[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20645-20646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06206]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-467-A]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Citigroup Commodities Canada ULC

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Citigroup Commodities Canada ULC (Applicant or CCCU) 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 April 24, 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 May 10, 2019, DOE issued Order No. EA-467 to CCCU to transmit 
electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer 
for a period of five years. On February 21, 2024, CCCU filed an 
application with DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of its export 
authority for a five-year term. App. at 1.
    According to the Application, CCCU is an Alberta, Canada 
corporation that is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup 
Inc. (``Citigroup''). Id. at 1-2. CCCU represents that through 
Citigroup, CCCU is affiliated with Citigroup Energy Inc., which is 
authorized by FERC to sell energy, capacity, and ancillary services at 
market-based rates. Id. at 2 & n.4. CCCU states that neither it nor its 
affiliates own or operate any electric facilities, nor do they own or 
controls interests in transmission or distribution facilities in the 
United States or Canada. Id. at 2. The Applicant represents that the 
electricity it proposes to export will be purchased from third parties 
pursuant to voluntary agreements and that such electricity would be, by 
definition, surplus to the needs of the selling entities. Id. at 5. 
CCCU also states it will comply with applicable reliability standards, 
export limits, and other regulatory requirements and procedures. See 
Id. at 5-7. CCCU thus asserts its export of this electricity will not 
impair the sufficiency of electric supply within the United States or 
the regional coordination of electric utility planning or operations. 
Id. at 5, 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. 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 CCCU's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-467-A. Additional copies are to 
be provided directly to Jeffery Gollomp, Citigroup Energy Inc., 2700 
Post Oak Blvd., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77056, [email protected], 
and Margaret H. Claybour, Rock Creek Energy Group, LLP, 1 Thomas Circle 
NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, 
[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 March 18, 2024, 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

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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 March 20, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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