80_FR_37733 80 FR 37607 - Application to Export Electric Energy; Targray Americas Inc.

80 FR 37607 - Application to Export Electric Energy; Targray Americas Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

Page Range37607-37608
FR Document2015-16187

Targray Americas Inc. (Targray) has applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37607-37608]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16187]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-411]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Targray Americas Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Targray Americas Inc. (Targray) has applied for authority to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to 
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before July 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed to: Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0350. Because of 
delays in handling conventional mail, it is recommended that documents 
be transmitted by overnight mail, by electronic mail to 
[email protected], or by facsimile to 202-586-8008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United 
States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy 
(DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 
authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On May 29, 2015, DOE received an application from Targray for 
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada 
as a power marketer for five years using existing international 
transmission facilities.
    In its application, Targray states that it does not own or control 
any electric generation or transmission facilities, and it does not 
have a franchised service area. Targray states that it has applied for 
market-based rate authority from the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission (FERC) to engage in the sale and purchase of electric energy 
to and from Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission 
Organizations. As such, the electric energy that Targray proposes to 
export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased from third parties 
such as power marketers, independent power producers, electric 
utilities, and Federal power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary 
agreements. The existing international transmission facilities to be 
utilized by Targray have previously been authorized by Presidential 
permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are 
appropriate for open access transmission by third parties.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the application at the 
address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with 
Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC)

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Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring 
to become a party to these proceedings should file a motion to 
intervene at the above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 
385.214). Five copies of such comments, protests, or motions to 
intervene should be sent to the address provided above on or before the 
date listed above.
    Comments and other filings concerning the Targray application to 
export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-411. An additional copy is to be provided directly to 
Ruta Kalvaitis Skucas, Pierce Atwood LLC, 900 17th St., NW., Suite 350, 
Washington, DC 20006 and to Karen Roberge, Targray Technology 
International Inc., 18105 Transcanadienne, Kirkland QC, H9J 3Z4 Canada.
    A final decision will be made on this application after the 
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's National 
Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and 
after a determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not 
have an adverse impact on the sufficiency of supply or reliability of 
the U.S. electric power supply system.
    Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by 
accessing the program Web site at http://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Angela Troy at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2015.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2015-16187 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices 37607 Underneath all four domains lie c. Response Capabilities: Internal States to Canada pursuant to section questions that contains specific Capabilities and External Capabilities. 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. information for each of the domains. d. Recovery Mechanisms: Resource DATES: Comments, protests, or motions Examples of questions that can be asked Restoration Agreements and Utility to intervene must be submitted on or with specific reference to resilience are: Service Restoration. before July 31, 2015. —What procedures are included in your (3) Do these components and ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, emergency action plan? subcomponents make sense as motions to intervene, or requests for [Preparedness] contributors to electric distribution more information should be addressed —To date, what smart grid technologies system resilience? to: Office of Electricity Delivery and have you incorporated into your (4) What is missing, or should be Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, distribution system? [Mitigation taken away? U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Measures] C. Data Protection Independence Avenue SW, Washington, —Does the control and dispatch center DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in use a distribution management (5) What are your concerns about data protection if asked to submit handling conventional mail, it is system? [Response Capabilities] recommended that documents be —What service restoration method(s) anonymous aggregate data for a national average for electric distribution transmitted by overnight mail, by does the utility use? [Recovery electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ Mechanisms] resilience? (6) Data protection is recognized as an hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– For each of these questions there will 8008. be a set of distinct answers. This important consideration for utility participation in such an assessment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of method of construction allows model. What are your opinions and electricity from the United States to a consistent, objective information recommendations on data protection? foreign country are regulated by the collection for all entities interested in Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to using the model. In cooperation with D. Working Group Participation sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the the utility industry, a working group (7) Would your utility be willing to Department of Energy Organization Act will be created to assist in determining participate in a working group intent on (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require the direction of the program. constructing the relative importance of authorization under section 202(e) of II. Request for Information the different components and the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. In order to develop this pilot project, subcomponents to the overall resilience 824a(e)). DOE would like input from resilience of the system? Who would be the On May 29, 2015, DOE received an experts in the electric distribution appropriate person within your utility application from Targray for authority to industry to gauge the interest and to participate in such a working group? transmit electric energy from the United usefulness of the proposed decision (8) Are there others who you would States to Canada as a power marketer for support tool. This RFI provides the suggest to provide early feedback on five years using existing international public and industry stakeholders with tool development? transmission facilities. (9) Is your utility interested in being In its application, Targray states that the opportunity to provide their view on part of a demonstration or pilot during it does not own or control any electric the development of a resilience tool. early testing? generation or transmission facilities, The intent of this RFI is to solicit information pertinent to the need and and it does not have a franchised service E. Other Feedback viability of the resilience assessment area. Targray states that it has applied Additional comments that may not be for market-based rate authority from the tool. The information obtained is meant captured in replies these questions, but to be used by DOE for tool design and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are considered relevant by respondents (FERC) to engage in the sale and strategy development purposes. In your are highly encouraged. comments, please reference the purchase of electric energy to and from question(s) to which you are Authority: Presidential Policy Directive-21. Independent System Operators and responding, as well as provide other Issued at Washington, DC, on June 25, Regional Transmission Organizations. pertinent information. 2015. As such, the electric energy that Targray Patricia A. Hoffman, proposes to export to Canada would be A. Resilience Assessment Tool Need surplus energy purchased from third Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy, (1) Would a resilience assessment tool Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy parties such as power marketers, be of interest for electric distribution Reliability. independent power producers, electric utilities? [FR Doc. 2015–16186 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] utilities, and Federal power marketing (2) What would you like to see in agencies pursuant to voluntary BILLING CODE 6450–01–P such a model should it exist (i.e., agreements. The existing international functionality, presentation, transmission facilities to be utilized by accessibility?) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Targray have previously been authorized by Presidential permits B. Resilience Tool Criteria/Domains [OE Docket No. EA–411] issued pursuant to Executive Order There are four key domains proposed 10485, as amended, and are appropriate Application to Export Electric Energy; for open access transmission by third for resilience: preparedness, mitigation Targray Americas Inc. parties. measures, response and recovery. Each tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of these components has AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery Procedural Matters: Any person subcomponents as detailed below: and Energy Reliability, DOE. desiring to be heard in this proceeding a. Preparedness: Awareness and ACTION: Notice of application. should file a comment or protest to the Planning. application at the address provided b. Mitigation Measures: Extreme SUMMARY: Targray Americas Inc. above. Protests should be filed in Weather Mitigation, Utility Mitigation, (Targray) has applied for authority to accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal and Dependencies Mitigation. transmit electric energy from the United Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jun 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

37608 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, to intervene should be sent to the CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to motions to intervene, or requests for address provided above on or before the become a party to these proceedings more information should be addressed date listed above. should file a motion to intervene at the to: Office of Electricity Delivery and Comments and other filings above address in accordance with FERC Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, concerning Powerex’s application to Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 export electric energy to Canada should of such comments, protests, or motions Independence Avenue SW., be clearly marked with OE Docket No. to intervene should be sent to the Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because EA–171–D. An additional copy is to be address provided above on or before the of delays in handling conventional mail, provided directly to both Mike date listed above. it is recommended that documents be MacDougall and Karen McDonald, Comments and other filings transmitted by overnight mail, by Powerex Corp., 666 Burrard Street, Suite concerning the Targray application to electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ 1300, Vancouver, British Columbia export electric energy to Canada should hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– Canada V6C 2X8 and to both Deanna be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 8008. King and Tracey Bradley, Bracewell and EA–411. An additional copy is to be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of Giuliani LLP, 2000 K Street NW., Suite provided directly to Ruta Kalvaitis electricity from the United States to a 500, Washington, DC 20006. Skucas, Pierce Atwood LLC, 900 17th foreign country are regulated by the A final decision will be made on this St., NW., Suite 350, Washington, DC Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to application after the environmental 20006 and to Karen Roberge, Targray sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the impacts have been evaluated pursuant Technology International Inc., 18105 Department of Energy Organization Act to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Transcanadienne, Kirkland QC, H9J 3Z4 (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR Canada. authorization under section 202(e) of part 1021) and after a determination is A final decision will be made on this the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. made by DOE that the proposed action application after the environmental 824a(e)). will not have an adverse impact on the impacts have been evaluated pursuant On November 17, 2010, DOE issued sufficiency of supply or reliability of the to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Order No. EA–171–C to Powerex Corp., U.S. electric power supply system. Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR which authorized the Applicant to Copies of this application will be part 1021) and after a determination is transmit electric energy from the United made available, upon request, for public made by DOE that the proposed action States to Canada as a power marketer for inspection and copying at the address will not have an adverse impact on the a five-year term using existing provided above, by accessing the sufficiency of supply or reliability of the international transmission facilities. program Web site at http://energy.gov/ U.S. electric power supply system. That authority expires on November 17, node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy Copies of this application will be 2015. On May 19, 2015, Powerex filed at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. made available, upon request, for public an application with DOE for renewal of Issued in Washington, DC, on June 25, inspection and copying at the address the export authority contained in Order 2015. provided above, by accessing the No. EA–171–C for an additional five- Brian Mills, program Web site at http://energy.gov/ year term. Director, Permitting and Siting Office of node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy In its application, Powerex states that Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. it does not own or operate any electric [FR Doc. 2015–16233 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] Issued in Washington, DC, on June 25, generation or transmission facilities, BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 2015. and it does not have a franchised service Brian Mills, area. The electric energy that Powerex Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of proposes to export to Canada would be Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. surplus energy purchased from third ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION parties such as electric utilities and AGENCY [FR Doc. 2015–16187 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Federal power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary agreements. The [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9929–17] existing international transmission Access to Confidential Business DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY facilities to be utilized by Powerex have Information by Science Applications previously been authorized by International Corporation and Its Presidential permits issued pursuant to [OE Docket No. EA–171–D] Identified Subcontractor, Solutions by Executive Order 10485, as amended, Design II, LLC Application To Export Electric Energy; and are appropriate for open access Powerex Corp. transmission by third parties. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Procedural Matters: Any person Agency (EPA). AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery desiring to be heard in this proceeding ACTION: Notice. and Energy Reliability, DOE. should file a comment or protest to the ACTION: Notice of Application. application at the address provided SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its above. Protests should be filed in contractor, Science Applications SUMMARY: Powerex Corp. (Applicant or accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal International Corporation of McLean, Powerex) has applied to renew its Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) VA, and its identified subcontractor, authority to transmit electric energy tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 Solutions by Design II, LLC of Vienna, from the United States to Canada CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to VA, to access information which has pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal become a party to these proceedings been submitted to EPA under all Power Act. should file a motion to intervene at the sections of the Toxic Substances Control DATES: Comments, protests, or motions above address in accordance with FERC Act (TSCA). Some of the information to intervene must be submitted on or Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies may be claimed or determined to be before July 31, 2015. of such comments, protests, or motions Confidential Business Information (CBI). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jun 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of application.
DatesComments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before July 31, 2015.
FR Citation80 FR 37607 
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