[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57911-57912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23795]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-372]
Application To Export Electric Energy; GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing
NA, Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc. (GSEMNA) 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 October 25, 2010.
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: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
202-586-5260 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 August 16, 2010, DOE received an application from GSEMNA for
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada
for five years as a power marketer using existing international
transmission facilities. GSEMNA does not own any electric transmission
facilities nor does it hold a franchised service area.
The electric energy that GSEMNA proposes to export to Canada would
be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power
marketing agencies and other entities within the United States. The
existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by GSEMNA
have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant
to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open
access transmission by third parties.
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,
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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 GSEMNA application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-372. Additional
copies are to be filed directly with Ray Cunningham, GDF SUEZ Energy
Marketing NA, Inc., 1990 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1900, Houston, TX 77056
and Catherine P. McCarthy, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1101 New York Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20005. A final decision will be made on this
application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated
pursuant to DOE's National Environmental Policy Act Implementing
Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 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
[email protected].
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-23795 Filed 9-22-10; 8:45 am]
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