[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65617-65618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17888]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[GDO Docket No. EA-473-A]


Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric 
Energy; Northland Power and Energy Marketing (US) Inc.

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Northland Power and Energy Marketing (US) Inc. (NPEMUS or 
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 September 11, 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

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(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 July 18, 2019, DOE issued Order No. EA-473 to NPEMUS to transmit 
electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer 
for a period of five years. On June 21, 2024, NPEMUS filed an 
application (Application or App.) for renewal of its export authority 
for a five-year term. App. at 1.
    According to its Application, NPEMUS is a power marketer ``engaged 
in the purchase and sale of physical and financial energy 
commodities.'' Id. at 1, 6. The Applicant states that it is ``a 
corporation formed pursuant to the laws of the Province of Ontario with 
its principal place of business in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,'' and 
``wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the holding company NP Energy 
Services Holdings, Inc.'' Id. at 2. NPEMUS states that it is 
``authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to make 
wholesale sales of electric power and related products at market-based 
rates.'' Id.
    NPEMUS represents that it ``does not own or control electric 
generation, transmission, or distribution facilities in the United 
States and does not hold a franchise or service territory or native 
load obligation within the United States or Canada.'' Id. at 3. NPEMUS 
further states that because it ``does not have a native load 
obligation, its exports will not impair its ability to meet current or 
prospective power supply obligations.'' Id. at 5. The Applicant adds 
that its proposed exports ``will not impair or impede sufficient 
electric supplies in the United States or the regional coordination of 
electric utility planning or operations.'' App. at 5. Additionally, 
NPEMUS asserts that it will comply with all applicable reliability 
criteria, standards, and guidelines. Id. at 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 id. 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 NPEMUS's Application should 
be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. EA-473-A. Additional copies are 
to be provided directly to Elizabeth W. Whittle, Nixon Peabody LLP, 799 
Ninth Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001, 
[email protected]; Gregory N. Hom, Nixon Peabody LLP, 799 Ninth 
Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001, [email protected]; and 
Yonni Fushman, Northland Power Inc., 30 St. Clair Avenue West, 3rd 
Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4V 3A1, [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-0or by emailing [email protected].
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on August 2, 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 August 7, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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