[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9463-9464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03229]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-408-A]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Nalcor Energy Marketing 
Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Nalcor Energy Marketing Corporation (Applicant or NEMC) 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 March 20, 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

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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 May 22, 2015, DOE issued Order EA-408, which authorized NEMC to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer for a five-year term using existing international transmission 
facilities appropriate for open access. The authorization expires on 
May 22, 2020. On February 3, 2020, NEMC filed an application 
(Application or App.) with DOE for renewal of the export authorization 
contained in Order No. EA-408-A for an additional five-year term. App. 
at 4. NEMC states that it ``is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEMC, which 
is a Crown corporation wholly owned by the Province of Newfoundland and 
Labrador, and responsible for the management of the Province's energy 
resources'' and that ``NEMC will purchase electric energy from 
wholesale energy markets operated by NYISO, ISO-NE, MISO or other 
organized electric markets in which NEMC holds status as a market 
participant, as well as through bilateral, voluntary agreements with 
electric or municipal utilities, cooperatives and federal power 
marketing agencies (as applicable).'' Id. At 2. The Applicant further 
states that ``the electric energy that NEMC will export on either a 
firm or interruptible basis will not impair the sufficiency of the 
electric power supple in the United States.'' Id. 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). 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 NEMC application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-408-A. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Greg Jones, 
Nalcor Energy Marketing Corporation, 500 Columbus Drive--Hydro Place, 
P.O. Box 15200, St. John's NL, A1B0P5, Canada and to Joseph B. Nelson, 
Van Ness Feldman, LLP, 1050 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, 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 Matthew Aronoff at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2020-03229 Filed 2-18-20; 8:45 am]
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