Notice2024-12187
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
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Published
June 4, 2024
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Energy Department
Abstract
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSE or the Applicant) 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 89, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47938-47939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12187]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-469-A]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (PSE or the Applicant) 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 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#d491b8b1b7a0a6bdb7bda0adfa91aca4bba6a0a794bca5fab0bbb1fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bcee7eee8fff9e2e8e2fff2a5cef3fbe4f9fff8cbe3faa5efe4eea5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474-8226,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e5b727b7d6a6c777d776a67305b666e716c6a6d5e766f307a717b30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="286d444d4b5c5a414b415c51066d5058475a5c5b684059064c474d064f475e">[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)
under Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No.
S3-DEL-GD1-2023.
On May 3, 2019, DOE issued Order No. EA-469 authorizing PSE to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada for a term of
five (5) years. On April 5, 2024, PSE filed an Application (Application
or App.) for renewal of its export authority for a ten-year term or for
such other period as DOE deems appropriate. App. at 1, 5.
According to the Application, ``PSE is a public utility within the
meaning of the FPA and is incorporated in the State of Washington.''
Id. at 2. The Applicant states it ``provides electric and natural gas
services in a service territory covering approximately 6,000 square
miles in the Puget Sound region[.]'' Id. PSE states that its retail and
wholesale business includes ``the generation, purchase, transmission,
distribution, and sale of electric energy[.]'' Id. Additionally, the
Applicant represents that it ``owns or controls a number of generation
resources that are physically located in, or pseudo-tied into, the PSE
BAA that are designated as participating resources in the [Energy
Imbalance Market]'' administered by the California Independent System
Operator Corporation. Id. at 3. The Applicant
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represents that it is ``authorized to sell energy, capacity, and
ancillary services at market-based rates, and operates its transmission
system pursuant to an Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) on file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission[.]'' Id. at 2 (citation
omitted). PSE asserts that its ``proposed exports of electric energy
will neither jeopardize the sufficiency of the electric supply nor the
reliability of the transmission grid[.]'' Id. at 3.
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 the
email address provided previously. 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 the previously provided email
address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning PSE's Application should be
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-469-A. Additional copies are to
be provided directly to Jason Kuzma, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., P.O. Box
97034, Bellevue, WA 98009-9734, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e78d86948889c98c929d8a86a7979482c984888a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="711b10021e1f5f1a040b1c10310102145f121e1c">[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#c98ca5acaabdbba0aaa0bdb0e78cb1b9a6bbbdba89a1b8e7ada6ace7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92d7fef7f1e6e0fbf1fbe6ebbcd7eae2fde0e6e1d2fae3bcf6fdf7bcf5fde4">[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. 2024-12187 Filed 6-3-24; 8:45 am]
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