[Federal Register: February 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 22)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-332]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Nexen Marketing U.S.A.
Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Nexen Marketing U.S.A. Inc. (Nexen) has applied for 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 March 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 20585-0350 (FAX 202-586-8008).
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 December 17, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) received an
application from Nexen for authority to transmit electric energy from
the United States to Canada as a power marketer. Nexen, a Delaware
corporation with its principal place of business in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, has requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-year
term. Nexen does not own or control any electric generation,
transmission, or distribution assets within the United States, nor does
it have a franchised service area in the United States. The electric
energy which Nexen proposes to export to Canada would be surplus energy
purchased from electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies,
and other entities within the United States.
Nexen will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada over the
international transmission facilities owned by Basin Electric Power
Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Eastern Maine Electric
Cooperative, International Transmission Co., Joint Owners of the
Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power Company, Maine
Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., Minnkota Power
Cooperative, Inc., New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power
Corp., Northern States Power Company, Vermont Electric Power Company,
and Vermont Electric Transmission Co.
The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by Nexen 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 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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission'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 Nexen application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-332. Additional
copies are to be filed directly with Douglas F. John, John & Hengerer,
1730 Rhode Island Ave., NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036-3116 and
Diane Cameron, Director, Regulatory, Nexen Marketing U.S.A. INC., 801
7th Avenue, SW., Calgary, AB T2P 3P7 Canada.
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 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, by
accessing the program Web site at http://www.oe.energy.gov/permitting/electricity_imports_exports.htm
, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2008.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E8-1917 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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