81 FR 17692 - Application To Export Electric Energy; Cargill Power Markets, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)

Page Range		17692-17693
FR Document		2016-07156

Cargill Power Markets, LLC (Applicant or CPM) 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-378-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Cargill Power Markets, LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Cargill Power Markets, LLC (Applicant or CPM) 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 April 29, 2016.

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 June 1, 2011, DOE issued Order No. EA-378 to CPM, 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 June 1, 2016. On March 16, 2016, the Applicant filed an application 
with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-
378 for an additional five-year term.
    In its application, CPM 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 CPM 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 CPM 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) 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 CPM's application to export 
electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-378-A. An additional copy is to be provided directly to Stephen 
Dvorske, Cargill Power Markets, LLC, 9350 Excelsior Blvd. MS 150, 
Hopkins, MN 55343.
    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].


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2016.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
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viewable, do not include it in your of the information would be contrary to expires on June 1, 2016. On March 16,
comment or any accompanying the public interest. It is DOE’s policy 2016, the Applicant filed an application
documents. Instead, provide your that all comments may be included in with DOE for renewal of the export
contact information in a cover letter. the public docket, without change and authority contained in Order No. EA–
Include your first and last names, email as received, including any personal 378 for an additional five-year term.
address, telephone number, and information provided in the comments In its application, CPM states that it
optional mailing address. The cover (except information deemed to be
does not own or operate any electric
letter will not be publicly viewable as exempt from public disclosure).
long as it does not include any generation or transmission facilities,
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, and it does not have a franchised service
comments. 2016.
Include contact information each time area. The electric energy that CPM
April Salas, proposes to export to Mexico would be
you submit comments, data, documents,
QER Secretariat Director, Quadrennial Energy surplus energy purchased from third
and other information to DOE. If you
Review Task Force, U.S. Department of parties such as electric utilities and
submit via mail or hand delivery/ Energy.
courier, please provide all items on a Federal power marketing agencies
[FR Doc. 2016–07170 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am]
CD, if feasible, in which case it is not pursuant to voluntary agreements. The
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
necessary to submit printed copies. No existing international transmission
telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. facilities to be utilized by CPM have
Comments, data, and other previously been authorized by
information submitted to DOE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Presidential permits issued pursuant to
electronically should be provided in [OE Docket No. EA–378–A] Executive Order 10485, as amended,
PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or and are appropriate for open access
Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file Application To Export Electric Energy; transmission by third parties.
format. Provide documents that are not Cargill Power Markets, LLC
secured, written in English, and are free Procedural Matters: Any person
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery desiring to be heard in this proceeding
of any defects or viruses. Documents and Energy Reliability, DOE.
should not contain special characters or should file a comment or protest to the
ACTION: Notice of application. application at the address provided
any form of encryption and, if possible,
they should carry the electronic above. Protests should be filed in
SUMMARY: Cargill Power Markets, LLC
signature of the author. (Applicant or CPM) has applied to accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Confidential Business Information. renew its authority to transmit electric Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person energy from the United States to Mexico Rules of Practice and Procedures (18
submitting information that he or she pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to
believes to be confidential and exempt Power Act. become a party to these proceedings
by law from public disclosure should should file a motion to intervene at the
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
submit via email, postal mail, or hand above address in accordance with FERC
to intervene must be submitted on or
delivery/courier two well-marked Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies
before April 29, 2016.
copies: One copy of the document of such comments, protests, or motions
marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for to intervene should be sent to the
information believed to be confidential, address provided above on or before the
and one copy of the document marked more information should be addressed
to: Office of Electricity Delivery and date listed above.
‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information
believed to be confidential deleted. Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, Comments and other filings
Submit these documents via email or on U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 concerning CPM’s application to export
a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own Independence Avenue SW., electric energy to Mexico should be
determination about the confidential Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–
status of the information and treat it of delays in handling conventional mail, 378–A. An additional copy is to be
according to its determination. it is recommended that documents be provided directly to Stephen Dvorske,
Confidential information should be transmitted by overnight mail, by Cargill Power Markets, LLC, 9350
submitted to the Confidential QER email electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ Excelsior Blvd. MS 150, Hopkins, MN
address: QERConfidential@hq.doe.gov. hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 55343.
Factors of interest to DOE when 8008.
A final decision will be made on this
evaluating requests to treat submitted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of application after the environmental
information as confidential include: (1) electricity from the United States to a impacts have been evaluated pursuant
A description of the items; (2) whether foreign country are regulated by the to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
and why such items are customarily Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
treated as confidential within the sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the part 1021) and after a determination is
industry; (3) whether the information is Department of Energy Organization Act made by DOE that the proposed action
generally known by or available from (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require
will not have an adverse impact on the
other sources; (4) whether the authorization under section 202(e) of
sufficiency of supply or reliability of the
information has previously been made the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
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available to others without obligation U.S. electric power supply system.
824a(e)).
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an On June 1, 2011, DOE issued Order Copies of this application will be
explanation of the competitive injury to No. EA–378 to CPM, which authorized made available, upon request, for public
the submitting person which would the Applicant to transmit electric energy inspection and copying at the address
result from public disclosure; (6) when from the United States to Mexico as a provided above, by accessing the
such information might lose its power marketer for a five-year term program Web site at http://energy.gov/
confidential character due to the using existing international node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
passage of time; and (7) why disclosure transmission facilities. That authority at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24, area. The electric energy that CPM DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
2016. proposes to export to Canada would be
Christopher Lawrence, [OE Docket No. EA–289–C]
surplus energy purchased from third
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity parties such as electric utilities and Application To Export Electric Energy;
Delivery and Energy Reliability. Federal power marketing agencies Intercom Energy, Inc.
[FR Doc. 2016–07156 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am] pursuant to voluntary agreements. The
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P existing international transmission AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery
facilities to be utilized by CPM have and Energy Reliability, DOE.
previously been authorized by ACTION: Notice of application.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Presidential permits issued pursuant to SUMMARY: Intercom Energy, Inc.
[OE Docket No. EA–209–D] Executive Order 10485, as amended, (Applicant or Intercom) has applied to
and are appropriate for open access renew its authority to transmit electric
Application To Export Electric Energy; transmission by third parties.
Cargill Power Markets, LLC energy from the United States to Mexico
Procedural Matters: Any person pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery desiring to be heard in this proceeding Power Act.
and Energy Reliability, DOE. should file a comment or protest to the DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
ACTION: Notice of application. application at the address provided to intervene must be submitted on or
above. Protests should be filed in before April 29, 2016.
SUMMARY: Cargill Power Markets, LLC accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
(Applicant or CPM) has applied to Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) motions to intervene, or requests for
renew its authority to transmit electric Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 more information should be addressed
energy from the United States to Canada to: Office of Electricity Delivery and
CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20,
become a party to these proceedings
Power Act. U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
should file a motion to intervene at the
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions Independence Avenue SW.,
above address in accordance with FERC
to intervene must be submitted on or Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because
before April 29, 2016. of delays in handling conventional mail,
of such comments, protests, or motions
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, to intervene should be sent to the it is recommended that documents be
motions to intervene, or requests for address provided above on or before the transmitted by overnight mail, by
more information should be addressed date listed above. electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@
to: Office of Electricity Delivery and hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586–
Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, Comments and other filings 8008.
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 concerning CPM’s application to export
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
Independence Avenue SW., electric energy to Canada should be electricity from the United States to a
Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA– foreign country are regulated by the
of delays in handling conventional mail, 209–D. An additional copy is to be Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
it is recommended that documents be provided directly to Stephen Dvorske, sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
transmitted by overnight mail, by Cargill Power Markets, LLC, 9350 Department of Energy Organization Act
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ Excelsior Blvd., MS 150, Hopkins, MN (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 55343. authorization under section 202(e) of
8008. A final decision will be made on this the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of application after the environmental 824a(e)).
electricity from the United States to a impacts have been evaluated pursuant On May 17, 2011, DOE issued Order
foreign country are regulated by the to DOE’s National Environmental Policy No. EA–289–B to Intercom, which
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR authorized the Applicant to transmit
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the part 1021) and after a determination is electric energy from the United States to
Department of Energy Organization Act made by DOE that the proposed action Mexico as a power marketer for a five-
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require year term using existing international
will not have an adverse impact on the
authorization under section 202(e) of transmission facilities. That authority
sufficiency of supply or reliability of the
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. expires on May 17, 2016. On March 22,
U.S. electric power supply system.
824a(e)). 2016, Intercom filed an application with
On June 1, 2011, DOE issued Order Copies of this application will be DOE for renewal of the export authority
No. EA–209–C to CPM, which made available, upon request, for public contained in Order No. EA–289 for an
authorized the Applicant to transmit inspection and copying at the address additional five-year term.
electric energy from the United States to provided above, by accessing the In its application, Intercom states that
Canada as a power marketer for a five- program Web site at http://energy.gov/ it does not own or operate any electric
year term using existing international node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy generation or transmission facilities,
transmission facilities. That authority at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. and it does not have a franchised service
expires on June 1, 2016. On March 16, area. The electric energy that Intercom
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24,
2016, CPM filed an application with proposes to export to Mexico would be
2016.
DOE for renewal of the export authority surplus energy purchased from third
contained in Order No. EA–216 for an Christopher Lawrence, parties such as electric utilities and
additional five-year term. Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Federal power marketing agencies
In its application, CPM states that it Delivery and Energy Reliability. pursuant to voluntary agreements. The
does not own or operate any electric [FR Doc. 2016–07157 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am] existing international transmission
generation or transmission facilities, BILLING CODE 6450–01–P facilities to be utilized by the Applicant
and it does not have a franchised service have previously been authorized by

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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 April 29, 2016.
FR Citation		81 FR 17692