Notice2023-28464
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 7 LLC
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Published
December 27, 2023
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Energy Department
Abstract
Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 7 LLC (the Applicant or EES No. 7) 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 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89435-89436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28464]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-392-B]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 7 LLC
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 7 LLC (the Applicant or
EES No. 7) 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 January 26, 2024.
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#da9fb6bfb9aea8b3b9b3aea3f49fa2aab5a8aea99ab2abf4beb5bff4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="387d545d5b4c4a515b514c41167d4048574a4c4b785049165c575d165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84c1e8e1e7f0f6ede7edf0fdaac1fcf4ebf6f0f7c4ecf5aae0ebe1aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcb990999f888e959f958885d2b9848c938e888fbc948dd2989399d29b938a">[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.
In May 2014, DOE issued Order No. EA-392, authorizing EES No. 7 to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power
marketer for a five-year term. This authority was renewed in 2019
(Order No. EA-392-A). On November 9, 2023, EES No. 7 filed an
application with DOE (Application or App) for renewal of their export
authority for another five-year term. App. at 1.
In its Application, EES No. 7 states that it is a ``wholly-owned
subsidiary of Emera Incorporated (`Emera'), a Nova Scotia company that
is a publicly-traded diversified energy and services company.'' Id. at
1. EES No. 7 states that it ``is currently authorized to export
electric energy from the United States to Canada and has also received
market-based rate authority from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (`FERC'). Id. at 1-2. According to the Application, the
Applicant's parent company, Emera, ``owns other energy concerns.'' Id.
at 2. However, the Applicant states EES No. 7 itself ``does not own or
control any electric power generation or transmission facilities and
does not have a franchised electric power service area.'' Id. at 6.
The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized
by
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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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce8ba2abadbabca7ada7bab7e08bb6bea1bcbabd8ea6bfe0aaa1abe0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13567f767067617a707a676a3d566b637c616760537b623d777c763d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c481a8a1a7b0b6ada7adb0bdea81bcb4abb6b0b784acb5eaa0aba1eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eaaf868f899e988389839e93c4af929a85989e99aa829bc48e858fc48d859c">[email protected]</span></a> in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning EES No. 7's Application
should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-392-B. Additional
copies are to be provided directly to Keith Sutherland, Vice President,
Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Emera Energy, Inc., 5151 Terminal Road,
Halifax, NS B3J 1A1, Canada, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d4648445945035e585945485f414c43496d4840485f4c4843485f4a54034e4240"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d4bfb1bda0bcfaa7a1a0bcb1a6b8b5bab094b1b9b1a6b5b1bab1a6b3adfab7bbb9">[email protected]</span></a>, Jeffrey
Jakubiak, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor,
New York, NY 10036, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#602a2a010b150209010b2016050c01174e030f0d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="59131338322c3b303832192f3c35382e773a3634">[email protected]</span></a>, and Jennifer Mansh, Vinson &
Elkins LLP, 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC
20037, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5afa8848b968da59380898492cb868a88"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42080f232c312a0234272e23356c212d2f">[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#0f4a636a6c7b7d666c667b76214a777f607d7b7c4f677e216b606a21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d194bdb4b2a5a3b8b2b8a5a8ff94a9a1bea3a5a291b9a0ffb5beb4ffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on December 19, 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 December 20, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-28464 Filed 12-26-23; 8:45 am]
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