[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45875-45876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11498]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-97-E]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Portland General Electric Company

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Portland General Electric Company (the Applicant or PGE) 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 June 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: Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474-8226, 
[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 April 29, 1994, DOE issued Order No. EA-97 authorizing PGE to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer for a period of two years. DOE renewed this authority in 1996 
(Order No. EA-97-A), 1998 (Order No. EA- 97-B), 2004 (Order No. EA- 97-
C), and 2014 (Order No. EA-97-D). On April 19, 2024, PGE filed an 
application with DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of its export 
authority for a ten-year term. App. at 1.
    In its Application, PGE states that it is ``authorized to do 
business in the State of Oregon, with its principal place of business 
located at 121 SW Salmon Street, Portland, Oregon 97204.'' App. at 2. 
According to the Application, PGE ``owns generation, transmission, and 
distribution facilities for service to wholesale and retail customers, 
and it buys and sells power in the Western energy wholesale market.'' 
Id. PGE states it is ``authorized by the FERC to sell, at market-based 
rates, electric capacity and/or energy, and ancillary services.'' Id. 
The Applicant explains it ``lacks market-based rate authority in the 
PGE Balancing Authority Area, except for sales in the Energy Imbalance 
Market operated by the California Independent System Operator 
Corporation[.]'' Id.
    PGE represents that its ``sale of electric energy under this 
[authorization] has not and will neither impair the sufficiency of 
electric supply within the United States nor would it impede or tend to 
impede the coordination in the public interest of facilities subject to 
the jurisdiction of DOE.'' App. at 4. The Applicant states that it 
``has no intention to engage in exports which could result in a 
detriment to the U.S. electrical system or undermine PGE's ability to 
reliably serve its customers.'' Id. at 5-6.
    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 
[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 PGE's Application should be 
clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-97-E. Additional copies are to be 
provided directly to David White, Portland General Electric Company, 
121 SW Salmon Street, 1WTC 1301,

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Portland, OR 97204, [email protected], and Jenny Mackie, Portland 
General Electric Company, 121 SW Salmon Street, IOC, Portland, OR 
97204, [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 May 21, 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 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 May 21, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-11498 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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