[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 53074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13873]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-385-B]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Dynasty Power, Inc.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Dynasty Power, Inc. (Dynasty Power or the Applicant) 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 July 25, 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.
    In September 2012, DOE issued Order EA-385 to Dynasty Power to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer. On May 15, 2019, DOE issued Order EA-3385-A renewing this 
authorization. On May 13, 2024, Dynasty Power filed an application with 
DOE (Application or App.) for renewal of their export authority for an 
additional five-year term. App. at 1.
    According to the Application, Dynasty Power is incorporated in the 
Canadian province of Alberta, with its principal place of business in 
Calgary, Alberta. App. at 1. The Applicant's ``sole business is to act 
as a power marketer in the purchase and sale of wholesale electricity, 
capacity, and ancillary services at market-based rates[.]'' Id. The 
Applicant ``does not own or control any electric power generation or 
transmission facilities and does not have a franchised electric power 
service area.'' Id at 2. Dynasty Power represents that it ``will 
purchase surplus electric energy from electric utilities and other 
suppliers within the United States and will export this energy to 
Canada over the international electric transmission facilities.'' Id. 
at 3. Further, the Applicant states that its ``export of power will not 
impair the sufficiency of electric power supply in the U.S.'' Id. 
Additionally, the Applicant states its transactions will comply with 
all North American Electric Reliability Corporation requirements and 
export limits, which ensure such exports ``will not impede or tend to 
impede the coordinated use of transmission facilities within the 
meaning of Section 202(e) of the FPA.'' Id. at 3-4.
    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 Dynasty Power's Application 
should be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-385-B. Additional 
copies are to be provided directly to Todd McRRae, Dynasty Power Inc., 
411 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1E3, Canada, [email protected]; 
Jeffrey M. Jakubiak and Jennifer C. Mansh, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1114 
6th Avenue 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10036, [email protected], 
[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 June 17, 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 June 20, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-13873 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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