[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78349-78350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25188]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-287-D]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary No. 1, Inc.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary No. 1, Inc. (the Applicant or EE 
US No. 1) 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.
    In April 2004, DOE issued Order No. EA-287, authorizing EE US No. 1 
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer. This authority was renewed in 2009 (Order No. EA-287-A), in 
2014 (Order

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No. EA-287-B), and in 2019 (Order No. EA-287-C). On October 12, 2023, 
EE US No. 1 filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) for 
renewal of their export authority for a five-year term. App at 1.
    In its Application, EE US No. 1 states that it is a wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Emera Incorporated (Emera). App. at 1. The Application 
represents that EE US No. 1 is authorized to export energy from the 
United States to Canada and has market-based authority from FERC to 
provide wholesale and retail marketing services as a power marketer. 
Id. The Applicant notes that Emera holds ownership interests in various 
subsidiaries that provide energy services. See id. at 2-6. Although 
some of Emera's subsidiaries own and control electric power generation 
and transmission facilities, the Applicant asserts that EE US No. 1 
``does not own or control any electric power generation or transmission 
facilities and does not have a franchised electric power service 
area.'' App. at 6.
    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 address 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 previously provided email 
address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning EE US No. 1's Application 
should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-287-D. Additional 
copies are to be provided directly to Keith Sutherland, Vice President, 
Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Emera Energy Inc., 5151 Terminal Road, 
Halifax, NS B3J 1A1, Canada, [email protected], Jeffrey 
Jakubiak, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, 
New York, NY 10036, [email protected], and Jennifer Mansh, Vinson & 
Elkins LLP, 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 
20037, [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.
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