[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 499-500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28487]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-403-A]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Frontera Marketing, LLC

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Frontera Marketing, LLC (Applicant or Frontera) has applied to 
renew its authorization 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 February 5, 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 March 24, 2015, DOE issued Order No. EA-403, which authorized 
Frontera Marketing, LLC. to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico as a power marketer for a five-year term using the 
existing facilities permitted in PP-206 and other international 
transmission facilities appropriate for open access. That authorization 
expires on March 24, 2020. On December 16, 2019, Frontera filed an 
application (App.) with DOE for renewal of the export authorization 
contained in Order No. EA-403 for an additional five-year term.
    Frontera states in its application that it ``does not own, operate 
or control any electric generation or transmission facilities.'' App. 
at 3. Frontera ``has entered into an exclusive sales agreement with its 
affiliate, Frontera Generation [Limited Partnership (Frontera 
Generation)], [to purchase] 100% of the portion of the energy produced 
at Frontera Station that is intended to be sold into Mexico.'' Id. In 
those instances where Applicant purchases power from entities other 
than Frontera Generation, to be exported over facilities other than the 
facilities permitted by Presidential Permit PP-206, the power will be 
purchased from other entities voluntarily, and will be surplus to the 
needs of the selling entity.
    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

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Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Two (2) 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 Frontera's application to 
export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-403-A. Additional copies are to be provided directly to 
Elizabeth Quirk-Hendry, Frontera Marketing, LLC, 500 Alexander Park 
Drive, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ 08540, and to Brooksany Barrowes and 
Nicholas Gladd, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20004.
    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 30, 2019.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2019-28487 Filed 1-3-20; 8:45 am]
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