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Research Track Assessment for Atlantic Sea Scallops, 14436-14438 2025-05618 National Park National Park Service NOTICES Inventory Completion: Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH, 14464-14465 2025-05608 New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY, 14458 2025-05604 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 14462 2025-05594 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK, 14467-14468 2025-05601 The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, 14473-14474 2025-05602 U.S.

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Lake Charles Exports, LLC 11-59-LNG Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company, LLC 12-101-LNG Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC 12-156-LNG Lake Charles LNG Export Co., LLC 13-04-LNG Delfin LNG LLC 13-147-LNG Alaska LNG Project LLC 14-96-LNG Texas LNG Brownsville LLC 15-62-LNG Cameron LNG, LLC 15-90-LNG Port Arthur LNG, LLC 15-96-LNG Rio Grande LNG, LLC 15-190-LNG Lake Charles LNG Export Co., LLC 16-109-LNG Lake Charles Exports, LLC 16-110-LNG Louisiana LNG Infrastructure LLC 16-144-LNG Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. & FLNG Liquefaction 4, LLC 18-26-LNG Mexico Pacific Limited LLC 18-70-LNG ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V 18-144-LNG Commonwealth LNG, LLC 19-134-LNG Energía Costa Azul, S. de R.L. de C.V 18-145-LNG Epcilon LNG LLC 20-31-LNG Vista Pacifico LNG, S.A.P.I. de C.V 20-153-LNG Venture Global CP2 LNG, LLC 21-131-LNG AGENCY:

Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of Energy. ACTION: Rescission of policy statement. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE)is rescinding the Policy Statement on Export Commencement Deadlines in Authorizations to Export Natural Gas to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries issued on April 26, 2023 (Policy Statement). Henceforth, DOE will consider applications to extend an authorization holder's export commencement deadline and grant such extensions for good cause shown on a case-by-case basis, an approach consistent with DOE's practice prior to the issuance of the Policy Statement. DATES: This rescission is applicable on April 2, 2025. 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 and Carbon Management, Forrestal Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585;

(202)586-2627 or

(202)586-4749; *amy.sweeney@hq.doe.gov* or *jennifer.wade@hq.doe.gov;* Irene V. Norville, 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; *irene.norville@hq.doe.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is responsible for authorizing exports of domestically produced natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), to foreign countries under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). 1 On April 26, 2023, DOE issued a Policy Statement applying to existing and future authorizations for the export of natural gas to countries with which the United States does not have 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). Under this Policy Statement, DOE would allow authorizations to expire on the export commencement deadline originally set forth in the authorizing order, and would not consider an application for an extension of the commencement deadline, unless the authorization holder demonstrated both that

(1)it has physically commenced construction on the associated export facility and

(2)its inability to comply with the existing export commencement deadline is the result of extenuating circumstances outside of its control. 2 In the Policy Statement, DOE stated that an authorization holder unable to make this demonstration, and failing to meet its commencement deadline, would be required to submit a new non-FTA application, which would be considered without prejudice. 3 1 15 U.S.C. 717b. The Secretary's authority was established by the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7151(b), which transferred jurisdiction over import and export authorizations from the Federal Power Commission to the Secretary of Energy; *see also* 42 U.S.C. 7172(f). The authority to regulate the imports and exports of natural gas, including LNG, under NGA section 3 has been delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

(FECM)in Redelegation Order No. S4-DEL-FE1-2023, issued on April 10, 2023. 2 88 FR 25272 (Apr. 26, 2023). 3 *See id.* at 88 FR 25278. Based on a review, DOE has concluded that the Policy Statement does not align with policies set forth in Executive Order 14154 of January 20, 2025, *Unleashing American Energy,* 4 which directs agencies to review and suspend, revise, or rescind actions that unduly burden the development of domestic energy resources, with particular attention to natural gas, among other resources. 5 Specifically, DOE has determined that the Policy Statement poses an undue burden by placing strict criteria on natural gas export authorization holders seeking extensions to their commencement deadlines and demanding significant time and resources from authorization holders that would be required to submit new non-FTA applications if unable to meet the criteria under the Policy Statement. 4 90 FR 8353 (Jan. 29, 2025). 5 *Id.* at 90 FR 8354 (Sec. 3). Section 8(a) of the Executive order also directs the Secretary of Energy to restart reviews of applications for approvals of liquified natural gas export projects as expeditiously as possible, consistent with applicable law. *Id.* at 90 FR 8357. Therefore, DOE is rescinding the Policy Statement, effective April 2, 2025. Going forward, DOE will consider applications to extend an authorization holder's export commencement deadline and grant such extensions for good cause shown on a case-by-case basis consistent with DOE's practice prior to the issuance of the Policy Statement. An authorization holder seeking to apply for an extension of the commencement deadline should submit its application to DOE at least 90 days prior to the export commencement deadline in its non-FTA order. 6 6 10 CFR 590.201(b) (“Applications shall be filed at least ninety

(90)days in advance of the proposed import or export or other requested action, unless a later date is permitted for good cause shown.”). Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 27, 2025, by Talat Goudarzi, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, 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 March 28, 2025. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2025-05592 Filed 4-1-25; 8:45 am]

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