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of Defense before taking final action on 

a Presidential permit application. 

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 EMEC’s Application should 

be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. 

PP–501. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to Scott Hallowell, PO 

Box 425, Calais, ME 04619, scotth@

emec.com; and Michael Postar and Ellen 

Hill, Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & 

Pembroke, P.C., 1667 K Street NW, Suite 

700, Washington, DC 20006, mrp@

dwgp.com and elh@dwgp.com. 

Copies of this Application will be 

made available, upon request, on 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. 2023–18734 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–455–A] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; NS Power Energy Marketing 

Incorporated 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: NS Power Energy Marketing 

Incorporated (the Applicant or NSP 

Marketing) 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 August 30, 2018, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–455 authorizing NSP 

Marketing to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada as a 

power marketer. On June 30, 2023, NSP 

Marketing filed an application with 

DOE (Application or App.) for renewal 

of its export authority for an additional 

five-year term. App. at 1. 

In its Application, NSP Marketing 

states it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Nova Scotia Power Inc. (‘NSPI’) and that 

NSPI ‘‘is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Emera Incorporated (Emera). Id. 

Although Emera, the Applicant’s parent 

company, owns and controls electric 

power generation and transmission 

facilities, the Applicant asserts ‘‘NSP 

Marketing does not own or control any 

electric power generation or 

transmission facilities and does not 

have a franchised electric power service 

area. NSP Marketing operates as a 

marketing company involved in, among 

other things, the purchase and sale of 

electricity in the United States as a 

power marketer.’’ Id. at 6. NSP 

Marketing represents that it ‘‘will 

purchase surplus electric energy from 

electric utilities and other suppliers 

within the United States[.]’’ Id. at 7. 

NSP Marketing also states its ‘‘export of 

power will not impair the sufficiency of 

electric power supply in the U.S.’’ 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. 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 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 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov in 

accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 

385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning NSP Marketing’s 

Application should be clearly marked 

with GDO Docket No. EA–455–A. 

Additional copies are to be provided 

directly to Matt Clarke, Nova Scotia 

Power, 1223 Lower Water St., Halifax, 

NS B3J 3S8 Canada, matt.clarke@

nspower.ca; Jeffrey J. Jakubiak, Vinson & 

Elkins LLP, 1114 Avenue of the 

Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 

10036, JJakubiak@velaw.com; and 

Jennifer C. Mansh, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 

500 West, Washington, DC 20037, 

JMansh@velaw.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. 


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59886 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2023 / Notices 

Copies of this Application will be 

made available, upon request, on 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. 2023–18719 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting: 

cancellation. 

SUMMARY: On August 9, 2023, the 

Department of Energy published a 

notice of open meeting announcing a 

meeting on September 7, 2023, of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth. 

This notice announces the cancellation 

of this meeting. 

DATES: The meeting scheduled for 

September 7, 2023, announced in the 

August 9, 2023, issue of the Federal 

Register (FR Doc. 2023–17039, 85 FR 

53872), is cancelled. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Roberts, Board Support Manager, by 

Phone: (270) 554–3004 or Email: eric@

pgdpcab.org. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 24, 

2023. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18722 Filed 8–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–500] 

Application for Authorization To 

Export Electric Energy; MFT Energy 

US Power LLC 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: MFT Energy US Power LLC 

(the 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 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 May 15, 2023, MFT Energy US 

Power LLC filed an application with 

DOE (Application or App.) for 

authorization to transmit electric energy 

to Canada for a ten-year term. App. at 

1. 

In its Application, MFT Energy US 

Power LLC states that it is ‘‘wholly 

owned by MFT Energy US, Inc., a 

Delaware corporation’’ which the 

Applicant states is ‘‘wholly owned by 

MFT Energy A/S, registered in 

Denmark.’’ Id. The Applicant states it 

‘‘owns a 75% interest in MFT Energy 

US 1 LLC’’ and further states that ‘‘MFT 

Energy US 1 LLC does not own any 

franchised service territory, and does 

not control any physical electric 

generation or transmission facilities in 

the United States.’’ Id. at 1–2. The 

Applicant represents that it ‘‘has no 

other affiliates or upstream owners that 

own any franchised service territory, or 

control any physical electric generation 

or transmission facilities in the United 

States.’’ Id. at 2. MFT Energy US Power 

LLC also states it ‘‘will purchase surplus 

electric energy from entities within the 

United States to be exported to Canada. 

Because Applicant has no franchised 

service territory and therefore no native 

load obligations, and the power it 

proposes to purchase and export is 

surplus to the needs of those entities 

selling electric power to Applicant, the 

proposed export of electricity will not 

impair the sufficiency of electric supply 

within the United States and meets the 

first statutory criterion of Section 

202(e).’’ Id. at 3. 

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 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’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 MFT Energy US Power 

LLC’s Application should be clearly 

marked with GDO Docket No. EA–500. 

Additional copies are to be provided 

directly to Simon Fisker Rathjen, MFT 

Energy US Power LLC, 70 W. Madison 

Street, Chicago, IL 60602, sr@mftenergy.com and uspower@mftenergy.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 


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