Notice2023-09742
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Matador Power Marketing, Inc.
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Published
May 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
Matador Power Marketing, Inc. (the Applicant or Matador Power) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29664-29665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09742]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-453-A]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Matador Power Marketing, Inc.
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Matador Power Marketing, Inc. (the Applicant or Matador Power)
has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from
the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on
or before June 7, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86c3eae3e5f2f4efe5eff2ffa8c3fef6e9f4f2f5c6eef7a8e2e9e3a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="febb929b9d8a8c979d978a87d0bb868e918c8a8dbe968fd09a919bd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f4a434a4c5b5d464c465b56014a575f405d5b5c6f475e014b404a01484059">[email protected]</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy
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(DOE) regulates electricity exports from the United States to foreign
countries in accordance with section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act
(FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 CFR 205.300 et
seq.). Sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) transferred this regulatory authority,
previously exercised by the now-defunct Federal Power Commission, to
DOE.
Section 202(e) of the FPA provides that an entity which seeks to
export electricity must obtain an order from DOE authorizing that
export. (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On June 13, 2022, the authority to issue
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO)
under Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2022-2 and Redelegation Order No.
S3-DEL-GD1-2022.
On June 28, 2018, DOE issued Order No. EA-453 authorizing Matador
Power to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a
power marketer. On February 27, 2023, Matador Power filed an
application with DOE (Application or App) for renewal of their export
authority for an additional five-year term. App at 1.
In its Application, Matador Power states that it ``does not have
any affiliates or upstream owners that possess any ownership interest
or involvement in any other company that is a traditional utility or
that owns, operates, or controls any electric generation, transmission
or distribution facilities.'' App at 2. Matador Power represents that
it ``will purchase power to be exported from a variety of sources such
as power marketers, independent power producers, or U.S. electric
utilities and federal power marketing entities as those terms are
defined in Sections 3(22) and 3(19) of the FPA.'' App at 3. Matador
Power also states ``[b] y definition, such power is surplus to the
system of the generator and, therefore, the electric power that Matador
Power will export on either a firm or interruptible basis will not
impair the sufficiency of the electric power supply within the U.S.''
Id.
The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized
by the Applicant have been previously authorized by Presidential
permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are
appropriate for open access transmission by third parties. See App at
Exhibit C.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at the
email address provided previously. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of FERC's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18
CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding
should file a motion to intervene at the email address provided
previously in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning COP's Application should be
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-453-A. Additional copies are to
be provided directly to Ruta Kalvaitis Sku[ccaron]as and Jennifer L.
Mersing, K&L Gates LLP, 1601 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c4e49485d124f57495f5d4f7c57505b5d48594f125f5351"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e496919085ca978f91878597a48f888385908197ca878b89">[email protected]</span></a> and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1cbc4cfcfc8c7c4d38fccc4d3d2c8cfc6e1cacdc6c0d5c4d28fc2cecc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3c9c6cdcdcac5c6d18dcec6d1d0cacdc4e3c8cfc4c2d7c6d08dc0ccce">[email protected]</span></a>, and Diana
Stoica, Matador Power Marketing, Inc., 50 Carroll Street Toronto, ON,
M4M 3G3 Canada, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7002041415031b301d110411141f02001d5e131f1d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a686e7e7f69715a777b6e7b7e75686a7734797577">[email protected]</span></a>.
A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after
the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part
1021) and after DOE evaluates whether the proposed action will have an
adverse impact on the sufficiency of supply or reliability of the
United States electric power supply system.
Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at <a href="https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications">https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications</a> or by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9fdaf3fafcebedf6fcf6ebe6b1dae7eff0edebecdff7eeb1fbf0fab1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="36735a535542445f555f424f18734e4659444245765e471852595318515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on May 1, 2023, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment
Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-09742 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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