Office of Fossil Energy; Procedural Order Requiring Monthly Reporting

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of amendment to Natural Gas Import and Export Orders. SUMMARY: DOE is adding a new monthly reporting requirement to existing and future Orders authorizing the import and export of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne Caudillo, Allyson C. Reilly, Office of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026-4375, (202) 586-4587, (202) 586-9394. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE's Office of Fossil Energy (FE) is delegated the authority to regulate natural gas imports and exports under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938, 15 U.S.C. 717b . In order to carry out its delegated responsibility, FE requires those persons authorized to import or export natural gas to file reports containing basic information about the scope and nature of the import or export activity. Historically, FE has collected information on a quarterly basis about import and export transactions. That information has been used to monitor North American natural gas trade, which in turn enables the Federal Government to perform market and regulatory analyses; improve the capability of industry and the government to respond to any future energy-related supply problems; and keep the general public informed of international natural gas trade. DOE has undertaken a Natural Gas D…