Application To Export Electric Energy; Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 62158-62159 [2021-24465]

Download as PDF 62158 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 9, 2021 / Notices Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before December 9, 2021. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for more information should be addressed by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 586–8008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Aronoff, 202–586–5863, matthew.aronoff@hq.doe.gov. 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. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7172(f)). Such exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On September 29, 2021, BP Energy filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada ‘‘for a term of five (5) years, or the maximum period allowed.’’ App. at 1. BP Energy states that it ‘‘is a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of BP America Inc.’’ which ‘‘is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BP p.l.c. (‘‘BP’’), a company organized under the laws of England and Wales with its international headquarters in London, UK and its U.S. headquarters in Houston, Texas.’’ Id. at 2. BP Energy represents that ‘‘[n]either [it] nor any of its affiliates own or control electric transmission facilities except for those facilities that are necessary to connect generating facilities owned by affiliates to the transmission grid.’’ Id. at 5. BP Energy further claims that its proposed purchases will derive from ‘‘electric utilities, power marketers, federal power marketing agencies, and affiliated suppliers pursuant to voluntary agreements.’’ App. at 5. BP Energy contends that its proposed exports ‘‘do not and will not impair the sufficiency of the electric power supply within the United States.’’ Id. at 5–6. BP Energy adds that its exports ‘‘will not impede or tend to impede the regional coordination of electric utility planning or operations, but will instead conform to system requirements as they may change over time.’’ Id. at 6. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Nov 08, 2021 Jkt 256001 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). Comments and other filings concerning BP Energy’s application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–315–C. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Betsy Carr, 201 Helios Way, Houston, TX 77079, betsy.carr@bp.com and Judy Briscoe, 201 Helios Way, Houston, TX 77079, judy.briscoe@bp.com. 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 U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of the Application will be made available, upon request, by accessing the program website at https:// energy.gov/node/11845, or by emailing Matt Aronoff at matthew.aronoff@ hq.doe.gov. Signed in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2021. Christopher Lawrence, Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office of Electricity. [FR Doc. 2021–24464 Filed 11–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA–434–A] Application To Export Electric Energy; Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Office of Electricity, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. AGENCY: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (Applicant or SPP) has applied for 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 December 9, 2021. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for more information should be addressed by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 586–8008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Aronoff, 202–586–5863, matthew.aronoff@hq.doe.gov. 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. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7172(f)). Such exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On September 30, 2021, SPP filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada ‘‘for an additional five-year term beginning on February 7, 2022, the date its current export authorization is set to expire.’’ App. at 1. SPP states that it ‘‘is an Arkansas non-profit corporation with its principal place of business in Little Rock, Arkansas.’’ Id. at 3. SPP represents that, ‘‘[a]lthough [it] administers the Integrated Marketplace for wholesale sales of electricity and transmission service across the transmission lines of its member utilities, . . . [it] does not own electric transmission or generation facilities and does not have a retail service area for the sale of electricity.’’ Id. at 4. SPP explains that it ‘‘seeks authorization to continue to export electric energy to Canada on an emergency basis via facilities owned by its member Basin Electric.’’ App. at 9. SPP adds that before it applied initially for authorization in 2016, it ‘‘entered into a Joint Operating Agreement with Saskatchewan Power Corporation (‘‘SaskPower’’) . . . that allows SPP to make emergency sales at the United States-Canada border to SaskPower over the Tioga-Sask Intertie, which . . . is an authorized export facility under Presidential Permit No. PP–64.’’ Id. SPP contends that its proposed exports ‘‘will not impair the sufficiency of electric supply within the United States or impede or tend to impede the coordination in the public interest of facilities subject to the jurisdiction of FERC [sic].’’ Id. at 11–12. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 9, 2021 / Notices 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). Comments and other filings concerning SPP’s application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA– 434–A. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Joseph W. Ghormley, 201 Worthen Drive, Little Rock, AR 72223, jghormley@spp.org; Matthew J. Binette, 1200 G Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, binette@wrightlaw.com; Victoria M. Lauterbach, 1200 G Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, lauterbach@wrightlaw.com; and Uju Okasi, 1200 G Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, okasi@ wrightlaw.com. 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 the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of the Application will be made available, upon request, by accessing the program website at https:// energy.gov/node/11845, or by emailing Matt Aronoff at matthew.aronoff@ hq.doe.gov. Signed in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2021. Christopher Lawrence, Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office of Electricity. [FR Doc. 2021–24465 Filed 11–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ID–9320–000] Starheim, Gregory J.; Notice of Filing Take notice that on November 2, 2021, Gregory J. Starheim submitted for filing, application for authority to hold VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Nov 08, 2021 Jkt 256001 interlocking positions, pursuant to section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 825d (b) and Part 45.8 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR part 45.8. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet through the Commission’s Home Page (https:// www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time, the Commission has suspended access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https:// www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 23, 2021. PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62159 Dated: November 2, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–24399 Filed 11–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC21–26–000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC–725b) Comment Request; Errata Notice Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. ACTION: Errata and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC– 725B, (Mandatory Reliability Standards, Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP). This notice corrects the 30-day notice published on September 14, 2021 (86 FR 51131) adjusting the estimates in the burden table. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due December 9, 2021. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC–725B to OMB through www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902–0248) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission. You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC21–26–000) by one of the following methods: Electronic filing through https:// www.ferc.gov, is preferred. • Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture format. • For those unable to file electronically, comments may be filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery. Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62158-62159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24465]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-434-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (Applicant or SPP) has applied for 
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 December 9, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to 
[email protected], or by facsimile to (202) 586-8008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Aronoff, 202-586-5863, 
[email protected].

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. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7172(f)). Such 
exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On September 30, 2021, SPP filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada ``for an additional five-year term beginning on 
February 7, 2022, the date its current export authorization is set to 
expire.'' App. at 1. SPP states that it ``is an Arkansas non-profit 
corporation with its principal place of business in Little Rock, 
Arkansas.'' Id. at 3. SPP represents that, ``[a]lthough [it] 
administers the Integrated Marketplace for wholesale sales of 
electricity and transmission service across the transmission lines of 
its member utilities, . . . [it] does not own electric transmission or 
generation facilities and does not have a retail service area for the 
sale of electricity.'' Id. at 4.
    SPP explains that it ``seeks authorization to continue to export 
electric energy to Canada on an emergency basis via facilities owned by 
its member Basin Electric.'' App. at 9. SPP adds that before it applied 
initially for authorization in 2016, it ``entered into a Joint 
Operating Agreement with Saskatchewan Power Corporation (``SaskPower'') 
. . . that allows SPP to make emergency sales at the United States-
Canada border to SaskPower over the Tioga-Sask Intertie, which . . . is 
an authorized export facility under Presidential Permit No. PP-64.'' 
Id. SPP contends that its proposed exports ``will not impair the 
sufficiency of electric supply within the United States or impede or 
tend to impede the coordination in the public interest of facilities 
subject to the jurisdiction of FERC [sic].'' Id. at 11-12.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
by the Applicant have previously been authorized by Presidential 
permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are 
appropriate

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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).
    Comments and other filings concerning SPP's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-434-A. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Joseph W. 
Ghormley, 201 Worthen Drive, Little Rock, AR 72223, [email protected]; 
Matthew J. Binette, 1200 G Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, 
[email protected]; Victoria M. Lauterbach, 1200 G Street NW, Suite 
600, Washington, DC 20005, [email protected]; and Uju Okasi, 
1200 G Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005, [email protected].
    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 the reliability of the 
U.S. electric power supply system.
    Copies of the Application will be made available, upon request, by 
accessing the program website at https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Matt Aronoff at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2021.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office 
of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2021-24465 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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