Notice2021-11909
Change in Control
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Published
June 8, 2021
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Energy Department
Abstract
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Statement of Change in Control filed jointly on April 30, 2021 (Statement) (as supplemented on May 3 and May 19, 2021) by the following entities: Cameron LNG, LLC; Ecogas Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.; ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Energ[iacute]a Costa Azul, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Port Arthur LNG, LLC; Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC; Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC; Sempra LNG International, LLC; Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC; Termolectrica de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V.; and Vista Pacifico LNG, S.A.P.I de C.V. (collectively, Authorization Holders) in the above-referenced dockets. The Authorization Holders are all affiliates of Sempra Energy (Sempra). The Statement, as supplemented, describes a change in the Authorization Holders' upstream ownership. The Statement was filed under the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30453-30454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11909]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Change in Control
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Cameron LNG, LLC............................. 11-145-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC............................. 11-162-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC............................. 14-204-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC............................. 15-36-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC............................. 15-67-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC............................. 15-90-LNG
Cameron LNG, LLC............................. 19-62-LNG
Ecogas Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V............. 19-45-NG
ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V.......... 18-144-LNG
Energ[iacute]a Costa Azul, S. de R.L. de C.V. 18-145-LNG
Port Arthur LNG, LLC......................... 15-53-LNG
Port Arthur LNG, LLC......................... 15-96-LNG
Port Arthur LNG, LLC......................... 18-162-LNG
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC................ 20-23-LNG
Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC............ 20-43-NG
Sempra LNG International, LLC................ 19-65-LNG
Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC.................... 20-52-LNG
Termoelectrica de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V 20-145-NG
Vista Pacifico LNG, S.A.P.I de C.V........... 20-153-LNG
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AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of change in control.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy
(DOE) gives notice of receipt of a Statement of Change in Control filed
jointly on April 30, 2021 (Statement) (as supplemented on May 3 and May
19, 2021) by the following entities: Cameron LNG, LLC; Ecogas Mexico,
S. de R.L. de C.V.; ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V.;
Energ[iacute]a Costa Azul, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Port Arthur LNG, LLC;
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC; Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC;
Sempra LNG International, LLC; Sempra LNG Marketing, LLC; Termolectrica
de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V.; and Vista Pacifico LNG, S.A.P.I de
C.V. (collectively, Authorization Holders) in the above-referenced
dockets. The Authorization Holders are all affiliates of Sempra Energy
(Sempra). The Statement, as supplemented, describes a change in the
Authorization Holders' 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, June 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bddbd8cfdadccefdd5cc93d9d2d893dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4b2b1a6b3b5a794bca5fab0bbb1fab3bba2">[email protected]</span></a>.
Although DOE has routinely accepted public comment submissions
through a variety of mechanisms, including postal mail and hand
delivery/courier, the Department 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 Fossil Energy
staff at (202) 586-2627 or (202) 586-4749 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:
Amy Sweeney or Jennifer Wade, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office
of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-2627; (202) 586-4749,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6b7bbaff8a5a1b3b3b8b3af96bea7f8b2b9b3f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b4a465205585c4e4e454e526b435a054f444e054c445d">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbb1beb5b5b2bdbea9f5acbabfbe9bb3aaf5bfb4bef5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e288878c8c8b848790cc95838687a28a93cc868d87cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>
Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy (GC-76), Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Electricity and Fossil Energy, Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
9793, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b8dbd9cbcbd9d6dccad996daddcad6cbccddd1d6f8d0c996dcd7dd96dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5c6c4d6d6c4cbc1d7c48bc7c0d7cbd6d1c0cccbe5cdd48bc1cac08bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary of Change in Control
The Authorization Holders state that the upstream ownership change
described in the Statement is the result of the acquisition
(Transaction) by KKR Pinnacle Aggregator L.P. (KKR Pinnacle), a
subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, KKR), of
a non-controlling 20% interest in the equity of the reorganized Sempra
Global Holdings, LP (Sempra Global), a subsidiary of Sempra.
According to the Authorization Holders, the Transaction is part of
a series of integrated transactions involving Sempra's portfolio of
Northern American energy infrastructure projects. Prior to the closing
of the Transaction, Sempra will conduct an internal reorganization to
consolidate the assets of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) business and
its ownership in Infraestructura Energ[eacute]tica Nova, S.A.B. de C.V.
(IEnova) under Sempra Global, which will be renamed Sempra
Infrastructure Partners (SIP). The Authorization Holders state that, as
part of the integrated transactions, on April 26, 2021, Sempra launched
a stock-for-stock exchange offer with the intent of acquiring the
outstanding
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shares in IEnova that it does not currently own.
Following the reorganization and consummation of the Transaction,
KKR Pinnacle will own a 20% non-controlling equity interest in SIP.
Post-consummation, Sempra will maintain control of SIP as the 80%
owner, with KKR Pinnacle having certain minority protections.
Additional details can be found in the Statement and related
supplements, posted on the DOE/FE website at: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-05/Sempra%20CIC%20Statement%20%284.30.2021%29.pdf">https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-05/Sempra%20CIC%20Statement%20%284.30.2021%29.pdf</a>; <a href="https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-05/Sempra%20Supplement%20to%20CIC%20Statement%20%285.3.2021%29%20%28002%29.pdf">https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-05/Sempra%20Supplement%20to%20CIC%20Statement%20%285.3.2021%29%20%28002%29.pdf</a>; <a href="https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-05/Supplemental%20Service%20re%20CIC%20Statement%20%285.19.2021%29.pdf">https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-05/Supplemental%20Service%20re%20CIC%20Statement%20%285.19.2021%29.pdf</a>.
DOE/FE Evaluation
DOE/FE 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).\1\
Consistent with the CIC Procedures, this notice addresses the
Authorization Holders' various existing authorizations to export LNG to
non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries, as identified in the
Statement.\2\ If no interested person protests the change in control
and DOE takes no action on its own motion, the proposed 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 proposed change in control has been
demonstrated to render the underlying authorizations inconsistent with
the public interest.
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\1\ 79 FR 65541 (Nov. 5, 2014).
\2\ The Authorization Holders' Statement also applies to: (1)
Their various existing authorizations to export LNG to FTA
countries, and (2) their various pending applications to export LNG
to FTA and/or non-FTA countries, both as identified in the
Statement. DOE/FE will respond to those portions of the Statement
separately pursuant to the CIC Procedures, 79 FR 65542.
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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 the Authorization Holders' Statement, as
supplemented.\3\ 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 must meet the requirements specified by DOE's
regulations in 10 CFR part 590.
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\3\ Intervention, if granted, would constitute intervention only
in the change in control portion of these proceedings, as described
herein.
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As noted, DOE is only accepting electronic submissions at this
time. Please email the filing to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#56303324313725163e277832393378313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdaba8bfaaacbe8da5bce3a9a2a8e3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>. All filings must
include a reference to ``FE Docket Nos. 11-145-LNG, et al.'' in the
title line, or ``Cameron LNG, LLC, et al. 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 Authorization Holders' Statement, the supplements thereto, and
any filed protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and
comments will be available electronically by going to the following
DOE/FE Web address: <a href="https://www.energy.gov/fe/services/natural-gas-regulation">https://www.energy.gov/fe/services/natural-gas-regulation</a>.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 2,
2021, by Amy R. Sweeney, Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
Engagement, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, pursuant to delegated
authority from the 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 June 2, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-11909 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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