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No. EA–287–B), and in 2019 (Order No. 

EA–287–C). On October 12, 2023, EE US 

No. 1 filed an application with DOE 

(Application or App.) for renewal of 

their export authority for a five-year 

term. App at 1. 

In its Application, EE US No. 1 states 

that it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Emera Incorporated (Emera). App. at 1. 

The Application represents that EE US 

No. 1 is authorized to export energy 

from the United States to Canada and 

has market-based authority from FERC 

to provide wholesale and retail 

marketing services as a power marketer. 

Id. The Applicant notes that Emera 

holds ownership interests in various 

subsidiaries that provide energy 

services. See id. at 2–6. Although some 

of Emera’s subsidiaries own and control 

electric power generation and 

transmission facilities, the Applicant 

asserts that EE US No. 1 ‘‘does not own 

or control any electric power generation 

or transmission facilities and does not 

have a franchised electric power service 

area.’’ App. at 6. 

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 App. at Exhibit C. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

Application at the email address 

provided previously. Protests should be 

filed in accordance with Rule 211 of 

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 the 

previously provided email address in 

accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 

385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning EE US No. 1’s Application 

should be clearly marked with GDO 

Docket No. EA–287–D. Additional 

copies are to be provided directly to 

Keith Sutherland, Vice President, Legal 

& Regulatory Affairs, Emera Energy Inc., 

5151 Terminal Road, Halifax, NS B3J 

1A1, Canada, keith.sutherland@

emeraenergy.com, Jeffrey Jakubiak, 

Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1114 Avenue of 

the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, 

NY 10036, JJakubiak@velaw.com, and 

Jennifer 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. 

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 

November 8, 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 November 9, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25188 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–388–B] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; TEC Energy Inc. 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: TEC Energy Inc. (the 

Applicant or TEC) 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 December 15, 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 December 19, 2013, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–388, authorizing TEC to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada as a power marketer for 

a five-year term. This authority was 

renewed on December 19, 2018 (Order 

No. EA–388–A). On September 21, 

2023, TEC 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, TEC states that it 

‘‘does not own or control any electric 

generation or transmission facilities, nor 

is it affiliated with any entity that does.’’ 

App. at 2. TEC represents that the 

electricity it ‘‘will export, on either a 

firm or interruptible basis, will be 

purchased from a variety of sources 

voluntarily, such as wholesale 

generators, electric utilities and federal 

power marketing agencies.’’ Id. at 3. 

TEC represents that ‘‘[b]y definition, 

such power is surplus to the system of 

the selling generator and, therefore, the 

electric power that TEC will export on 

either a firm or interruptible basis will 

not impair or tend to impede the 

sufficiency of the electric power supply 

within the U.S. or the regional 

coordination of electric utility planning 

or operations.’’ 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 C. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 


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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 TEC’s Application should be 

clearly marked with GDO Docket No. 

EA–388–B. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to Etienne Lapointe, 

Chief Executive Officer, TEC Energy 

Inc., 5455 Av Gaspe, Suite 420, 

Montreal Quebec, H2T 3B3 Canada, 

elapointe@tecenergy.ca. 

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 

November 8, 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 November 9, 

2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25187 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2535–129] 

Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission and 

Soliciting Additional Study Requests 

and Establishing Procedural Schedule 

for Relicensing and a Deadline for 

Submission of Final Amendments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New License. 

b. Project No.: 2535–129. 

c. Date Filed: October 27, 2023. 

d. Submitted By: Dominion Energy 

South Carolina, Inc. 

e. Name of Project: Stevens Creek 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: At the confluence of 

Stevens Creek and the Savannah River, 

in Edgefield and McCormick Counties, 

South Carolina, and Columbia County, 

Georgia. The project occupies 

approximately 104 acres of federal land 

administered by the U.S. Forest Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Amy 

Bresnahan, Dominion Energy South 

Carolina, Inc., 220 Operation Way, Mail 

Code A221, Cayce, SC 29033–3712; 

(803) 217–9965; email— 

Amy.Bresnahan@dominionenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards at 

(202) 502–6181; or email at 

jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, 

state, local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item l below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days from 

the date of filing of the application, and 

serve a copy of the request on the 

applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: December 8, 2023. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file additional 

study requests and requests for 

cooperating agency status using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). In lieu of 

electronic filing, you may submit a 

paper copy. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. All filings must clearly identify 

the project name and docket number on 

the first page: Stevens Creek Project (P– 

2535–129). 

m. The application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. The Stevens Creek Project consists 

of these existing facilities: (1) a single 

dam with an integral powerhouse intake 

and lock consisting of (a) a 102.5-footlong non-overflow section with a top 

elevation of 198.54 feet National 

Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD), 

(b) a 2,000-foot-long overflow spillway 

with a top elevation of 183.5 feet NGVD, 

(c) a 1,000-foot-long, 5-foot-high 

flashboard section from the lock to the 

center of the spillway, (d) a 1,000 footlong, 4-foot-high steel flashboard section 

from the center of the spillway to the 

South Carolina abutment, (e) an 85-footwide, 165.5-foot-long concrete gravity 

navigation lock, with a lock chamber 

that is 30-foot-wide, 150-foot-long, and 

has a 29-foot-lift, located between the 

powerhouse and spillway section, (f) a 

388-foot-long powerhouse intake, 

integral with the dam, protected by 

trashracks with 3.75-inch-clear bar 

spacing, and (g) a 97-foot-long nonoverflow section; (2) a 388-foot-long, 52- 

foot-wide, 57-foot-high three-story brick 

powerhouse, integral with the dam, 

containing eight vertical Francis 

generating units, each rated at 3,125 

horsepower, a total generating capacity 

of 17.28 megawatts, and total hydraulic 

capacity of 8,300 cubic feet per second; 

(3) a 2,400-acre reservoir with a storage 

capacity of 23,699-acre-feet at a full 

pond elevation of 187.5 feet NGVD; (4) 

generator leads from the powerhouse to 

a switchyard located approximately 100 


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