Notice2024-05413
Application for Presidential Permit; Caribbean Transmission Development Co., LLC
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Published
March 14, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
Caribbean Transmission Development Co., LLC (the Applicant or CTDC) has filed an application requesting a new Presidential permit to allow for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of facilities for transmission of electric energy at the international border between the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) and the Dominican Republic.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18624-18625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05413]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. PP-502]
Application for Presidential Permit; Caribbean Transmission
Development Co., LLC
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Caribbean Transmission Development Co., LLC (the Applicant or
CTDC) has filed an application requesting a new Presidential permit to
allow for the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of
facilities for transmission of electric energy at the international
border between the United States Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Puerto
Rico) and the Dominican Republic.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on
or before April 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be
addressed by electronic mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#642108010710160d070d101d4a211c140b161017240c154a000b014a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cc9e0e9eff8fee5efe5f8f5a2c9f4fce3fef8ffcce4fda2e8e3e9a2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9fcd5dcdacdcbd0dad0cdc097fcc1c9d6cbcdcaf9d1c897ddd6dc97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5b099909681879c969c818cdbb08d859a878186b59d84db919a90db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a
Presidential permit issued by the Secretary of Energy pursuant to
Executive Order (E.O.) 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038. On April 10,
2023, the authority to issue such permits was delegated to the DOE's
Grid Deployment Office by Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and
Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-GD1-2023.
On September 14, 2023, CTDC filed an application (Application or
App.) with the Department of Energy (DOE) for a Presidential Permit to
construct a bi-directional 320-kV, high voltage direct current (HVDC)
subsea transmission line (Project Hostos) to connect the westernmost
part of Puerto Rico to the easternmost part of the Dominican
Republic.\1\
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\1\ On September 26, November 20, and November 27, 2023, CTDC
also filed revisions to its Application in response to DOE feedback
on its September filing. The references to the Application in this
notice reflect the latest revisions submitted by CTDC.
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CTDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atabey Capital, LLC and is
headquartered in Dorado, Puerto Rico. App. at 4. CTDC's proposed
Project Hostos would include a subsea transmission cable system
consisting of ``two crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) HVDC cable runs,
each rated at a voltage on +/-320 kV'' that will be ``separately laid,
spanning approximately 91 miles (147 kilometers), depending on which
route alternative is selected.'' Id. at 6. The prospective project
landfall (transition from nearshore to onshore) is proposed at the
municipality of Mayag[uuml]ez, Puerto Rico. Id. at 9. From the landfall
location, the onshore cable route in Puerto Rico would consist of two
segments. Id. at 6. The ``from landfall to converter station'' segment
would consist of ``two XLPE HVDC cable runs, each rated at a voltage of
+/-320 kV,'' and the ``from converter station to point of
interconnection'' segment would consist of ``two parallel three-phase
XLPE HVDC cable runs,
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each rated at 230 kV[.]'' Id. at 7. CTDC's Project Hostos does not
incorporate any overhead transmission lines in Puerto Rico. Id. at 6.
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#347158515740465d575d404d1a714c445b464047745c451a505b511a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b3e171e180f091218120f02553e030b14090f083b130a551f141e551c140d">[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#76331a131502041f151f020f58330e0619040205361e075812191358111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2f7ded7d1c6c0dbd1dbc6cb9cf7cac2ddc0c6c1f2dac39cd6ddd79cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a> in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR
385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning CTDC's Application should be
clearly marked with Docket No. PP-502. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Tirso Selman, Project Director, Caribbean
Transmission Development Co., LLC, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c9cec6cfe0c3c1d2c9c2c2c5c1ced4d2c1ced3cdc9d3d3c9cfce8ec3cfcd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b52555d547b585a495259595e5a554f495a55485652484852545515585456">[email protected]</span></a>.
Before a Presidential permit may be issued, DOE must determine that
the proposed action is in the public interest. In making that
determination, DOE will consider the environmental impacts of the
proposed action (i.e., granting the Presidential permit, with any
conditions and limitations, or denying the permit), which will be
analyzed, disclosed, and available for public review, pursuant to DOE's
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part
1021); determine the Applicant's proposed project's impact on electric
reliability by ascertaining whether the proposed project would
adversely affect the operation of the U.S. electric power supply system
under normal and contingency conditions; and weigh any other factors
that DOE may also consider relevant to the public interest. DOE also
must obtain the favorable recommendation of the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Defense before taking final action on a Presidential
permit application.
CTDC's Application may be reviewed or downloaded electronically at
<a href="http://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0">www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0</a> or by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b099909681879c969c818cdbb08d859a878186b59d84db919a90db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9bc959c9a8d8b909a908d80d7bc8189968b8d8ab99188d79d969cd79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on March 8, 2024, 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 March 11, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-05413 Filed 3-13-24; 8:45 am]
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