[Federal Register: June 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 105)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-354]
Application to Export Electric Energy; Endure Energy, L.L.C.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Endure Energy, L.L.C. (Endure Energy) 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 July 6, 2009.
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, DC 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 May 15, 2009, DOE received an application from Endure Energy for
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada
as a power marketer. The energy to be exported would be delivered to
Canada over international electric transmission facilities deemed to be
appropriate by DOE for third party transportation. The electric energy
which Endure Energy proposes to export to Canada would be surplus
energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power marketing
agencies, and other entities within the United States. Endure Energy
has requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-year term.
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 Endure Energy application to export electric energy
to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-354. Additional
copies are to be filed directly with Mark A. Blackton, Executive Vice
President, Endure Energy, L.L.C., 7300 College Boulevard, Suite 600,
Overland Park, KS 66210 and William A. Mogel, Attorney at Law, 5812
Madaket Road, Bethesda, MD 20816. 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/permits_
pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at
Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 28, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-12916 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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