[Federal Register: February 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 36)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-349]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Bruce Power Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Bruce Power Inc. 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 27, 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 February 3, 2009, DOE received an application from Bruce Power
Inc. for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States
to Canada as a power marketer using international transmission
facilities located at the United States border with Canada. Bruce Power
Inc. is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and
has its principal place of business in Tiverton, Ontario, Canada. Bruce
Power Inc. does not own any electric transmission facilities nor does
it hold a franchised service area. The electric energy which Bruce
Power Inc. proposes to export to Canada would be surplus energy
purchased from electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies,
and other entities within the United States. Bruce Power Inc. has
requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-year term.
Bruce Power Inc. will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada
over the international transmission facilities owned by Bangor Hydro-
Electric Company, 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 Bruce Power
Inc. have 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 Procedure (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 Bruce Power Inc. application to export electric
energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-349.
Additional copies are to be filed directly with Richard Horrobin, Vice
President of Power Marketing, Bruce Power L.P., 177 Tie Road, R.R.
2, P.O. Box 1540, Building B10, Tiverton, ON N0G 2T0 AND Brian
Armstrong, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Bruce Power
L.P., 177 Tie Road, R.R. 2, P.O. Box 1540, Building B10,
Tiverton, ON N0G 2T0. 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 February 18, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-4051 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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