[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 225 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74333-74334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25651]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-306-C]


Application To Export Electric Energy; MAG Energy Solutions, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: MAG Energy Solutions, Inc. (Applicant or MAG) has applied for 
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 December 21, 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 October 27, 2020, MAG filed an application with DOE (Application 
or App.) for renewal of its authorization to transmit electric energy 
from the United States to Canada for a term of five years. MAG states 
that it ``is an independent Canadian corporation with its principal 
place of business in Montreal, Quebec.'' App. at 2. MAG further 
represents that it ``is a Canadian close corporation privately owned by 
a group of 15 shareholders.'' Id. MAG adds that it ``does not have any 
affiliates or upstream owners that possess any ownership interest or 
have involvement in any other company that is a traditional utility or 
that owns, operates, or controls any electric generation, transmission 
or distribution facilities, nor do they have any direct involvement 
with the energy industry other than through the ownership of MAG.'' Id.
    MAG further states that it ``will purchase power to be exported 
from a variety of sources such as power marketers, independent power 
producers, or U.S. electric utilities and federal power marketing 
entities as those terms are defined in Sections 3(22) and 3(19) of the 
FPA.'' App. at 3-4. MAG contends that its exports ``will not impair the 
sufficiency of the electric power supply within the U.S.'' and will not 
impair or tend to impede the sufficiency of electric supplies in the 
U.S. or the regional coordination of electric utility planning or 
operations.'' Id. at 4.
    MAG states that its exports ``will be transmitted pursuant to 
arrangements with utilities that own and operate existing transmission 
facilities and will be consistent with the export limitations and other 
terms and conditions contained in the existing Presidential Permits and 
electricity export

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authorizations associated with these transmission facilities.'' App. at 
4. MAG also represents that its exports ``will not exceed the export 
limits for the [transmission facilities it uses], or otherwise cause a 
violation of the terms and conditions set forth in the export 
authorizations for each.'' Id. at 5.
    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 MAG's application to export 
electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-486. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Ruta Kalvaitis 
Sku[ccaron]as, 1875 K St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006, 
[email protected]; and Simon Pelletier, 999 de Maisonneuve 
Boulevard West, Suite 875, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3L4 Canada, 
[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 November 17, 2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Energy Resilience Division, Office of 
Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2020-25651 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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