[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89432-89433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28466]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-257-F]


Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Emera 
Energy Services, Inc.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Emera Energy Services, Inc. (the Applicant or EES) 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 January 26, 2024.

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 2002, DOE issued Order No. EA-257, authorizing EES to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer. This authority was renewed in 2004 (Order No. EA-257-A), 2006 
(Order No. EA-257-B), 2009 (Order No. EA-257-C), 2014 (Order No. EA-
257-D), and 2019 (Order No. EA-257-E). On October 25, 2023, EES 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, EES states that it is a Delaware corporation 
with its principal place of business in Kittery, Maine. Id. EES states 
it is a ``wholly-owned subsidiary of Emera Incorporated (``Emera''), a 
Nova Scotia company that is a publicly-traded diversified energy and 
services company.'' Id. The Application represents that EES 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. at 1-2. The Applicant notes 
that Emera holds ownership interests in various subsidiaries that 
provide energy services. Id. at 2-6. Although some of Emera's 
subsidiaries own and control electric power generation and transmission 
facilities, the Applicant asserts that EES does not ``own or control 
any electric power generation or transmission facilities and does not 
have a franchised electric power service area.'' Id. at 6. EES 
represents that it will ``purchase surplus electric energy from 
electric utilities and other suppliers within the United States and 
will export this energy to Canada'' and that the ``export of power will 
not impair the sufficiency of electric power supply in the U.S.'' App. 
at 7. 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. 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) 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 EES' Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-257-F. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to Keith Sutherland, 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 Ave., 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 December 19, 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.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-28466 Filed 12-26-23; 8:45 am]
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