Notice2023-25187
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; TEC Energy Inc.
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Published
November 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
TEC Energy Inc. (the Applicant or TEC) 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 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78350-78351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25187]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-388-B]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; TEC Energy Inc.
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: TEC Energy Inc. (the Applicant or TEC) 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 December 15, 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#f1b49d949285839892988588dfb489819e838582b19980df959e94df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffba939a9c8b8d969c968b86d1ba878f908d8b8cbf978ed19b909ad1989089">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d0821282e393f242e2439346308353d223f393e0d253c63292228632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42072e272136302b212b363b6c073a322d303631022a336c262d276c252d34">[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 December 19, 2013, DOE issued Order No. EA-388, authorizing TEC
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power
marketer for a five-year term. This authority was renewed on December
19, 2018 (Order No. EA-388-A). On September 21, 2023, TEC 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, TEC states that it ``does not own or control
any electric generation or transmission facilities, nor is it
affiliated with any entity that does.'' App. at 2. TEC represents that
the electricity it ``will export, on either a firm or interruptible
basis, will be purchased from a variety of sources voluntarily, such as
wholesale generators, electric utilities and federal power marketing
agencies.'' Id. at 3. TEC represents that ``[b]y definition, such power
is surplus to the system of the selling generator and, therefore, the
electric power that TEC will export on either a firm or interruptible
basis will not impair or tend to impede the sufficiency of the electric
power supply within the U.S. or the regional coordination of electric
utility planning or operations.'' 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 C.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this
proceeding
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should file a comment or protest to the Application at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d99cb5bcbaadabb0bab0ada0f79ca1a9b6abadaa99b1a8f7bdb6bcf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d5871787e696f747e7469643358656d726f696e5d756c33797278337a726b">[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#53163f363027213a303a272a7d162b233c212720133b227d373c367d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89cce5eceafdfbe0eae0fdf0a7ccf1f9e6fbfdfac9e1f8a7ede6eca7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a> in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR
385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning TEC's Application should be
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-388-B. Additional copies are to
be provided directly to Etienne Lapointe, Chief Executive Officer, TEC
Energy Inc., 5455 Av Gaspe, Suite 420, Montreal Quebec, H2T 3B3 Canada,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#67020b0617080e0913022713020402090215001e490406"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c69606d7c63656278694c78696f6962697e6b75226f6d">[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-0">https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0</a> or by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98ddf4fdfbeceaf1fbf1ece1b6dde0e8f7eaecebd8f0e9b6fcf7fdb6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f2a030a0c1b1d060c061b16412a171f001d1b1c2f071e410b000a41080019">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on November 8, 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 November 9, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-25187 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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