[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 73750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28200]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-493]


Application To Export Electric Energy; SociVolta, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: SociVolta, Inc. (Applicant or SociVolta) 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 January 27, 2022.

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 (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On December 13, 2021, SociVolta filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) to ``transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico for a period of five (5) years.'' App. at 1. SociVolta 
states that it ``is a Canadian company with its principal place of 
business in Montreal, Quebec,'' adding that it ``was incorporated in 
Quebec under a Canadian federal charter.'' Id. SociVolta represents 
that it ``does not have any affiliates or upstream owners that possess 
any ownership interest or 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 SociVolta.'' Id. at 2.
    SociVolta further claims that it would ``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. SociVolta contends that its proposed exports would 
be ``surplus to the system of the generator and, therefore, the 
electric power that [it would] export on either a firm or interruptible 
basis [would] not impair the sufficiency of the electric power supply 
within the U.S.'' Id. SociVolta adds that its proposed exports would 
``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.
    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 SociVolta's application to 
export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-493. Additional copies are to be provided directly to 
Ruta Kalvaitis Sku[ccaron]as, 1601 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006, 
[email protected]; and Daniel Harris, 5455 De Gaspe Ave., Suite 710, 
Montreal, Quebec H2T 3B3 Canada, [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 December 22, 2021.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office 
of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2021-28200 Filed 12-27-21; 8:45 am]
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