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1Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., Order Granting Authority 

Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and Issuing 

Certificates, 109 FERC ¶ 61,324 (2004) (Phase I); and 

Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., Order Granting Authority 

Under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, 115 FERC 

¶ 61,330 (2006) (Phase II). 

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[FR Doc. E8–20968 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 08–77–LNG] 

Cheniere Marketing, Inc.; Application 

for Blanket Authorization To Export 

Liquefied Natural Gas 

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, 

filed on August 15, 2008 by Cheniere 

Marketing, Inc. (CMI), as modified on 

August 28, 2008, requesting blanket 

authorization to export liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) that previously had been 

imported from foreign sources in an 

amount up to the equivalent of 64 

Billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on 

its own behalf or as agent for others on 

a short-term or spot market basis from 

the Sabine Pass LNG terminal owned by 

CMI’s affiliate, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., in 

Cameron Parish, Louisiana to the United 

Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, 

Portugal, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, 

Chile, Mexico, Dominican Republic, 

Japan, South Korea, India, China, 

Taiwan and/or the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico over a two-year period 

commencing on the date of the 

authorization. 

The application was filed under 

section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 

U.S.C. 717b), as amended by section 201 

of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. 

L. 102–486). 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 at the 

address listed below no later than 4:30 

p.m., eastern time, October 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Beverly Howard, 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, (202) 586–

9478; (202) 586–9387. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel, 

Fossil Energy and Energy Efficiency, 

Forrestal Building, Room 6B–159, 

1000 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

CMI is a Delaware corporation with 

its principal place of business in 

Houston, Texas. CMI is a wholly-owned 

subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. 

(Cheniere Energy), which is also a 

Delaware corporation with its primary 

place of business in Houston, Texas. 

Cheniere Energy is a developer of LNG 

import terminals and natural gas 

pipelines on the U.S. Gulf Coast. 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC) has authorized 

Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. to site, construct, 

and operate a new LNG import, storage, 

and vaporization terminal in Cameron 

Parish, Louisiana with a total send-out 

capacity of 4 Bcf/day to be completed in 

two phases.1 CMI states that Phase I 

consists of 2.6 Bcf/day of send-out 

capacity that is due to be placed into 

service in the near term; however, 2.0 

Bcf/day of the Phase I capacity is 

subscribed under long-term contracts for 

service that is not expected to 

commence until April 2009, at the 

earliest. Phase II, consisting of 1.4 Bcf/ 

day of capacity, is currently under 

construction and is anticipated to be 


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2Cheniere Marketing, Inc., DOE/FE Order No. 

2327, issued January 29, 2007. 

placed into service during the second 

quarter of 2009. 

On January 29, 2007, FE granted CMI 

blanket authorization to import LNG 

from various international sources for a 

two-year term beginning on January 29, 

2007.2

Current Application 

In the instant application, CMI is 

seeking blanket authorization to export 

LNG that has been imported into the 

United States over a two-year period, on 

a short-term or spot market basis, in an 

amount up to the equivalent of 64 Bcf 

of natural gas. 

Public Interest Considerations 

In support of its application, CMI 

states that there is no domestic reliance 

on the LNG that it seeks to export. It 

indicates that the gas which it seeks to 

export is restricted to foreign sourced 

LNG. CMI adds that, due to global LNG 

market conditions, U.S. natural gas 

demand and prices do not currently 

support the importation of LNG into the 

U.S., and the export authorization 

sought herein would provide U.S. gas 

consumers two principal benefits: (1) It 

would foster the continuing operation of 

U.S. energy infrastructure by enabling 

the applicant to economically import 

LNG for the maintenance and continual 

operation of the Sabine Pass facilities 

during periods when market conditions 

may not otherwise favor deliveries of 

LNG into the U.S.; and (2) to the extent 

imported LNG may be needed to meet 

U.S. gas demand, the authorization 

would help to ensure that such supply 

is available and ready for delivery to 

U.S. markets. CMI, therefore, asserts in 

its application that a grant of the 

proposed authorization would not 

reduce U.S. natural gas supplies but 

would actually increase domestic 

supplies because it would encourage 

CMI to obtain and store spot-market 

LNG cargoes, making it available to 

supply domestic markets when 

conditions support it, thereby also 

serving to moderate U.S. natural gas 

prices. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

This export application will be 

reviewed pursuant to section 3 of the 

Natural Gas Act, as amended, and the 

authority contained in DOE Delegation 

Order No. 00–002.00G (Jan. 29, 2007) 

and DOE Redelegation Order No. 00–

002.04C (Jan. 30, 2007). In reviewing 

this LNG export application, 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. 

CMI asserts the proposed 

authorization is in the public interest. 

Under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, 

as amended, an LNG export from the 

United States to a foreign country must 

be authorized unless ‘‘the proposed 

exportation will not be consistent with 

the public interest.’’ Section 3 thus 

creates a statutory presumption in favor 

of approval of this application, and 

parties opposing the authorization bear 

the burden of overcoming this 

presumption. 

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, motion to intervene 

or notice of intervention and written 

comments, as provided in DOE’s 

regulations at 10 CFR section 590.301, et 

seq. Any person wishing to become a 

party to the proceeding and to have 

their written comments considered as a 

basis for any decision on the application 

must file a motion to intervene or notice 

of intervention, as applicable. The filing 

of a protest with respect to the 

application will not serve to make the 

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, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and written comments 

must meet the requirements specified by 

the regulations in 10 CFR part 590. 

Protests, motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, requests for additional 

procedures, and written comments 

should be filed with the Office of Oil 

and Gas Global Security and Supply at 

the address listed above. 

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 trialtype 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 Cheniere 

Marketing, Inc. is available for 

inspection and copying in the Office of 

Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply 

docket room, 3E–042, at the above 

address. The docket room is open 

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The application is also 

available electronically by going to the 

following Web address: http:// 

www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/index.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 4, 

2008. 

Robert F. Corbin, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 08–70–LNG] 

Freeport LNG Development, L.P.; 

Application for Blanket Authorization 

To Export Liquefied Natural Gas 

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 

filed on August 1, 2008 by Freeport LNG 

Development, L.P. (Freeport LNG), 

requesting blanket authorization to 


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