Application To Export Electric Energy; Powerex Corp., 70987-70988 [E8-27836]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 227 / Monday, November 24, 2008 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES a franchised service area. The electric energy which CSE proposes to export to Mexico would be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other entities within the United States. CSE proposes to export electric energy to Mexico and to arrange for the delivery of those exports over the international transmission facilities presently owned by AEP Texas Central, El Paso Electric Company, Central Power & Light Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, Sharyland Utilities, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the national electric utility of Mexico. The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of the international transmission facilities to be utilized by CSE was previously 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 comment, petition, and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the dates listed above. All filings in this proceeding should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA– 346. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Matthew Adams, VP Energy Trading and Marketing, 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500, Houston, TX 77007. 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 https:// oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2008. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E8–27837 Filed 11–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:32 Nov 21, 2008 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA–145–D] Application To Export Electric Energy; Powerex Corp. Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Application. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Powerex Corp. (Powerex) has applied for renewal of its 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 requests to intervene must be submitted on or before December 24, 2008. 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 May 30, 1997, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–145 authorizing Powerex to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a two-year term. That Order was subsequently renewed on June 18, 1999, in Order No. EA–145– A; on August 13, 2001, in Order No. EA–145–B; and on April 26, 2004, in Order No. EA–145–C. The current export authorization will expire on April 26, 2009. On October 23, 2008, Powerex filed an application with DOE to renew the export authority contained in Order No. EA–145–C for an additional five-year term. Powerex, the wholly owned marketing subsidiary of the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro), does not own or control any transmission facilities nor does it have a franchised service area. The electric energy which Powerex proposes to export to Mexico would be surplus energy purchased from BC Hydro or other Canadian utilities, from other power marketers, independent power producers, or U.S. electric utilities and PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70987 Federal power marketing agencies in the United States. Powerex will arrange for the delivery of exports to Mexico over the international transmission facilities owned by San Diego Gas & Electric Company. The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of the international transmission facilities to be utilized by Powerex was previously authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended. DOE expects exporters of electric energy to obtain the necessary authorization from DOE to export electricity and to abide by the terms and conditions established for such export in the Orders issued by DOE, including any term limit for the authorization and the requirement to create and preserve full and complete records and file quarterly reports. Failure to first obtain an Order authorizing the export of electricity, or continuing to export after the expiration of such an Order, may result in a denial of authorization to export in the future and subject the exporter to sanctions and penalties under the FPA. DOE also expects transmitting utilities owning border facilities and entities charged with the operational control of those border facilities, such as Independent System Operators or RTO’s, to verify that companies seeking to schedule an electricity export have the requisite authority from DOE to export such power. 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 comment, petition, and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the dates listed above. All filings in this proceeding should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA– 145–D. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Mike MacDougall, Director, Trade Policy, Powerex Corp., 666 Burrard Street, Suite 1400, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2X8. 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 E:\FR\FM\24NON1.SGM 24NON1 70988 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 227 / Monday, November 24, 2008 / Notices 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:// oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm, or by emailing Odessa Hopkins at odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2008. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E8–27836 Filed 11–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA–344] Application To Export Electric Energy; Twin Cities Power—Canada, ULC Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Application. AGENCY: Twin Cities Power—Canada, ULC (TCP) 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 December 24, 2008. 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, 20585–0350 (FAX 202– 586–8008). SUMMARY: sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 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 October 14, 2008, DOE received an application from TCP for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer. TCP has requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-year term. TCP does not own or control any electric generation, transmission, or distribution VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:32 Nov 21, 2008 Jkt 217001 assets, nor does it have a franchised service area. The electric energy which TCP proposes to export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other entities within the United States. TCP 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 TCP 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 TCP application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA– 344. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Larry Severson, Severson, Sheldon, Dougherty & Molenda P.A., Suite 600, 7300 West 147th Street, Apple Valley, MN 55124–7580 AND Tim Kreiger, Twin Cities Power, LLC, 17725 Juniper Path, Lakeville, MN 55504. 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 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 https:// www.oe.energy.gov/ PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on November 18, 2008. Anthony J. Como, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. E8–27835 Filed 11–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC09–716–000, FERC–716] Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension November 18, 2008. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE. ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104–13), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information collection described below. DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are due January 23, 2009. ADDRESSES: An example of this collection of information may be obtained from the Commission’s Web site at (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp). Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper format, and should refer to Docket No. IC09– 716–000. Documents must be prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission submission guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/ submission-guide.asp. Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov. First time users will have to establish a user name and password (https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The Commission will send an automatic acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of comments through eFiling. Commenters filing electronically should not make a paper filing. Commenters that are not able to file electronically must send an original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal E:\FR\FM\24NON1.SGM 24NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 227 (Monday, November 24, 2008)]
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[FR Doc No: E8-27836]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-145-D]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Powerex Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: Powerex Corp. (Powerex) has applied for renewal of its 
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 requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before December 24, 2008.

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 May 30, 1997, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-145 authorizing Powerex to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico as a power marketer for a two-year term. That Order 
was subsequently renewed on June 18, 1999, in Order No. EA-145-A; on 
August 13, 2001, in Order No. EA-145-B; and on April 26, 2004, in Order 
No. EA-145-C. The current export authorization will expire on April 26, 
2009. On October 23, 2008, Powerex filed an application with DOE to 
renew the export authority contained in Order No. EA-145-C for an 
additional five-year term.
    Powerex, the wholly owned marketing subsidiary of the British 
Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro), does not own or control 
any transmission facilities nor does it have a franchised service area. 
The electric energy which Powerex proposes to export to Mexico would be 
surplus energy purchased from BC Hydro or other Canadian utilities, 
from other power marketers, independent power producers, or U.S. 
electric utilities and Federal power marketing agencies in the United 
States.
    Powerex will arrange for the delivery of exports to Mexico over the 
international transmission facilities owned by San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company. The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of 
each of the international transmission facilities to be utilized by 
Powerex was previously authorized by a Presidential permit issued 
pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended.
    DOE expects exporters of electric energy to obtain the necessary 
authorization from DOE to export electricity and to abide by the terms 
and conditions established for such export in the Orders issued by DOE, 
including any term limit for the authorization and the requirement to 
create and preserve full and complete records and file quarterly 
reports. Failure to first obtain an Order authorizing the export of 
electricity, or continuing to export after the expiration of such an 
Order, may result in a denial of authorization to export in the future 
and subject the exporter to sanctions and penalties under the FPA. DOE 
also expects transmitting utilities owning border facilities and 
entities charged with the operational control of those border 
facilities, such as Independent System Operators or RTO's, to verify 
that companies seeking to schedule an electricity export have the 
requisite authority from DOE to export such power.
    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 Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 
comment, petition, and protest should be filed with DOE on or before 
the dates listed above.
    All filings in this proceeding should be clearly marked with Docket 
No. EA-145-D. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Mike 
MacDougall, Director, Trade Policy, Powerex Corp., 666 Burrard Street, 
Suite 1400, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 2X8.
    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

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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://oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm, or by emailing Odessa Hopkins at 
odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2008.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E8-27836 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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