83 FR 40010 - Application to Export Electric Energy; TEC Energy Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

Page Range		40010-40011
FR Document		2018-17313

TEC Energy Inc. (Applicant or TEC) has applied to renew its authority 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-388-A]


Application to Export Electric Energy; TEC Energy Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: TEC Energy Inc. (Applicant or TEC) 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 September 12, 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: 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 December 19, 2013, DOE issued Order No. EA-388 to TEC, which 
authorized the Applicant to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term using 
existing international transmission facilities. That authority expires 
on December 19, 2018. On July 30, 2018, TEC filed an application with 
DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-388 
for an additional five-year term.
    In its application, the Applicant states that it ``does not own or 
control any electric generation or transmission facilities'' and ``does 
not hold a franchise or service territory for the transmission, 
distribution or sale of electric power.'' The electric energy that the 
Applicant 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 TEC 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 TEC's application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 
EA-388-A. An additional copy is to be provided directly to both Etienne 
Lapointe, CPA, CA, MSc, TEC Energy Inc., 88 Prince St, Suite 202, 
Montreal, Quebec H3C 2M8, and Legalinc Corporate Services Inc., 35-15 
84th Street 2H Jackson Heights, New York, NY 11372.
    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.

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    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 August 7, 2018.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity.
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Attachment A—Brief Template sales is too conservative. The record Issue 2: The specific issue to be
I. Category [all issues pertaining to a demonstrates that the trend in market addressed [for example: Whether
particular category, for example: Power prices is upward. The Administrator Bonneville’s surplus power sales
Rates, Transmission Rates, should revise the forecast for the price forecast is reasonable.]
Transmission Terms and Conditions, of secondary energy upward consistent
Summary of Party’s Position
Joint Issues, Procedural Issues] with Party X’s proposal.]
[For example: Bonneville’s surplus
A. General Topic Area [for example: Party’s Position and Argument
power sales forecast is flawed because it
Secondary Sales] Statements of argument, including does not account for extraregional
Issue 1: The specific issue to be citations to the record. power sales.]
addressed [for example: Whether Requested Action or Decision Party’s Position and Argument
Bonneville’s forecast of energy prices
should be revised upward]. A brief description of the requested Statements of argument, including
action or decision the party wants the citations to the record.
Summary of Party’s Position Administrator to make.
Requested Action or Decision
A brief statement summarizing the [For example: The projection of
party’s position. energy prices for Bonneville’s secondary [For example: Bonneville’s surplus
[For example: Bonneville staff’s sales should be revised consistent with power sales forecast should be increased
forecast of energy prices for secondary Party’s X’s proposal.] to reflect extraregional power sales.]
POST-HEARING LIST OF EXHIBITS
Filing code Title Date filed Status

XX–XX–E–XX–01 .......................... Direct Testimony ........................... mm/dd/yyyy ................................... Admitted.
XX–XX–E–XX–02 .......................... Rebuttal Testimony ....................... mm/dd/yyyy ................................... Rejected.

End of Brief Template SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The for open access transmission by third
Department of Energy (DOE) regulates parties.
Issued this 2nd day of August, 2018. exports of electricity from the United Procedural Matters: Any person
Elliot E. Mainzer, States to a foreign country, pursuant to desiring to be heard in this proceeding
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the should file a comment or protest to the
[FR Doc. 2018–17223 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] Department of Energy Organization Act application at the address provided
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P (42 U.S.C. §§ 7151(b) and 7172(f)). Such above. Protests should be filed in
exports require authorization under accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (16 U.S.C. § 824a(e)). Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
On December 19, 2013, DOE issued 385.211). Any person desiring to
Order No. EA–388 to TEC, which become a party to this proceeding
[OE Docket No. EA–388–A]
authorized the Applicant to transmit should file a motion to intervene at the
Application to Export Electric Energy; electric energy from the United States to above address in accordance with FERC
TEC Energy Inc. Canada as a power marketer for a five- Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five (5)
copies of such comments, protests, or
year term using existing international
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, DOE. motions to intervene should be sent to
transmission facilities. That authority
ACTION: Notice of application. the address provided above on or before
expires on December 19, 2018. On July
the date listed above.
30, 2018, TEC filed an application with Comments and other filings
SUMMARY: TEC Energy Inc. (Applicant or DOE for renewal of the export authority
TEC) has applied to renew its authority concerning TEC’s application to export
contained in Order No. EA–388 for an electric energy to Canada should be
to transmit electric energy from the additional five-year term.
United States to Canada pursuant to the clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–
Federal Power Act. In its application, the Applicant states 388–A. An additional copy is to be
that it ‘‘does not own or control any provided directly to both Etienne
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions electric generation or transmission Lapointe, CPA, CA, MSc, TEC Energy
to intervene must be submitted on or facilities’’ and ‘‘does not hold a Inc., 88 Prince St, Suite 202, Montreal,
before September 12, 2018. franchise or service territory for the Quebec H3C 2M8, and Legalinc
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, transmission, distribution or sale of Corporate Services Inc., 35–15 84th
motions to intervene, or requests for electric power.’’ The electric energy that Street 2H Jackson Heights, New York,
more information should be addressed the Applicant proposes to export to NY 11372.
to: Office of Electricity, Mail Code: OE– Canada would be surplus energy A final decision will be made on this
20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 purchased from third parties such as application after the environmental
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, electric utilities and Federal power impacts have been evaluated pursuant
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in marketing agencies pursuant to to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
handling conventional mail, it is voluntary agreements. The existing Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
recommended that documents be international transmission facilities to part 1021) and after DOE determines
transmitted by overnight mail, by be utilized by TEC have previously been that the proposed action will not have
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ authorized by Presidential permits an adverse impact on the sufficiency of
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– issued pursuant to Executive Order supply or reliability of the U.S. electric
8008. 10485, as amended, and are appropriate power supply system.

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Copies of this application will be DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, I. Background and Authority
made available, upon request, for public and information with respect to the JCI Title III, Part B 1 of the Energy Policy
inspection and copying at the address Petition until September 12, 2018. and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA),
provided above, by accessing the Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
program website at http://energy.gov/ 6309, as codified) established the
identified by case number ‘‘CAC–050’’
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy Energy Conservation Program for
and Docket number ‘‘EERE–2017–BT–
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. Consumer Products Other Than
WAV–0039,’’ by any of the following
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, methods: Automobiles, which includes central air
2018. conditioners and heat pumps.2 Part B
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Christopher Lawrence,
www.regulations.gov. Follow the includes definitions, test procedures,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity. instructions for submitting comments. labeling provisions, energy conservation
[FR Doc. 2018–17313 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] standards, and the authority to require
• Email: JCI2017WAV0042@ information and reports from
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ee.doe.gov. Include the case number manufacturers. Further, Part B requires
CAC–050 in the subject line of the the Secretary of Energy to prescribe test
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY message. Submit electronic comments procedures that are reasonably designed
in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, to produce results that measure energy
[Case No. CAC–050] or ASCII file format, and avoid the use efficiency, energy use, or estimated
of special characters or any form of operating costs during a representative
Notice of Petition for Waiver of encryption.
Johnson Controls, Inc. From the average-use cycle, and that are not
Department of Energy Central Air • Postal Mail: U.S. Department of unduly burdensome to conduct. (42
Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Energy, Building Technologies Office, U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The test procedure for
Procedure, and Notice of Grant of Mailstop EE–5B, Petition for Waiver central air conditioners and heat pumps
Interim Waiver Case No CAC–050, 1000 Independence is contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585– B, appendix M (referred to in this notice
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 0121. If possible, please submit all items as ‘‘appendix M’’).
Renewable Energy, Department of on a compact disc (CD), in which case DOE’s regulations set forth at 10 CFR
Energy. it is not necessary to include printed 430.27 contain provisions that allow a
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, copies. person to seek a waiver from the test
grant of an interim waiver, and request • Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance procedure requirements for a particular
for comments. and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. basic model of a covered product when
Department of Energy, Building the petitioner’s basic model for which
SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza the petition for waiver was submitted
of and publishes a petition for waiver SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. contains one or more design
from Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) seeking Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, characteristics that either (1) prevent
an exemption from the U.S. Department please submit all items on a CD, in testing according to the prescribed test
of Energy (DOE) test procedure for which case it is not necessary to include procedure, or (2) cause the prescribed
determining the efficiency of central air printed copies. test procedures to evaluate the basic
conditioners and heat pumps. JCI seeks model in a manner so unrepresentative
to use an alternate test procedure to Docket: The docket, which includes of its true energy consumption
address issues involved in testing Federal Register notices, comments, characteristics as to provide materially
certain basic models identified in its and other supporting documents/ inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR
amended petition. According to JCI, materials, is available for review at 430.27(a)(1). A petitioner must include
testing the basic models of the central http://www.regulations.gov. All in its petition any alternate test
air conditioners listed in its amended documents in the docket are listed in procedures known to the petitioner to
petition as outdoor units with no match the http://www.regulations.gov index. evaluate the basic model in a manner
will overstate their energy usage as they However, some documents listed in the representative of its energy
will be rated using default indoor unit index, such as those containing consumption. 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii).
parameters that are representative of an information that is exempt from public DOE may grant a waiver subject to
old, inefficient indoor unit. JCI seeks to disclosure, may not be publicly conditions, including adherence to
use an alternate test procedure to test available. alternate test procedures. 10 CFR
and rate the basic models listed in its The docket web page can be found at 430.27(f)(2). As soon as practicable after
amended petition as matched systems. https://www.regulations.gov/ the granting of any waiver, DOE will
JCI proposes to waive the DOE test docket?D=EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039. publish in the Federal Register a notice
procedure requirement to test these The docket web page will contain of proposed rulemaking to amend its
basic models as outdoor units with no simple instruction on how to access all regulations so as to eliminate any need
match and instead, test these basic documents, including public comments, for the continuation of such waiver. As
models as matched systems. This notice in the docket. soon thereafter as practicable, DOE will
also announces that DOE grants JCI an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. publish in the Federal Register a final
interim waiver from the DOE central air Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of rule. 10 CFR 430.27(l).
conditioners and heat pumps test The regulations governing the waiver
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
procedure for its specified basic models, Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building, process also allow DOE to grant an
subject to use of the alternative test 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
procedure as set forth in the Order. DOE Washington, DC 20585–0103.
1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the

solicits comments, data, and U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated as Part A.
Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email: 2 All references to EPCA in this document refer
information concerning JCI’s amended Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov. to the statute as amended through the EPS
petition and its suggested alternate test Improvement Act of 2017, Public Law 11–115
procedure. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (January 12, 2018).

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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 12, 2018.
FR Citation		83 FR 40010