[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89428-89429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28475]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-463-A]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC (the Applicant or 
BETM) 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.
    On December 19, 2018, DOE issued Order No. EA-463 to BETM to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer for a period of five years. On November 14, 2023, BETM filed 
an application with DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of their 
export authority for a five-year term. App. at 8.
    According to the Application, BETM is a California limited 
liability company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Diamond Energy 
Trading and Marketing, LLC. Id. at 1-2. BETM represents that it is a 
power marketer

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authorized to sell wholesale electric energy, capacity and ancillary 
services outside of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas at 
market-based rates pursuant to authority granted by the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission (FERC) under a wholesale power sales tariff 
currently on file with FERC. Id. at 2. BETM states that as a power 
marketer, it ``does not own any electric generation or transmission 
facilities and does not hold a franchise or service territory or native 
load obligation.'' Id. at 4. Further, BETM represents that ``none of 
BETM's U.S.-based affiliates or subsidiaries own any electric 
transmission facilities other than generating facility interconnection 
facilities necessary to connect individual generating facilities to the 
grid[,] and BETM is not affiliated with an entity that holds a 
franchise or service territory in the U.S.'' Id. BETM represents that 
because it neither owns, operates nor controls an electric power supply 
transmission and/or distribution system, ``its exports cannot have any 
adverse impact on the reliability, stability, or sufficiency of supply 
on a franchised electric supply system or the electric power supply 
within the U.S.'' Id. at 5.
    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 
[email protected]. 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 [email protected] in 
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning BETM's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-463-A. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to BETM Contract Administrator, Boston Energy 
Trading and Marketing LLC, One International Place, 9th Floor, Boston, 
MA 02110, [email protected], and Catherine McCarthy, Partner, 
Bracewell LLP, 2001 M Street NW, Suite 900, Washington DC 20036, 
[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.

    Signed in Washington, DC on December 20, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-28475 Filed 12-26-23; 8:45 am]
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