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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103804-103805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30220]

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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.

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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 [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janessa Zucchetto, (240) 474-8226, 
[email protected].

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 now-defunct 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 
[email protected]. 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 
[email protected] 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, [email protected] and William J. 
Dodge, Esq., Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, P.O. Box 190, 199 Main St., 
Burlington, VT 05402-0190, [email protected].
    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/pending-applications-0 or by emailing [email protected].
    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]
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