[Federal Register: June 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 120)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-182-B]
Application To Export Electric Energy H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.)
Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc. (HQUS), 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 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE-20), 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-
586-4708 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 August 21, 1998, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No.
EA-182 authorizing HQUS to transmit electric energy from the United
States to Canada as a power marketer. On August 21, 2000, in Order No.
EA-182-A, DOE renewed the HQUS authorization to export electric energy
to Canada for a five-year term that will expire on August 21, 2005.
On May 18, 2005, HQUS filed an application with DOE for renewal of
the export authority contained in Order No. EA-182-A for an additional
five-year term. HQUS 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
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., Minnkota Power
Cooperative, New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation, Northern States Power, Vermont Electric Power Company,
Inc. 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 HQUS application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-182-B. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with Helene Cossette, Senior Legal Advisor,
Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Wholesale Markets, Hydro-Quebec
Production 75, Boulevard Rene-Levesque West, 17th Floor, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada H2Z 1A4, AND Jerry L. Pfeffer, Energy Industries
Advisor, W. Mason Emnett, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP,
1440 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
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 program home page, select ``Electricity Regulation,'' and
then ``Pending Proceedings'' from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 17, 2005.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Senior Advisor to the Director for Regulatory Programs, Office
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 05-12426 Filed 6-22-05; 8:45 am]
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