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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. PP–420]
Amended Application for Presidential
Permit; Nogales Interconnection
Project
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of amended application.
AGENCY:
Nogales Transmission, L.L.C.
(Nogales Transmission, or the
Applicant) has submitted two
amendments to its application for a
Presidential permit to construct,
operate, maintain, and connect an
electric transmission line across the
United States border with Mexico.
DATES: Comments or motions to
intervene must be submitted on or
before September 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to
intervene should be addressed as
follows: Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
at 202–586–5260 or via electronic mail
at Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov;
Rishi Garg (Program Attorney) at 202–
586–0258.
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 requires a Presidential permit
issued pursuant to Executive Order
(E.O.) 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038.
SUMMARY:
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On April 8, 2016, Nogales
Transmission filed an application with
the Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability of the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) for a
Presidential permit for the proposed
Nogales Interconnection Project (the
Project). Nogales Transmission has its
principal place of business in Dallas,
Texas. It is a subsidiary of Hunt Power,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
which in turn is a subsidiary of Hunt
Consolidated, Inc.
On May 19, 2016, DOE published a
Notice of Application in the Federal
Register for the proposed Project. In the
initial application, the proposed Project
would originate at the existing UNS
Electric, Inc. (UNSE) Valencia
Substation in Nogales, Arizona. A new,
approximately 3-mile, overhead, 138-kV
alternating current (AC) transmission
line would be constructed from the
Valencia Substation west to the
proposed Gateway Substation. An
approximately two-mile, overhead, 230kV AC line would be constructed from
the proposed Gateway Substation to the
proposed international border crossing
at the U.S.-Mexico border.
A 300 MW bi-directional back-to-back
high-voltage direct current (HVDC)
converter (i.e., DC tie) would be located
at the proposed Gateway Substation,
which would allow for an asynchronous
connection between the U.S. and
Mexico. The DC tie would be
constructed in two phases, with each
phase capable of 150 megawatts (MW)
of bi-directional flow, for a total of up
to 300 MW. Minor modifications within
the existing Valencia Substation would
be made to accommodate the
connection of the proposed 138-kV
transmission line.
In the initial application, the U.S.
portion of the proposed Project would
cross the U.S.-Mexico border at
31°19′57.844″ N., 110°58′35.908″ W.,
which is just west of the Mariposa Port
of Entry. On January 9, 2017, Nogales
Transmission amended its application
to modify the proposed international
border crossing to a location
approximately 25 feet to the east at
31°19′57.846″ N., 110°58′35.620″ W. A
portion of the new, approximately twomile, overhead, 230-kV AC transmission
line extending south from the proposed
Gateway Substation to the proposed
international border crossing was also
proposed to be shifted approximately 25
feet to the east (the location of the
proposed right-of-way [ROW] was not
proposed to be changed).
On May 31, 2017, DOE received a
letter from Nogales Transmission
amending its initial Presidential permit
application a second time to reflect
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changes to the proposed electrical
configuration, which has been designed
to make the proposed Project more costeffective for the Applicant.
The reconfiguration would connect
the proposed Project to the UNSE
transmission system at the proposed
Gateway Substation rather than at the
existing Valencia Substation, as initially
proposed. A new, approximately 3-mile,
overhead double-circuit 138-kV AC
transmission line would be constructed
on new monopoles. The first circuit
would originate at an existing pole
1,900 feet west of the existing Valencia
Substation and terminate at the
proposed Gateway Substation. At this
origination point, the existing UNSE
‘‘Vail to Valencia’’ transmission line
would be severed and connected to this
new line, thereby converting the
existing UNSE ‘‘Vail to Valencia’’
transmission line to the ‘‘Vail to
Gateway’’ transmission line. The second
circuit would originate at the proposed
Gateway Substation and proceed in an
easterly direction to the same pole
(1,900 feet west of the existing Valencia
Substation), where it would connect
with the existing portion of the UNSE
138-kV ‘‘Vail to Valencia’’ transmission
line that travels east to the existing
Valencia Substation. This circuit would
constitute the new ‘‘Gateway to
Valencia’’ transmission line and serve as
the source for Valencia. The existing
UNSE Vail to Valencia line currently
connects to the Valencia Substation; this
line is the current (and only) source of
power for the City of Nogales. The
Valencia Substation is the first existing
substation within the U.S. The Nogales
Interconnection project would change
the configuration such that the Vail to
Valencia line would become the Vail to
Gateway line. Because the Valencia
Substation still needs a source of power,
the Gateway to Valencia line would be
built. Minor modifications to relaying
equipment within the Valencia
Substation would be made to
accommodate this Gateway to Valencia
line.
In addition to the DC tie at the
Gateway site as initially proposed (now
referred to as the Nogales Gateway
Substation), on the eastern portion of
the Gateway site, a 138-kV UNSE
Gateway Substation would consist of a
three bay breaker and a half open air
configuration to accommodate the line
from Vail, the line to Valencia, and the
connection to the DC tie, as well as a
future UNSE distribution transformer.
The Nogales Gateway Substation and
the UNSE Gateway Substation would be
located on the Gateway site and
collectively referred to as the Gateway
Substation. There were no additional
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changes proposed in this amendment to
the location of the new, approximately
two-mile, overhead, 230-kV AC
transmission line extending south from
the proposed Gateway Substation to the
proposed international border crossing.
The proposed reconfiguration would not
affect the location of the proposed route
or ROW requirements, but certain
changes were proposed to be made to
the conductors and towers. A
comparison of the initial configuration
and the reconfiguration for each of the
alternative routes is provided in the
application amendment.
The draft Environmental Assessment
contains relevant figures in Chapters 1
and 2. It can be downloaded from the
Document Library page on the project
Web site: https://
nogalesinterconnectionea.com/.
The Proposed Project One-line
Diagram (Figure 2.4–5) illustrates the
details of the configuration as proposed
by the amendment. A side-by-side
comparison of the reconfiguration to the
original application is also in the
appendix to the Applicant’s amendment
(which can also be downloaded from
the project Web site).
Procedural Matters: Any person may
comment on this application by filing
such comment at the address provided
above. Any person seeking to become a
party to this proceeding must file a
motion to intervene at the address
provided above in accordance with Rule
214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies
of each comment or motion to intervene
should be filed with DOE on or before
the date listed above.
Additional copies of such motions to
intervene also should be filed directly
with: Enrique Marroquin, Nogales
Transmission, L.L.C., 1900 North Akard
Street, Dallas, Texas 75201.
Before a Presidential permit may be
issued or amended, DOE must
determine that the proposed action is in
the public interest. In making that
determination, DOE considers the
environmental impacts of the proposed
project pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, determines the 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 any other
factors that DOE may also consider
relevant to the public interest. DOE also
must obtain the concurrences of the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Defense before taking final action on a
Presidential permit application.
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Copies of this application amendment
will be made available for public
inspection and copying (upon request)
at the address provided above, and by
accessing the program Web site at:
https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricitypolicy-coordination-andimplementation/internationalelectricity-regulatio-2.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3,
2017.
Christopher A. Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Transmission
Permitting and Technical Assistance
Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. PP-420]
Amended Application for Presidential Permit; Nogales
Interconnection Project
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of amended application.
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SUMMARY: Nogales Transmission, L.L.C. (Nogales Transmission, or the
Applicant) has submitted two amendments to its application for a
Presidential permit to construct, operate, maintain, and connect an
electric transmission line across the United States border with Mexico.
DATES: Comments or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before
September 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to intervene should be addressed as
follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-20),
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
at 202-586-5260 or via electronic mail at
Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov; Rishi Garg (Program Attorney) at 202-
586-0258.
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 requires a Presidential permit issued
pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038.
On April 8, 2016, Nogales Transmission filed an application with
the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability of the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) for a Presidential permit for the proposed
Nogales Interconnection Project (the Project). Nogales Transmission has
its principal place of business in Dallas, Texas. It is a subsidiary of
Hunt Power, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which in turn is a
subsidiary of Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
On May 19, 2016, DOE published a Notice of Application in the
Federal Register for the proposed Project. In the initial application,
the proposed Project would originate at the existing UNS Electric, Inc.
(UNSE) Valencia Substation in Nogales, Arizona. A new, approximately 3-
mile, overhead, 138-kV alternating current (AC) transmission line would
be constructed from the Valencia Substation west to the proposed
Gateway Substation. An approximately two-mile, overhead, 230-kV AC line
would be constructed from the proposed Gateway Substation to the
proposed international border crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border.
A 300 MW bi-directional back-to-back high-voltage direct current
(HVDC) converter (i.e., DC tie) would be located at the proposed
Gateway Substation, which would allow for an asynchronous connection
between the U.S. and Mexico. The DC tie would be constructed in two
phases, with each phase capable of 150 megawatts (MW) of bi-directional
flow, for a total of up to 300 MW. Minor modifications within the
existing Valencia Substation would be made to accommodate the
connection of the proposed 138-kV transmission line.
In the initial application, the U.S. portion of the proposed
Project would cross the U.S.-Mexico border at 31[deg]19'57.844'' N.,
110[deg]58'35.908'' W., which is just west of the Mariposa Port of
Entry. On January 9, 2017, Nogales Transmission amended its application
to modify the proposed international border crossing to a location
approximately 25 feet to the east at 31[deg]19'57.846'' N.,
110[deg]58'35.620'' W. A portion of the new, approximately two-mile,
overhead, 230-kV AC transmission line extending south from the proposed
Gateway Substation to the proposed international border crossing was
also proposed to be shifted approximately 25 feet to the east (the
location of the proposed right-of-way [ROW] was not proposed to be
changed).
On May 31, 2017, DOE received a letter from Nogales Transmission
amending its initial Presidential permit application a second time to
reflect
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changes to the proposed electrical configuration, which has been
designed to make the proposed Project more cost-effective for the
Applicant.
The reconfiguration would connect the proposed Project to the UNSE
transmission system at the proposed Gateway Substation rather than at
the existing Valencia Substation, as initially proposed. A new,
approximately 3-mile, overhead double-circuit 138-kV AC transmission
line would be constructed on new monopoles. The first circuit would
originate at an existing pole 1,900 feet west of the existing Valencia
Substation and terminate at the proposed Gateway Substation. At this
origination point, the existing UNSE ``Vail to Valencia'' transmission
line would be severed and connected to this new line, thereby
converting the existing UNSE ``Vail to Valencia'' transmission line to
the ``Vail to Gateway'' transmission line. The second circuit would
originate at the proposed Gateway Substation and proceed in an easterly
direction to the same pole (1,900 feet west of the existing Valencia
Substation), where it would connect with the existing portion of the
UNSE 138-kV ``Vail to Valencia'' transmission line that travels east to
the existing Valencia Substation. This circuit would constitute the new
``Gateway to Valencia'' transmission line and serve as the source for
Valencia. The existing UNSE Vail to Valencia line currently connects to
the Valencia Substation; this line is the current (and only) source of
power for the City of Nogales. The Valencia Substation is the first
existing substation within the U.S. The Nogales Interconnection project
would change the configuration such that the Vail to Valencia line
would become the Vail to Gateway line. Because the Valencia Substation
still needs a source of power, the Gateway to Valencia line would be
built. Minor modifications to relaying equipment within the Valencia
Substation would be made to accommodate this Gateway to Valencia line.
In addition to the DC tie at the Gateway site as initially proposed
(now referred to as the Nogales Gateway Substation), on the eastern
portion of the Gateway site, a 138-kV UNSE Gateway Substation would
consist of a three bay breaker and a half open air configuration to
accommodate the line from Vail, the line to Valencia, and the
connection to the DC tie, as well as a future UNSE distribution
transformer. The Nogales Gateway Substation and the UNSE Gateway
Substation would be located on the Gateway site and collectively
referred to as the Gateway Substation. There were no additional changes
proposed in this amendment to the location of the new, approximately
two-mile, overhead, 230-kV AC transmission line extending south from
the proposed Gateway Substation to the proposed international border
crossing. The proposed reconfiguration would not affect the location of
the proposed route or ROW requirements, but certain changes were
proposed to be made to the conductors and towers. A comparison of the
initial configuration and the reconfiguration for each of the
alternative routes is provided in the application amendment.
The draft Environmental Assessment contains relevant figures in
Chapters 1 and 2. It can be downloaded from the Document Library page
on the project Web site: https://nogalesinterconnectionea.com/.
The Proposed Project One-line Diagram (Figure 2.4-5) illustrates
the details of the configuration as proposed by the amendment. A side-
by-side comparison of the reconfiguration to the original application
is also in the appendix to the Applicant's amendment (which can also be
downloaded from the project Web site).
Procedural Matters: Any person may comment on this application by
filing such comment at the address provided above. Any person seeking
to become a party to this proceeding must file a motion to intervene at
the address provided above in accordance with Rule 214 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.214). Two copies of each comment or motion to intervene should be
filed with DOE on or before the date listed above.
Additional copies of such motions to intervene also should be filed
directly with: Enrique Marroquin, Nogales Transmission, L.L.C., 1900
North Akard Street, Dallas, Texas 75201.
Before a Presidential permit may be issued or amended, DOE must
determine that the proposed action is in the public interest. In making
that determination, DOE considers the environmental impacts of the
proposed project pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, determines the 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 any other factors that DOE
may also consider relevant to the public interest. DOE also must obtain
the concurrences of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
before taking final action on a Presidential permit application.
Copies of this application amendment will be made available for
public inspection and copying (upon request) at the address provided
above, and by accessing the program Web site at: https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-policy-coordination-and-implementation/international-electricity-regulatio-2.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2017.
Christopher A. Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical
Assistance Division, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability.
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