[Federal Register: March 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 47)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket Nos. EA-321, EA-322, EA-323, EA-324 and EA-325]

 
Applications To Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy Services 
Subsidiaries

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Applications.

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SUMMARY: Five power marketing subsidiaries of Emera Incorporated 
(Emera) have applied to export electric energy from the United States 
to Canada, pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before April 11, 2007.

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 Ave., 
Washington, DC 20585-0350 (Fax 202-586-5860).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-
586-9624 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United 
States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy 
(DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 
authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On February 20, 2007, five subsidiaries of Emera each separately 
applied to the Department of Energy (DOE) for authority to export 
electric energy from the United States to Canada as power marketers. 
The electric energy which each applicant proposes to export to Canada 
would be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal 
power marketing agencies, and other entities within the U.S. The 
applicants are: Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 1 LLC (Emera 
Energy Sub No. 1) (OE Docket No. EA-321); Emera Energy Services 
Subsidiary No. 2 LLC (Emera Energy Sub No. 2) (OE Docket No. EA-322); 
Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 3 LLC (Emera Energy Sub No. 3) (OE 
Docket No. EA-323); Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 4 LLC (Emera 
Energy Sub No. 4) (OE Docket No. EA-324); and Emera Energy Services 
Subsidiary No. 5 LLC (Emera Energy Sub No. 5) (OE Docket No. EA-325).
    Each applicant proposes to export electric energy to Canada and to 
arrange for the delivery of those exports to Canada over the 
international transmission facilities presently owned by Citizens 
Utilities, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of the 
Highgate Project, Maine Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service 
Company, and Vermont Electric Transmission Company.
    The construction of each of the international transmission 
facilities to be utilized by the applicants 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 the DOE on or before the date listed above.
    Comments on the applications to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with OE Docket Nos. EA-321, EA-322, EA-323, 
EA-324 or EA-325 as listed above. Additional copies are to be filed 
directly with Calvin Bell, Emera Energy Services, Inc., One Cumberland 
Place, Suite 102, Bangor, ME 04401, and Richard J. Smith, Assistant 
Secretary, Emera Incorporated, 1894 Barrington Street, 17th Floor, 
Barrington Tower, P.O. Box 910, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 2W5 
and Michael E. Small, Wendy N. Reed, Deborah C. Brentani, Wright & 
Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005.
    A final decision will be made on each of these applications after 
the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and determinations are made by the 
DOE that the proposed actions will not

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adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply 
system.
    Copies of these applications will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above or by 
accessing the OE Web site at http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.


    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 5, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E7-4323 Filed 3-9-07; 8:45 am]

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