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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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Signed in Washington, DC, on December 

20, 2023. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28466 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–468–A] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; TransCanada Energy Sales 

Ltd. 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: TransCanada Energy Sales 

Ltd. (the Applicant or TCES) 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. 

On May 6, 2014, DOE issued Order 

No. EA–98–M, authorizing certain 

members of WSPP Inc., including TCES, 

to transmit electric energy from the 

United States to Canada as power 

marketers. TCES’s export authority was 

renewed on May 13, 2019 (Order No. 

EA–468). On November 14, 2023, TCES 

filed an application with DOE 

(Application or App.) for renewal of 

their export authority for an additional 

five-year term. App. at 1. 

In its Application, TCES states that it 

‘‘does not own or control any 

generation, transmission, or distribution 

facilities within the United States and 

does not have a franchised electric 

power service area.’’ Id. at 2. Further, 

TCES is not affiliated with an entity that 

holds an electric franchise or service 

territory in the United States. Id. Rather, 

TCES is a power marketer seeking 

continued authorization to transmit 

electric energy, on either a firm or 

interruptible basis, to Canada and plans 

to purchase the power to be exported 

from electric utilities, qualifying small 

power production facilities, 

cogeneration facilities and federal 

power marketing agencies. Id. at 3–4. 

The Applicant represents that because it 

neither owns, operates nor controls an 

electric power supply transmission and/ 

or distribution system, ‘‘its exports 

cannot have any adverse impact on the 

reliability, stability, or sufficiency of 

supply on a franchised electric supply 

system or the electric power supply 

within the U.S.’’ 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 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 TCES’s Application should 

be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. 

EA–468–A. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to David Farmer, 

Senior Legal Counsel and Manager, TC 

Energy, 450–1 Street SW, Calgary, AB 

T2P 5H1, david_farmer@tcenergy.com, 

and Catherine McCarthy, Partner, 

Bracewell LLP, 2001 M Street NW, Suite 

900, Washington, DC 20036, 

cathy.mccarthy@bracewell.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. 2023–28480 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–391–B] 

Application for Renewal of 

Authorization To Export Electric 

Energy; Emera Energy Services 

Subsidiary No. 6 LLC 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Emera Energy Services 

Subsidiary No. 6 LLC (the Applicant or 

EES No. 6) 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 


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