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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 November 2, 2018, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–458 authorizing Sempra 

Gas & Power Marketing LLC to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Mexico as a power marketer for a term 

of five years. On November 1, 2023, 

Sempra Gas & Power Marketing LLC 

filed an application with DOE 

(Application or App.) for renewal of 

their export authority for a period of ten 

years or for such period that DOE deems 

appropriate. App. at 3. 

In its Application, the Applicant 

states it is a Delaware limited liability 

company and is a ‘‘wholly owned 

indirect subsidiary of Sempra f/k/a 

Sempra Energy, a public utility holding 

company based in San Diego, 

California.’’ Id. at 1–2. The Applicant 

further states it is a gas and power 

marketer and ‘‘is not a franchised public 

utility with a transmission or 

distribution system, and does not have 

captive customers.’’ Id. at 1. The 

Applicant represents that ‘‘[t]he electric 

energy that [the] Applicant would 

export on a firm or interruptible basis 

would be surplus energy purchased in 

wholesale markets in bilateral, 

voluntary transactions.’’ Id. at 5. 

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 Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov. 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 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov in 

accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 

385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning the Applicant’s Application 

should be clearly marked with GDO 

Docket No. EA–458–A. Additional 

copies are to be provided directly to 

Jerrod Harrison and Kevin Ding, Sempra 

Infrastructure, 488 8th Avenue, HQ12, 

San Diego, CA 92101, jharrison@

sempraglobal.com and kding@

sempraglobal.com, and Brett Snyder 

and Lamiya Rahman, Blank Rome LLP, 

1825 Eye Street NW, Washington DC 

20006, brett.snyder@blankrome.com 

and lamiya.rahman@blankrome.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 

December 19, 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 December 

20, 2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28477 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open virtual meeting of the President’s 

Council of Advisors on Science and 

Technology (PCAST). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Thursday, January 18, 2024; 1:45 

p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Information for viewing the 

livestream of the meeting can be found 

on the PCAST website closer to the 

meeting at: www.whitehouse.gov/ 

PCAST/meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Melissa A. Edwards, Designated Federal 

Officer, PCAST, email: PCAST@

ostp.eop.gov; telephone: 202–881–9018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PCAST is 

an advisory group of the nation’s 

leading scientists and engineers, 

appointed by the President to augment 

the science and technology advice 

available to him from the White House, 

cabinet departments, and other Federal 

agencies. See the Executive Order at 

whitehouse.gov. PCAST is consulted on 

and provides analyses and 

recommendations concerning a wide 

range of issues where understanding of 

science, technology, and innovation 

may bear on the policy choices before 

the President. The Designated Federal 

Officer is Dr. Melissa A. Edwards. 

Information about PCAST can be found 

at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST. 

Tentative Agenda: PCAST may 

discuss and vote on the approval of two 

reports, one on improving the cyberphysical resilience of the nation’s 

critical infrastructure and another on 

greenhouse gas measuring and 

monitoring. Additional information and 

the meeting agenda, including any 

changes that arise, will be posted on the 

PCAST website at: 

www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The meeting will be 

held virtually for members of the public. 

It is the policy of the PCAST to accept 

written public comments no longer than 

10 pages and to accommodate oral 

public comments whenever possible. 

The PCAST expects that public 

statements presented at its meetings will 

not be repetitive of previously 

submitted oral or written statements. 

The public comment period for this 

meeting will take place on January 18, 

2024, at time specified in the meeting 

agenda. This public comment period is 

designed only for substantive 

commentary on PCAST’s work, not for 

business marketing purposes. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the meeting, 

interested parties should register to 

speak at PCAST@ostp.eop.gov, no later 

than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

January 11, 2024. To accommodate as 

many speakers as possible, the time for 

public comments will be limited to two 

(2) minutes per person, with a total 

public comment period of up to 10 

minutes. If more speakers register than 

there is space available on the agenda, 

PCAST will select speakers on a firstcome, first-served basis from those who 

registered. Those not able to present oral 


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comments may file written comments 

with the council. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted continuously, 

written comments should be submitted 

to PCAST@ostp.eop.gov no later than 

12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 11, 

2024, so that the comments can be made 

available to the PCAST members for 

their consideration prior to this meeting. 

PCAST operates under the provisions 

of FACA, all public comments and/or 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including being 

posted on the PCAST website at: 

www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available 

within 45 days at: www.whitehouse.gov/ 

PCAST/meetings. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on December 

21, 2023. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28517 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–257–F] 

Application for Authorization To 

Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy 

Services, Inc. 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Emera Energy Services, Inc. 

(the Applicant or EES) 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 January 26, 2024. 

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. 

In April 2002, DOE issued Order No. 

EA–257, authorizing EES to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada as a power marketer. This 

authority was renewed in 2004 (Order 

No. EA–257–A), 2006 (Order No. EA– 

257–B), 2009 (Order No. EA–257–C), 

2014 (Order No. EA–257–D), and 2019 

(Order No. EA–257–E). On October 25, 

2023, EES 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, EES states that it is 

a Delaware corporation with its 

principal place of business in Kittery, 

Maine. Id. EES states it is a ‘‘whollyowned subsidiary of Emera Incorporated 

(‘‘Emera’’), a Nova Scotia company that 

is a publicly-traded diversified energy 

and services company.’’ Id. The 

Application represents that EES is 

authorized to export energy from the 

United States to Canada and has marketbased authority from FERC to provide 

wholesale and retail marketing services 

as a power marketer. Id. at 1–2. The 

Applicant notes that Emera holds 

ownership interests in various 

subsidiaries that provide energy 

services. Id. at 2–6. Although some of 

Emera’s subsidiaries own and control 

electric power generation and 

transmission facilities, the Applicant 

asserts that EES does not ‘‘own or 

control any electric power generation or 

transmission facilities and does not 

have a franchised electric power service 

area.’’ Id. at 6. EES represents that it will 

‘‘purchase surplus electric energy from 

electric utilities and other suppliers 

within the United States and will export 

this energy to Canada’’ and that the 

‘‘export of power will not impair the 

sufficiency of electric power supply in 

the U.S.’’ App. at 7. 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 EES’ Application should be 

clearly marked with GDO Docket No. 

EA–257–F. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to Keith Sutherland, 

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 Ave., 

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 

December 19, 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. 


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