[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55705-55706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24362]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-145-F]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Powerex Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Powerex Corp. (Powerex or Applicant) has applied to renew its 
authority 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 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed to: Office of Electricity, Mail 
Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0350. Because of delays in handling conventional 
mail, it is recommended that documents be transmitted by overnight 
mail, by electronic mail to [email protected], or by 
facsimile to 202-586-8008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United 
States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy 
(DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) and require 
authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On February 19, 2014, DOE issued Order No. EA-145-E to Powerex, 
which authorized the Applicant to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a five-year term using 
existing international

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transmission facilities. That authority expires on February 19, 2019. 
On October 22, 2018, Powerex filed an application with DOE for renewal 
of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-145-E for an 
additional five-year term.
    In its application, Powerex states that it ``does not own any 
electric generation or transmission facilities and . . . does not hold 
a franchise or service territory or native load obligation.'' The 
electric energy that Powerex proposes to export to Mexico would be 
purchased from third parties such as electric utilities and Federal 
power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary agreements. The existing 
international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant 
have previously been authorized by Presidential Permits issued pursuant 
to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open 
access transmission by third parties.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the application at the 
address provided above. 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 these proceedings should file a motion to intervene at the 
above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five 
(5) copies of such comments, protests, or motions to intervene should 
be sent to the address provided above on or before the date listed 
above.
    Comments and other filings concerning Powerex's application to 
export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-145-F. An additional copy is to be provided directly to 
both Connor Curson, Powerex Corp., 666 Burrard Street, Suite 1300, 
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2X8 and Tracey L. Bradley, 
Bracewell LLP, 2001 M Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036.
    A final decision will be made on this application after the 
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's National 
Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and 
after a determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not 
have an adverse impact on the sufficiency of supply or reliability of 
the U.S. electric power supply system.
    Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by 
accessing the program website at http://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Angela Troy at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2018.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2018-24362 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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