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Comment deadline was November 17, 2014

Overview:
The Alaska LNG Project LLC has filed an application with the Office of Fossil Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requesting a long-term license to export 20 million metric tones per annum of LNG from Alaska to both Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Non-FTA countries. The application is for authorization to export LNG by vessel from a proposed Liquefaction Facility in the Nikiski area. The request is for a 30-year term to commence on the earlier of the date of first export or 12 years from the date the requested authorization is granted. The application proposes that Alaska LNG can export LNG on its own behalf and as agent for other parties who hold title to the LNG at the time of export. The Application was filed under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act.

A copy of the application can be found at:
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/09/17/2014-22226/alaska-lng-project-llc-application-for-long-term-authorization-to-export-liquefied-natural-gas#h-8

Action Requested:
An export license is a key approval required for this $45 - $65 billion project to move forward. Please send a letter in support of the export license application. The DOE is accepting public comments up to 4:30 PM EDT (12:30 p.m. ADT) on November 17, 2014. Filings may be submitted by email to fergas@hq.doe.gov with FE Docket No. 14-96-LNG in the title line and in the body of your submission.

Points to consider in your comments:

• The Alaska LNG project is unprecedented in size and complexity and is expected to cost $45 billion to $65 billion to design and construct. This is the single most important infrastructure project for Alaska’s economic future.
• The Alaska LNG project would provide significant economic benefits to Alaskans, including state revenues, new job opportunities and access to decades of instate natural gas for Alaskan homes and businesses.
• The Alaska LNG project would provide significant benefits across the United States as a whole.
• There would be approximately 15,000 construction jobs and 1,000 operations jobs created by this project.
• The unique nature and unprecedented investment required for this project justifies the requested 30-year export term and 12-year commencement term.
• The difficulties of constructing a mega-project of this magnitude in an arctic environment supports a 12-year period prior to the project’s commencement.
• Abundant natural gas resources on the North Slope of Alaska support the 30-year export term and the long-term needs of Alaskans for domestic use.
• Alaska is distinct from the Lower 48 so this application should not be subject to DOE’s existing Order of Precedence for Processing Non-FTA LNG export applications nor should it be subject to any new procedures adopted as a result of DOE’s proposed procedural change for processing Non-FTA LNG export applications.
• The existing Presidential Finding Concerning Alaska Natural Gas is valid and applicable to the Alaska LNG Project.