Notice of Procedure Requiring Designation of U.S. Resident Agent for Applicants and Authorization Holders That Neither Reside in Nor Have a Place of Business or Other Corporate Presence in the United States, 11664-11665 [2015-04461]
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sufficiency of supply or 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 https://energy.gov/
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25,
2015.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2015–04497 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA–407]
Application To Export Electric Energy;
Vitol Inc.
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
AGENCY:
Vitol Inc. (Vitol or Applicant)
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 motions
to intervene must be submitted on or
before April 3, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed
to: Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because
of delays in handling conventional mail,
it is recommended that documents be
transmitted by overnight mail, by
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586–
8008.
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 Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)).
On February 10, 2015, DOE received
an application from Vitol for authority
to transmit electric energy from the
United States to Mexico as a power
marketer for a five-year term using
existing international transmission
facilities. The Applicant is also
requesting an expedited review of the
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Application and for DOE to issue the
requested authorization within 60 days.
In its application, Vitol states that it
does not own or control any electric
generation or transmission facilities,
and it does not have a franchised service
area. The electric energy that Vitol
proposes to export to Mexico would be
surplus energy purchased from third
parties such as electric utilities and
Federal power marketing agencies
pursuant to voluntary agreements. The
existing international transmission
facilities to be utilized by the Applicant
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 be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
application at the address provided
above. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18
CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to these proceedings
should file a motion to intervene at the
above address in accordance with FERC
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies
of such comments, protests, or motions
to intervene should be sent to the
address provided above on or before the
date listed above.
Comments and other filings
concerning the Vitol application to
export electric energy to Mexico should
be clearly marked with OE Docket No.
EA–407. An additional copy is to be
provided directly to both Robert F. Viola
and Kolby Kettler, Vitol Inc., 1100
Louisiana Street, Suite 5500, Houston,
TX 77002.
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 have an adverse impact on the
sufficiency of supply or 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 https://energy.gov/
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25,
2015.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2015–04499 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Procedure Requiring
Designation of U.S. Resident Agent for
Applicants and Authorization Holders
That Neither Reside in Nor Have a
Place of Business or Other Corporate
Presence in the United States
Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
Notice of procedure.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
is hereby notifying both applicants for
authorizations to import or export
natural gas, including liquefied natural
gas (LNG), and the current holders of
such authorizations that neither reside
in nor have a place of business or other
corporate presence in the United States
that they must identify an agent resident
within the United States to receive
service of legal process. This notice
applies to any such applicant and/or
authorization holder that has not
already identified a U.S. agent in its
existing proceeding in a filing or other
correspondence with DOE/FE.
DATES: This procedural change is
effective March 4, 2015. Those affected
by the change must comply by April 3,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Submissions of information
required by this procedure can be made
using one of the following:
SUMMARY:
Electronic Filing by Email
fergas@hq.doe.gov.
Regular Mail
U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026–
4375.
Hand Delivery or Private Delivery
Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.)
U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Beverly Howard, U.S.
Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of
Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply,
Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal
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Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478;
(202) 586–9387.
Edward B. Myers, Cassandra S.
Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the Assistant General Counsel
for Electricity and Fossil Energy,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202)
586–3397, (202) 586–9793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is
authorized under the Natural Gas Act,
15 U.S.C. 717b(a), (c), to regulate the
import and export of natural gas to or
from the United States.1 As the number
of applicants and authorization holders
regulated under these statutory
provisions continues to increase, DOE/
FE is aware that many such applicants
and authorization holders neither reside
in nor have a place of business or other
corporate presence in the United States.
Applications to import or export natural
gas are informal adjudications
conducted in accordance with DOE
regulations, 10 CFR part 590, and the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
551, et seq. Applicants therefore must
be available to receive and respond to
timely service of process of DOE/FE
orders and other filings, including
pleadings submitted by parties in
application proceedings. Additionally,
authorization holders are subject to
continuing agency jurisdiction and to
terms, conditions, and reporting and
recordkeeping requirements set forth in
each authorization. To monitor and
enforce compliance with its
authorizations, DOE/FE must have the
means to serve legal process on
authorization holders within the United
States.
Accordingly, DOE/FE has determined
that applicants and authorization
holders that neither reside in nor have
a place of business or other corporate
presence in the United States must
identify an agent within the jurisdiction
of the United States to receive service of
process regarding their pending
application or existing authorization,
respectively. As noted above, this action
will help to ensure that all applicants
and authorization holders are notified
promptly of any agency or party filing
in their proceeding, and that DOE/FE
has the means to monitor and enforce
compliance with the terms, conditions,
and other requirements of its
authorizations.
Compliance with this procedural
change shall be accomplished in the
following manner: Within 30 days of the
date of publication of this Notice in the
Federal Register, all applicants and
authorization holders that do not reside
in the United States and do not have a
place of business or other corporate
presence in the United States must
provide DOE/FE with the name,
address, and telephone number of an
agent in the United States designated to
receive service of legal process in
connection with their pending
application(s) and/or existing
authorization(s). This requirement does
not apply to any such applicant and/or
authorization holder that has already
identified a U.S. agent in its existing
proceeding in a filing or other
correspondence with DOE/FE.
For purposes of complying with this
procedural requirement, the U.S. agent
may be a natural person residing in the
United States, a U.S. corporation, or a
foreign corporation registered to
conduct business in the United States
(including the applicant or
authorization holder itself), provided
that the domestic or foreign corporation
has a business address in the United
States and is authorized by its articles
of incorporation to act as agent.
Submissions shall include the docket
number and the order number(s) (if
appropriate), the agent’s name and
complete U.S. address, and the consent
of the applicant or authorization holder
to service of process on the designated
agent as long as the authority of the
agent continues. This requirement shall
be a continuing obligation of applicants
and authorization holders. Accordingly,
it shall be incumbent upon applicants
and authorization holders to designate a
new agent in the event an agent
discontinues its service as agent.
1 The authority to regulate the imports and
exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural
gas, under section 3 of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717b)
has been delegated to the Assistant Secretary for FE
in Redelegation Order No. 00–006.02 issued on
November 17, 2014.
SUMMARY:
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26,
2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2015–04461 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board;
Notice of Open Meeting
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces an
open meeting of the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was
reestablished pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
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463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice
is provided in accordance with the Act.
DATES: Tuesday, March 31, 2015—11:30
a.m.–2:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Room 8E–
089, Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Gibson, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; telephone: (202)
586–3787; email: seab@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Board was
established to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary on
the Department’s basic and applied
research, economic and national
security policy, educational issues,
operational issues, and other activities
as directed by the Secretary.
Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting
is the quarterly meeting of the Board.
Tentative Agenda: The meeting will
start at 11:30 a.m. on March 31st. The
tentative meeting agenda includes
consideration of the reports of the SEAB
task forces on nuclear nonproliferation
and the national laboratories, a briefing
on Quadrennial Energy Review (QER),
and an opportunity for comments from
the public. The meeting will conclude at
2:30 p.m. Agenda updates and the draft
task force reports will be posted on the
SEAB Web site prior to the meeting:
www.energy.gov/seab.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. Individuals who
would like to attend must RSVP to
Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at seab@
hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name,
organization, citizenship, and contact
information. Anyone attending the
meeting will be required to present
government-issued identification. Please
note that the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) has determined that
regular driver’s licenses (and ID cards)
from the following jurisdictions are not
acceptable: Alaska, American Samoa,
Arizona, Louisiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York,
Oklahoma, and Washington. Acceptable
alternate forms of Photo-ID include:
U. S. Passport or Passport Card
An Enhanced Driver’s License or
Enhanced ID-Card issued by the states
of Minnesota, New York or
Washington
(Enhanced licenses issued by these
states are clearly marked Enhanced or
Enhanced Driver’s License)
A military ID or other government
issued Photo-ID card
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Procedure Requiring Designation of U.S. Resident Agent
for Applicants and Authorization Holders That Neither Reside in Nor
Have a Place of Business or Other Corporate Presence in the United
States
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of procedure.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy
(DOE) is hereby notifying both applicants for authorizations to import
or export natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the
current holders of such authorizations that neither reside in nor have
a place of business or other corporate presence in the United States
that they must identify an agent resident within the United States to
receive service of legal process. This notice applies to any such
applicant and/or authorization holder that has not already identified a
U.S. agent in its existing proceeding in a filing or other
correspondence with DOE/FE.
DATES: This procedural change is effective March 4, 2015. Those
affected by the change must comply by April 3, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submissions of information required by this procedure can be
made using one of the following:
Electronic Filing by Email
fergas@hq.doe.gov.
Regular Mail
U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Gas Global
Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375,
Washington, DC 20026-4375.
Hand Delivery or Private Delivery Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.)
U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34), Office of Oil and Gas Global
Security and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, Room
3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore or Beverly Howard, U.S. Department of Energy (FE-34),
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of Fossil
Energy, Forrestal
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Building, Room 3E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585, (202) 586-9478; (202) 586-9387.
Edward B. Myers, Cassandra S. Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Electricity and Fossil
Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC
20585, (202) 586-3397, (202) 586-9793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is authorized under the Natural Gas Act,
15 U.S.C. 717b(a), (c), to regulate the import and export of natural
gas to or from the United States.\1\ As the number of applicants and
authorization holders regulated under these statutory provisions
continues to increase, DOE/FE is aware that many such applicants and
authorization holders neither reside in nor have a place of business or
other corporate presence in the United States. Applications to import
or export natural gas are informal adjudications conducted in
accordance with DOE regulations, 10 CFR part 590, and the
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 551, et seq. Applicants
therefore must be available to receive and respond to timely service of
process of DOE/FE orders and other filings, including pleadings
submitted by parties in application proceedings. Additionally,
authorization holders are subject to continuing agency jurisdiction and
to terms, conditions, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements set
forth in each authorization. To monitor and enforce compliance with its
authorizations, DOE/FE must have the means to serve legal process on
authorization holders within the United States.
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\1\ The authority to regulate the imports and exports of natural
gas, including liquefied natural gas, under section 3 of the NGA (15
U.S.C. 717b) has been delegated to the Assistant Secretary for FE in
Redelegation Order No. 00-006.02 issued on November 17, 2014.
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Accordingly, DOE/FE has determined that applicants and
authorization holders that neither reside in nor have a place of
business or other corporate presence in the United States must identify
an agent within the jurisdiction of the United States to receive
service of process regarding their pending application or existing
authorization, respectively. As noted above, this action will help to
ensure that all applicants and authorization holders are notified
promptly of any agency or party filing in their proceeding, and that
DOE/FE has the means to monitor and enforce compliance with the terms,
conditions, and other requirements of its authorizations.
Compliance with this procedural change shall be accomplished in the
following manner: Within 30 days of the date of publication of this
Notice in the Federal Register, all applicants and authorization
holders that do not reside in the United States and do not have a place
of business or other corporate presence in the United States must
provide DOE/FE with the name, address, and telephone number of an agent
in the United States designated to receive service of legal process in
connection with their pending application(s) and/or existing
authorization(s). This requirement does not apply to any such applicant
and/or authorization holder that has already identified a U.S. agent in
its existing proceeding in a filing or other correspondence with DOE/
FE.
For purposes of complying with this procedural requirement, the
U.S. agent may be a natural person residing in the United States, a
U.S. corporation, or a foreign corporation registered to conduct
business in the United States (including the applicant or authorization
holder itself), provided that the domestic or foreign corporation has a
business address in the United States and is authorized by its articles
of incorporation to act as agent.
Submissions shall include the docket number and the order number(s)
(if appropriate), the agent's name and complete U.S. address, and the
consent of the applicant or authorization holder to service of process
on the designated agent as long as the authority of the agent
continues. This requirement shall be a continuing obligation of
applicants and authorization holders. Accordingly, it shall be
incumbent upon applicants and authorization holders to designate a new
agent in the event an agent discontinues its service as agent.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2015.
John A. Anderson,
Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Office of
Oil and Natural Gas.
[FR Doc. 2015-04461 Filed 3-3-15; 8:45 am]
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