[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 47936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12186]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-510]


Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; MFT 
Energy US Power LLC

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: MFT Energy US Power LLC (the Applicant) has applied for 
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 July 5, 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 9, 2024, MFT Energy US Power LLC filed an application 
(Application or App.) with DOE to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Mexico for a ten-year term. App. at 1.
    According to the Application, MFT Energy US Power LLC ``is a 
limited liability company organized under the laws of the state of 
Delaware'' with its principal place of business in Chicago, Illinois. 
Id. The Applicant states that it ``does not own or control any electric 
power generation or transmission facilities and does not have a 
franchised electric power service area.'' Id. Further, MFT Energy US 
Power LLC represents that it ``operates as a power marketer'' and holds 
market-based rate authority provided by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC). Id. at 1-2.
    The Applicant states it ``will purchase surplus electric energy 
from entities within the United States to be exported to Mexico.'' Id. 
at 4. Because the electric energy proposed to be exported will be 
surplus, the Applicant asserts its exports ``will not impair the 
sufficiency of electric supply within the United States.'' Id. Further, 
the Applicant states that ``all electricity exported by Applicant will 
be transmitted pursuant to arrangements with utilities that own and 
operate existing transmission facilities and will be consistent with 
all applicable export limits on those transmitting facilities and with 
other terms and conditions contained in the applicable Presidential 
Permits.'' App. at 5. Therefore, the Applicant asserts its exports will 
not impede the regional coordination of the electric grid. Id.
    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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (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 MFT Energy US Power LLC's 
Application should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-510. 
Additional copies are to be provided directly to Simon Fisker Rathjen, 
MFT Energy US Power LLC, 70 W Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602, 
energy.com">sr@mft-energy.com and energy.com">uspower@mft-energy.com; James C. Beh, Jones Day, 
51 Louisiana Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001, [email protected]; and 
Brooke M. Proto, Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001, 
[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 29, 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 30, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-12186 Filed 6-3-24; 8:45 am]
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