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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: 

Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474–8226, 

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) under Redelegation Order 

No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. 

On November 18, 2024, Powerex filed 

an application for the renewal of 

authorization to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada for a 

term of five years. App. at 1. 

According to the Application, 

Powerex is a power marketer ‘‘organized 

under the Business Corporations Act of 

British Columbia, with its principal 

place of business at 666 Burrard Street, 

Suite 1300, Vancouver, British 

Columbia, Canada V6C 2X8.’’ Id. at 2, 4. 

Powerex represents that it is ‘‘the 

wholly owned marketing subsidiary of 

the British Columbia Hydro and Power 

Authority[.]’’ Id. at 2. The Applicant 

‘‘sells power at wholesale from a 

portfolio’’ of various resources acquired 

from sellers within both the U.S. and 

Canada. Id. Further, Powerex states that 

it has market-based rate authority 

granted by the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC). Id. at 2 

n.3. 

The Applicant states it ‘‘neither owns 

generation resources nor has a 

franchised service area or native load 

obligation[,]’’ nor does it have a 

‘‘transmission ‘system’ of its own, such 

that Powerex’s exports of power could 

have no impact on broader system 

reliability or resilience.’’ App. at 4. The 

Applicant states that ‘‘[t]he electric 

energy Powerex will export, either on a 

firm or interruptible basis, will be 

surplus to the system of the third-party 

generator from whom such power will 

be purchased.’’ Id. at 5. Thus, the 

Applicant asserts that ‘‘[b]ecause 

Powerex is a power marketer with no 

native load obligations, and because the 

power it purchases will be surplus to 

the needs of its third-party suppliers, 

Powerex’s exports meet the first 

statutory criterion of FPA section 

202(e).’’ Id. 

Further, Powerex states it ‘‘will 

schedule its exports from the U.S. in 

compliance with all applicable 

reliability criteria, standards, and other 

guidance from the North American 

Electricity Reliability Corporation 

(‘‘NERC’’) (or any successor 

organization) and regional reliability 

councils, as applied by domestic 

transmission providers.’’ App. at 4. The 

Applicant further affirms that it ‘‘will 

also separately obtain all necessary 

authorization, both regulatory and 

contractual’’ for the proposed electricity 

exports. Id. at 6. Therefore, the 

Applicant states that ‘‘the requested 

exports will not impede or tend to 

impede the coordination in the public 

interest of facilities subject to the 

jurisdiction of FERC.’’ 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 App. at Attachment 1. 

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 Powerex’s Application 

should be clearly marked with GDO 

Docket No. EA–171–F. Additional 

copies are to be provided directly to 

Connor Curson, Powerex Corp., 666 

Burrard Street, Suite 1300, Vancouver, 

British Columbia, Canada V6C 2X8, 

connor.curson@powerex.com; Tyler S. 

Johnson, Bracewell LLP, 701 Fifth 

Avenue, Suite 3420, Seattle, WA 98104, 

tyler.johnson@bracewell.com; Joshua 

Robichaud, Bracewell LLP, 701 Fifth 

Avenue, Suite 3420, Seattle, WA 98104, 

josh.robichaud@bracewell.com; and 

Gary Bridgens, Bracewell LLP, 701 Fifth 

Avenue, Suite 3420, Seattle, WA 98104, 

gary.bridgens@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 13, 2024, 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 

16, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30222 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[GDO Docket No. EA–519] 

Application for Authorization To 

Export Electric Energy; OIKO Energy 

Inc. 

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: OIKO Energy Inc. (OIKO or 

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 January 21, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 


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by electronic mail to 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474–8226, 

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) under Redelegation Order 

No. S3–DEL–GD1–2023. 

On October 31, 2024, OIKO filed an 

application for authorization to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada for a term of five years. App. at 

1. 

According to the Application, the 

‘‘Applicant is a corporation organized 

under the Canada Business Corporation 

Act, with its principal place of business 

in Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada.’’ Id. The 

Applicant represents that it is 

‘‘expecting to become a power marketer 

engaging in the purchase and sale of 

physical and/or virtual energy in the 

Day-ahead and Real-time Markets of 

various Independent System Operators 

and Regional Transmission 

Organizations.’’ Id. OIKO states it does 

not own, operate, or control ‘‘any 

electric generation, transmission or 

distribution facilities. Id. Further, OIKO 

represents that it ‘‘has no obligation to 

serve native load usually associated 

with a franchised service area, and, thus 

. . . will not impair any current 

supplier’s ability to meet current and 

prospective power supply obligations.’’ 

Id. at 3. The Applicant represents that 

‘‘[a]ny power purchased . . . for export 

would be surplus to the needs of those 

entities selling power to OIKO. 

Therefore, the electric power that OIKO 

will export on either a firm or 

interruptible basis will not impair the 

sufficiency of the electric power supply 

within the United States.’’ Id. (internal 

citations omitted). 

The Applicant further states that it 

will ‘‘schedule its transactions with the 

appropriate balancing authority areas in 

compliance with the reliability criteria 

standards and guidelines established by 

the North American Electric Reliability 

Corporation[.]’’ App. at 3. OIKO asserts 

that its exports will not impair or tend 

to impede the regional coordination of 

electric utility planning or operations. 

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. See App. at Attachment 1. 

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 OIKO’s Application should 

be clearly marked with GDO Docket No. 

EA–519. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to Alex Falconer, 

OIKO Energy Inc., 169 Mont Echo, Lac 

Brome, Quebec, Canada, J0E 1V0, 

afalconer@oiko.ca and William J. 

Dodge, Esq., Downs Rachlin Martin 

PLLC, P.O. Box 190, 199 Main St., 

Burlington, VT 05402–0190, wdodge@

drm.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 13, 2024, 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 

16, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30220 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Northern New Mexico. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, January 28, 2025; 1 to 

5 p.m. MST. 

ADDRESSES: Cities of Gold Ballroom, 10– 

A Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, New 

Mexico 87506. This hybrid meeting will 

be open to the public in person and via 

WebEx. To attend virtually, please 

contact the Northern New Mexico 

Citizens Advisory Board (NNMCAB) 

Executive Director at bridget.maestas@

em.doe.gov no later than 5 p.m. MST on 

Friday, January 24, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bridget Maestas, NNMCAB Executive 

Director, by phone: 505–709–7466 or 

Email: bridget.maestas@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to provide advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

following EM site-specific issues: cleanup activities and environmental 

restoration; waste and nuclear materials 

management and disposition; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship. The Board may also be 

asked to provide advice and 

recommendations on any EM program 

components. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Presentation to the Board 

• Agency Updates 


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