29140 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 92 / Thursday, May 12, 2022 / Notices 

1 In the Statement, FLNG states that the 

Transaction received approval from the Committee 

on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) 

on January 12, 2022. Although DOE expresses no 

opinion on CFIUS review, additional information 

may be obtained at: https://home.treasury.gov/

policy-issues/international/the-committee-onforeign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius. 

2 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014). 

3FLNG’s Statement also applies to its existing 

authorizations to export LNG to FTA countries, and 

its pending application to export LNG to non-FTA 

countries, both as identified in the Statement, as 

supplemented. DOE will respond to those portions 

of the Statement separately pursuant to the CIC 

Procedures, 79 FR 65542. 

4 Intervention, if granted, would constitute 

intervention only in the change in control portion 

of these proceedings, as described herein. 

them should follow the procedures in 

32 CFR part 310. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system of records 

should follow the instructions for 

Record Access Procedures above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10174 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket Nos. 10–160–LNG, 10–161–LNG, 

11–161–LNG, 12–06 LNG, 16–108–LNG, 18– 

26–LNG, 21–98–LNG] 

Change in Control; Freeport LNG 

Development, L.P. 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of change in control. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

and Carbon Management (FECM) 

(formerly the Office of Fossil Energy) of 

the Department of Energy (DOE) gives 

notice of receipt of a Statement of 

Change in Control (Statement) filed by 

Freeport LNG Development, L.P. (FLNG) 

on January 13, 2022 (as supplemented 

on January 27 and March 3, 2022) in the 

referenced dockets. The Statement, as 

supplemented, describes a change in 

FLNG’s upstream ownership. The 

Statement was filed under the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA). 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

and written comments are to be filed 

electronically as detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section no later 

than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, May 27, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing by email: fergas@

hq.doe.gov. 

Although DOE has routinely accepted 

public comment submissions through a 

variety of mechanisms, including postal 

mail and hand delivery/courier, DOE 

has found it necessary to make 

temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing Covid–19 pandemic. DOE is 

currently accepting only electronic 

submissions at this time. If a commenter 

finds that this change poses an undue 

hardship, please contact Office of 

Resource Sustainability staff at (202) 

586–4749 or (202) 586–7893 to discuss 

the need for alternative arrangements. 

Once the Covid–19 pandemic health 

emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates 

resuming all of its regular options for 

public comment submission, including 

postal mail and hand delivery/courier. 

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: 

Summary of Change in Control 

In the Statement, FLNG states that, on 

November 14, 2021, JERA entered into 

a Securities Purchase Agreement 

whereby JERA Americas Inc. (JERA) 

agreed to acquire a 25.7% equity 

interest in FLNG through a whollyowned subsidiary created for the 

purposes of this transaction 

(Transaction). FLNG states that JERA is 

wholly-owned by JERA Co., Inc., which 

in turn is an equal joint venture of 

TEPCO Fuel & Power, Incorporated 

(TEPCO) and Chubu Electric Power 

Company (Chubu). FLNG states that the 

Government of Japan indirectly owns a 

27.37% interest in TEPCO.1

FLNG further states that, following 

consummation of the Transaction, (i) 

JERA will own 25.7% of FLNG’s equity 

interest, (ii) Freeport LNG Investment, 

LLLP will retain its 63.5% indirect 

ownership interest in FLNG, and (iii) 

Osaka Gas will retain its 10.8% indirect 

ownership interest in FLNG. Freeport 

LNG–GP, LLC will continue to be the 

sole general partner of FLNG, with no 

change in ownership. 

In its email supplement submitted on 

January 27, 2022, FLNG notified DOE 

that the Transaction closed on January 

24, 2022. 

Additional details can be found in the 

Statement and supplements, posted on 

the DOE website at: https://

www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/

2022-04/DOE%20CIC%20Statement

%20-%20Freeport_Jera.pdf, https://

www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/

2022-04/Email%20Correspondence

%20with%20FLEX.pdf; https://

www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/

2022-03/DOE%20CIC%20Supplement

%20to%20Jan%2013%202022

%20Stateement%20-%20Freeport_

Jera.pdf. 

DOE Evaluation 

DOE will review the Statement, as 

supplemented, in accordance with its 

Procedures for Changes in Control 

Affecting Applications and 

Authorizations to Import or Export 

Natural Gas (CIC Procedures).2

Consistent with the CIC Procedures, this 

notice addresses FLNG’s various 

authorizations to export liquefied 

natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade 

agreement (non-FTA) countries, as 

identified in the Statement, as 

supplemented.3 If no interested person 

protests the change in control and DOE 

takes no action on its own motion, the 

change in control 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 change in control has 

been demonstrated to render the 

underlying authorizations inconsistent 

with the public interest. 

Public Comment Procedures 

Interested persons will be provided 15 

days from the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register to move 

to intervene, protest, and answer 

FLNG’s Statement, as supplemented.4

Protests, motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and written comments are 

invited in response to this notice only 

as to the change in control described in 

the Statement (as supplemented). All 

protests, comments, motions to 

intervene, or notices of intervention 


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

2 15 U.S.C. 717b(c). 

3Cove Point states that its prior blanket 

authorization, set forth in DOE/FE Order No. 4508 

(Docket No. 19–156–LNG), expired on March 1, 

2022. 

must meet the requirements specified by 

DOE’s regulations in 10 CFR part 590, 

including the service requirements. 

As noted, DOE is only accepting 

electronic submissions at this time. 

Please email the filing to fergas@

hq.doe.gov. All filings must include a 

reference to ‘‘Docket Nos. 10–160–LNG, 

et al.’’ or ‘‘Freeport LNG Development, 

L.P. Change in Control’’ in the title line. 

Please Note: 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. Any hardcopy filing submitted 

greater in length than 50 pages must 

also include, at the time of the filing, a 

digital copy on disk of the entire 

submission. 

The Statement, as supplemented 

thereto, and any filed protests, motions 

to intervene, notices of intervention, 

and comments will be available 

electronically by going to the following 

DOE Web address: https://

www.energy.gov/fecm/division-naturalgas-regulation. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2022. 

Amy Sweeney, 

Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Resource 

Sustainability. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10171 Filed 5–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. 22–22–LNG] 

Cove Point LNG, LP; Application for 

Blanket Authorization To Export 

Previously Imported Liquefied Natural 

Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement 

Countries on a Short-Term Basis 

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) 

(formerly the Office of Fossil Energy) of 

the Department of Energy (DOE) gives 

notice (Notice) of receipt of an 

application (Application), filed on 

March 22, 2022, by Cove Point LNG, LP 

(Cove Point). Cove Point requests 

blanket authorization to export liquefied 

natural gas (LNG) previously imported 

into the United States by vessel from 

foreign sources in a volume equivalent 

to 70 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural 

gas on a cumulative basis over a twoyear period. Cove Point filed the 

Application under the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA). 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, and 

written comments are to be filed 

electronically as detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section no later 

than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, June 13, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES:

Electronic Filing by email: fergas@

hq.doe.gov. 

Although DOE has routinely accepted 

public comment submissions through a 

variety of mechanisms, including postal 

mail and hand delivery/courier, DOE 

has found it necessary to make 

temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing Covid–19 pandemic. DOE is 

currently accepting only electronic 

submissions at this time. If a commenter 

finds that this change poses an undue 

hardship, please contact Office of 

Resource Sustainability staff at (202) 

586–4749 or (202) 586–7893 to discuss 

the need for alternative arrangements. 

Once the Covid–19 pandemic health 

emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates 

resuming all of its regular options for 

public comment submission, including 

postal mail and hand delivery/courier. 

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: Cove 

Point requests a short-term blanket 

authorization to export LNG that has 

been previously imported into the 

United States from foreign sources for a 

two-year period. Cove Point states that 

it will export the LNG from the Cove 

Point LNG Terminal located in Calvert 

County, Maryland, to any country with 

the capacity to import LNG via oceangoing carrier and with which trade is 

not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. 

This includes both countries with 

which the United States has entered 

into a free trade agreement (FTA) 

requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas (FTA countries) and all other 

countries (non-FTA countries). This 

Notice applies only to the portion of the 

Application requesting authority to 

export the previously imported LNG to 

non-FTA countries pursuant to section 

3(a) of the NGA.1 DOE will review Cove 

Point’s request to export the LNG to 

FTA countries separately pursuant to 

NGA section 3(c).2

Cove Point asks that the requested 

authorization commence upon 

issuance.3 Additionally, Cove Point 

requests this authorization on its own 

behalf and as agent for other parties that 

hold title to the LNG at the time of 

export. Additional details can be found 

in Cove Point’s Application, posted on 

the DOE website at: https://

www.energy.gov/fecm/articles/covepoint-lng-lp-fe-dkt-no-22-22-lng. 

DOE Evaluation 

In reviewing Cove Point’s 

Application, DOE will consider any 

issues required by law or policy. DOE 

will consider domestic need for the 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. Parties 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. Interested 

parties will be provided 30 days from 

the date of publication of this Notice in 

which to submit comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or notices of 

intervention. 


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