Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; AEP Energy Partners, Inc., 10309-10310 [2023-03432]
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‘‘Shell Energy’s exports to Mexico will
not impair the sufficiency of the electric
power supply within the U.S.’’ Id.
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 address provided
above. 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
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings
concerning Shell Energy’s Application
should be clearly marked with GDO
Docket No. EA–338–C. Additional
copies are to be provided directly to
David L. Smith, Regulatory Advisor
DF—Shell Energy, 1000 Main, Suite
1200, Houston, TX 77002–6336, (713)
767–5542, dave.l.smith@shell.com and
Catherine McCarthy, Partner—Bracewell
LLP, 2001 M. Street NW, Suite 900,
Washington, DC 20036–3310, (202) 828–
5839, Catherine.mccarthy@
bracewell.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 United States electric power supply
system.
Copies of this Application will be
made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at
https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications or by emailing
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on February 13,
2023, 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
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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 February 14,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA–318–D]
Application for Renewal of
Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; AEP Energy Partners, Inc.
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
AEP Energy Partners, Inc. (the
Applicant or AEP–EP) has applied for
authorization to transmit electric energy
from the United States to Mexico
pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before March 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed
by electronic mail to
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Blazek, (240) 474–2780,
electricity.exports@hq.doe.gov.
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 nowdefunct 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 June 13, 2022, the authority
to issue such orders was delegated to
the DOE’s Grid Deployment Office
(GDO) under Delegation Order No. S1–
DEL–S3–2022–2 and Redelegation
Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2022.
On February 22, 2007, DOE issued
Order No. EA–318, which authorized
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CSW Power Marketing to transmit
electric energy from the United States to
Mexico for a five-year term using
existing international transmission
facilities. Shortly thereafter, CSW Power
Marketing changed its name to AEP
Energy Partners, Inc. (AEP–EP).
Consequently, on June 27, 2007, DOE
rescinded Order No. EA–318 and issued
Order No. EA–318–A to AEP–EP under
the same terms and conditions as the
original authorization.
On December 19, 2011, AEP–EP filed
an application seeking to renew its
export authority for a 10-year term. On
January 20, 2012, DOE published notice
of AEP–EP’s renewal application in the
Federal Register (77 FR 1474, January
20, 2012). Sierra Club filed a timely
motion to intervene and protest on
February 9, 2012. On February 16, 2012,
AEP–EP filed an emergency request for
continuance or temporary extension of
its existing export authorization,
together with a request for expedited
consideration. On February 17, 2012,
Sierra Club filed an opposition to AEP–
EP’s emergency request. On February
22, 2012, DOE issued letter order No.
EA–318–B to AEP–EP, allowing it to
continue exporting electricity from the
United States to Mexico for emergency
purposes only. On January 28, 2013,
DOE issued EA–318–C, granting AEP–
EP authorization to export electric
energy to Mexico.
On October 19, 2022, AEP–EP filed an
application with DOE (Application or
App) for renewal of their export
authority for an additional five-year
term or any longer period allowable.
App at 2. Per the Q3 2022 Form EIA–
111 filed by AEP–EP at the United
States Energy Information
Administration, AEP–EP is currently
exporting electricity. On January 11,
2023, AEP–EP filed an emergency
request for continuance or temporary
extension of existing export
authorization or for a temporary export
authorization and request for expedited
consideration. On January 25, 2023,
DOE granted a temporary extension of
AEP–EP’s existing export authorization
Order No. EA–318–C until such time as
DOE reviews the renewal Application.
In its Application, AEP–EP states that
it ‘‘does not own control or operate any
electric generation, distribution or
transmission assets’’ nor does it ‘‘have a
franchised electric power service area or
service territory for the transmission,
distribution or sale of electric power in
the United States or Mexico.’’ App at 2.
AEP–EP seeks to renew its authority to
‘‘export electric energy from the United
States of America (‘United States’) to
Mexico over any authorized
international electric transmission
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facilities that are appropriate for ‘open
access’ transmission by third parties.’’
App at 1. AEP–EP represents that it will
‘‘purchase the electric energy to be
exported to Mexico in the wholesale
energy market pursuant to voluntary
agreements with electric utilities and
federal power marketing agencies’’ and
that, by definition, ‘‘such power is
surplus to the system of the electric
utilities and federal power marketing
agencies, and, thus, will not impair or
have an adverse effect on the sufficiency
or operation of the electric power
system’’ of the United States. App at 5.
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 address provided
above. 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
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings
concerning AEP–EP’s Application
should be clearly marked with GDO
Docket No. EA–318–D. Additional
copies are to be provided directly to
Thomas M. Myers, Vice President—AEP
Energy Partners, Inc., 1 Riverside Plaza,
31st Floor, Columbus, OH 43215, (614)
716–3170, tmyers@aep.com and Carol
Gosain, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 1330
Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20036, (202) 429–6461, cgosain@
steptoe.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 United States electric power supply
system.
Copies of this Application will be
made available, upon request, by
accessing the program website at
https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications or by emailing
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on February 13,
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:13 Feb 16, 2023
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2023, 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 February 14,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA–501]
Application To Export Electric Energy,
EDC Power, LLC
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
EDC Power, LLC (the
Applicant or EDC POWER) has applied
for authorization to transmit electric
energy from the United States to Mexico
pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before March 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed
by electronic mail to
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Blazek, (240) 474–2780,
electricity.exports@hq.doe.gov.
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 nowdefunct Federal Power Commission, to
DOE.
Section 202(e) of the FPA provides
that an entity which seeks to export
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electricity must obtain an order from
DOE authorizing that export. (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)). On June 13, 2022, the authority
to issue such orders was delegated to
the DOE’s Grid Deployment Office
(GDO) under Delegation Order No. S1–
DEL–S3–2022–2 and Redelegation
Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2022.
On July 12, 2022, EDC POWER filed
an application with DOE (Application
or App) for authority ‘‘to transmit
electric energy across international
transmission facilities into Mexico as a
power-marketer for a term of five years.’’
App at 1. EDC POWER states that it is
‘‘incorporated under the laws of Texas
with its principal place of business in
Houston, Texas’’ and adds that it ‘‘is the
wholly owned subsidiary of
EDECSAMEX, S.A. de C.V.
(‘‘EDECSAMEX’’), a company
incorporated in Mexico.’’ EDC POWER
represents that energy it ‘‘proposes to
export to Mexico will be purchased as
excess energy from third parties, such as
electric utilities and federal power
marketing agencies, pursuant to
voluntary agreements, and wheeled over
existing transmission facilities owned
by third parties.’’ Id. Additionally,
‘‘neither EDC Power, nor any of its
owners, own or control (nor hold an
interest in other entities that own or
control) any electric power generation
or transmission facilities within the
United States. Additionally, neither
EDC POWER nor any of its owners hold
a franchised electric power service area
nor have a native load obligation.’’ Id at
2.
EDC POWER represents that ‘‘[a]s the
electric power that EDC POWER plans
to export to Mexico will be excess
supply, its commercial plan does not
impact native load requirements.
Moreover, as the electric power it plans
to export will be wheeled over
transmission facilities owned and
operated by third parties, it will not
affect reliability of the ERCOT [Electric
Reliability Council of Texas]
transmission network, or other networks
if and when it expands its commercial
plan into other markets. Therefore, the
export of electric energy to Mexico by
EDC POWER will not impact the
sufficiency of electric supply nor the
reliability of the transmission grid.’’ Id
at 2–3.
The existing international
transmission facilities to be utilized by
EDC Power are set forth in Exhibit C to
its Application and 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-318-D]
Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; AEP Energy Partners, Inc.
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: AEP Energy Partners, Inc. (the Applicant or AEP-EP) has
applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United
States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on
or before March 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Blazek, (240) 474-2780,
[email protected]
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 June 13, 2022, the authority to issue
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO)
under Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2022-2 and Redelegation Order No.
S3-DEL-GD1-2022.
On February 22, 2007, DOE issued Order No. EA-318, which authorized
CSW Power Marketing to transmit electric energy from the United States
to Mexico for a five-year term using existing international
transmission facilities. Shortly thereafter, CSW Power Marketing
changed its name to AEP Energy Partners, Inc. (AEP-EP). Consequently,
on June 27, 2007, DOE rescinded Order No. EA-318 and issued Order No.
EA-318-A to AEP-EP under the same terms and conditions as the original
authorization.
On December 19, 2011, AEP-EP filed an application seeking to renew
its export authority for a 10-year term. On January 20, 2012, DOE
published notice of AEP-EP's renewal application in the Federal
Register (77 FR 1474, January 20, 2012). Sierra Club filed a timely
motion to intervene and protest on February 9, 2012. On February 16,
2012, AEP-EP filed an emergency request for continuance or temporary
extension of its existing export authorization, together with a request
for expedited consideration. On February 17, 2012, Sierra Club filed an
opposition to AEP-EP's emergency request. On February 22, 2012, DOE
issued letter order No. EA-318-B to AEP-EP, allowing it to continue
exporting electricity from the United States to Mexico for emergency
purposes only. On January 28, 2013, DOE issued EA-318-C, granting AEP-
EP authorization to export electric energy to Mexico.
On October 19, 2022, AEP-EP filed an application with DOE
(Application or App) for renewal of their export authority for an
additional five-year term or any longer period allowable. App at 2. Per
the Q3 2022 Form EIA-111 filed by AEP-EP at the United States Energy
Information Administration, AEP-EP is currently exporting electricity.
On January 11, 2023, AEP-EP filed an emergency request for continuance
or temporary extension of existing export authorization or for a
temporary export authorization and request for expedited consideration.
On January 25, 2023, DOE granted a temporary extension of AEP-EP's
existing export authorization Order No. EA-318-C until such time as DOE
reviews the renewal Application.
In its Application, AEP-EP states that it ``does not own control or
operate any electric generation, distribution or transmission assets''
nor does it ``have a franchised electric power service area or service
territory for the transmission, distribution or sale of electric power
in the United States or Mexico.'' App at 2. AEP-EP seeks to renew its
authority to ``export electric energy from the United States of America
(`United States') to Mexico over any authorized international electric
transmission
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facilities that are appropriate for `open access' transmission by third
parties.'' App at 1. AEP-EP represents that it will ``purchase the
electric energy to be exported to Mexico in the wholesale energy market
pursuant to voluntary agreements with electric utilities and federal
power marketing agencies'' and that, by definition, ``such power is
surplus to the system of the electric utilities and federal power
marketing agencies, and, thus, will not impair or have an adverse
effect on the sufficiency or operation of the electric power system''
of the United States. App at 5.
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
address provided above. 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 above address in accordance with FERC Rule
214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning AEP-EP's Application should
be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-318-D. Additional copies are
to be provided directly to Thomas M. Myers, Vice President--AEP Energy
Partners, Inc., 1 Riverside Plaza, 31st Floor, Columbus, OH 43215,
(614) 716-3170, [email protected] and Carol Gosain, Steptoe & Johnson LLP,
1330 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 429-6461,
[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 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 https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications or by emailing [email protected].
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February
13, 2023, 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 February 14, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-03432 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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