[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52947-52948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18721]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-496]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Command Power Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Command Power Corp. (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 September 29, 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: Steven Blazek, 720-962-7265, 
[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 June 7, 2022, Applicant filed an application with DOE 
(Application or App.) ``for authority to transmit electric energy from 
the United States to Canada for a period of five (5) years.'' App. at 
2. Applicant states that it is ``a Canadian company with its principal 
place of business in Douro-Dummer, Ontario.'' Id. at 2. Applicant adds 
that ``Command Power is a private corporation organized under the 
Business Corporations Act (Ontario, Canada). The company is a

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direct, wholly owned subsidiary of HJ&J Enterprises Ltd., which is 100 
percent owned by an individual, Jonathan Nikkel.'' Id. at 2-3. 
Applicant 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.'' Id.
    Applicant 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. Applicant contends that ``by definition, such power 
is surplus to the system of the generator and, therefore, the electric 
power that Command Power will export on either a firm or interruptible 
basis will not impair the sufficiency of the electric power supply 
within the U.S. Id. at 3.
    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 Command Power Corp.'s 
application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly 
marked with OE Docket No. EA-496. Additional copies are to be provided 
directly to Ruta Kalvaitis Sku[ccaron]as and Maeve C. Tibbetts, K&L 
Gates LLP, 1601 K St, NW, Washington, DC 20006, 
[email protected]; [email protected]; and Jonathan 
Nikkel, President, Command Power Corp., 293 Douro Second Line, Douro-
Dummer, ON, K0L2B0 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 Steven Blazek at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2022.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst, Electricity Delivery Division, Office 
of Electricity.
[FR Doc. 2022-18721 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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