Categorical Exclusion Determinations: B5.7

This page lists categorical exclusion determinations that apply B5.7. DOE has revised the text of B5.7 through rulemaking. To determine the applicable text, compare the date the categorical exclusion was signed to the DOE regulations in effect at that time.

As of January 4, 2021, the full text of this categorical exclusion is:

B5.7 Export of natural gas and associated transportation by marine vessel

Approvals or disapprovals of new authorizations or amendments of existing authorizations to export natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and any associated transportation of natural gas by marine vessel.

From November 14, 2011, through January 3, 2021, the full text of this categorical exclusion was:

B5.7 Import or export natural gas, with operational changes

Approvals or disapprovals of new authorizations or amendments of existing authorizations to import or export natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act that involve minor operational changes (such as changes in natural gas throughput, transportation, and storage operations) but not new construction.

Prior to November 14, 2011, the full text of this categorical exclusion was:

B5.7 Import/export natural gas, no new construction

Approval of new authorization or amendment of existing authorization to import/export natural gas under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act that does not involve new construction and only requires operational changes, such as an increase in natural gas throughput, change in
transportation, or change in storage operations.
CX-270748: SAPPHIRE GAS SOLUTIONS DOCKET NO. 24-57-LNG
Sapphire Gas Solutions (Sapphire) filed an application (Application) with the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) on June 10, 2024, pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and 10 CFR Part 590 of the Department of Energy's (DOE) regulations. DOE's proposed action is to authorize the exports described in the Application as small-scale natural gas exports. If granted, the authorization would permit the requested exports of LNG sourced from the 16 Facilities in ISO containers transported by barge, subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the DOE order.
CX-270747: CARIB ENERGY (USA) LLC DOCKET NO. 16-98-LNG
Carib Energy (USA) LLC (Carib Energy) submitted a request to amend its existing long-term authorization to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the United States does not have a free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in natura gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. Carib Energy asks DOE to amend its existing Order No. 3937 in two respects. First, Carib Energy asks DOE to add an additional existing LNG production facility, the JAX LNG facility located in Jacksonville, Florida, to the list of authorized Facilities from which Carib Energy may source LNG for export. Second, Carib Energy requests an increase in its authorized export volume from 1.3 Bcf/yr to 7.0 Bcf/yr of natural gas.
CX-270731: Cove Point LNG, LP Docket NO. 24-30-LNG
Cove Point LNG, LP (Cove Point) requests blanket authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) that previously had been imported into the United States from foreign sources, in an amount up to the equivalent of 70 billion cubic feet of natural gas on a cumulative basis, for a period of two years beginning July 8, 2024. Cove Point requests authorization to export LNG from the Cove Point LNG Terminal located in Calvert County, Maryland, to any country with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy.
CX-270726: CARIB ENERGY (USA) LLC Docket No. 24-5-LNG
Carib Energy requests authorization to export this LNG in a volume equivalent to 14.6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas on a cumulative basis for a two-year period commencing on the earlier of April 6, 2024, or the date on which DOE issues the requested authorization.
CX-270711: CARIB ENERGY (USA) LLC DOCKET NO. 21-99-LNG
Carib Energy seeks to increase its exports of foreign-sourced LNG from the equivalent of 0.48 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas to 1.4 Bcf on a cumulative basis, effective retroactively to June 1, 2023, and continuing through the end of its export term in April 2024.