[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89430-89431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28477]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-458-A]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Sempra Gas & Power Marketing, LLC (the Applicant) has applied 
for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico 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

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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 November 2, 2018, DOE issued Order No. EA-458 authorizing Sempra 
Gas & Power Marketing LLC to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico as a power marketer for a term of five years. On 
November 1, 2023, Sempra Gas & Power Marketing LLC filed an application 
with DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of their export authority 
for a period of ten years or for such period that DOE deems 
appropriate. App. at 3.
    In its Application, the Applicant states it is a Delaware limited 
liability company and is a ``wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Sempra 
f/k/a Sempra Energy, a public utility holding company based in San 
Diego, California.'' Id. at 1-2. The Applicant further states it is a 
gas and power marketer and ``is not a franchised public utility with a 
transmission or distribution system, and does not have captive 
customers.'' Id. at 1. The Applicant represents that ``[t]he electric 
energy that [the] Applicant would export on a firm or interruptible 
basis would be surplus energy purchased in wholesale markets in 
bilateral, voluntary transactions.'' 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 the Applicant's Application 
should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-458-A. Additional 
copies are to be provided directly to Jerrod Harrison and Kevin Ding, 
Sempra Infrastructure, 488 8th Avenue, HQ12, San Diego, CA 92101, 
[email protected] and [email protected], and Brett Snyder 
and Lamiya Rahman, Blank Rome LLP, 1825 Eye Street NW, Washington DC 
20006, [email protected] and [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. 2023-28477 Filed 12-26-23; 8:45 am]
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