[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11943-11944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06098]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-469]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Puget Sound Energy, Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Applicant or PSE) 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 April 29, 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 1, 2019, DOE received an application from PSE 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. DOE most recently granted export 
authorization to PSE on May 6, 2014 for a five-year term, in Order No. 
EA-98-M. That Order authorized electricity exports by PSE and certain 
other members of WSPP Inc., which the Order described as ``a non-profit 
organization with approximately 300 electric utility members.'' In its 
present application, PSE requests authorization effective by May 6, 
2019, to prevent a lapse in its current authorization under Order No. 
EA-98-M, which expires on that date.
    In its application, PSE's resale and wholesale utility business 
includes the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale 
of electric energy. The electric energy that PSE proposes to export to 
Canada would be surplus energy sold to a portfolio of resources, 
including electric energy generated by PSE's system resources and 
electric energy acquired from other sellers within the United States 
and Canada. 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 PSE's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-469. An additional copy is to be provided directly to both Robert E. 
Neate, Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Puget Sound Energy, EST-11N, P.O. Box 
97034, Bellevue, Washington 98009-9734 and Jason Kuzma, Perkins Coie 
LLP, 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, Bellevue, Washington 98004.
    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 25, 2019.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2019-06098 Filed 3-28-19; 8:45 am]
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