[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 76 (Monday, April 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21842-21843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08191]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-409-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Saracen Power LP

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Saracen Power LP (Applicant or Saracen) 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 May 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for

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more information should be addressed 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 42 U.S.C. 7172(f)). Such 
exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On June 18, 2015, DOE issued Order EA-409, which authorized Saracen 
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 
June 18, 2020. On March 31, 2020, Saracen filed an application 
(Application or App.) with DOE for renewal of the export authorization 
contained in Order No. EA-409.
    Saracen states that it is a ``Texas limited partnership with its 
principal place of business in Houston, Texas,'' that it ``is 
controlled by Saracen Energy Trading LP (``SET''), a Texas limited 
partnership and the sole general partner of Saracen Power LP,'' and 
that ``[t]he general partner of SET is SET GP LLC, a Texas limited 
liability company that in turn is owned by individuals Neil Kelley and 
Mark Wilken.'' App. at 2. The Applicant further states that it ``will 
purchase the power to be exported to Canada from wholesale generators, 
electric utilities, and federal power marketing agencies.'' Id. at 3. 
Saracen contends that its proposed exports ``will not impair or tend to 
impede the sufficiency of electric power supplies in the United States 
or the regional coordination of electric utility planning or 
operations.'' 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).
    Comments and other filings concerning Saracen's application to 
export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-409-A. Additional copies are to be provided directly to 
Allison P. Duensing, General Counsel, The Saracen Group of Companies, 
3033 W Alabama St., Houston, TX 77098, [email protected] and 
Daniel E. Frank & Allison E. Speaker, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, 
700 Sixth St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001-3980, 
sutherland.com">danielfrank@evershedssutherland.com, sutherland.com">allisonspeaker@eversheds-sutherland.com.
    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, by 
accessing the program website at http://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Matthew Aronoff at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2020-08191 Filed 4-17-20; 8:45 am]
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