[Federal Register: June 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 109)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-220-B]
Application To Export Electric Energy; NRG Power Marketing, Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: NRG Power Marketing, Inc. (NRGPMI) 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 July 8, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy
Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-287-5736).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
9506 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 May 3, 2000, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-
220 authorizing NRGPMI to transmit electric energy from the United
States to Canada as a power marketer. On September 24, 2002, in Order
No. EA-220-A, DOE renewed the NRGPMI authorization to export electric
energy to Canada for a two-year term that expired on September 24,
2004.
On May 31, 2005, NRGPMI filed an application with DOE for renewal
of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-220-A for a five-year
term. NRGPMI proposes to export electric energy to Canada and to
arrange for the delivery of those exports over the international
transmission facilities presently owned by Basin Electric Power
Corporative, Bonneville Power Administration, Eastern Maine Electric
Power Cooperative, International Transmission Company, Joint Owners of
the Highgate Interconnection Facilities, Long Sault Inc., Maine
Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power &
Light, Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York Power Authority, Niagara
Mohawk Power Corp., Northern States Power, Vermont Electric Company,
and Vermont Electric Transmission Company.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to these
proceedings 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 the DOE on or before the dates listed above.
Comments on the NRGPMI application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-220-B. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with NRG Power Marketing, Inc., 211 Carnegie
Center, Princeton, NJ 08540-4543, ATTN: Contract Administration.
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 program's Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon
reaching the Home page, select ``Electricity Regulation,'' and then
``Pending Proceedings'' from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2005.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Senior Advisor to the Director for Regulatory Programs, Office
of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 05-11365 Filed 6-7-05; 8:45 am]
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