[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21646-21647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07799]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-211-E]


Application To Export Electric Energy; DTE Energy Trading, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: DTE Energy Trading, Inc. (DTE Energy Trading or Applicant) 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 May 12, 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 March 30, 2022, DTE Energy Trading filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) to ``transmit and export electricity from the 
United States to Canada . . . for a period of ten years or such period 
as the Department may authorize for similarly situated power 
marketers.'' App. at 1. DTE Energy Trading states that it ``is a 
corporation organized under the laws of Michigan with its principal 
place of business in Detroit, Michigan.'' Id. at 2. DTE Energy Trading 
adds that it ``is a wholly-owned affiliate of DTE Energy Resources, LLC 
d/b/a DTE Vantage, which is wholly-owned by DTE Energy Company.'' Id. 
DTE Energy Trading represents that it ``does not own or control 
electric generation or transmission facilities and does not have a 
franchised electric power area within the U.S. or Canada.'' Id.
    DTE Energy Trading further claims that it would ``purchase the 
power it plans to export voluntarily from electric utilities, wholesale 
generators, power marketers and other parties and thus such power will 
be surplus to the needs of the selling parties.'' App. at 4-5. DTE 
Energy Trading contends that its proposed exports 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 
operation.'' 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 DTE Energy Trading's 
application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly 
marked with OE Docket No. EA-211-E. Additional copies are to be 
provided directly to Geoffrey M. Goodale, 505 9th Street NW, Suite 100, 
Washington, DC 20004, [email protected]; and Cynthia M. Klots, 
One Energy Plaza, 400 WCB, Detroit, MI 48226 Vincenzo Franco, 
[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].


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    Signed in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2022.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office 
of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2022-07799 Filed 4-11-22; 8:45 am]
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