Notice2023-09161
Magnolia LNG LLC; Order Amending Long-Term Authorization To Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations
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May 1, 2023
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Energy Department
Abstract
The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of an Amended Record of Decision (ROD) published under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and implementing regulations. This Amended ROD is an Appendix to DOE/FECM Order No. 3909-C, an order that amends the previously-issued DOE/FE Order No. 3909, an opinion and order authorizing Magnolia LNG LLC to export domestically-produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26534-26535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09161]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. 13-132-LNG]
Magnolia LNG LLC; Order Amending Long-Term Authorization To
Export Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Amended record of decision.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of
the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of an Amended Record of
Decision (ROD) published under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA) and implementing regulations. This Amended ROD is an
Appendix to DOE/FECM Order No. 3909-C, an order that amends the
previously-issued DOE/FE Order No. 3909, an opinion and order
authorizing Magnolia LNG LLC to export domestically-produced liquefied
natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries under section
3(a) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Lavoie, 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) 586-2459,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#781a0a1119165614190e17111d381009561c171d561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1674647f7778387a7760797f73567e673872797338717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
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, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfacaebcbcaea1abbdaee1adaabda1bcbbaaa6a18fa7bee1aba0aae1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1370726060727d7761723d7176617d6067767a7d537b623d777c763d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 27, 2022, DOE issued Order No.
3909-C to Magnolia LNG LLC (Magnolia LNG) under NGA section 3(a), 15
U.S.C. 717b(a). This Order further amends Order No. 3909, previously
issued to Magnolia LNG on November 30, 2016, under NGA section 3(a).
Order No. 3909, as amended, authorized Magnolia LNG to export
domestically-produced LNG by vessel to any country with which the
United States has not entered into a free trade agreement (FTA)
requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which
trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).
Order No. 3909-C authorizes an increase in the volume of exports
previously authorized in the amended Order No. 3909. Under Order No.
3909-C, Magnolia LNG is authorized to export LNG in a volume equivalent
to 449 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year of natural gas (approximately
1.23 Bcf per day) to non-FTA countries from the proposed Magnolia LNG
Terminal, to be located near Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
DOE participated as a cooperating agency with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) in preparing a supplemental
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environmental impact statement (SEIS) analyzing the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed increase in authorized export
capacity. DOE adopted the SEIS and reviewed FERC's order authorizing
the volume increase, under NEPA. DOE also supplemented FERC's
environmental review with its own additional environmental studies, as
well as the Marine Transport Technical Support Document prepared by DOE
to consider the potential effects associated with transporting natural
gas, including LNG, on marine vessels. On the basis of this record, DOE
issued an Amended ROD, which is attached as an appendix to the Order.
The Amended ROD can be found here: <a href="http://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/ord3909c.pdf">www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/ord3909c.pdf</a>.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 26, 2023.
Amy Sweeney,
Director, Office of Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement, Office of
Resource Sustainability.
[FR Doc. 2023-09161 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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