[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47936-47937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12189]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-512]


Application for Authorization To Export Electric Energy; ATNV 
Energy, LP

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: ATNV Energy, LP (the Applicant) has applied for authorization 
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant 
to the Federal Power Act.

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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) 
under Delegation Order No. S1-DEL-S3-2023 and Redelegation Order No. 
S3-DEL-GD1-2023.
    On April 11, 2024, ATNV Energy, LP filed an application 
(Application or App.) with DOE to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Mexico for a five-year term. App. at 1.
    According to the Application, ATNV Energy, LP is ``a Delaware 
limited partnership with its principal place of business in Houston, 
Texas.'' Id. ATNV Energy, LP states it is a ``power marketer that does 
not own or operate a transmission system,'' and its owners do not own 
or control an interest in any electric generation, transmission, or 
distribution facilities. Id. at 1, 4. The Applicant represents that it 
is ``authorized to sell wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary 
services at market-based rates'' and is subject to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's jurisdiction. Id. at 2.
    ATNV Energy, LLP states it ``will purchase the electric power to be 
exported in the markets in which it participates, on a firm or 
interruptible basis,'' and ``[a]ny power purchased by the Applicant for 
export would be surplus to the needs of those entities selling power to 
the Applicant.'' Id. at 3-4. The Applicant also asserts its exports 
will comply with all North American Electric Reliability Corporation 
requirements and exports limits imposed by DOE. Id. at 4. For these 
reasons, the Applicant contends that its exports ``will not impair or 
tend to impede the sufficiency of electric supply in the United States 
or the regional coordination of electric utility planning or 
operations.'' 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 
Attachment 1.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the Application at the 
email address provided previously. 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 the previously provided email 
address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214).
    Comments and other filings concerning ATNV Energy, LP's Application 
should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-512. Additional copies 
are to be provided directly to Kolby Kettler, ATNV Energy, LP, 1321 
Upland Dr., Ste. 2100, Houston, TX 77043, [email protected]; Sarah 
Tucker, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, 
[email protected]; and Keturah Brown, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K 
Street, NW, 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 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. 2024-12189 Filed 6-3-24; 8:45 am]
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