Notice2024-12186
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; MFT Energy US Power LLC
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Published
June 4, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
MFT Energy US Power LLC (the Applicant) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 47936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12186]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-510]
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; MFT
Energy US Power LLC
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: MFT Energy US Power LLC (the Applicant) has applied for
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to
Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on
or before July 5, 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#a8edc4cdcbdcdac1cbc1dcd186edd0d8c7dadcdbe8c0d986ccc7cd86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cc9e0e9eff8fee5efe5f8f5a2c9f4fce3fef8ffcce4fda2e8e3e9a2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474-8226,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c1930393f282e353f3528257219242c332e282f1c342d72383339723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d89db4bdbbacaab1bbb1aca1f69da0a8b7aaacab98b0a9f6bcb7bdf6bfb7ae">[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 April 9, 2024, MFT Energy US Power LLC filed an application
(Application or App.) with DOE to transmit electric energy from the
United States to Mexico for a ten-year term. App. at 1.
According to the Application, MFT Energy US Power LLC ``is a
limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of
Delaware'' with its principal place of business in Chicago, Illinois.
Id. The Applicant states that it ``does not own or control any electric
power generation or transmission facilities and does not have a
franchised electric power service area.'' Id. Further, MFT Energy US
Power LLC represents that it ``operates as a power marketer'' and holds
market-based rate authority provided by the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC). Id. at 1-2.
The Applicant states it ``will purchase surplus electric energy
from entities within the United States to be exported to Mexico.'' Id.
at 4. Because the electric energy proposed to be exported will be
surplus, the Applicant asserts its exports ``will not impair the
sufficiency of electric supply within the United States.'' Id. Further,
the Applicant states that ``all electricity exported by Applicant will
be transmitted pursuant to arrangements with utilities that own and
operate existing transmission facilities and will be consistent with
all applicable export limits on those transmitting facilities and with
other terms and conditions contained in the applicable Presidential
Permits.'' App. at 5. Therefore, the Applicant asserts its exports will
not impede the regional coordination of the electric grid. 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 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6d2801080e191f040e0419144328151d021f191e2d051c43090208430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbbe979e988f899298928f82d5be838b94898f88bb938ad59f949ed59c948d">[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="286d444d4b5c5a414b415c51066d5058475a5c5b684059064c474d064f475e">[email protected]</span></a> in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR
385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning MFT Energy US Power LLC's
Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-510.
Additional copies are to be provided directly to Simon Fisker Rathjen,
MFT Energy US Power LLC, 70 W Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#720100321f14065f4e13521a0017144f" http: energy.com">energy.com</a>">sr@mft-<a href="http://energy.com">energy.com</a></a> and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#740107041b03110634191200594815541c06111249" http: energy.com">energy.com</a>">uspower@mft-<a href="http://energy.com">energy.com</a></a>; James C. Beh, Jones Day,
51 Louisiana Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d676e6f68654d676263687e696c74236e6260"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42282120272a02282d2c273126233b6c212d2f">[email protected]</span></a>; and
Brooke M. Proto, Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c2cdd0d2cfd4cfe0cacfcec5d3c4c1d98ec3cfcd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5979885879a819ab59f9a9b908691948cdb969a98">[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#26634a434552544f454f525f08635e5649545255664e570842494308414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e1b323b3d2a2c373d372a27701b262e312c2a2d1e362f703a313b70393128">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on May 29, 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 May 30, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-12186 Filed 6-3-24; 8:45 am]
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