[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64917-64918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25247]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-243-D]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Tenaska Power Services Co.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Tenaska Power Services Co. (Applicant or TPS) 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 20, 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 November 3, 2021, TPS filed an application with DOE (Application 
or App.) to ``transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada 
for a period of five years.'' App. at 1. TPS states that it ``is a 
Nebraska corporation and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of 
Tenaska Energy, Inc. (`Tenaska').'' Id. TPS further states that its 
``parent company, Tenaska, is a privately held corporation organized 
and existing under the laws of Delaware.'' Id. at 2. TPS represents 
that it ``does not currently own or control electric generation or 
transmission facilities, and does not have a power supply of its own in 
the United States that would cause its electricity exports to have a 
reliability, fuel use, or system stability impact.'' Id. at 3.
    TPS further claims that it would ``purchase the electricity may 
export . . . from wholesale generators, electric utilities, federal 
power marketing agencies and affiliates through negotiated agreements 
that have been voluntarily executed by the selling parties after 
considering their own need for any such electricity.'' App. at 3. TPS 
contends that its ``proposed electricity 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 3-4.
    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 TPS's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-243-D. Additional copies are to be provided directly to Norma Rosner 
Iacovo, 300 East John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75062, 
[email protected]; and Neil L. Levy, 500 North Capitol Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20001, [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.

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    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 November 12, 2021.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office 
of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2021-25247 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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