83 FR 37807 - Application to Export Electric Energy; ADG Group Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 149 (August 2, 2018)

Page Range		37807-37807
FR Document		2018-16579

ADG Group Inc. (ADG or Applicant) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-457]


Application to Export Electric Energy; ADG Group Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: ADG Group Inc. (ADG or Applicant) has applied for 
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 4, 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 [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) and 7172(f)) and require 
authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On July 17, 2018, DOE received an application from ADG for 
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing 
international transmission facilities.
    In its application, ADG states that it does not own, operate, or 
control any electric power generation, transmission, or distribution 
facilities, and that it has no franchised electric power service area. 
The electric energy that the Applicant proposes to export to Canada 
would be surplus energy purchased from third parties such as electric 
utilities and other suppliers within the United States 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.
    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 Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (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 
(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 ADG's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-457. An additional copy is to be provided to both Xue Chao (David) 
Cai, ADG Group Inc., 77 King Street West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, 
Canada M5K 0A1, and Peter P. Thieman, Dentons US LLP, 1900 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20006.
    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 website at http://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Angela Troy at [email protected].

    Signed in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2018.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on July 27, transmission facilities to be utilized by DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
2018. the Applicant have previously been
Jonathan Male, authorized by Presidential Permits Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office. issued pursuant to Executive Order on H2@Scale (Hydrogen at Scale):
[FR Doc. 2018–16577 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] 10485, as amended, and are appropriate Determining Opportunities To
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P for open access transmission by third Facilitate Wide-Scale Hydrogen
parties. Adoption for Energy Security and
Economic Growth
Procedural Matters: Any person
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
desiring to be heard in this proceeding AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
[OE Docket No. EA–457] should file a comment or protest to the Renewable Energy, Department of
application at the address provided Energy (DOE).
Application to Export Electric Energy; ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
above. Protests should be filed in
ADG Group Inc.
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Department of Energy. of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on its Request for Information (RFI) on
ACTION: Notice of application. 385.211). Any person desiring to
H2@Scale (Hydrogen at Scale):
become a party to these proceedings
SUMMARY: ADG Group Inc. (ADG or Determining Opportunities to Facilitate
should file a motion to intervene at the Wide-Scale Hydrogen Adoption for
Applicant) has applied for authorization above address in accordance with FERC
to transmit electric energy from the Energy Security and Economic Growth.
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five (5) The Office of Energy Efficiency and
United States to Canada pursuant to the copies of such comments, protests, or
Federal Power Act. Renewable Energy (EERE) is specifically
motions to intervene should be sent to interested in information to quantify the
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions the address provided above on or before increasing industrial demand for
to intervene must be submitted on or the date listed above. hydrogen, to identify and quantify the
before September 4, 2018.
Comments and other filings available domestic resources capable of
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, generating sufficient hydrogen to
concerning ADG’s application to export
motions to intervene, or requests for sustainably meet the demand in the
electric energy to Canada should be
more information should be addressed near- to long-terms across multiple
to: Office of Electricity, Mail Code: OE– clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–
457. An additional copy is to be sectors, and to identify opportunities to
20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 leverage current industrial
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, provided to both Xue Chao (David) Cai,
ADG Group Inc., 77 King Street West, infrastructure to better meet the growing
DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in demands for hydrogen across sectors.
handling conventional mail, it is Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5K 0A1, and Peter P. Thieman, DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
recommended that documents be
Dentons US LLP, 1900 K Street NW, received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on
transmitted by overnight mail, by
Washington, DC 20006. October 31, 2018.
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
A final decision will be made on this
8008. invited to submit comments using the
application after the environmental
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
Online Response Collector found at the
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
electricity from the United States to a specified web link included in the RFI
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy document. Alternatively, responses can
foreign country are regulated by the Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to be submitted as an attachment to an
part 1021) and after a determination is email addressed to
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the made by DOE that the proposed action
Department of Energy Organization Act fy18fctostrandedresources@ee.doe.gov
will not have an adverse impact on the with ‘‘H2@Scale RFI’’ in the subject line.
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) and sufficiency of supply or reliability of the
require authorization under section Email attachments can be provided as a
U.S. electric power supply system. Microsoft Word (.docx) file or an Adobe
202(e) of the Federal Power Act (16
U.S.C. 824a(e)). Copies of this application will be PDF (.pdf) file, prepared in accordance
On July 17, 2018, DOE received an made available, upon request, for public with the detailed instructions in the
application from ADG for authorization inspection and copying at the address RFI. Documents submitted
to transmit electric energy from the provided above, by accessing the electronically should clearly indicate
United States to Canada as a power program website at http://energy.gov/ which topic areas and specific questions
marketer for a five-year term using node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy are being addressed, and should be
existing international transmission at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. limited to no more than 10MB in size.
facilities. The complete RFI [DE–FOA–0001965]
Signed in Washington, DC, on July 24, document is located at https://eere-
In its application, ADG states that it 2018.
does not own, operate, or control any exchange.energy.gov/.
Christopher Lawrence, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
electric power generation, transmission,
or distribution facilities, and that it has Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity. Questions may be addressed to
no franchised electric power service [FR Doc. 2018–16579 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] fy18fctostrandedresources@ee.doe.gov
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area. The electric energy that the BILLING CODE 6450–01–P or to Eric Miller at (202) 287–5829.
Applicant proposes to export to Canada Further instruction can be found in the
would be surplus energy purchased RFI document posted on EERE
from third parties such as electric Exchange at https://eere-
utilities and other suppliers within the exchange.energy.gov/.
United States pursuant to voluntary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The H2@
agreements. The existing international Scale initiative aims to develop and

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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 September 4, 2018.
FR Citation		83 FR 37807