NFE Altamira FLNG, S. de R.L. de C.V.; Application for Long-Term, Multi-Contract Authorization To Export Domestically Produced Natural Gas to Mexico and To Re-Export Liquefied Natural Gas From Mexico to Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries

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 [Docket No. 22-110-LNG] AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice (Notice) of receipt of an ( printed page 60668) application (Application), filed on September 9, 2022, by NFE Altamira FLNG, S. de R.L. de C.V. (NFE Altamira). NFE Altamira requests long-term, multi-contract authorization to export domestically produced natural gas by pipeline to Mexico in a volume up to 158 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/yr), and to re-export 145 Bcf/yr of this natural gas as liquefied natural gas (LNG). NFE Altamira seeks to re-export this LNG by vessel from a proposed floating liquefaction and export terminal project, the Altamira FLNG Project (Project), to be located off the coast of Altamira Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the Gulf of Mexico. NFE Altamira filed the Application under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). DATES: Protests, motions to intervene, or notices of intervention, as applicable, and written comments are to be filed electronically as detailed in the Public Comment Procedures section no later than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, December 5, 2022. ADDRESSES: Electronic Filing by email: fergas@hq.doe.gov . Although DOE has routinely accepted public comment submissions through a variety of mechanisms, including postal mail and hand delivery/courier, DOE has found it necessary to mak…