[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 10485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05397]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-467]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Citigroup Commodities 
Canada ULC

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Citigroup Commodities Canada ULC (Applicant or CCCU) has 
applied for 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 April 22, 2019.

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: The Department of Energy (DOE) regulates 
exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country, 
pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)). Such exports require 
authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On March 4, 2019, DOE received an application from CCCU for 
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing 
international transmission facilities.
    In its application, the Applicant states that it ``does not own or 
control electric generation or transmission facilities in the United 
States'' and that it has no ``obligation to serve native load within a 
franchised service area.'' The electric energy that the Applicant 
proposes to export to Canada would be surplus energy 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 this proceeding 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 CCCU's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-467. An additional copy is to be provided directly to both Jeffrey 
Gollomp, Citigroup Energy Inc., 2700 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 400, 
Houston, TX 77056, and Margaret H. Claybour, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, 
1050 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20007.
    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 DOE determines 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 March 15, 2019.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst,Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance,Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2019-05397 Filed 3-20-19; 8:45 am]
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