[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 32 (Friday, February 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10260-10261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03400]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-290-D]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Ontario Power Generation 
Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Ontario Power Generation Inc. (Applicant or OPG) 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 March 22, 2021.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Aronoff, 202-586-5863, 
[email protected].

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 January 19, 2021, OPG filed an application with DOE (Application 
or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada 
for a term of ten years. OPG states that it ``is an Ontario corporation 
having its principal place of business at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.'' 
App. at 1. OPG further represents that ``all of the outstanding shares 
of OPG are held in the name of the Provincial Government of Ontario.'' 
Id. OPG represents that it ``does not own

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or control any transmission or distribution assets and does not have a 
franchised service area in the United States.'' Id. OPG clarifies that 
``OPGET, a power marketing and trading entity owned by OPG makes power 
sales within the United States, and at the international border with 
Canada pursuant to its FERC market-based rate authorization[, but] does 
not export power from the United States to Canada.'' Id. at 2.
    OPC further states that it ``will purchase the 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 
agencies as those terms are defined in section 3(22) and 3(19) of the 
FPA.'' App. at 4. OPG adds that ``by definition, such power is surplus 
to the system of the generator''. Id. OPG contends that ``the electric 
power that [it] will export to Canada from these markets, on either a 
firm or interruptible basis, will not impair the sufficiency of the 
electric power supply within the United States.'' Id.
    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 OPG's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-290-D. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Jerry L 
Pfeffer, 1440 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005, 
[email protected]; and Karen Cooke, 700 University Avenue, Toronto, 
Ontario MSG IX6, 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 Matt Aronoff at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2021.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Energy Resilience Division, Office of 
Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2021-03400 Filed 2-18-21; 8:45 am]
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