[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 132 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41231-41232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14820]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-484]


Application To Export Electric Energy; CFE International LLC

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: CFE International LLC (Applicant or CFE International LLC) 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 August 10, 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 29, 2020, CFE International LLC filed an application with 
DOE (Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico for a term of five years. CFE International LLC states 
that it ``is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal 
place of business in Houston, Texas'' and that it ``is a wholly-owned, 
direct subsidiary of the Comisi[oacute]n Federal de Electricidad 
(`CFE'), which is itself wholly owned by the Mexican Federal 
Government.'' App. at 1. CFE International LLC adds that it ``does not 
directly or indirectly own, operate or control any electric generation 
facilities, electric transmission facilities, distribution facilities, 
or inputs to electric power production'' Id. at 3-4.
    CFE International LLC further states that it ``will purchase the 
electric power to be exported in the markets in which it participates'' 
from third parties, including, ``electric utilities, federal power 
marketing agencies, qualifying cogeneration, small power production 
facilities and exempt wholesale generations . . . , independent system 
operators, regional transmission organization, and public utilities.'' 
App. at 4. CFE International LLC contends that ``any power [it 
purchases] for export would be surplus to the needs of those entities 
selling [the] power.'' Id. at 4-5. Further, ``the 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 5.
    CFE International LLC also ``agrees to abide by the export limits 
contained in the relevant [proposed] export authorization of any 
[approved] transmission facilities,'' and states that ``[t]he controls 
that are inherent in any transaction that complies with all 
[reliability] requirements and the export limits imposed by the 
Department on the international transmission facilities are sufficient 
to ensure that exports by Applicant will not impede or tend to impede 
the coordinated use of transmission facilities'' under the Federal 
Power Act. App. at 5-6.
    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

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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 CFE International LLC's 
application to export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly 
marked with OE Docket No. EA-484. Additional copies are to be provided 
directly to M[oacute]nica Mart[iacute]nez, 825 Town & Country Ln., 
Suite #1450, Houston, TX 77024; [email protected]; 
Andrea Zulbar[aacute]n, 825 Town & Country Ln., Suite #1450, Houston, 
TX 77024; [email protected]; Kenneth W. Irvin, 1501 
K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005; [email protected]; Sarah A. Tucker, 
1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005; [email protected]; Terence T. 
Healey, 60 State Street, 34th Floor, Boston, MA 02109; 
[email protected].
    A final decision will be made on the 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 the 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 July 6, 2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Transmission Permitting and Technical 
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2020-14820 Filed 7-8-20; 8:45 am]
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