Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Altop Energy Investments LP, 90277-90278 [2024-26649]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90277-90278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26649]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-517]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Altop Energy Investments LP

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Altop Energy Investments LP (the Applicant) 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 December 16, 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 Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-GD1-2023.
    On October 15, 2024, Altop Energy Investments LP filed an 
application (Application or App.) with DOE to transmit electric energy 
from the United States to Mexico for a five-year term. App. at 1.
    According to the Application, Altop Energy Investments LP is a 
Delaware limited partnership 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 is authorized via its subsidiaries to sell wholesale 
electric energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates 
in all regions of the United States. Id. Altop Energy Investment LP 
states that it ``has no obligation to serve native load, does not own 
or operate any electric distribution or transmission facilities, does 
not own or operate any natural gas distribution or transmission 
facilities, and does not own or operate any generation assets.'' Id. 
The Applicant represents that the energy to be exported will be surplus 
to the requirements of selling entities and the overall electrical 
system 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 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 Altop Energy Investments LP's 
Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-517. 
Additional copies are to be provided directly to Gebre-Egziabher Gebre, 
Altop Energy Investments LP, 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-

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    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on November 8, 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 November 12, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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