83 FR 32659 - Application To Export Electric Energy; Royal Bank of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 135 (July 13, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 135 (July 13, 2018)
| Page Range | 32659-32660 | |
| FR Document | 2018-14999 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 32659-32660] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14999] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA-342-B] Application To Export Electric Energy; Royal Bank of Canada AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Royal Bank of Canada (Applicant or RBC) has applied to renew its authority 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 August 13, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for more information should be addressed to: Office of Electricity, 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 Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202-586-8008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy (DOE) regulates exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country, pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 7151(b) and 7172(f)). Such exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 824a(e)). On September 10, 2013, DOE issued Order No. EA-342-A to RBC, which authorized the Applicant to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada, effective September 4, 2013, as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing international transmission facilities. That authority expires on September 4, 2018. On February 28, 2018, RBC filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-342-A for an additional five-year term. RBC's application states that ``[n]either RBC nor any of its affiliates (collectively, the `RBC Companies') owns, operates or controls any electric power transmission or distribution facilities in the United States,'' and that ``[t]he RBC Companies also do not own, operate or control any electric generation assets.'' Further, ``[n]either RBC nor any of its affiliates holds a franchise or service territory for the transmission, distribution or sale of electric power.'' The electric energy that RBC proposes to export to Canada 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 RBC 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 Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding should file a motion to intervene at the above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five (5) 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 RBC's application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-342-B. An additional copy is to be provided directly to both Chantal Marchese, Royal Bank of Canada, 200 Bay Street, 10th Floor, North Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5, and Marcus Chun, RBC Capital Markets, 200 Bay Street, 9th Floor, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J2. 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 DOE determines 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 website at http://energy.gov/node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. [[Page 32660]] Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2018. Christopher Lawrence, Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity. [FR Doc. 2018-14999 Filed 7-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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funded under this competition, and Dated: July 10, 2018. facilities in the United States,’’ and that
grantees are required to submit data on Johnny W. Collett, ‘‘[t]he RBC Companies also do not own,
these measures as directed by OSEP. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and operate or control any electric
Grantees will be required to report Rehabilitative Services. generation assets.’’ Further, ‘‘[n]either
information on their project’s [FR Doc. 2018–15054 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] RBC nor any of its affiliates holds a
performance in annual and final BILLING CODE 4000–01–P franchise or service territory for the
performance reports to the Department transmission, distribution or sale of
(34 CFR 75.590). electric power.’’ The electric energy that
6. Continuation Awards: In making a RBC proposes to export to Canada
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
continuation award under 34 CFR would be surplus energy purchased
75.253, the Secretary considers, among [OE Docket No. EA–342–B]
from third parties such as electric
other things: Whether a grantee has
Application To Export Electric Energy; utilities and Federal power marketing
made substantial progress in achieving
Royal Bank of Canada agencies pursuant to voluntary
the goals and objectives of the project;
agreements. The existing international
whether the grantee has expended funds AGENCY: Office of Electricity,
in a manner that is consistent with its transmission facilities to be utilized by
Department of Energy. RBC have previously been authorized by
approved application and budget; and,
ACTION: Notice of application. Presidential permits issued pursuant to
if the Secretary has established
performance measurement Executive Order 10485, as amended,
SUMMARY: Royal Bank of Canada
requirements, the performance targets in and are appropriate for open access
(Applicant or RBC) has applied to renew
the grantee’s approved application. transmission by third parties.
its authority to transmit electric energy
In making a continuation award, the from the United States to Canada Procedural Matters: Any person
Secretary also considers whether the pursuant to the Federal Power Act. desiring to be heard in this proceeding
grantee is operating in compliance with should file a comment or protest to the
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
the assurances in its approved application at the address provided
to intervene must be submitted on or
application, including those applicable above. Protests should be filed in
before August 13, 2018.
to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
discrimination in programs or activities Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
receiving Federal financial assistance motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 385.211). Any person desiring to
104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). to: Office of Electricity, Mail Code: OE–
20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 become a party to this proceeding
VII. Other Information Independence Avenue SW, Washington, should file a motion to intervene at the
Accessible Format: Individuals with DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in above address in accordance with FERC
disabilities can obtain this document handling conventional mail, it is Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five (5)
and a copy of the application package in recommended that documents be copies of such comments, protests, or
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large transmitted by overnight mail, by motions to intervene should be sent to
print, audiotape, or compact disc) by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ the address provided above on or before
contacting the Management Support hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– the date listed above.
Services Team, U.S. Department of 8008. Comments and other filings
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The concerning RBC’s application to export
Room 5113, Potomac Center Plaza, Department of Energy (DOE) regulates electric energy to Canada should be
Washington, DC 20202–2500. exports of electricity from the United clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–
Telephone: (202) 245–7363. If you use a States to a foreign country, pursuant to 342–B. An additional copy is to be
TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the provided directly to both Chantal
1–800–877–8339. Department of Energy Organization Act Marchese, Royal Bank of Canada, 200
Electronic Access to This Document: (42 U.S.C. §§ 7151(b) and 7172(f)). Such Bay Street, 10th Floor, North Tower,
The official version of this document is exports require authorization under Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5, and
the document published in the Federal section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act Marcus Chun, RBC Capital Markets, 200
Register. You may access the official (16 U.S.C. § 824a(e)). Bay Street, 9th Floor, South Tower,
edition of the Federal Register and the On September 10, 2013, DOE issued Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J2.
Code of Federal Regulations via the Order No. EA–342–A to RBC, which
A final decision will be made on this
Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/ authorized the Applicant to transmit
application after the environmental
fdsys. At this site you can view this electric energy from the United States to
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
document, as well as all other Canada, effective September 4, 2013, as
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
documents of this Department a power marketer for a five-year term
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
published in the Federal Register, in using existing international
part 1021) and after DOE determines
text or Portable Document Format transmission facilities. That authority
that the proposed action will not have
(PDF). To use PDF you must have expires on September 4, 2018. On
an adverse impact on the sufficiency of
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is February 28, 2018, RBC filed an
supply or reliability of the U.S. electric
available free at the site. application with DOE for renewal of the
You may also access documents of the power supply system.
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export authority contained in Order No.
Department published in the Federal EA–342–A for an additional five-year Copies of this application will be
Register by using the article search term. made available, upon request, for public
feature at: www.federalregister.gov. RBC’s application states that inspection and copying at the address
Specifically, through the advanced ‘‘[n]either RBC nor any of its affiliates provided above, by accessing the
search feature at this site, you can limit (collectively, the ‘RBC Companies’) program website at http://energy.gov/
your search to documents published by owns, operates or controls any electric node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
the Department. power transmission or distribution at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2018. activity shall be deemed to be Dated: July 9, 2018.
Christopher Lawrence, authorized effective the day after the Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity. time allowed for protest. If a protest is Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–14999 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am] filed and not withdrawn within 30 days [FR Doc. 2018–14979 Filed 7–12–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P after the time allowed for filing a BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
protest, the instant request shall be
treated as an application for
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY authorization pursuant to section 7 of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
the NGA.
Federal Energy Regulatory Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, Commission
[Docket No. CP18–515–000]
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete Combined Notice of Filings #1
Notice of Request Under Blanket its environmental assessment (EA) and
Take notice that the Commission
Authorization: Columbia Gas place it into the Commission’s public
received the following electric corporate
Transmission, LLC record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
filings:
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Take notice that on June 29, 2018, Environmental Review. If a Notice of Docket Numbers: EC18–78–000.
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC Schedule for Environmental Review is Applicants: Florida Power & Light
(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, issued, it will indicate, among other Company.
Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed a milestones, the anticipated date for the Description: Response to June 5, 2018
prior notice request pursuant to Commission staff’s issuance of the final Deficiency Letter of Florida Power &
Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the environmental impact statement (FEIS) Light Company.
Commission’s regulations, for or EA for this proposal. The filing of the Filed Date: 7/5/18.
authorization to abandon two injection/ EA in the Commission’s public record Accession Number: 20180705–5111.
withdrawal (I/W) wells at its Brinker for this proceeding or the issuance of a Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/26/18.
Storage Field, located in Columbiana Notice of Schedule for Environmental Docket Numbers: EC18–120–000.
County, Ohio, one I/W well at its Review will serve to notify federal and Applicants: National Grid USA.
Victory B Storage Field, located in state agencies of the timing for the Description: Application for
Marshall County, West Virginia, and completion of all necessary reviews, and Authorization Under Section 203 of the
associated pipelines and appurtenances. the subsequent need to complete all Federal Power Act of National Grid
Columbia proposes to abandon these federal authorizations within 90 days of USA.
facilities under authorities granted by its the date of issuance of the Commission Filed Date: 7/6/18.
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. staff’s FEIS or EA. Accession Number: 20180706–5008.
CP83–76, all as more fully set forth in Persons who wish to comment only Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/27/18.
the application which is on file with the on the environmental review of this Take notice that the Commission
Commission and open to public project should submit an original and received the following electric rate
inspection. The filing may also be two copies of their comments to the filings:
viewed on the web at http:// Secretary of the Commission.
www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Docket Numbers: ER15–958–006.
Environmental commenter’s will be
Enter the docket number excluding the Applicants: Transource Kansas, LLC.
placed on the Commission’s
last three digits in the docket number Description: Compliance filing:
environmental mailing list, will receive
field to access the document. For Transource Kansas Compliance Filing—
copies of the environmental documents,
assistance, contact FERC at Compliance Filing Re Docket Nos EL18–
and will be notified of meetings
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 13 to be effective 6/1/2018.
associated with the Commission’s
toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) Filed Date: 7/5/18.
environmental review process.
502–8659. Accession Number: 20180705–5110.
Environmental commenter’s will not be
Any questions concerning this Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/26/18.
required to serve copies of filed
application should be directed to Linda documents on all other parties. Docket Numbers: ER18–1519–001.
Farquhar, Manager, Project However, the non-party commentary, Applicants: Duke Energy Progress,
Determinations & Regulatory will not receive copies of all documents LLC, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, Duke
Administration, Columbia Gas filed by other parties or issued by the Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Commission (except for the mailing of Description: Compliance filing:
Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas, environmental documents issued by the Correction to Order 842 (Primary
77002–2700, at (832) 320–5685 or fax Commission) and will not have the right Frequency Response) Filing to be
(832) 320–6685 or linda_farquhar@ to seek court review of the effective 5/15/2018.
transcanada.com. Commission’s final order. Filed Date: 7/6/18.
Any person may, within 60 days after The Commission strongly encourages Accession Number: 20180706–5062.
the issuance of the instant notice by the electronic filings of comments, protests, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/27/18.
Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 and interventions via the internet in lieu Docket Numbers: ER18–1905–001.
of the Commission’s Procedural Rules of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene and the instructions on the
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L.L.C.
or notice of intervention. Any person Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) Description: Tariff Amendment: Errata
filing to intervene or the Commission’s under the e-Filing link. Persons unable to Tariff Revisions re: GDECs Standard
staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of to file electronically should submit an Format Clean-Ups to be effective 9/17/
the Commission’s Regulations under the original and 5 copies of the protest or 2010.
NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to intervention to the Federal Energy Filed Date: 7/6/18.
the request. If no protest is filed within regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Accession Number: 20180706–5097.
the time allowed therefore, the proposed NE, Washington, DC 20426. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/27/18.
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