Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico, 103805-103806 [2024-30062]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2024 / Notices by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. On October 31, 2024, OIKO 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, the ‘‘Applicant is a corporation organized under the Canada Business Corporation Act, with its principal place of business in Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada.’’ Id. The Applicant represents that it is ‘‘expecting to become a power marketer engaging in the purchase and sale of physical and/or virtual energy in the Day-ahead and Real-time Markets of various Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations.’’ Id. OIKO states it does not own, operate, or control ‘‘any electric generation, transmission or distribution facilities. Id. Further, OIKO represents that it ‘‘has no obligation to serve native load usually associated with a franchised service area, and, thus . . . will not impair any current supplier’s ability to meet current and prospective power supply obligations.’’ Id. at 3. The Applicant represents that ‘‘[a]ny power purchased . . . for export would be surplus to the needs of those entities selling power to OIKO. Therefore, the electric power that OIKO will export on either a firm or interruptible basis will not impair the sufficiency of the electric power supply within the United States.’’ Id. (internal citations omitted). The Applicant further states that it will ‘‘schedule its transactions with the appropriate balancing authority areas in VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Dec 18, 2024 Jkt 265001 compliance with the reliability criteria standards and guidelines established by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation[.]’’ App. at 3. OIKO asserts that its exports will not impair or tend to impede the regional coordination of electric utility planning or operations. Id. at 4. 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 Attachment 1. 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 OIKO’s Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA–519. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Alex Falconer, OIKO Energy Inc., 169 Mont Echo, Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada, J0E 1V0, afalconer@oiko.ca and William J. Dodge, Esq., Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, P.O. Box 190, 199 Main St., Burlington, VT 05402–0190, wdodge@ drm.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 December 13, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 103805 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 December 16, 2024. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–30220 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Tuesday, January 28, 2025; 1 to 5 p.m. MST. ADDRESSES: Cities of Gold Ballroom, 10– A Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506. This hybrid meeting will be open to the public in person and via WebEx. To attend virtually, please contact the Northern New Mexico Citizens Advisory Board (NNMCAB) Executive Director at bridget.maestas@ em.doe.gov no later than 5 p.m. MST on Friday, January 24, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bridget Maestas, NNMCAB Executive Director, by phone: 505–709–7466 or Email: bridget.maestas@em.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: cleanup activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide advice and recommendations on any EM program components. Tentative Agenda: • Presentation to the Board • Agency Updates SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM 19DEN1 103806 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 244 / Thursday, December 19, 2024 / Notices Public Participation: The in-person/ online virtual hybrid meeting is open to the public in person or virtually, via WebEx. Written statements may be filed with the Board no later than 5 p.m. MST on Friday, January 24, 2025, or within seven days after the meeting by sending them to the NNMCAB Executive Director at the aforementioned email address. Written public comments received prior to the meeting will be read into the record. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to submit public comments should follow as directed above. Minutes: Minutes will be available by emailing or calling Bridget Maestas, NNMCAB Executive Director, at bridget.maestas@em.doe.gov or at (505) 709–7466. Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 13, 2024, by Alyssa Petit, Deputy Committee Management Officer, 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 December 13, 2024. Jennifer Hartzell, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2024–30062 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [GDO Docket No. EA–284–G] Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC (the Applicant or Calpine Solutions) has applied for the renewal of authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Dec 18, 2024 Jkt 265001 Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before January 21, 2025. 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 Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. On November 22, 2024, Calpine Solutions filed an application for the renewal of authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico for a term of five years. App. at 1. According to the Application, Calpine Solutions is ‘‘a California limited liability company with its principal place of business at 401 West A Street, Suite 400, San Diego, California, and is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Calpine Corporation.’’ Id. The Applicant represents that its wholesale sales ‘‘are made pursuant to authority granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (‘‘FERC’’) to sell wholesale power at market-based rates under a wholesale power sales tariff currently on file with FERC.’’ Id. at 1–2. The Applicant states it ‘‘does not own or control electric generation, transmission, cogeneration facilities, or distribution facilities, nor does [it] have a franchised service area.’’ App. at 5. Calpine Solutions states that any electric energy it exports ‘‘on either a firm or interruptible basis, will be surplus to the system of the generator thereof.’’ Id. Thus, the Applicant states that ‘‘its exports cannot have any adverse impact on the reliability, stability, or sufficiency of supply on a franchise electric supply system or the DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 electric power supply within the U.S.’’ Id. at 5–6. Further, regarding the second criterion used to analyze applications to export electricity, Calpine Solutions states it ‘‘will comply with existing industry procedures for obtaining transmission capacity’’ and ‘‘will comply with any other export limits that DOE may deem appropriate, consistent with DOE’s orders authorizing exports of electric energy by power marketers.’’ App. at 6–7. 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 Electricity.Exports@ hq.doe.gov. 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 Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Comments and other filings concerning Calpine Solutions’ Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA–284–G. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Rachael Marsh, Calpine Corporation, 875 15th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, rachel.marsh@calpine.com, and Greg Bass, Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC, 401 West A Street, Suite 500, San Diego, CA 92101, greg.bass@calpine.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 December 13, 2024, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM 19DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103805-103806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30062]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern 
New Mexico

AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of 
the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 
Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that 
public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, January 28, 2025; 1 to 5 p.m. MST.

ADDRESSES: Cities of Gold Ballroom, 10-A Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, 
New Mexico 87506. This hybrid meeting will be open to the public in 
person and via WebEx. To attend virtually, please contact the Northern 
New Mexico Citizens Advisory Board (NNMCAB) Executive Director at 
[email protected] no later than 5 p.m. MST on Friday, January 
24, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bridget Maestas, NNMCAB Executive 
Director, by phone: 505-709-7466 or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice 
and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: 
clean-up activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear 
materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land 
use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide 
advice and recommendations on any EM program components.

    Tentative Agenda:

 Presentation to the Board
 Agency Updates


[[Page 103806]]


    Public Participation: The in-person/online virtual hybrid meeting 
is open to the public in person or virtually, via WebEx. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board no later than 5 p.m. MST on 
Friday, January 24, 2025, or within seven days after the meeting by 
sending them to the NNMCAB Executive Director at the aforementioned 
email address. Written public comments received prior to the meeting 
will be read into the record. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is 
empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the 
orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to submit public 
comments should follow as directed above.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available by emailing or calling Bridget 
Maestas, NNMCAB Executive Director, at [email protected] or at 
(505) 709-7466.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on December 13, 2024, by Alyssa Petit, Deputy Committee 
Management Officer, 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 December 13, 2024.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-30062 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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