[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 119 (Friday, June 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 37086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13234]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-483]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Fuel Market LP

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Fuel Market LP (Applicant or Fuel Market LP) has applied for 
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 July 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
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 9, 2020, Fuel Market LP filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico for a term of five years. Fuel Market LP states that 
it ``is a Texas corporation, with its principal place of business in 
Houston [Texas].'' App. at 1. Fuel Market LP adds that it ``does not 
own or control any electric power generation or transmission facilities 
and does not have a franchised electric power service area.'' Id. at 2.
    Fuel Market LP further states that it ``will purchase surplus 
electric energy from electric utilities and other suppliers within the 
United States and will export this energy to Mexico over the 
international electric transmission facilities . . . listed in Exhibit 
C.'' App. at 3. Fuel Market LP contends that ``[b]ecause this electric 
energy will be purchased from other voluntarily, it will be surplus to 
the needs of the selling entities [and, therefore, the proposed] export 
of power will not impair the sufficiency of electric power supply in 
the U.S.'' Id.
    Fuel Market LP also ``agrees to abide by the export limits of 
[approved] transmission facilities'' and states that ``[t]he controls 
that are inherent in any transaction that compiles with all 
[reliability] requirements and the export limits imposed by DOE on the 
references transmission facilities are sufficient to ensure that export 
by Fuel Market LP will not impede or tend to impede the coordinated use 
of transmission facilities'' under the Federal Power Act. 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).
    Comments and other filings concerning Fuel Market LP's application 
to export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-483. Additional copies are to be provided directly to 
Genaro Gomez, 4545 Post Oak Place Drive, Suite 217, Houston, Texas 
77027; [email protected].
    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 June 15, 2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2020-13234 Filed 6-18-20; 8:45 am]
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