80 FR 69203 - Application To Export Electric Energy; EDF Trading North America, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 216 (November 9, 2015)

Page Range		69203-69203
FR Document		2015-28439

EDF Trading North America, LLC (Applicant) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-373-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; EDF Trading North America, 
LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: EDF Trading North America, LLC (Applicant) has applied to 
renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States 
to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before December 9, 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 November 30, 2010, DOE issued Order No. EA-373 to the Applicant, 
which authorized the Applicant to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a five-year term using 
existing international transmission facilities. That authority expires 
on November 30, 2015. On November 3, 2015, the Applicant filed an 
application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in 
Order No. EA-373 for an additional five-year term.
    In its application, the Applicant states that it does not own or 
operate any electric generation or transmission facilities, and it does 
not have a franchised service area. The electric energy that the 
Applicant proposes to export to Mexico would be surplus energy 
purchased from third parties such as electric utilities and Federal 
power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary agreements. The existing 
international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant 
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. The Applicant is also requesting 
expedited treatment of this renewal application as current export 
authority expires on November 30, 2015.
    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) 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 Applicant's application 
to export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-373-A. An additional copy is to be provided directly to 
Gerald Nemec, EDF Trading North America, LLC, 4700 West Sam Houston 
Parkway North, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77041 and to both Kenneth Irvin 
and Terence Healey, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20005.
    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 November 3, 2015.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
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filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov, with FE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY be utilized by the Applicant have
Docket No. 15–149–LNG in the title previously been authorized by
[OE Docket No. EA–373–A]
line; (2) mailing an original and three Presidential permits issued pursuant to
paper copies of the filing to the Office Application To Export Electric Energy; Executive Order 10485, as amended,
of Regulation and International EDF Trading North America, LLC and are appropriate for open access
Engagement at the address listed in transmission by third parties. The
ADDRESSES; or (3) hand delivering an AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery Applicant is also requesting expedited
original and three paper copies of the and Energy Reliability, DOE. treatment of this renewal application as
filing to the Office of Regulation and ACTION: Notice of application. current export authority expires on
International Engagement at the address November 30, 2015.
listed in ADDRESSES. All filings must SUMMARY: EDF Trading North America,
include a reference to FE Docket No. LLC (Applicant) has applied to renew Procedural Matters: Any person
15–149–LNG. PLEASE NOTE: If its authority to transmit electric energy desiring to be heard in this proceeding
submitting a filing via email, please from the United States to Mexico should file a comment or protest to the
include all related documents and pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal application at the address provided
attachments (e.g., exhibits) in the Power Act. above. Protests should be filed in
original email correspondence. Please DATES: Comments, protests, or motions accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
do not include any active hyperlinks or to intervene must be submitted on or Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
password protection in any of the before December 9, 2015. Rules of Practice and Procedures (18
documents or attachments related to the ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to
filing. All electronic filings submitted to motions to intervene, or requests for become a party to these proceedings
DOE must follow these guidelines to more information should be addressed should file a motion to intervene at the
ensure that all documents are filed in a to: Office of Electricity Delivery and above address in accordance with FERC
timely manner. Any hardcopy filing Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies
submitted greater in length than 50 U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 of such comments, protests, or motions
pages must also include, at the time of Independence Avenue SW., to intervene should be sent to the
the filing, a digital copy on disk of the Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because address provided above on or before the
entire submission. of delays in handling conventional mail, date listed above.
A decisional record on the it is recommended that documents be
Application will be developed through transmitted by overnight mail, by Comments and other filings
responses to this notice by parties, electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ concerning the Applicant’s application
including the parties’ written comments hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– to export electric energy to Mexico
and replies thereto. Additional 8008. should be clearly marked with OE
procedures will be used as necessary to Docket No. EA–373–A. An additional
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
achieve a complete understanding of the electricity from the United States to a copy is to be provided directly to Gerald
facts and issues. If an additional foreign country are regulated by the Nemec, EDF Trading North America,
procedure is scheduled, notice will be Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to LLC, 4700 West Sam Houston Parkway
provided to all parties. If no party sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the North, Suite 250, Houston, TX 77041
requests additional procedures, a final Department of Energy Organization Act and to both Kenneth Irvin and Terence
Opinion and Order may be issued based (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require Healey, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K
on the official record, including the authorization under section 202(e) of Street NW., Washington, DC 20005.
Application and responses filed by the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. A final decision will be made on this
parties pursuant to this notice, in 824a(e)). application after the environmental
accordance with 10 CFR 590.316. On November 30, 2010, DOE issued
The Application is available for impacts have been evaluated pursuant
Order No. EA–373 to the Applicant, to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
inspection and copying in the Office of which authorized the Applicant to
Regulation and International Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
transmit electric energy from the United part 1021) and after a determination is
Engagement docket room, Room 3E– States to Mexico as a power marketer for
042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., made by DOE that the proposed action
a five-year term using existing
Washington, DC 20585. The docket will not have an adverse impact on the
international transmission facilities.
room is open between the hours of 8 sufficiency of supply or reliability of the
That authority expires on November 30,
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through U.S. electric power supply system.
2015. On November 3, 2015, the
Friday, except Federal holidays. The Applicant filed an application with DOE Copies of this application will be
Application and any filed protests, for renewal of the export authority made available, upon request, for public
motions to intervene or notice of contained in Order No. EA–373 for an inspection and copying at the address
interventions, and comments will also additional five-year term. provided above, by accessing the
be available electronically by going to In its application, the Applicant states program Web site at http://energy.gov/
the following DOE/FE Web address: that it does not own or operate any node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ electric generation or transmission at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.
gasregulation/index.html. facilities, and it does not have a
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energy that the Applicant proposes to
John A. Anderson, export to Mexico would be surplus Brian Mills,
Director, Office of Regulation and energy purchased from third parties Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
International Engagement, Office of Oil and such as electric utilities and Federal Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
Natural Gas. power marketing agencies pursuant to [FR Doc. 2015–28439 Filed 11–6–15; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2015–28438 Filed 11–6–15; 8:45 am] voluntary agreements. The existing BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P international transmission facilities to

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of application.
Dates		Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before December 9, 2015.
FR Citation		80 FR 69203