Notice2023-18719
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; NS Power Energy Marketing Incorporated
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Published
August 30, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
NS Power Energy Marketing Incorporated (the Applicant or NSP Marketing) 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 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59885-59886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18719]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-455-A]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; NS Power Energy Marketing Incorporated
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: NS Power Energy Marketing Incorporated (the Applicant or NSP
Marketing) 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 September 29, 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#7d3811181e090f141e1409045338050d120f090e3d150c53191218531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5f0d9d0d6c1c7dcd6dcc1cc9bf0cdc5dac7c1c6f5ddc49bd1dad09bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df9ab3babcabadb6bcb6aba6f19aa7afb0adabac9fb7aef1bbb0baf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d792bbb2b4a3a5beb4bea3aef992afa7b8a5a3a497bfa6f9b3b8b2f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy (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 April 10, 2023, the authority to issue
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) by
Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-
GD1-2023.
On August 30, 2018, DOE issued Order No. EA-455 authorizing NSP
Marketing to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada
as a power marketer. On June 30, 2023, NSP Marketing filed an
application with DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of its export
authority for an additional five-year term. App. at 1.
In its Application, NSP Marketing states it is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Nova Scotia Power Inc. (`NSPI') and that NSPI ``is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Emera Incorporated (Emera). Id. Although
Emera, the Applicant's parent company, owns and controls electric power
generation and transmission facilities, the Applicant asserts ``NSP
Marketing does not own or control any electric power generation or
transmission facilities and does not have a franchised electric power
service area. NSP Marketing operates as a marketing company involved
in, among other things, the purchase and sale of electricity in the
United States as a power marketer.'' Id. at 6. NSP Marketing represents
that it ``will purchase surplus electric energy from electric utilities
and other suppliers within the United States[.]'' Id. at 7. NSP
Marketing also states its ``export of power will not impair the
sufficiency of electric power supply in 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. Id. at
Exhibit C.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#41042d2422353328222835386f0439312e3335320129306f252e246f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30755c5553444259535944491e7548405f4244437058411e545f551e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>. Protests should be filed in accordance
with Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC)
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#490c252c2a3d3b202a203d30670c3139263b3d3a092138672d262c672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="febb929b9d8a8c979d978a87d0bb868e918c8a8dbe968fd09a919bd0999188">[email protected]</span></a> in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18
CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning NSP Marketing's Application
should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-455-A. Additional
copies are to be provided directly to Matt Clarke, Nova Scotia Power,
1223 Lower Water St., Halifax, NS B3J 3S8 Canada,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#274a46535309444b46554c426749545748504255094446"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="066b67727228656a67746d634668757669716374286567">[email protected]</span></a>; Jeffrey J. Jakubiak, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1114
Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcf6f6ddd7c9ded5ddd7fccad9d0ddcb92dfd3d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7ededc6ccd2c5cec6cce7d1c2cbc6d089c4c8ca">[email protected]</span></a>; and Jennifer C. Mansh, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 2200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20037,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eea4a38f809d86ae988b828f99c08d8183"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbf1f6dad5c8d3fbcdded7dacc95d8d4d6">[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.
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Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, on
the program website at <a href="https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0">https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0</a> or by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c88da4adabbcbaa1aba1bcb1e68db0b8a7babcbb88a0b9e6aca7ade6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efaa838a8c9b9d868c869b96c1aa979f809d9b9caf879ec18b808ac1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on August 24, 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 August 25, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-18719 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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