[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59886-59887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18720]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-500]


Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; MFT 
Energy US Power LLC

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: MFT Energy US Power LLC (the 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, 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, 
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 April 10, 2023, the authority to issue 
such orders was delegated to the DOE's Grid Deployment Office (GDO) by 
Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No. S3-DEL-
GD1-2023.
    On May 15, 2023, MFT Energy US Power LLC filed an application with 
DOE (Application or App.) for authorization to transmit electric energy 
to Canada for a ten-year term. App. at 1.
    In its Application, MFT Energy US Power LLC states that it is 
``wholly owned by MFT Energy US, Inc., a Delaware corporation'' which 
the Applicant states is ``wholly owned by MFT Energy A/S, registered in 
Denmark.'' Id. The Applicant states it ``owns a 75% interest in MFT 
Energy US 1 LLC'' and further states that ``MFT Energy US 1 LLC does 
not own any franchised service territory, and does not control any 
physical electric generation or transmission facilities in the United 
States.'' Id. at 1-2. The Applicant represents that it ``has no other 
affiliates or upstream owners that own any franchised service 
territory, or control any physical electric generation or transmission 
facilities in the United States.'' Id. at 2. MFT Energy US Power LLC 
also states it ``will purchase surplus electric energy from entities 
within the United States to be exported to Canada. Because Applicant 
has no franchised service territory and therefore no native load 
obligations, and the power it proposes to purchase and export is 
surplus to the needs of those entities selling electric power to 
Applicant, the proposed export of electricity will not impair the 
sufficiency of electric supply within the United States and meets the 
first statutory criterion of Section 202(e).'' Id. at 3.
    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 id. at 
Exhibit C.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at 
[email protected]. Protests should be filed in accordance 
with Rule 211 of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (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 
[email protected] in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 
385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning MFT Energy US Power LLC's 
Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-500. 
Additional copies are to be provided directly to Simon Fisker Rathjen, 
MFT Energy US Power LLC, 70 W. Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60602, 
energy.com">sr@mft-energy.com and energy.com">uspower@mft-energy.com.
    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

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https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pending-applications or by emailing 
[email protected].
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on August 24, 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 August 25, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-18720 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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