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Application for Presidential Permit;
Sea Breeze Pacific Regional
Transmission System, Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
SUMMARY: Sea Breeze Pacific Regional
Transmission System, Inc., (Sea Breeze)
has applied for a Presidential permit to
construct, operate, maintain, and
connect a 150,000-volt (150-kV), direct
current transmission line across the U.S.
border with Canada.
DATES: Comments, protests, or requests
to intervene must be submitted on or
before March 21, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or
requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Fossil
Energy (FE–27), U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202–
297–5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Jerry Pell (Program Office) at 202–586–
3362, or Michael T. Skinker (Program
Attorney) at 202–586–2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the
international border of the United States
for the transmission of electric energy
between the United States and a foreign
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country is prohibited in the absence of
a Presidential permit issued pursuant to
Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On December 20, 2004, Sea Breeze
filed an application with the Office of
Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of
Energy (DOE) for a Presidential permit
for the construction of a 150-kV electric
transmission line that would cross the
U.S.-Canadian border. Sea Breeze is a
British Columbia corporation with its
principal place of business in
Vancouver, British Columbia. Although
Sea Breeze is the sole applicant for a
Presidential permit, Sea Breeze is a joint
venture between Sea Breeze Power
Corporation, a publicly traded Canadian
corporation, and Boundless Energy,
LLC, a limited liability company of the
State of Maine.
Sea Breeze proposes to develop a
direct current transmission
interconnection between Canada and
the United States utilizing High Voltage
Direct Current Light technology. The
project would originate on Vancouver
Island in the vicinity of Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada, cross the Strait of
Juan de Fuca via submarine cable, and
proceed via terrestrial underground
cable to a converter station to be
constructed at a substation located in
Port Angeles, Washington, and owned
by Bonneville Power Administration.
The converter station would convert the
direct current back to alternating
current.
The entire length of the proposed
transmission facilities would be 22
miles, consisting of 11⁄2 miles of landbased underground cable in Canada, 19
miles of submarine cable crossing the
Strait of Juan de Fuca, and 11⁄2 miles of
land-based underground cable inside
the United States. The project is
intended to transmit up to 550
megawatts of power in either direction
between the two countries.
Since the restructuring of the electric
power industry began, resulting in the
introduction of different types of
competitive entities into the
marketplace, DOE has consistently
expressed its policy that cross-border
trade in electric energy should be
subject to the same principles of
comparable open access and nondiscrimination that apply to
transmission in interstate commerce.
DOE has stated that policy in export
authorization granted to entities
requesting authority to export over
international transmission facilities.
Specifically, DOE expects transmitting
utilities owning border facilities
constructed pursuant to Presidential
permits to provide access across the
border in accordance with the
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principles of comparable open access
and non-discrimination contained in the
FPA and articulated in Federal Energy
Regulation Commission Order No. 888,
as amended (Promoting Wholesale
Competition Through Open Access
Non-Discriminatory Transmission
Services by Public Utilities). In
furtherance of this policy, DOE intends
to condition any Presidential permit
issued in this proceeding on compliance
with these open access principles.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to become a party to this
proceeding 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.
Additional copies of such petitions to
intervene or protest also should be filed
directly with Tony Duggleby, Chief
Executive Officer, Sea Breeze Pacific
Regional Transmission System, Inc.,
Lobby Box 91, Suite 1400, 333 Seymour
Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5A6
and with either John G. Osborn or
Gordon F. Grimes at Bernstein, Shur,
Sawyer & Nelson, 100 Middle Street,
P.O. Box 9729, Portland, ME 04104–
5029.
Before a Presidential permit may be
issued or amended, the DOE must
determine that the proposed action will
not adversely impact on the reliability
of the U.S. electric power supply
system. In addition, DOE must consider
the environmental impacts of the
proposed action (i.e., granting the
Presidential permit, with any conditions
and limitations, or denying it) pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA). DOE also must
obtain the concurrences of the Secretary
of State and the Secretary of Defense
before taking final action on a
Presidential permit application.
The NEPA compliance process is a
cooperative non-adversarial process
involving members of the public, state
governments, Tribal governments, and
the Federal government. The process
affords all persons interested in or
potentially affected by the
environmental consequences of a
proposed action an opportunity to
present their views, which will be
considered in the preparation of the
environmental documentation for the
proposed action. Intervening and
becoming a party to this proceeding will
not create any special status for the
petitioner with regard to the NEPA
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process. Notices of forthcoming NEPA
activities and information on how to
participate in those activities will
appear in the Federal Register.
Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the address
provided above. In addition, the
application may be viewed on, or
downloaded from, the Office of Fossil
Energy Web site at https://
www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
ElectricityRegulation. Select ‘‘Pending
Proceedings’’ from the options menu.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 14,
2005.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,
Office of Fossil Energy.
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Elk River Windfarm LLC; Notice of
Issuance of Order
February 11, 2005.
Elk River Windfarm LLC (Elk River)
filed an application for market-based
rate authority, with an accompanying
tariff. The proposed tariff provides for
wholesale sales of energy, capacity and
ancillary services at market-based rates.
Elk River also requested waiver of
various Commission regulations. In
particular, Elk River requested that the
Commission grant blanket approval
under 18 CFR part 34 of all future
issuances of securities and assumptions
of liability by Elk River.
On February 10, 2005, the
Commission granted the request for
blanket approval under part 34, subject
to the following:
Any person desiring to be heard or to
protest the blanket approval of
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liability by Elk River should file a
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426, in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
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385.214 (2004).
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing motions to intervene
or protest, is March 14, 2005.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition by the deadline above, Elk
River is authorized to issue securities
and assume obligations or liabilities as
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otherwise in respect of any security of
another person; provided that such
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the public interest, and is reasonably
necessary or appropriate for such
purposes.
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require a further showing that neither
public nor private interests will be
adversely affected by continued
approval of Elk River’s issuances of
securities or assumptions of liability.
Copies of the full text of the
Commission’s Order are available from
the Commission’s Public Reference
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Washington, DC 20426. The Order may
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Secretary.
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(Klondike II) filed an application for
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accompanying tariff. The proposed tariff
provides for wholesale sales of energy,
capacity and ancillary services at
market-based rates. Klondike II also
requested waiver of various Commission
regulations. In particular, Klondike
requested that the Commission grant
blanket approval under 18 CFR part 34
of all future issuances of securities and
assumptions of liability by Klondike II.
On February 10, 2005, the
Commission granted the request for
blanket approval under part 34, subject
to the following:
Any person desiring to be heard or to
protest the blanket approval of
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[FE Docket No. PP-299]
Application for Presidential Permit; Sea Breeze Pacific Regional
Transmission System, Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Sea Breeze Pacific Regional Transmission System, Inc., (Sea
Breeze) has applied for a Presidential permit to construct, operate,
maintain, and connect a 150,000-volt (150-kV), direct current
transmission line across the U.S. border with Canada.
DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted
on or before March 21, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Fossil Energy (FE-27), U.S. Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 (FAX
202-297-5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jerry Pell (Program Office) at
202-586-3362, or Michael T. Skinker (Program Attorney) at 202-586-2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a
Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On December 20, 2004, Sea Breeze filed an application with the
Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for a
Presidential permit for the construction of a 150-kV electric
transmission line that would cross the U.S.-Canadian border. Sea Breeze
is a British Columbia corporation with its principal place of business
in Vancouver, British Columbia. Although Sea Breeze is the sole
applicant for a Presidential permit, Sea Breeze is a joint venture
between Sea Breeze Power Corporation, a publicly traded Canadian
corporation, and Boundless Energy, LLC, a limited liability company of
the State of Maine.
Sea Breeze proposes to develop a direct current transmission
interconnection between Canada and the United States utilizing High
Voltage Direct Current Light technology. The project would originate on
Vancouver Island in the vicinity of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,
cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca via submarine cable, and proceed via
terrestrial underground cable to a converter station to be constructed
at a substation located in Port Angeles, Washington, and owned by
Bonneville Power Administration. The converter station would convert
the direct current back to alternating current.
The entire length of the proposed transmission facilities would be
22 miles, consisting of 1\1/2\ miles of land-based underground cable in
Canada, 19 miles of submarine cable crossing the Strait of Juan de
Fuca, and 1\1/2\ miles of land-based underground cable inside the
United States. The project is intended to transmit up to 550 megawatts
of power in either direction between the two countries.
Since the restructuring of the electric power industry began,
resulting in the introduction of different types of competitive
entities into the marketplace, DOE has consistently expressed its
policy that cross-border trade in electric energy should be subject to
the same principles of comparable open access and non-discrimination
that apply to transmission in interstate commerce. DOE has stated that
policy in export authorization granted to entities requesting authority
to export over international transmission facilities. Specifically, DOE
expects transmitting utilities owning border facilities constructed
pursuant to Presidential permits to provide access across the border in
accordance with the
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principles of comparable open access and non-discrimination contained
in the FPA and articulated in Federal Energy Regulation Commission
Order No. 888, as amended (Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open
Access Non-Discriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilities).
In furtherance of this policy, DOE intends to condition any
Presidential permit issued in this proceeding on compliance with these
open access principles.
Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to this
proceeding 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. 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.
Additional copies of such petitions to intervene or protest also
should be filed directly with Tony Duggleby, Chief Executive Officer,
Sea Breeze Pacific Regional Transmission System, Inc., Lobby Box 91,
Suite 1400, 333 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5A6 and with
either John G. Osborn or Gordon F. Grimes at Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer &
Nelson, 100 Middle Street, P.O. Box 9729, Portland, ME 04104-5029.
Before a Presidential permit may be issued or amended, the DOE must
determine that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. In addition, DOE
must consider the environmental impacts of the proposed action (i.e.,
granting the Presidential permit, with any conditions and limitations,
or denying it) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA). DOE also must obtain the concurrences of the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of Defense before taking final action on a
Presidential permit application.
The NEPA compliance process is a cooperative non-adversarial
process involving members of the public, state governments, Tribal
governments, and the Federal government. The process affords all
persons interested in or potentially affected by the environmental
consequences of a proposed action an opportunity to present their
views, which will be considered in the preparation of the environmental
documentation for the proposed action. Intervening and becoming a party
to this proceeding will not create any special status for the
petitioner with regard to the NEPA process. Notices of forthcoming NEPA
activities and information on how to participate in those activities
will appear in the Federal Register.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above. In
addition, the application may be viewed on, or downloaded from, the
Office of Fossil Energy Web site at https://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/
ElectricityRegulation. Select ``Pending Proceedings'' from the options
menu.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2005.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 05-3148 Filed 2-17-05; 8:45 am]
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