[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78350-78351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25187]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-388-B]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; TEC Energy Inc.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: TEC Energy Inc. (the Applicant or TEC) has applied for renewed 
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 December 15, 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 December 19, 2013, DOE issued Order No. EA-388, authorizing TEC 
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer for a five-year term. This authority was renewed on December 
19, 2018 (Order No. EA-388-A). On September 21, 2023, TEC filed an 
application with DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of its export 
authority for an additional five-year term. App. at 1.
    In its Application, TEC states that it ``does not own or control 
any electric generation or transmission facilities, nor is it 
affiliated with any entity that does.'' App. at 2. TEC represents that 
the electricity it ``will export, on either a firm or interruptible 
basis, will be purchased from a variety of sources voluntarily, such as 
wholesale generators, electric utilities and federal power marketing 
agencies.'' Id. at 3. TEC represents that ``[b]y definition, such power 
is surplus to the system of the selling generator and, therefore, the 
electric power that TEC will export on either a firm or interruptible 
basis will not impair or tend to impede the sufficiency of the electric 
power supply within the U.S. or the regional coordination of electric 
utility planning or operations.'' 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 id. at 
Exhibit C.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding

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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 TEC's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-388-B. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to Etienne Lapointe, Chief Executive Officer, TEC 
Energy Inc., 5455 Av Gaspe, Suite 420, Montreal Quebec, H2T 3B3 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-0 or by emailing [email protected].
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on November 8, 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 November 9, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-25187 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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