Application to Export Electric Energy; Mercuria Energy America, LLC.

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy [OE Docket No. EA-487] AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of application. SUMMARY: Mercuria Energy America, LLC. (Applicant or MEA) 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 11, 2021. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for ( printed page 80086) more information should be addressed by electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov , or by facsimile to (202) 586-8008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy (DOE) regulates exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country, pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7172(f) ). Such exports require authorization under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824a(e) ). On December 1, 2020, MEA filed an application with DOE (Application or App.) to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada for a term of five years. MEA states that it “is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Company, LLC (MEC), a Delaware limited liability company having its principal place of business in Houston, Texas.” App. at 1. MEA represents that it does not “own, operate or control electric transmission or distribution facilities in the Uni…