[Federal Register: June 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 117)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-357]
Application to Export Electric Energy; Hunt Electric Power
Marketing, L.L.C.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Hunt Electric Power Marketing, L.L.C. (HEPM) has applied for
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted
on or before July 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be
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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 June 4, 2009, DOE received an application from HEPM for
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico
as a power marketer. HEMP proposes to deliver electric power to Mexico
over any international transmission facility authorized by Presidential
permit that is appropriate for open access transmission by third
parties. The electric energy which HEPM proposes to export to Mexico
would be surplus to the needs of the selling entities. HEPM 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 HEPM application to export electric energy to
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-357. Additional
copies are to be filed directly with Maria Coello, Hunt Electric Power
Marketing, L.L.C., 1900 North Akard Street, Dallas, TX 75201 and James
M. Bushee, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Austin Centre, 701 Brazos
Street, Suite 970, Austin, TX 78701-3232. 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 June 16, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-14446 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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