In January 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an EA to analyze the potential environmental impacts associated with an application to amend FERC’s April 2012 authorization of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project in order to optimize its design and operation. In April 2015, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, and Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., applied to DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) seeking authorization to increase the amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be exported from the facility above the level that FE authorized in August 2012. DOE adopted FERC’s EA for the optimization and issued a finding of no significant impact on March 11, 2016.

Additional information is available at DOE/FE’s Docket 15-16-LNG and FERC’s eLibrary (at http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/docket_search.asp, search for Docket No. CP14-12).