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and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) 

transferred this regulatory authority, 

previously exercised by the nowdefunct Federal Power Commission, to 

DOE. 

Section 202(e) of the FPA provides 

that an entity which seeks to export 

electricity must obtain an order from 

DOE authorizing that export (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the 

authority to issue such orders was 

delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment 

Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No. 

S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation 

Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. 

On June 21, 2023, In Commodities 

filed an application with DOE 

(Application or App.) for authorization 

to transmit electric energy to Canada for 

a five-year term. App at 1. 

In its Application, In Commodities 

states that it is a Delaware limited 

liability company with its headquarters 

in Denmark, and that ‘‘is also registered 

as a foreign limited liability company in 

the states of New Jersey, New York, and 

Texas.’’ Id. at 2. The Applicant states it 

‘‘is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of 

In Commodities US ApS, a corporation 

organized under the laws of Denmark. 

In Commodities US ApS is wholly 

owned by Incomas Global ApS, also 

organized under the laws of Denmark. 

In Commodities Global ApS is wholly 

owned by Incomas Holdings ApS, also 

organized under the laws of Denmark.’’ 

Id. The Applicant represents that it ‘‘has 

no electric power supply system on 

which the proposed exports could have 

a reliability, fuel use system, or stability 

impact. In Commodities also has no 

obligation to serve native load usually 

associated with a franchised service 

area, and, thus, the exports proposed by 

In Commodities will not impair its 

ability to meet current and prospective 

power supply obligations.’’ Id. at 3–4. 

The Applicant further states, ‘‘In 

Commodities will purchase power to be 

exported from a variety of sources such 

as power marketers, independent power 

producers, or U.S. electric utilities and 

federal power marketing entities as 

those terms are defined in Sections 

3(22) and 3(19) of the FPA. By 

definition, such power is surplus to the 

system of the generator and, therefore, 

the electric power that In Commodities 

will export on either a firm or 

interruptible basis will not impair the 

sufficiency of the electric power supply 

within the U.S.’’ Id. at 4. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

the Applicant have been previously 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. Id. at Exhibit C. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

Application at Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of 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 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov in 

accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 

385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning In Commodities’ 

Application should be clearly marked 

with GDO Docket No. EA–502. 

Additional copies are to be provided 

directly to Divna Gavric, In 

Commodities US LLC, 251 Little Falls 

Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, 

marketsetup@in-commodities.com and 

Valerie L. Green, Pierce Atwood LLP, 

1875 K St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, 

DC 20006, Vgreen@pierceatwood.com. 

A final decision will be made on the 

requested authorization after the 

environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 

DOE evaluates whether the proposed 

action will have an adverse impact on 

the sufficiency of supply or reliability of 

the United States electric power supply 

system. 

Copies of this Application will be 

made available, upon request, by 

accessing the program website at 

https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications-0 or by emailing 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

August 24, 2023, by Maria Robinson, 

Director, Grid Deployment Office, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC on August 25, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18728 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–342–C] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; Royal Bank of Canada 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Royal Bank of Canada (the 

Applicant or RBC) has applied for 

renewed 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 29, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 

by electronic mail to 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403, 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Department of Energy 

(DOE) regulates electricity exports from 

the United States to foreign countries in 

accordance with section 202(e) of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)) and regulations thereunder (10 

CFR 205.300 et seq.). Sections 301(b) 

and 402(f) of the DOE Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)) 

transferred this regulatory authority, 

previously exercised by the nowdefunct Federal Power Commission, to 

DOE. 

Section 202(e) of the FPA provides 

that an entity which seeks to export 

electricity must obtain an order from 

DOE authorizing that export. (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). On April 10, 2023, the 

authority to issue such orders was 

delegated to the DOE’s Grid Deployment 

Office (GDO) by Delegation Order No. 

S1–DEL–S3–2023 and Redelegation 

Order No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. 

On September 4, 2008, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–342, authorizing RBC to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada as a power marketer. 

Such authority was renewed in 2013 

(EA–342–A) and 2018 (EA–342–B). On 

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with DOE (Application or App.) for 

renewal of its export authority for an 

additional five-year term. App. at 1. 

In its Application, RBC 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.’’ Id. at 2. 

RBC also states that ‘‘the RBC 

Companies also do not own, operate or 

control any electric generation assets.’’ 

Id. RBC represents that it ‘‘will purchase 

the power to be exported from electric 

facilities, federal power marketing 

agencies, qualifying cogeneration, small 

power production facilities and exempt 

wholesale generators, as those terms are 

defined in the FPA, and other public 

utilities.’’ Id. at 4. RBC contends that 

‘‘[a]ny power purchased by RBC for 

export will be surplus to the needs of 

those entities selling power to RBC’’ and 

thus, ‘‘RBC’s exports will not impair the 

sufficiency of electric supply within the 

United States, nor will the 

transmissions impede or tend to impede 

the coordination in the public interest of 

U.S. transmission facilities.’’ Id. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

the Applicant have been previously 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. See id. at Exhibit D. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

Application at Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s 

(FERC’s) 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 Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning RBC’s Application should be 

clearly marked with GDO Docket No. 

EA–342–C. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to Laura Mul, RBC 

Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey Street, 

9th Floor, New York, NY 10281, 

Laura.Mul@rbc.com. 

A final decision will be made on the 

requested authorization after the 

environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 

DOE evaluates whether the proposed 

action will have an adverse impact on 

the sufficiency of supply or reliability of 

the United States electric power supply 

system. 

Copies of this Application will be 

made available, upon request, by 

accessing the program website at 

https://www.energy.gov/gdo/pendingapplications or by emailing 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

August 24, 2023, by Maria Robinson, 

Director, Grid Deployment Office, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC on August 25, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. PP–501] 

Application for Presidential Permit; 

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, 

Inc. 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Eastern Maine Electric 

Cooperative, Inc. (the Applicant or 

EMEC) has applied for a Presidential 

permit to acquire, operate, and maintain 

facilities for the distribution of electric 

energy at the international border 

between the United States and Canada. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before September 29, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or request for 

more information should be addressed 

by electronic email to 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Gomer, (240) 474–2403, 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Energy (DOE) issues 

permits for the construction, operation, 

maintenance, or connection of electric 

transmission facilities at the United 

States international border, pursuant to 

E.O. 10485, as amended by E.O. 12038. 

On April 10, 2023, the authority to issue 

such orders was delegated to the DOE’s 

Grid Deployment Office (GDO) by 

Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–S3–2023 

and Redelegation Order No. S3–DEL– 

GD1–2023. 

On June 2, 2022, EMEC filed an 

application (Application or App.) with 

the DOE ‘‘to import a small amount of 

energy from New Brunswick, Canada to 

serve two small seasonal camps that are 

in EMEC’s service territory near the 

Canadian border.’’ App. at 1. EMEC ‘‘is 

a nonprofit utility built by and 

belonging to the communities it serves 

in Aroostook County, Penobscot County, 

and Washington County, Maine, which 

are located on Maine’s Eastern Border 

with Canada.’’ Id. at 2. The Applicant 

states ‘‘the two camps have been served 

by New Brunswick Power Corporation 

(NB Power)’’, Id. at 1, via the existing 

Loon Bay Distribution Line. See Id. at 

Exhibit 1. NB Power ‘‘is a verticallyintegrated Crown Corporation wholly 

owned by the Government of New 

Brunswick, Canada’’, Id. at 2, and it 

‘‘would like to cease retail service to the 

camps.’’ Id. at 4. The Applicant further 

represents that, ‘‘To facilitate EMEC’s 

acquisition and operation of the 

distribution assets, NB Power has 

applied to the Canadian Energy 

Regulator for a border accommodation 

export permit.’’ Id. at 5. Additionally, 

EMEC has an agreement with NB Power 

‘‘for the purchase of electric energy,’’ 

effective from November 1, 2020, 

through October 31, 2025. Id. at 3. 

The facilities for which EMEC seeks a 

permit ‘‘consists of one single phase 

overhead circuit, which is a 7200-volt 

distribution line, 60Hz. The conductor 

size is either #6 or #4 wire. It is a singlephase line with a neutral.’’ Id. at 4. The 

total length of the line is approximately 

940 feet. Id. The line serves two 

seasonal dwellings and the annual 

kilowatt hours transmitted are estimated 

at less than 10,000 kilowatt hours. Id. at 

5. 

DOE Evaluation: Before a Presidential 

permit may be issued or amended, DOE 

must determine that the proposed action 

is in the public interest. In making that 

determination, DOE considers the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

project, determines the project’s impact 

on reliability of the United States 

electric grid, and weighs any other 

factors that it may also deem relevant to 

the public interest. DOE must also 

obtain favorable recommendations of 

the Secretary of State and the Secretary 


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