[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53426-53427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21815]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-359-C]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Castleton Commodities 
Merchant Trading L.P.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading L.P. (Applicant or 
CCMT) has applied to renew its 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 November 6, 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 October 2, 2014, DOE issued Order No. EA-359-B, which authorized 
CCMT to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a 
power marketer for a five-year term using existing international 
transmission facilities. That authorization expires on October 5, 2019. 
On September 27, 2019, CCMT filed an application with DOE for renewal 
of the export authorization contained in Order No. EA-359-B for an 
additional five-year term.
    In its application, the Applicant states that it ``does not 
currently own or control electric generation or transmission 
facilities, and does not have a power supply of its own in the United 
States on which its exports of power could have a reliability, fuel use 
or system stability impact.'' Affiliates of the Applicant do own 
generating facilities, but ``neither Applicant nor any of its 
affiliates owns or controls any electric power . . . transmission 
facilities and none of them has a franchised electric power service 
area.'' The electric energy that the Applicant proposes to export to 
Canada would be surplus energy purchased from third parties, such as 
wholesale generators, 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 CCMT's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-359-C. An additional copy is to be provided directly to both Daniel 
E.

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Frank, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, 700 Sixth Street NW, Suite 700, 
Washington, DC 20001-3980 and Compliance Department, Castleton 
Commodities International LLC, 811 Main Street, Suite 3500, Houston, TX 
77002.
    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 October 1, 2019.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2019-21815 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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