[Federal Register: March 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 59)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-258-A]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Brascan Energy Marketing
Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Brascan Energy Marketing Inc. (BEMI) has applied to renew its
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before April 12, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Import/Export (FE-27),
Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-287-5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202-
586-4608 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United
States to a foreign country are regulated and require authorization
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)).
On April 26, 2002, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the
Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-258 authorizing Maclaren
Energy, Inc. (now known as Brascan Energy Marketing Inc.) to transmit
electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer.
That two-year authorization expires on April 26, 2004.
On February 12, 2004, FE received an application from Brascan
Energy Marketing Inc. (BEMI) to renew its authorization to transmit
electric energy from the United States to Canada. BEMI is a power
marketer that is incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada, with
its principal place of business in
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Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. BEMI does not own generation or transmission
assets and does not have a franchised electric power service area. BEMI
operates as a wholesale and retail marketer of electric power and
arranges services in related areas such as fuel supplies and
transmission services.
BEMI proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to
Canada over the existing international transmission facilities owned by
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration,
Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, International Transmission Company,
Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric
Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power Inc., New
York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States
Power, and Vermont Electric Transmission Company.
The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by BEMI, as
more fully described in the application, has previously been authorized
by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as
amended.
Procedural Matters
Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding or to be
heard by filing comments or protests to this application should file a
petition to intervene, comment or protest at the address provided above
in accordance with Sec. Sec. 385.211 or 385.214 of the FERC's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of
each petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the
date listed above.
Comments on the BEMI application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-258-A. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with Patricia Bood, General Counsel, Brascan
Energy Marketing Inc., 480 de la Cite Blvd., Suite 200, Gatineau,
Quebec J8T 8R3 and Amy S. Koch, Patton Boggs LLP, 2550 M Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20037.
A final decision will be made on this application after the
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by the
DOE that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above or by
accessing the Fossil Energy Home Page at http://www.fe.de.gov. Upon
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Electricity
Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Procedures'' from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2004.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power
Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 04-6798 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
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