Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; TEC Energy Inc., 78350-78351 [2023-25187]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 78350 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices No. EA–287–B), and in 2019 (Order No. EA–287–C). On October 12, 2023, EE US No. 1 filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of their export authority for a five-year term. App at 1. In its Application, EE US No. 1 states that it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emera Incorporated (Emera). App. at 1. The Application represents that EE US No. 1 is authorized to export energy from the United States to Canada and has market-based authority from FERC to provide wholesale and retail marketing services as a power marketer. Id. The Applicant notes that Emera holds ownership interests in various subsidiaries that provide energy services. See id. at 2–6. Although some of Emera’s subsidiaries own and control electric power generation and transmission facilities, the Applicant asserts that EE US No. 1 ‘‘does not own or control any electric power generation or transmission facilities and does not have a franchised electric power service area.’’ App. at 6. 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 email address provided previously. 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 previously provided email address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Comments and other filings concerning EE US No. 1’s Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA–287–D. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Keith Sutherland, Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Emera Energy Inc., 5151 Terminal Road, Halifax, NS B3J 1A1, Canada, keith.sutherland@ emeraenergy.com, Jeffrey Jakubiak, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036, JJakubiak@velaw.com, and Jennifer 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Nov 14, 2023 Jkt 262001 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-0 or by emailing Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 8, 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 November 9, 2023. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2023–25188 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [GDO Docket No. EA–388–B] Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; TEC Energy Inc. Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. AGENCY: TEC Energy Inc. (the Applicant or TEC) has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act. SUMMARY: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before December 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for more information should be addressed by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 December 19, 2013, DOE issued Order No. EA–388, authorizing TEC to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term. This authority was renewed on December 19, 2018 (Order No. EA–388–A). On September 21, 2023, TEC 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, TEC states that it ‘‘does not own or control any electric generation or transmission facilities, nor is it affiliated with any entity that does.’’ App. at 2. TEC represents that the electricity it ‘‘will export, on either a firm or interruptible basis, will be purchased from a variety of sources voluntarily, such as wholesale generators, electric utilities and federal power marketing agencies.’’ Id. at 3. TEC represents that ‘‘[b]y definition, such power is surplus to the system of the selling generator and, therefore, the electric power that TEC will export on either a firm or interruptible basis will not impair or tend to impede the sufficiency of the electric power supply within the U.S. or the regional coordination of electric utility planning or operations.’’ 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 C. Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this proceeding E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / Notices 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 TEC’s Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA–388–B. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Etienne Lapointe, Chief Executive Officer, TEC Energy Inc., 5455 Av Gaspe, Suite 420, Montreal Quebec, H2T 3B3 Canada, elapointe@tecenergy.ca. 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-0 or by emailing Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 8, 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 November 9, 2023. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2023–25187 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Nov 14, 2023 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2535–129] Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: New License. b. Project No.: 2535–129. c. Date Filed: October 27, 2023. d. Submitted By: Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. e. Name of Project: Stevens Creek Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: At the confluence of Stevens Creek and the Savannah River, in Edgefield and McCormick Counties, South Carolina, and Columbia County, Georgia. The project occupies approximately 104 acres of federal land administered by the U.S. Forest Service. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Amy Bresnahan, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., 220 Operation Way, Mail Code A221, Cayce, SC 29033–3712; (803) 217–9965; email— Amy.Bresnahan@dominionenergy.com. i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at (202) 502–6181; or email at jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov. j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, state, local, and tribal agencies with jurisdiction and/or special expertise with respect to environmental issues that wish to cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document should follow the instructions for filing such requests described in item l below. Cooperating agencies should note the Commission’s policy that agencies that cooperate in the preparation of the environmental document cannot also intervene. See, 94 FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person believes that an additional scientific study should be conducted in order to form an adequate factual basis for a complete analysis of the application on its merit, the resource agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file a request for a study with the Commission not later than 60 days from the date of filing of the application, and PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78351 serve a copy of the request on the applicant. l. Deadline for filing additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status: December 8, 2023. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file additional study requests and requests for cooperating agency status using the Commission’s eFiling system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. All filings must clearly identify the project name and docket number on the first page: Stevens Creek Project (P– 2535–129). m. The application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time. n. The Stevens Creek Project consists of these existing facilities: (1) a single dam with an integral powerhouse intake and lock consisting of (a) a 102.5-footlong non-overflow section with a top elevation of 198.54 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD), (b) a 2,000-foot-long overflow spillway with a top elevation of 183.5 feet NGVD, (c) a 1,000-foot-long, 5-foot-high flashboard section from the lock to the center of the spillway, (d) a 1,000 footlong, 4-foot-high steel flashboard section from the center of the spillway to the South Carolina abutment, (e) an 85-footwide, 165.5-foot-long concrete gravity navigation lock, with a lock chamber that is 30-foot-wide, 150-foot-long, and has a 29-foot-lift, located between the powerhouse and spillway section, (f) a 388-foot-long powerhouse intake, integral with the dam, protected by trashracks with 3.75-inch-clear bar spacing, and (g) a 97-foot-long nonoverflow section; (2) a 388-foot-long, 52foot-wide, 57-foot-high three-story brick powerhouse, integral with the dam, containing eight vertical Francis generating units, each rated at 3,125 horsepower, a total generating capacity of 17.28 megawatts, and total hydraulic capacity of 8,300 cubic feet per second; (3) a 2,400-acre reservoir with a storage capacity of 23,699-acre-feet at a full pond elevation of 187.5 feet NGVD; (4) generator leads from the powerhouse to a switchyard located approximately 100 E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78350-78351]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-25187]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-388-B]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; TEC Energy Inc.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: TEC Energy Inc. (the Applicant or TEC) 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 December 15, 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 December 19, 2013, DOE issued Order No. EA-388, authorizing TEC 
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer for a five-year term. This authority was renewed on December 
19, 2018 (Order No. EA-388-A). On September 21, 2023, TEC 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, TEC states that it ``does not own or control 
any electric generation or transmission facilities, nor is it 
affiliated with any entity that does.'' App. at 2. TEC represents that 
the electricity it ``will export, on either a firm or interruptible 
basis, will be purchased from a variety of sources voluntarily, such as 
wholesale generators, electric utilities and federal power marketing 
agencies.'' Id. at 3. TEC represents that ``[b]y definition, such power 
is surplus to the system of the selling generator and, therefore, the 
electric power that TEC will export on either a firm or interruptible 
basis will not impair or tend to impede the sufficiency of the electric 
power supply within the U.S. or the regional coordination of electric 
utility planning or operations.'' 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 C.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding

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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 TEC's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-388-B. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to Etienne Lapointe, Chief Executive Officer, TEC 
Energy Inc., 5455 Av Gaspe, Suite 420, Montreal Quebec, H2T 3B3 Canada, 
[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-0 or by emailing [email protected].
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on November 8, 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 November 9, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-25187 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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