[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67437-67438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26549]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-480]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Engelhart CTP (US) LLC

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Engelhart CTP (US) LLC (Applicant or ECTP) has applied for 
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

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DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before January 9, 2020.

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 November 20, 2019, ECTP filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada. ECTP is a single-member limited liability company. 
ECTP has requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-year 
term using existing international transmission facilities.
    In its application, the Applicant states that it is a power 
marketer that does not own or operate an integrated transmission or 
distributed system . . .''. App. at 4.The electric energy that the 
Applicant proposes to export to Canada ``would be surplus to the needs 
of the relevant transmission or distribution system...'' App. at 4. 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 ECTP's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-480. An additional copy is to be provided directly to Changjae Lee, 
Engelhart CTP (US) LLC, 400 Atlantic St. 11th Floor, Stamford, CT 06901 
and Jennifer Brough, Locke Lord LLP, 701 8th St. NW Suite 700, 
Washington, DC 20001.
    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 Matthew Aronoff at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2019.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2019-26549 Filed 12-9-19; 8:45 am]
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