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This notice announces an
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Dr.
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Department of Energy, Washington, DC
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA–513]
Application for Authorization To
Export Electric Energy; Altop Energy
Trading, LLC
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
Altop Energy Trading, LLC
(the Applicant) has applied for
authorization to transmit electric energy
SUMMARY:
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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 July 25, 2024.
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:
Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474–8226,
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) under Delegation Order
No. S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation
Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023.
On May 1, 2024, Altop Energy
Trading LLC filed an application for
authorization to transmit electric energy
from the United States to Canada for a
term of five years. App. at 1.
According to the Application, ‘‘Altop
Energy Trading LLC is a Delaware
Limited Liability Company with its
principal place of business in Houston,
TX.’’ Id. The Applicant states that it is
‘‘engaged in the trading and marketing
of both financial and physical electricity
in the wholesale power markets in
North America.’’ Id. Further, the
Applicant states that it has market-based
rate authority from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission. Id. Altop
Energy Trading LLC states it ‘‘does not
own or operate any electric distribution
or transmission facilities’’ and ‘‘does not
own or operate any generation assets.’’
Id. Additionally, the Applicant
represents that the energy to be exported
will be surplus to the needs of selling
entities and that its exports ‘‘will not
impair the reliability of the grid.’’ Id. at
2.
The existing international
transmission facilities to be utilized by
the Applicant have been previously
authorized by Presidential permits
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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 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 Altop Energy Trading LLC’s
Application should be clearly marked
with GDO Docket No. EA–513.
Additional copies are to be provided
directly to Gebre-Egziabher Gebre, Altop
Energy Trading LLC, 440 Louisiana
Street, Suite 575, Houston TX 77002,
gebre.gebre@altopenergy.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-0 or by emailing
Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
June 18, 2024, 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 June 20,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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[GDO Docket No. EA–470–A]
Application for Renewal of
Authorization To Export Electric
Energy; EDECSAMEX, S.A. de C.V.
Grid Deployment Office,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
EDECSAMEX, Sociedad
Anónima de Capital Variable (the
Applicant or EDECSAMEX) has applied
for renewed 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 July 25, 2024.
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:
Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474–8226,
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 July 18, 2019, DOE issued Order
No. EA–470 authorizing EDECSAMEX
to export electricity from the United
States to Mexico as a power marketer for
a five-year term. On April 30, 2024,
EDECSAMEX filed an application
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[GDO Docket No. EA-513]
Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Altop
Energy Trading, LLC
AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Altop Energy Trading, LLC (the Applicant) has applied for
authorization to transmit electric energy
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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 July 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474-8226,
[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)
under Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No.
S3-DEL-GD1-2023.
On May 1, 2024, Altop Energy Trading LLC filed an application for
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to
Canada for a term of five years. App. at 1.
According to the Application, ``Altop Energy Trading LLC is a
Delaware Limited Liability Company with its principal place of business
in Houston, TX.'' Id. The Applicant states that it is ``engaged in the
trading and marketing of both financial and physical electricity in the
wholesale power markets in North America.'' Id. Further, the Applicant
states that it has market-based rate authority from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission. Id. Altop Energy Trading LLC states it ``does
not own or operate any electric distribution or transmission
facilities'' and ``does not own or operate any generation assets.'' Id.
Additionally, the Applicant represents that the energy to be exported
will be surplus to the needs of selling entities and that its exports
``will not impair the reliability of the grid.'' Id. at 2.
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
[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 Altop Energy Trading LLC's
Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-513.
Additional copies are to be provided directly to Gebre-Egziabher Gebre,
Altop Energy Trading LLC, 440 Louisiana Street, Suite 575, Houston TX
77002, [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 June 18, 2024, 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 June 20, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-13876 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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