Application for Presidential Permit; Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Inc., 59884-59885 [2023-18734]
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with DOE (Application or App.) for
renewal of its export authority for an
additional five-year term. App. at 1.
In its Application, RBC states that
‘‘[n]either RBC nor any of its affiliates
(collectively, the ‘RBC Companies’)
owns, operates or controls any electric
power transmission or distribution
facilities in the United States.’’ Id. at 2.
RBC also states that ‘‘the RBC
Companies also do not own, operate or
control any electric generation assets.’’
Id. RBC represents that it ‘‘will purchase
the power to be exported from electric
facilities, federal power marketing
agencies, qualifying cogeneration, small
power production facilities and exempt
wholesale generators, as those terms are
defined in the FPA, and other public
utilities.’’ Id. at 4. RBC contends that
‘‘[a]ny power purchased by RBC for
export will be surplus to the needs of
those entities selling power to RBC’’ and
thus, ‘‘RBC’s exports will not impair the
sufficiency of electric supply within the
United States, nor will the
transmissions impede or tend to impede
the coordination in the public interest of
U.S. transmission facilities.’’ 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 id. at Exhibit D.
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 RBC’s Application should be
clearly marked with GDO Docket No.
EA–342–C. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Laura Mul, RBC
Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey Street,
9th Floor, New York, NY 10281,
Laura.Mul@rbc.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
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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
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
[GDO Docket No. PP–501]
Application for Presidential Permit;
Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative,
Inc.
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
Eastern Maine Electric
Cooperative, Inc. (the Applicant or
EMEC) has applied for a Presidential
permit to acquire, operate, and maintain
facilities for the distribution of electric
energy at the international border
between the United States and Canada.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before September 29, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or request for
more information should be addressed
by electronic email to
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403,
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Energy (DOE) issues
permits for the construction, operation,
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maintenance, or connection of electric
transmission facilities at the United
States international border, pursuant to
E.O. 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038.
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 June 2, 2022, EMEC filed an
application (Application or App.) with
the DOE ‘‘to import a small amount of
energy from New Brunswick, Canada to
serve two small seasonal camps that are
in EMEC’s service territory near the
Canadian border.’’ App. at 1. EMEC ‘‘is
a nonprofit utility built by and
belonging to the communities it serves
in Aroostook County, Penobscot County,
and Washington County, Maine, which
are located on Maine’s Eastern Border
with Canada.’’ Id. at 2. The Applicant
states ‘‘the two camps have been served
by New Brunswick Power Corporation
(NB Power)’’, Id. at 1, via the existing
Loon Bay Distribution Line. See Id. at
Exhibit 1. NB Power ‘‘is a verticallyintegrated Crown Corporation wholly
owned by the Government of New
Brunswick, Canada’’, Id. at 2, and it
‘‘would like to cease retail service to the
camps.’’ Id. at 4. The Applicant further
represents that, ‘‘To facilitate EMEC’s
acquisition and operation of the
distribution assets, NB Power has
applied to the Canadian Energy
Regulator for a border accommodation
export permit.’’ Id. at 5. Additionally,
EMEC has an agreement with NB Power
‘‘for the purchase of electric energy,’’
effective from November 1, 2020,
through October 31, 2025. Id. at 3.
The facilities for which EMEC seeks a
permit ‘‘consists of one single phase
overhead circuit, which is a 7200-volt
distribution line, 60Hz. The conductor
size is either #6 or #4 wire. It is a singlephase line with a neutral.’’ Id. at 4. The
total length of the line is approximately
940 feet. Id. The line serves two
seasonal dwellings and the annual
kilowatt hours transmitted are estimated
at less than 10,000 kilowatt hours. Id. at
5.
DOE Evaluation: 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, determines the project’s impact
on reliability of the United States
electric grid, and weighs any other
factors that it may also deem relevant to
the public interest. DOE must also
obtain favorable recommendations of
the Secretary of State and the Secretary
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of Defense before taking final action on
a Presidential permit application.
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)
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 EMEC’s Application should
be clearly marked with GDO Docket No.
PP–501. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Scott Hallowell, PO
Box 425, Calais, ME 04619, scotth@
emec.com; and Michael Postar and Ellen
Hill, Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer &
Pembroke, P.C., 1667 K Street NW, Suite
700, Washington, DC 20006, mrp@
dwgp.com and elh@dwgp.com.
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
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.
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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–455–A]
Application for Renewal of
Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; NS Power Energy Marketing
Incorporated
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
NS Power Energy Marketing
Incorporated (the Applicant or NSP
Marketing) has applied for renewed
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 August 30, 2018, DOE issued
Order No. EA–455 authorizing NSP
Marketing to transmit electric energy
from the United States to Canada as a
power marketer. On June 30, 2023, NSP
Marketing filed an application with
DOE (Application or App.) for renewal
of its export authority for an additional
five-year term. App. at 1.
In its Application, NSP Marketing
states it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Nova Scotia Power Inc. (‘NSPI’) and that
NSPI ‘‘is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Emera Incorporated (Emera). Id.
Although Emera, the Applicant’s parent
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company, owns and controls electric
power generation and transmission
facilities, the Applicant asserts ‘‘NSP
Marketing does not own or control any
electric power generation or
transmission facilities and does not
have a franchised electric power service
area. NSP Marketing operates as a
marketing company involved in, among
other things, the purchase and sale of
electricity in the United States as a
power marketer.’’ Id. at 6. NSP
Marketing represents that it ‘‘will
purchase surplus electric energy from
electric utilities and other suppliers
within the United States[.]’’ Id. at 7.
NSP Marketing also states its ‘‘export of
power will not impair the sufficiency of
electric power supply in 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. 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 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
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov in
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR
385.214).
Comments and other filings
concerning NSP Marketing’s
Application should be clearly marked
with GDO Docket No. EA–455–A.
Additional copies are to be provided
directly to Matt Clarke, Nova Scotia
Power, 1223 Lower Water St., Halifax,
NS B3J 3S8 Canada, matt.clarke@
nspower.ca; Jeffrey J. Jakubiak, Vinson &
Elkins LLP, 1114 Avenue of the
Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY
10036, JJakubiak@velaw.com; and
Jennifer C. Mansh, Vinson & Elkins LLP,
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite
500 West, Washington, DC 20037,
JMansh@velaw.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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. PP-501]
Application for Presidential Permit; Eastern Maine Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Inc. (the Applicant or
EMEC) has applied for a Presidential permit to acquire, operate, and
maintain facilities for the distribution of electric energy at the
international border between the United States and Canada.
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on
or before September 29, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or request for
more information should be addressed by electronic email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy (DOE) issues
permits for the construction, operation, maintenance, or connection of
electric transmission facilities at the United States international
border, pursuant to E.O. 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038. 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 June 2, 2022, EMEC filed an application (Application or App.)
with the DOE ``to import a small amount of energy from New Brunswick,
Canada to serve two small seasonal camps that are in EMEC's service
territory near the Canadian border.'' App. at 1. EMEC ``is a nonprofit
utility built by and belonging to the communities it serves in
Aroostook County, Penobscot County, and Washington County, Maine, which
are located on Maine's Eastern Border with Canada.'' Id. at 2. The
Applicant states ``the two camps have been served by New Brunswick
Power Corporation (NB Power)'', Id. at 1, via the existing Loon Bay
Distribution Line. See Id. at Exhibit 1. NB Power ``is a vertically-
integrated Crown Corporation wholly owned by the Government of New
Brunswick, Canada'', Id. at 2, and it ``would like to cease retail
service to the camps.'' Id. at 4. The Applicant further represents
that, ``To facilitate EMEC's acquisition and operation of the
distribution assets, NB Power has applied to the Canadian Energy
Regulator for a border accommodation export permit.'' Id. at 5.
Additionally, EMEC has an agreement with NB Power ``for the purchase of
electric energy,'' effective from November 1, 2020, through October 31,
2025. Id. at 3.
The facilities for which EMEC seeks a permit ``consists of one
single phase overhead circuit, which is a 7200-volt distribution line,
60Hz. The conductor size is either #6 or #4 wire. It is a single-phase
line with a neutral.'' Id. at 4. The total length of the line is
approximately 940 feet. Id. The line serves two seasonal dwellings and
the annual kilowatt hours transmitted are estimated at less than 10,000
kilowatt hours. Id. at 5.
DOE Evaluation: 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, determines the project's impact on
reliability of the United States electric grid, and weighs any other
factors that it may also deem relevant to the public interest. DOE must
also obtain favorable recommendations of the Secretary of State and the
Secretary
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of Defense before taking final action on a Presidential permit
application.
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) 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 EMEC's Application should be
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. PP-501. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Scott Hallowell, PO Box 425, Calais, ME 04619,
[email protected]; and Michael Postar and Ellen Hill, Duncan, Weinberg,
Genzer & Pembroke, P.C., 1667 K Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC
20006, [email protected] and [email protected].
Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, on
the program website at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications-0 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. 2023-18734 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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