[Federal Register: March 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 43)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-260-C]
Application To Export Electric Energy; EPCOR Energy Marketing
(US) Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: EPCOR Energy Marketing (US) Inc. (EPCOR) has applied to renew
its 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 April 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, 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 and require authorization
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)).
On April 8, 2002, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No.
EA-260 authorizing EPCOR Merchant and Capital (US) Inc. 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. On October 13, 2004, DOE issued Order No.
EA-260-A which renewed that authorization for a five-year period. On
November 21, 2006, DOE issued Order No. EA-260-B which amended the
previous authorization to reflect a name change to EPCOR Energy
Marketing (US) Inc. EPCOR's Order will expire on April 8, 2009. On
February 9, 2009, EPCOR filed an application with DOE to renew the
export authority contained in Order No. EA-260-A for an additional
five-year term.
The electric energy which EPCOR proposes to export to Canada would
be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power
marketing agencies, and other entities within the United States. EPCOR
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 EPCOR 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 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 EPCOR application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-260-C. Additional
copies are to be filed directly with Ken Tsukishima, Director, Comodity
Portfolio Management, EPCOR Energy Marketing (US) Inc., EPCOR Place,
505--2nd Street SW., 8th Floor, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1N8, Canada and
Lisa H. Tucker, Esq., William M. Keyser, Esq., K&L Gates LLP, 1601 K
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006. 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 website at http://www.oe.energy.gov/permits_
pending.htm, or by emailing Odessa Hopkins at
Odessa.Hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-4773 Filed 3-5-09; 8:45 am]
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