Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; MFT Energy US Power LLC, 59886-59887 [2023-18720]
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Copies of this Application will be
made available, upon request, on the
program website at https://
www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
August 24, 2023, by Maria Robinson,
Director, Grid Deployment Office,
pursuant to delegated authority from the
Secretary of Energy. That document
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requirements of the Office of the Federal
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Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA–500]
Application for Authorization To
Export Electric Energy; MFT Energy
US Power LLC
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
MFT Energy US Power LLC
(the Applicant) 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 September 29, 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:
Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403,
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 April 10, 2023, the
authority to issue such orders was
delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment
Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No.
S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation
Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023.
On May 15, 2023, MFT Energy US
Power LLC filed an application with
DOE (Application or App.) for
authorization to transmit electric energy
to Canada for a ten-year term. App. at
1.
In its Application, MFT Energy US
Power LLC states that it is ‘‘wholly
owned by MFT Energy US, Inc., a
Delaware corporation’’ which the
Applicant states is ‘‘wholly owned by
MFT Energy A/S, registered in
Denmark.’’ Id. The Applicant states it
‘‘owns a 75% interest in MFT Energy
US 1 LLC’’ and further states that ‘‘MFT
Energy US 1 LLC does not own any
franchised service territory, and does
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not control any physical electric
generation or transmission facilities in
the United States.’’ Id. at 1–2. The
Applicant represents that it ‘‘has no
other affiliates or upstream owners that
own any franchised service territory, or
control any physical electric generation
or transmission facilities in the United
States.’’ Id. at 2. MFT Energy US Power
LLC also states it ‘‘will purchase surplus
electric energy from entities within the
United States to be exported to Canada.
Because Applicant has no franchised
service territory and therefore no native
load obligations, and the power it
proposes to purchase and export is
surplus to the needs of those entities
selling electric power to Applicant, the
proposed export of electricity will not
impair the sufficiency of electric supply
within the United States and meets the
first statutory criterion of Section
202(e).’’ Id. at 3.
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 Electricity.Exports@
hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s
(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 Electricity.Exports@
hq.doe.gov in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
Comments and other filings
concerning MFT Energy US Power
LLC’s Application should be clearly
marked with GDO Docket No. EA–500.
Additional copies are to be provided
directly to Simon Fisker Rathjen, MFT
Energy US Power LLC, 70 W. Madison
Street, Chicago, IL 60602, sr@mftenergy.com and uspower@mftenergy.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
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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
August 24, 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 August 25,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection;
Proposed New Survey
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
DOE requests a three-year
extension, with changes, to Form DOE–
417 Electric Emergency Incident and
Disturbance Report, OMB Control
Number 1901–0288, as required under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Form DOE–417 collects information for
DOE to monitor electric emergency
incidents and disturbances in the
United States (including all 50 States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S.
Territories). The information collected
allows DOE to conduct post-incident
reviews examining significant
interruptions of electric power or threats
to the national electric system.
DATES: DOE must receive all comments
on this proposed information collection
no later than October 30, 2023. If you
anticipate any difficulties in submitting
your comments by the deadline, contact
the person listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice as soon as
possible.
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Written comments may be
sent to DOE–417 Recertification, C/O
Matthew Tarduogno, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585, or by email
at OE417@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Tarduogno, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585,
matthew.tardugono@hq.doe.gov, (202)
586–2892. The forms and instructions
are available online at: https://
www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx. You
can view DOE–417 Electric Emergency
Incident and Disturbance Report online
at https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/
oe417.aspx.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1901–0288.
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Electric Emergency Incident and
Disturbance Report.
(3) Type of Request: Renewal with
changes.
(4) Purpose: DOE uses Form DOE–417
Emergency Incident and Disturbance
Report to monitor electric emergency
incidents and disturbances in the
United States (including all 50 States,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S.
Territories) and to investigate significant
interruptions of electric power or threats
to the electric system reliability. Form
DOE–417 also enables DOE to meet the
Department’s national security
responsibilities as the coordinating
agency for Emergency Support Function
(ESF) #12—Energy, under the National
Response Framework, and the SectorSpecific Agency for the energy sector,
pursuant to Presidential Policy Directive
21—Critical Infrastructure Security and
Resilience, Presidential Policy Directive
41—United States Cyber Incident
Coordination, and the Fixing Americas
Surface Transportation (FAST) Act,
Public Law 114–94. The information
may also be shared with other nonregulatory federal agencies assisting in
emergency response and recovery
operations or investigating the causes of
an incident or disturbance to the
national electric system. Public
summaries are published on Form DOE–
417 web page at https://www.oe.netl.
doe.gov/oe417.aspx on a monthly basis
to keep the public informed.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information
Collection: Proposed changes to Form
DOE–417 continue to ensure future
alignment with the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)
CIP–008–6 Reliability Standard, as well
as the NERC EOP–004–6 Reliability
Standard, and potential future changes.
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The continued alignment between Form
OE–417 and NERC reporting
requirements helps minimize confusion
among industry stakeholders about
where and how to file reports and
enable industry stakeholders to train
personnel to report using a single form.
Additional changes to Form DOE–417
clarify reporting criteria and updates
types of entities that are required to
submit certain criteria. A summary of
these and other changes to Form DOE–
417 is provided below:
• Minor edit to alert criteria 2 to add
‘‘as defined in the NERC Glossary of
Terms’’
• Under ‘‘Criteria for Filing’’ section,
added alert criteria 27, ‘‘Uncontrolled
loss of a total of 500 MW of more from
inverter-based resource(s) for greater
than 30 minutes at a common point of
interconnection to the bulk electric
system.’’
• Under ‘‘Cause’’ in the ‘‘Type of
Emergency’’ section, added the
following subcategories to physical
attack:
Æ Ballistic
Æ Arson
Æ Explosive device
Æ Other
• Under ‘‘Cause’’ in the ‘‘Type of
Emergency’’ section, added the
following subcategories to suspicious
activity:
Æ Aircraft or Unmanned Aerial System
(UAS)
Æ Trespassing or non-destructive
intrusion
Æ Surveillance
Æ Vandalism
Æ Other
• Under ‘‘Cause’’ in the ‘‘Type of
Emergency’’, combined ‘‘Cyber event
information technology’’ and ‘‘Cyber
Event (operational technology)’’ and
added the following subcategories:
Æ Information Technology
Æ Operational Technology
• Updated Instructions: Replaced
‘‘Office of Electricity’’ with ‘‘Office of
Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and
Emergency Response.
• Updated Instructions: Replaced
‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ with ‘‘Director.’’
• Update Instructions: Appendix A.
Replace ‘‘What is Excluded’’ text for
generating entities with ‘‘For entities
who have 300 MW or more of
generation there are no exclusions
allowed. All items need to be
addressed.’’
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,749.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 400.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 4,175.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $364,728.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-500]
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; MFT
Energy US Power LLC
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: MFT Energy US Power LLC (the Applicant) 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 September 29, 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: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
[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 April 10, 2023, the authority to issue
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) by
Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-
GD1-2023.
On May 15, 2023, MFT Energy US Power LLC filed an application with
DOE (Application or App.) for authorization to transmit electric energy
to Canada for a ten-year term. App. at 1.
In its Application, MFT Energy US Power LLC states that it is
``wholly owned by MFT Energy US, Inc., a Delaware corporation'' which
the Applicant states is ``wholly owned by MFT Energy A/S, registered in
Denmark.'' Id. The Applicant states it ``owns a 75% interest in MFT
Energy US 1 LLC'' and further states that ``MFT Energy US 1 LLC does
not own any franchised service territory, and does not control any
physical electric generation or transmission facilities in the United
States.'' Id. at 1-2. The Applicant represents that it ``has no other
affiliates or upstream owners that own any franchised service
territory, or control any physical electric generation or transmission
facilities in the United States.'' Id. at 2. MFT Energy US Power LLC
also states it ``will purchase surplus electric energy from entities
within the United States to be exported to Canada. Because Applicant
has no franchised service territory and therefore no native load
obligations, and the power it proposes to purchase and export is
surplus to the needs of those entities selling electric power to
Applicant, the proposed export of electricity will not impair the
sufficiency of electric supply within the United States and meets the
first statutory criterion of Section 202(e).'' Id. at 3.
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
[email protected]. Protests should be filed in accordance
with Rule 211 of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (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
[email protected] in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR
385.214).
Comments and other filings concerning MFT Energy US Power LLC's
Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-500.
Additional copies are to be provided directly to Simon Fisker Rathjen,
MFT Energy US Power LLC, 70 W. Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602,
energy.com">sr@mft-energy.com and energy.com">uspower@mft-energy.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
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https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications or by emailing
[email protected].
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on August 24, 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 August 25, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-18720 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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