[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53646-53647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21062]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-491]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Trafigura Trading LLC

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Trafigura Trading LLC (Applicant or Trafigura) 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 October 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed by electronic mail to 
[email protected].

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 August 18, 2021, Trafigura filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico for a period of five years (or such longer period as 
may be permitted by the Department.)'' App. at 1. Trafigura states that 
it ``is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place 
of business in Houston, Texas.'' Id. Trafigura adds that it ``is a 
direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Trafigura US Inc. (`TUSI'), a 
Delaware corporation, which itself is a wholly-owned indirect 
subsidiary of the Singapore-registered company Trafigura Group Pte. 
Ltd. (`TGPL') which is the main holding company for the Trafigura 
group.'' Id. at 1.
    Trafigura represents 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.'' App. at 3. Trafigura states that it would 
``purchase the power to be from the markets which it participates,'' 
including ``purchases from electric utilities, federal power marketing 
agencies, qualifying cogeneration, small power production facilities 
and exempt wholesale

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generators (as those terms are defined in the FPA), independent system 
operators, regional transmission organizations, and other public 
utilities.'' Id. at 4.
    Trafigura contends that its proposed exports therefor would ``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.
    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 Trafigura's application to 
export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-491. Additional copies are to be provided directly to 
Eduardo Pigretti, 1401 McKinney Street, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77010, 
[email protected]; Terence T. Healey, 60 State Street, 
34th Floor, Boston, MA 02109, [email protected]; Sarah A. Tucker, 1501 
K Street NW, Washington DC 20005, [email protected]; Radhika Kannan, 
1501 K Street NW, Washington DC 20005, [email protected].
    A final decision will be made on the requested authorization after 
the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's 
National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 
1021) and after DOE evaluates whether the proposed action will 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 https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Matt Aronoff at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2021.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Energy Resilience Division, Office of 
Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2021-21062 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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