Notice2023-18727
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Royal Bank of Canada
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Published
August 30, 2023
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Energy Department
Abstract
Royal Bank of Canada (the Applicant or RBC) 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 59883-59884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18727]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-342-C]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Royal Bank of Canada
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Royal Bank of Canada (the Applicant or RBC) 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#befbd2dbddcaccd7ddd7cac790fbc6ced1cccacdfed6cf90dad1db90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c683aaa3a5b2b4afa5afb2bfe883beb6a9b4b2b586aeb7e8a2a9a3e8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffba939a9c8b8d969c968b86d1ba878f908d8b8cbf978ed19b909ad1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db9eb7beb8afa9b2b8b2afa2f59ea3abb4a9afa89bb3aaf5bfb4bef5bcb4ad">[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 September 4, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA-342, authorizing RBC
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power
marketer. Such authority was renewed in 2013 (EA-342-A) and 2018 (EA-
342-B). On June 12, 2023, RBC filed an application
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with DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of its export authority for
an additional five-year term. App. at 1.
In its Application, RBC states that ``[n]either RBC nor any of its
affiliates (collectively, the `RBC Companies') owns, operates or
controls any electric power transmission or distribution facilities in
the United States.'' Id. at 2. RBC also states that ``the RBC Companies
also do not own, operate or control any electric generation assets.''
Id. RBC represents that it ``will purchase the power to be exported
from electric facilities, federal power marketing agencies, qualifying
cogeneration, small power production facilities and exempt wholesale
generators, as those terms are defined in the FPA, and other public
utilities.'' Id. at 4. RBC contends that ``[a]ny power purchased by RBC
for export will be surplus to the needs of those entities selling power
to RBC'' and thus, ``RBC's exports will not impair the sufficiency of
electric supply within the United States, nor will the transmissions
impede or tend to impede the coordination in the public interest of
U.S. transmission facilities.'' 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 id. at
Exhibit D.
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#97d2fbf2f4e3e5fef4fee3eeb9d2efe7f8e5e3e4d7ffe6b9f3f8f2b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c7950595f484e555f5548451279444c534e484f7c544d12585359125b534a">[email protected]</span></a>. Protests should be filed in accordance
with Rule 211 of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aaefc6cfc9ded8c3c9c3ded384efd2dac5d8ded9eac2db84cec5cf84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="682d040d0b1c1a010b011c11462d1018071a1c1b280019460c070d460f071e">[email protected]</span></a> in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR
385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning RBC's Application should be
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-342-C. Additional copies are to
be provided directly to Laura Mul, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey
Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10281, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5519342027347b182039152737367b363a38"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="064a67737467284b736a467464652865696b">[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#f1b49d949285839892988588dfb489819e838582b19980df959e94df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="77321b121403051e141e030e59320f0718050304371f065913181259101801">[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. 2023-18727 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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