The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt of an application (Application), filed on November 23, 2016, by  Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (DCP), seeking blanket authorization to export LNG from the Cove Point LNG terminal in Cove Point, Maryland ("Cove Point Terminal") to any country with the capacity to import LNG delivered by ocean-going carrier and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy,  to both Free Trade Agreement and non-Free Trade Agreement Countries. DCP is requesting this authorization both on its own behalf and as agent for other parties who hold title to the LNG at the time of export.

As part of this analysis in issuing this Order, DOE will consider the following two studies examining the cumulative impacts of exporting domestically produced LNG:

• Effect of Increased Levels of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on U.S. Energy Markets, conducted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration upon DOE’s request (2014 EIA LNG Export Study); and
• The Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing U.S. LNG Exports, conducted jointly by the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Oxford Economics, on behalf of DOE (2015 LNG Export Study)

Additionally, DOE will consider the following environmental documents: ·

• Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports of Natural Gas From the United States, 79 FR 48132 (Aug. 15, 2014);  and
• Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquefied Natural Gas from the United States, 79 FR 32260 (June 4, 2014).