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Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC - FE Dkt. No. 10-111-LNG

The Office of Fossil Energy gives notice of receipt of an application filed September 7, 2010, by Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC (Sabine Pass). Sabine Pass is seeking long-term, multi-contract authorization to export up to 16 million metric tons per annum of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to any country with which the United States does not have a Free Trade Agreement requiring the national treatment for trade in natural gas and LNG, that has or in the future develops the capacity to import LNG, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. Sabine Pass requests this authorization for a 20-year term commencing the earlier of the date of first export or five years from the date of issuance of the authorization requested. Sabine Pass further requests that insofar as the application seeks authorization for exports to member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO), DOE reviews the application under section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 USC 717b(c). F.R. Notice Published 10/12/10; 75 FR 62512; comments were due on 12/13/10.

On October 21, 2010, DOE/FE issued an opinion and order that the application will be reviewed under section 3(a) of the NGA, and denied Sabine Pass’ request for review under section 3(c) of the NGA.

A Procedural Order was issued on 12/17/10 granting a 15 day comment period in which responses to the comments and motions received in this docket will be accepted. Responses must be filed within 15 days after the date of this order (January 11, 2011).

Opinion and Order 2961 was issued May 20, 2011 to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC - FE Dkt. No. 10-111-LNG, Conditionally Granting Long-Term Authoritzation to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations. Final Opinion and Order 2961-A Granting Long-Term Authorization to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations was issued 8/7/12. Errata Notice to Order 2961-A was issued 9/4/12 correcting last two lines of Paragraph B of Order 2961-A.

January 25, 2013 -- Opinion and Order Denying Request for Rehearing of Order Denying Motion for Late Intervention Dismissing Request for Rehearing of Order No. 2961-A, and Dismissing Motion for a Stay Pendente Lite was issued by the Department.

(SEE 10-111-LNG DOCKET INDEX BELOW)
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NO.	DATE:	FILED/ISSUED BY:	FILING TYPE:
1.	09/07/10	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	Application Long-term Authority to Export LNG to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
2.	10/05/10	U.S. Department of Energy	F.R. Notice
3.	10/12/10	U.S. Department of Energy	F.R. Notice Published 75 FR 62512 (Download Notice)
4.	10/21/10	U.S. Department of Energy	Unnumbered Opinion and Order Denying Request for Review of Application Under Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act
5.	10/22/10	State of Louisiana, Louisiana Economic Development	Letter from Stephen Moret, Secretary for the State of Louisiana, in Support of Application
6.	11/02/10	U.S. Department of Energy	Service List for Docket 10-111-LNG
7.	11/29/10	Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association	Letter from Chris John, President in Support of Application
8.	12/03/10	Shell US Gas & Power	Motion for Leave to Intervene
9.	12/10/10	Macquarie Energy LLC	Motion for Leave to Intervene
10.	12/13/10	Freeport LNG Development, L.P.	Motion to Intervene
11.	12/13/10	Marathon Oil Company	Motion to Intervene
12.	12/13/10	Encana Corporation	Letter from Randy Eresman, President & Chief Executive Officer in Support of Application
13.	12/13/10	Industrial Energy Consumers of America	Motion to Intervene
14.	12/13/10	Government of Puerto Rico	Letter from Secretary of State, Kenneth D. McClintock, in Support of Application
15.	12/13/10	Chesapeake Energy Corporation	Letter from James C. Johnson, Senior Vice President - Marketing, in Support of Application
16.	12/13/10	Senators James Inhofe and Mary Landrieu and Representatives Dan Boren and Charles Boustany along with other Members of Congress	Joint Letter to President Obama in Support of Application
17.	12/17/10	U.S. Department of Energy	Procedural Order granting a 15 day comment period in which responses to the comments and motions received in this docket will be accepted
18.	12/20/10	Attorneys for Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	Answer to Motion to Intervene of Industrial Energy Consumers of America
19.	12/21/10	Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana. Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments filed on January 25, 2011.	Letter in Support of Application from Bobby Jindal, Governor of Lousiana, and Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments from the Office of the Governor of Louisiana.
20.	03/04/11	William T. Miller, Counsel to the American Public Gas Association	Motion for Leave to Intervene Out-of-Time and Protest of the American Public Gas Association
21.	03/21/11	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	Motion to Oppose Out-of-Time Intervention of American Public Gas Association and Answer to Protest
22.	03/21/11	U.S. Department of Energy	Procedural Order on Late-filed Pleadings
23.	05/20/11	U.S. Department of Energy	Opinion and Order 2961 issued May 20, 2011 to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC - FE Dkt. No. 10-111-LNG, Conditionally Granting Long-Term Authoritzation to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations.
24.	04/18/12	The Sierra Club	Motion to Intervene Out of Time, Protest and Comments Exhibits can be viewed and/or downloaded here
25.	05/03/12	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	Answer of Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC in Opposition to Out of Time Intervention of Sierra Club
26.	08/07/12	U.S. Department of Energy	Environmental Assessment for the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project, DOE/EA-1845 Issued December 2011
27.	08/07/12	U.S. Department of Energy	Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC Regarding Order Granting Long-Term Authority to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations
28.	08/07/12	U.S. Department of Energy	Final Opinion and Order 2961-A Issued Aug. 7, 2012 -- Granting Long-Term Authorization to Export LNG from Sabine Pass LNG Terminal to Non-Free Trade Agreement Nations
29.	09/04/12	U.S. Department of Energy	Errata Notice to Order 2961-A
30.	09/06/12	The Sierra Club	Motion for Rehearing and For Stay Pendente Lite
31.	09/21/12	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	Answer of Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC in Opposition to Motion of Sierra Club for Stay
32.	10/05/12	U.S. Department of Energy	Order Granting Rehearing for Further Consideration
33.	11/01/12	The Sierra Club	Motion to Supplement the Record Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C
34.	11/13/12	Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC	Answer of Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC in Opposition to Motion to Supplement the Record
35.	01/25/13	U.S. Department of Energy	DOE/FE Opinion and Order No. 2961-B. Denying Request for Rehearing of Order Denying Motion for Late Intervention Dismissing Request for Rehearing of Order No. 2961-A and Dismissing Motion for a Stay Pendente Lite

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