[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16426-16427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05469]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-339-C]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Shell Energy North America (US), L.P.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (the Applicant or Shell 
Energy) 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 April 17, 2023.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Blazek, (240) 474-2780, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Energy (DOE) 
regulates electricity exports from the United States to foreign 
countries in accordance with section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act 
(FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 CFR 205.300 et 
seq.). Sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) transferred this regulatory authority, 
previously exercised by the now-defunct Federal Power Commission, to 
DOE.
    Section 202(e) of the FPA provides that an entity which seeks to 
export electricity must obtain an order from DOE authorizing that 
export. (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On June 13, 2022, the authority to issue 
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) 
under Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2022-2 and Redelegation Order No. 
S3-DEL-GD1-2022.
    On May 5, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA-339 authorizing Shell 
Energy to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as 
a power marketer. DOE subsequently renewed Shell Energy's authorization 
to export electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer in Order No. EA-339-A (May 9, 2013), and again in Order No. 
EA-339-B (May 30, 2018). On December 2, 2022, Shell Energy filed an 
application with DOE (Application or App) for renewal of their export 
authority for an additional five-year term. App at 1.
    In its Application, Shell Energy states that it ``does not own or 
control any transmission or distribution facilities'' and ``does not 
have a franchised service area.'' App at 2. Shell Energy seeks to renew 
its authority to ``export electric energy acquired from U.S. generating 
sources to Canada over international electric transmission 
facilities.'' App at 3. Shell Energy represents that it ``will purchase 
the power to be exported from electric utilities, qualifying small 
power production facilities, cogeneration facilities and federal power 
marketing agencies'' and that ``electric energy exported pursuant to 
the authorization requested in this Renewal Application, whether on a 
firm or interruptible basis, will be purchased in bilateral, voluntary 
transactions from the surplus and available electric energy of the 
generator/seller.'' App at 4. Therefore, ``Shell Energy's exports to 
Canada will not impair the sufficiency of the electric power supply 
within the U.S.'' Id.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
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the Applicant have been previously authorized by Presidential permits 
issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are 
appropriate for open access transmission by third parties. See App at 
Exhibit C.
    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 FERC's 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 Shell Energy's Application 
should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-339-C. Additional 
copies are to be provided directly to David L. Smith, Regulatory 
Advisor DF--Shell Energy, 1000 Main, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77002-
6336, (713) 767-5542, [email protected] and Catherine McCarthy, 
Partner--Bracewell LLP, 2001 M. Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 
20036-3310, (202) 828-5839, [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 
United States electric power supply system.
    Copies of this Application will be made available, upon request, by 
accessing the program website at https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications or by emailing [email protected].
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on March 13, 2023, by Maria Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment 
Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. 
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by 
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE 
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit 
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official 
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no 
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 14, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-05469 Filed 3-16-23; 8:45 am]
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