[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4401-4404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01140]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Orders Granting Authority To Import and Export Natural Gas, To 
Import and Export Liquefied Natural Gas, and Granting Rehearing During 
October 2012

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                                                         FE Docket Nos.
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SABINE PASS LIQUEFACTION, LLC.........................        10-111-LNG
GULF COAST LNG EXPORT, LLC............................         12-05-LNG
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY..............................         12-76-LNG
BOISE WHITE PAPER.....................................          12-84-NG
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT..........................          12-87-NG
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED.........................          12-90-NG
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED.........................          12-91-NG
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED.........................          12-92-NG
CHENIERE MARKETING, LLC...............................         12-99-LNG
PETROCHINA INTERNATIONAL (CANADA) TRADING LTD.........         12-104-NG
PEMEX GAS Y PETROQUIMICA BASICA.......................         12-110-NG
NORTH WESTERN CORPORATION d/b/a NORTHWESTERN ENERGY...         12-111-NG
REGENT RESOURCES LTD..................................         12-112-NG
FREEPORT LNG EXPANSION, L.P...........................        12-115-LNG
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY..........................         12-116-NG
TRANSCANADA GAS STORAGE USA, INC......................         12-117-NG
TERMOELECTRICA DE MEXICALI, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.........         12-120-NG
FORTUNA (US) L.P......................................         12-121-NG
UGI ENERGY SERVICES INC...............................         12-122-NG
FAMILY ENERGY INC.....................................         12-124-NG
GLACIAL NATURAL GAS, INC..............................         12-125-NG
YANKEE GAS SERVICES COMPANY...........................         12-129-NG
NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION............         12-130-NG
CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC.........................         12-131-NG
NORTHERN UTILITIES, INC...............................         12-132-NG
CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION...................         12-133-NG
THE SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT GAS COMPANY..................         12-134-NG
ENERGYNORTH NATURAL GAS, INC. d/b/a LIBERTY UTILITIES.         12-135-NG
BAY STATE GAS COMPANY d/b/a COLUMBIA GAS OF                    12-136-NG
 MASSACHUSETTS........................................
BOSTON GAS COMPANY....................................         12-137-NG
THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID....         12-138-NG
COLONIAL GAS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID..............         12-139-NG
KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL GRID......         12-140-NG
THE NARRANGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID         12-141-NG
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION d/b/a NATIONAL GRID..         12-142-NG
ALBERTA NORTHEAST GAS, LIMITED........................         12-143-NG
NORTHEAST GAS MARKETS LLC.............................         12-144-NG
MC GLOBAL GAS CORPORATION.............................         12-150-NG
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AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of orders.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy 
gives notice that during October 2012, it issued orders granting 
authority to import and export natural gas and liquefied natural gas. 
These orders are summarized in the attached appendix and may be found 
on the FE Web site at http://www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/gasregulation/authorizations/Orders-2012.html. They are also available 
for inspection and copying in the Office of Fossil Energy, Office of 
Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Docket Room 3E-033, Forrestal 
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 
586-9478. The Docket Room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2013.
John A. Anderson,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Oil and Gas 
Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy.

Appendix--DOE/FE Orders Granting Import/Export Authorizations

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                                                                       Authorization
            Order No.               Date issued     FE Docket No.          holder         Description of action
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3148............................        10/04/12          12-84-NG  Boise White Paper    Order granting blanket
                                                                     L.L.C.               authority to import
                                                                                          natural gas from
                                                                                          Canada.
3149............................        10/04/12          12-87-NG  Imperial Irrigation  Order granting blanket
                                                                     District.            authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Mexico.
3150............................        10/04/12          12-90-NG  TransCanada          Order granting blanket
                                                                     PipeLines Limited.   authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3151............................        10/04/12          12-91-NG  TransCanada          Order granting blanket
                                                                     PipeLines Limited.   authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3152............................        10/04/12          12-92-NG  TransCanada          Order granting blanket
                                                                     PipeLines Limited.   authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3153............................        10/04/12         12-104-NG  PetroChina           Order granting blanket
                                                                     International        authority to import/
                                                                     (Canada) Trading     export natural gas
                                                                     Ltd.                 from/to Canada.
3154............................        10/04/12         12-110-NG  Pemex Gas y          Order granting blanket
                                                                     Petroquimica         authority to import/
                                                                     Basica.              export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada/Mexico,
                                                                                          and to import LNG from
                                                                                          various international
                                                                                          sources by vessel.
3155............................        10/04/12         12-111-NG  NorthWestern         Order granting blanket
                                                                     Corporation d/b/a    authority to import/
                                                                     NorthWestern         export natural gas
                                                                     Energy.              from/to Canada.

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3156............................        10/04/12         12-112-NG  Regent Resources     Order granting blanket
                                                                     Ltd.                 authority to import
                                                                                          natural gas from
                                                                                          Canada.
3157............................        10/05/12         12-116-NG  United States        Order granting blanket
                                                                     Gypsum Company.      authority to import
                                                                                          natural gas from
                                                                                          Canada.
3158............................        10/05/12         12-117-NG  TransCanada Gas      Order granting blanket
                                                                     Storage USA, Inc.    authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada/Mexico.
3159............................        10/05/12         12-120-NG  Termoelectrica de    Order granting blanket
                                                                     Mexicali, S. de      authority to import/
                                                                     R.L. de C.V.         export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Mexico.
3160............................        10/05/12         12-121-NG  Fortuna (US) L.P...  Order granting blanket
                                                                                          authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3161............................        10/05/12         12-122-NG  UGI Energy           Order granting blanket
                                                                     Services, Inc.       authority to import
                                                                                          natural gas from
                                                                                          Canada.
N/A.............................        10/05/12        10-111-LNG  Sabine Pass          Order granting
                                                                     Liquefaction, LLC.   rehearing for further
                                                                                          consideration.
3162............................        10/11/12         12-76-LNG  The Dow Chemical     Order granting blanket
                                                                     Company.             authority to export
                                                                                          previously imported
                                                                                          LNG by vessel.
3163............................        10/16/12         12-05-LNG  Gulf Coast LNG       Order granting long-
                                                                     Export, LLC.         term multi-contract
                                                                                          authority to export
                                                                                          LNG by vessel from
                                                                                          proposed Brownsville
                                                                                          Terminal to free trade
                                                                                          agreement nations.
3164............................        10/16/12         12-99-LNG  Cheniere Marketing,  Order granting long-
                                                                     LLC.                 term multi-contract
                                                                                          authority to export
                                                                                          LNG by vessel from
                                                                                          proposed Corpus
                                                                                          Christi Liquefaction
                                                                                          Project to free trade
                                                                                          agreement nations.
3165............................        10/18/12        12-115-LNG  Freeport LNG         Order granting blanket
                                                                     Expansion, L.P.      authority to export
                                                                                          LNG by vessel to
                                                                                          Canada/Mexico.
3166............................        10/18/12         12-124-NG  Family Energy Inc..  Order granting blanket
                                                                                          authority to import
                                                                                          natural gas from
                                                                                          Canada.
3167............................        10/18/12         12-133-NG  Connecticut Natural  Order granting blanket
                                                                     Gas Corporation.     authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3168............................        10/18/12         12-134-NG  The Southern         Order granting blanket
                                                                     Connecticut Gas      authority to import/
                                                                     Company.             export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3169............................        10/18/12         12-135-NG  EnergyNorth Natural  Order granting blanket
                                                                     Gas, Inc. d/b/a      authority to import/
                                                                     Liberty Utilities.   export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3170............................        10/18/12         12-136-NG  Bay State Gas        Order granting blanket
                                                                     company d/b/a        authority to import/
                                                                     Columbia Gas of      export natural gas
                                                                     Massachusetts.       from/to Canada.
3171............................        10/18/12         12-137-NG  Boston Gas Company.  Order granting blanket
                                                                                          authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3172............................        10/18/12         12-138-NG  The Brooklyn Union   Order granting blanket
                                                                     Gas Company d/b/a    authority to import/
                                                                     National Grid NY.    export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3173............................        10/18/12         12-139-NG  Colonial Gas         Order granting blanket
                                                                     Company d/b/a        authority to import/
                                                                     National Grid.       export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3174............................        10/18/12         12-140-NG  Keyspan Gas East     Order granting blanket
                                                                     Corporation d/b/a    authority to import/
                                                                     National Grid.       export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3175............................        10/18/12         12-141-NG  The Narragansett     Order granting blanket
                                                                     Electric Company d/  authority to import/
                                                                     b/a National Grid.   export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3176............................        10/18/12         12-142-NG  Niagara Mohawk       Order granting blanket
                                                                     Power Corporation    authority to import/
                                                                     d/b/a National       export natural gas
                                                                     Grid.                from/to Canada.
3177............................        10/18/12         12-143-NG  Alberta Northeast    Order granting blanket
                                                                     Gas, Limited.        authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3178............................        10/18/12         12-144-NG  Northeast Gas        Order granting blanket
                                                                     Markets LLC.         authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3179............................        10/24/12         12-125-NG  Glacial Natural      Order granting blanket
                                                                     Gas, Inc.            authority to import
                                                                                          natural gas from
                                                                                          Canada.
3180............................        10/24/12         12-129-NG  Yankee Gas Services  Order granting blanket
                                                                     Company.             authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3181............................        10/24/12         12-130-NG  National Fuel Gas    Order granting blanket
                                                                     Distribution         authority to import/
                                                                     Corporation.         export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3182............................        10/24/12         12-131-NG  Central Hudson Gas   Order granting blanket
                                                                     & Electric           authority to import/
                                                                     Corporation.         export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3183............................        10/24/12         12-132-NG  Northern Utilities,  Order granting blanket
                                                                     Inc.                 authority to import/
                                                                                          export natural gas
                                                                                          from/to Canada.
3184............................        10/24/12        12-150-LNG  MC Global Gas        Order granting blanket
                                                                     Corporation.         authority to import
                                                                                          LNG from various
                                                                                          international sources
                                                                                          by vessel.
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