ROD for DOE/EIS-0519 for Rio Grande LNG export authorization.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
February 10, 2020
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Rio Grande LNG Project; Kleberg, Kenedy, Willacy, and Cameron Counties, Texas
On February 10, 2020, DOE issued Order No. 4492 under section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act. The order authorizes Rio Grande LNG, LLC, to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas to any country with which the United States has not entered into a free trade agreement (FTA) requiring national treatment for trade in natural gas, and with which trade is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy (non-FTA countries).
The Order appendix beginning on page 65 is DOE’s record of decision (ROD) under NEPA.
For more information, see Rio Grande LNG Project.