[Federal Register: November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-344]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Twin Cities Power--Canada,
ULC
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: Twin Cities Power--Canada, ULC (TCP) 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 December 24, 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 October 14, 2008, DOE received an application from TCP for
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada
as a power marketer. TCP has requested an electricity export
authorization with a 5-year term. TCP does not own or control any
electric generation, transmission, or distribution assets, nor does it
have a franchised service area. The electric energy which TCP proposes
to export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased from electric
utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other entities within
the United States.
TCP 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 TCP 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 TCP application to export electric energy to Canada
should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-344. Additional copies are
to be filed directly with Larry Severson, Severson, Sheldon, Dougherty
& Molenda P.A., Suite 600, 7300 West 147th Street, Apple Valley, MN
55124-7580 AND Tim Kreiger, Twin Cities Power, LLC, 17725 Juniper Path,
Lakeville, MN 55504.
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 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/permits_
pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at
Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2008.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E8-27835 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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