[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29661-29662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09745]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-452-A]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Matador Power Marketing, Inc.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Matador Power Marketing, Inc. (the Applicant or Matador Power) 
has applied for renewed 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 June 7, 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: Christina Gomer, (240) 474-2403, 
[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,

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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 June 28, 2018, DOE issued Order No. EA-452 authorizing Matador 
Power to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a 
power marketer. On February 27, 2023, Matador Power 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, Matador Power states 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.'' App at 2. Matador Power represents that 
it ``will 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. Matador 
Power also states ``[b]y definition, such power is surplus to the 
system of the generator and, therefore, the electric power that Matador 
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.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
by 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 
email provided previously. 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 email address previously provided in 
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning COP's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-452-A. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to Ruta Kalvaitis Sku[ccaron]as and Jennifer L. 
Mersing, K&L Gates LLP, 1601 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006, 
[email protected] and [email protected], and Diana 
Stoica, Matador Power Marketing, Inc., 50 Carroll Street Toronto, ON, 
M4M 3G3 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 
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 May 1, 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 May 3, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-09745 Filed 5-5-23; 8:45 am]
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