Notice2024-17888
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Northland Power and Energy Marketing (US) Inc.
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Published
August 12, 2024
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Energy Department
Abstract
Northland Power and Energy Marketing (US) Inc. (NPEMUS or 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 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65617-65618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17888]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-473-A]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; Northland Power and Energy Marketing (US) Inc.
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Northland Power and Energy Marketing (US) Inc. (NPEMUS or
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 September 11, 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#5c1930393f282e353f3528257219242c332e282f1c342d72383339723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b6f3dad3d5c2c4dfd5dfc2cf98f3cec6d9c4c2c5f6dec798d2d9d398d1d9c0">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474-8226,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88cde4edebfcfae1ebe1fcf1a6cdf0f8e7fafcfbc8e0f9a6ece7eda6efe7fe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c683aaa3a5b2b4afa5afb2bfe883beb6a9b4b2b586aeb7e8a2a9a3e8a1a9b0">[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
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(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 July 18, 2019, DOE issued Order No. EA-473 to NPEMUS to transmit
electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer
for a period of five years. On June 21, 2024, NPEMUS filed an
application (Application or App.) for renewal of its export authority
for a five-year term. App. at 1.
According to its Application, NPEMUS is a power marketer ``engaged
in the purchase and sale of physical and financial energy
commodities.'' Id. at 1, 6. The Applicant states that it is ``a
corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the Province of Ontario with
its principal place of business in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,'' and
``wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the holding company NP Energy
Services Holdings, Inc.'' Id. at 2. NPEMUS states that it is
``authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to make
wholesale sales of electric power and related products at market-based
rates.'' Id.
NPEMUS represents that it ``does not own or control electric
generation, transmission, or distribution facilities in the United
States and does not hold a franchise or service territory or native
load obligation within the United States or Canada.'' Id. at 3. NPEMUS
further states that because it ``does not have a native load
obligation, its exports will not impair its ability to meet current or
prospective power supply obligations.'' Id. at 5. The Applicant adds
that its proposed exports ``will not impair or impede sufficient
electric supplies in the United States or the regional coordination of
electric utility planning or operations.'' App. at 5. Additionally,
NPEMUS asserts that it will comply with all applicable reliability
criteria, standards, and guidelines. Id. at 6.
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 should file a comment or protest to the Application at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc89a0a9afb8bea5afa5b8b5e289b4bca3beb8bf8ca4bde2a8a3a9e2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="692c050c0a1d1b000a001d10472c1119061b1d1a290118470d060c470e061f">[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#c287aea7a1b6b0aba1abb6bbec87bab2adb0b6b182aab3eca6ada7eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f4a636a6c7b7d666c667b76214a777f607d7b7c4f677e216b606a21686079">[email protected]</span></a> in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning NPEMUS's Application should
be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-473-A. Additional copies are
to be provided directly to Elizabeth W. Whittle, Nixon Peabody LLP, 799
Ninth Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e4b5946475a5a424b6e40475641405e4b4f4c414a57004d4143"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f4a5847465b5b434a6f41465740415f4a4e4d404b56014c4042">[email protected]</span></a>; Gregory N. Hom, Nixon Peabody LLP, 799 Ninth
Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ee9e6e1e3cee0e7f6e1e0feebefece1eaf7a0ede1e3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb8c838486ab85829384859b8e8a89848f92c5888486">[email protected]</span></a>; and
Yonni Fushman, Northland Power Inc., 30 St. Clair Avenue West, 3rd
Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4V 3A1, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8949d9f9994b896978a8c909499969c88978f9d8ad69b9795"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3dfd6d4d2dff3dddcc1c7dbdfd2ddd7c3dcc4d6c19dd0dcde">[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#96d3faf3f5e2e4fff5ffe2efb8d3eee6f9e4e2e5d6fee7b8f2f9f3b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ecbe2ebedfafce7ede7faf7a0cbf6fee1fcfafdcee6ffa0eae1eba0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on August 2, 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 August 7, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-17888 Filed 8-9-24; 8:45 am]
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