; and Cheniere
 Marketing, LLC.
Lake Charles Exports, LLC................  23-87-LNG
Southern LNG Company, L.L.C..............  23-109-LNG
Magnolia LNG, LLC........................  23-137-LNG
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC and Sabine   24-27-LNG
 Pass Liquefaction Stage V, LLC.
Gato Negro Permitium Dos, S.A.P.I. de C.V  24-87-LNG
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AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the public 
comment period for its Notice of Availability of the 2024 LNG Export 
Study and Request for Comments, which was published in the Federal 
Register on December 20, 2024. The published Notice established a 60-
day public comment period, from the date of publication through 
Tuesday, February 18, 2025. The purpose of the 2024 LNG Export Study 
(Study) is to provide an update to DOE's prior analyses and 
understanding of how varying levels of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) 
exports impact and inform DOE's statutory public interest 
determination. DOE is extending the public comment period from 60 days 
to 90 days. Comments may now be submitted until Thursday, March 20, 
2025.

DATES: The comment period announced in the Notice of Availability and 
Request for Comments, published on December 20, 2024 (89 FR 104132), is 
extended. Comments are to be filed pursuant to the procedures detailed 
in the Public Comment Procedures section of that Federal Register 
Notice no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, March 20, 2025. DOE will 
not accept reply comments (i.e., comments responding to the comments of 
other commenters).

ADDRESSES: 
    Electronic Filing of Comments Using Online Form (Strongly 
Encouraged): https://fossil.energy.gov/app/docketindex/docket/index/30.
    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 comments electronically to ensure timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Beverly Howard, Docket Room 
Manager, 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) 586-9478, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 20, 2024, DOE published a notice 
in the Federal Register announcing the availability of its 2024 LNG 
Export Study. The Study is an update to earlier material that DOE used 
to inform its required public interest determinations, under section 3 
of the Natural Gas Act, for the export of liquefied natural gas to 
countries lacking a free trade agreement with the

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United States. DOE stated that it would accept written comments through 
February 18, 2025. Within 30 days of publishing the Notice and opening 
the public comment period, DOE received tens of thousands of filed 
comments. DOE has considered the benefit to stakeholders in offering 
additional time to review the Study and provide the input that DOE is 
seeking. Accordingly, DOE has determined that extending the comment 
period is appropriate and will accept comments until March 20, 2025. 
Consistent with past practice over the previous decade, DOE has issued 
decisions on pending non-FTA applications during prior updates to our 
economic and environmental studies evaluating exports of LNG. 
Therefore, DOE continues to consider pending export applications and 
may issue decisions on pending applications prior to the close of the 
extended comment period.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 29, 
2025, by Steven E. Winberg, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management, pursuant to delegated 
authority from the Acting Secretary of Energy. That document with the 
original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative 
purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the 
Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer 
has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic 
format for publication, as an official document of the Department of 
Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect 
of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2025.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-02238 Filed 2-4-25; 8:45 am]
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