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Attachment A—Brief Template
Statements of argument, including
citations to the record.
Issue 1: The specific issue to be
addressed [for example: Whether
Bonneville’s forecast of energy prices
should be revised upward].
Summary of Party’s Position
A brief statement summarizing the
party’s position.
[For example: Bonneville staff’s
forecast of energy prices for secondary
[For example: Bonneville’s surplus
power sales forecast is flawed because it
does not account for extraregional
power sales.]
Requested Action or Decision
A. General Topic Area [for example:
Secondary Sales]
Issue 2: The specific issue to be
addressed [for example: Whether
Bonneville’s surplus power sales
forecast is reasonable.]
Party’s Position and Argument
I. Category [all issues pertaining to a
particular category, for example: Power
Rates, Transmission Rates,
Transmission Terms and Conditions,
Joint Issues, Procedural Issues]
sales is too conservative. The record
demonstrates that the trend in market
prices is upward. The Administrator
should revise the forecast for the price
of secondary energy upward consistent
with Party X’s proposal.]
Party’s Position and Argument
A brief description of the requested
action or decision the party wants the
Administrator to make.
[For example: The projection of
energy prices for Bonneville’s secondary
sales should be revised consistent with
Party’s X’s proposal.]
Statements of argument, including
citations to the record.
Summary of Party’s Position
Requested Action or Decision
[For example: Bonneville’s surplus
power sales forecast should be increased
to reflect extraregional power sales.]
POST-HEARING LIST OF EXHIBITS
Filing code
Title
Date filed
XX–XX–E–XX–01 ..........................
XX–XX–E–XX–02 ..........................
Direct Testimony ...........................
Rebuttal Testimony .......................
mm/dd/yyyy ...................................
mm/dd/yyyy ...................................
End of Brief Template
Issued this 2nd day of August, 2018.
Elliot E. Mainzer,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA–388–A]
Application to Export Electric Energy;
TEC Energy Inc.
Office of Electricity, DOE.
Notice of application.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
TEC Energy Inc. (Applicant or
TEC) has applied to renew its authority
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 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed
to: Office of Electricity, Mail Code: OE–
20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in
handling conventional mail, it is
recommended that documents be
transmitted by overnight mail, by
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586–
8008.
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The
Department of Energy (DOE) regulates
exports of electricity from the United
States to a foreign country, pursuant to
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. §§ 7151(b) and 7172(f)). Such
exports require authorization under
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C. § 824a(e)).
On December 19, 2013, DOE issued
Order No. EA–388 to TEC, which
authorized the Applicant to transmit
electric energy from the United States to
Canada as a power marketer for a fiveyear term using existing international
transmission facilities. That authority
expires on December 19, 2018. On July
30, 2018, TEC filed an application with
DOE for renewal of the export authority
contained in Order No. EA–388 for an
additional five-year term.
In its application, the Applicant states
that it ‘‘does not own or control any
electric generation or transmission
facilities’’ and ‘‘does not hold a
franchise or service territory for the
transmission, distribution or sale of
electric power.’’ The electric energy that
the Applicant proposes to export to
Canada would be surplus energy
purchased from third parties such as
electric utilities and Federal power
marketing agencies pursuant to
voluntary agreements. The existing
international transmission facilities to
be utilized by TEC have previously been
authorized by Presidential permits
issued pursuant to Executive Order
10485, as amended, and are appropriate
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Status
Admitted.
Rejected.
for open access transmission by third
parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
application at the address provided
above. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
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
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five (5)
copies of such comments, protests, or
motions to intervene should be sent to
the address provided above on or before
the date listed above.
Comments and other filings
concerning TEC’s application to export
electric energy to Canada should be
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–
388–A. An additional copy is to be
provided directly to both Etienne
Lapointe, CPA, CA, MSc, TEC Energy
Inc., 88 Prince St, Suite 202, Montreal,
Quebec H3C 2M8, and Legalinc
Corporate Services Inc., 35–15 84th
Street 2H Jackson Heights, New York,
NY 11372.
A final decision will be made on this
application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
part 1021) and after DOE determines
that the proposed action will not have
an adverse impact on the sufficiency of
supply or reliability of the U.S. electric
power supply system.
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Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the address
provided above, by accessing the
program website at https://energy.gov/
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7,
2018.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Case No. CAC–050]
Notice of Petition for Waiver of
Johnson Controls, Inc. From the
Department of Energy Central Air
Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test
Procedure, and Notice of Grant of
Interim Waiver
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver,
grant of an interim waiver, and request
for comments.
AGENCY:
This notice announces receipt
of and publishes a petition for waiver
from Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) seeking
an exemption from the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) test procedure for
determining the efficiency of central air
conditioners and heat pumps. JCI seeks
to use an alternate test procedure to
address issues involved in testing
certain basic models identified in its
amended petition. According to JCI,
testing the basic models of the central
air conditioners listed in its amended
petition as outdoor units with no match
will overstate their energy usage as they
will be rated using default indoor unit
parameters that are representative of an
old, inefficient indoor unit. JCI seeks to
use an alternate test procedure to test
and rate the basic models listed in its
amended petition as matched systems.
JCI proposes to waive the DOE test
procedure requirement to test these
basic models as outdoor units with no
match and instead, test these basic
models as matched systems. This notice
also announces that DOE grants JCI an
interim waiver from the DOE central air
conditioners and heat pumps test
procedure for its specified basic models,
subject to use of the alternative test
procedure as set forth in the Order. DOE
solicits comments, data, and
information concerning JCI’s amended
petition and its suggested alternate test
procedure.
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DOE will accept comments, data,
and information with respect to the JCI
Petition until September 12, 2018.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by case number ‘‘CAC–050’’
and Docket number ‘‘EERE–2017–BT–
WAV–0039,’’ by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: JCI2017WAV0042@
ee.doe.gov. Include the case number
CAC–050 in the subject line of the
message. Submit electronic comments
in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF,
or ASCII file format, and avoid the use
of special characters or any form of
encryption.
• Postal Mail: U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Office,
Mailstop EE–5B, Petition for Waiver
Case No CAC–050, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–
0121. If possible, please submit all items
on a compact disc (CD), in which case
it is not necessary to include printed
copies.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance
and Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza
SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024.
Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible,
please submit all items on a CD, in
which case it is not necessary to include
printed copies.
Docket: The docket, which includes
Federal Register notices, comments,
and other supporting documents/
materials, is available for review at
https://www.regulations.gov. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov index.
However, some documents listed in the
index, such as those containing
information that is exempt from public
disclosure, may not be publicly
available.
The docket web page can be found at
https://www.regulations.gov/
docket?D=EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039.
The docket web page will contain
simple instruction on how to access all
documents, including public comments,
in the docket.
ADDRESSES:
Mr.
Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0103.
Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email:
Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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I. Background and Authority
Title III, Part B 1 of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA),
Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–
6309, as codified) established the
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products Other Than
Automobiles, which includes central air
conditioners and heat pumps.2 Part B
includes definitions, test procedures,
labeling provisions, energy conservation
standards, and the authority to require
information and reports from
manufacturers. Further, Part B requires
the Secretary of Energy to prescribe test
procedures that are reasonably designed
to produce results that measure energy
efficiency, energy use, or estimated
operating costs during a representative
average-use cycle, and that are not
unduly burdensome to conduct. (42
U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The test procedure for
central air conditioners and heat pumps
is contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart
B, appendix M (referred to in this notice
as ‘‘appendix M’’).
DOE’s regulations set forth at 10 CFR
430.27 contain provisions that allow a
person to seek a waiver from the test
procedure requirements for a particular
basic model of a covered product when
the petitioner’s basic model for which
the petition for waiver was submitted
contains one or more design
characteristics that either (1) prevent
testing according to the prescribed test
procedure, or (2) cause the prescribed
test procedures to evaluate the basic
model in a manner so unrepresentative
of its true energy consumption
characteristics as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR
430.27(a)(1). A petitioner must include
in its petition any alternate test
procedures known to the petitioner to
evaluate the basic model in a manner
representative of its energy
consumption. 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii).
DOE may grant a waiver subject to
conditions, including adherence to
alternate test procedures. 10 CFR
430.27(f)(2). As soon as practicable after
the granting of any waiver, DOE will
publish in the Federal Register a notice
of proposed rulemaking to amend its
regulations so as to eliminate any need
for the continuation of such waiver. As
soon thereafter as practicable, DOE will
publish in the Federal Register a final
rule. 10 CFR 430.27(l).
The regulations governing the waiver
process also allow DOE to grant an
1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the
U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated as Part A.
2 All references to EPCA in this document refer
to the statute as amended through the EPS
Improvement Act of 2017, Public Law 11–115
(January 12, 2018).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-388-A]
Application to Export Electric Energy; TEC Energy Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: TEC Energy Inc. (Applicant or TEC) has applied to renew its
authority 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 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed to: Office of Electricity, Mail
Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585-0350. Because of delays in handling conventional
mail, it is recommended that documents be transmitted by overnight
mail, by electronic mail to [email protected], or by
facsimile to 202-586-8008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy (DOE) regulates
exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country,
pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 7151(b) and 7172(f)). Such
exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 824a(e)).
On December 19, 2013, DOE issued Order No. EA-388 to TEC, which
authorized the Applicant to transmit electric energy from the United
States to Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term using
existing international transmission facilities. That authority expires
on December 19, 2018. On July 30, 2018, TEC filed an application with
DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-388
for an additional five-year term.
In its application, the Applicant states that it ``does not own or
control any electric generation or transmission facilities'' and ``does
not hold a franchise or service territory for the transmission,
distribution or sale of electric power.'' The electric energy that the
Applicant proposes to export to Canada would be surplus energy
purchased from third parties such as electric utilities and Federal
power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary agreements. The existing
international transmission facilities to be utilized by TEC have
previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to
Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open access
transmission by third parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the application at the
address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with
Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) 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
above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five
(5) copies of such comments, protests, or motions to intervene should
be sent to the address provided above on or before the date listed
above.
Comments and other filings concerning TEC's application to export
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No.
EA-388-A. An additional copy is to be provided directly to both Etienne
Lapointe, CPA, CA, MSc, TEC Energy Inc., 88 Prince St, Suite 202,
Montreal, Quebec H3C 2M8, and Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 35-15
84th Street 2H Jackson Heights, New York, NY 11372.
A final decision will be made on this application after the
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's National
Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and
after DOE determines that the proposed action will not have an adverse
impact on the sufficiency of supply or reliability of the U.S. electric
power supply system.
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Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by
accessing the program website at https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by
emailing Angela Troy at [email protected].
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2018.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2018-17313 Filed 8-10-18; 8:45 am]
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