Application To Export Electric Energy; WSPP Inc., 20374-20375 [2012-8078]

Download as PDF 20374 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 4, 2012 / Notices assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). VII. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Williams, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 5144, PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–7586 or by email: mary.williams@ed.gov. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. VIII. Other Information Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 7363. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Dated: March 30, 2012. Alexa Posny, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 2012–8107 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with NOTICES [OE Docket No. EA–98–M] Application To Export Electric Energy; WSPP Inc. Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Application. AGENCY: WSPP Inc. (WSPP) has applied, on behalf of ten of its members, SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:28 Apr 03, 2012 Jkt 226001 facilities was previously authorized by Presidential Permits PP–10, PP–46, and PP–36, respectively. WSPP filed an application with DOE on February 24, 2012, which was subsequently amended, on behalf of the following member companies for renewal of their export authority contained in Order No. EA–98–L: Avista Corporation, Edison Mission Marketing DATES: Comments, protests, or motions and Trading, Inc., Idaho Power to intervene must be submitted on or Company, Northern States Power before April 19, 2012. Company, PacifiCorp, Portland General ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or Electric Company, Powerex motions to intervene should be Corporation, Public Service Company of addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, Colorado, Puget Sound Energy, and Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy TransCanada Energy Sales Ltd. The Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. application, as amended, also requested Department of Energy, 1000 new export authority for the following Independence Avenue SW., two members: BP Energy Company and Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC. of delays in handling conventional mail, WSPP also requested that DOE it is recommended that documents be expedite the processing of its transmitted by overnight mail, by application in order to avoid any lapse electronic mail to in the export authority for some of its Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by members. Accordingly, DOE has shortened the public comment period to facsimile to 202–586–8008. 15 days. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Procedural Matters: Any person Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) desiring to be heard in this proceeding at 202–586–5260, or by email to should file a comment or protest to the Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov. application at the address provided SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of above. Protests should be filed in electricity from the United States to a accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal foreign country are regulated by the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to Department of Energy Organization Act become a party to these proceedings (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require should file a motion to intervene at the authorization under section 202(e) of above address in accordance with FERC the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such On September 5, 1996, DOE comments, protests, or motions to authorized 42 members of the WSPP to intervene should be sent to the address export electric energy to Canada (Order provided above on or before the date No. EA–98–C). Over time, the specific listed above. members authorized to export has Comments on the WSPP application changed through the addition or to export electric energy to Canada deletion of various members in several should be clearly marked with OE subsequent proceedings in the EA–98 Docket No. EA–98–M. An additional docket. Current Order No. EA–98–L was copy is to be filed directly with Arnold issued on May 6, 2009, and authorizes B. Podgorsky, General Counsel to WSPP 13 WSPP member companies and Patrick L. Morand, Associate, individually to transmit electric energy Wright & Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street to Canada. That Order will expire on NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005– April 25, 2012. 3802. A final decision will be made on The international transmission this application after the environmental facilities authorized for use by those impacts have been evaluated pursuant exporters are owned by the Bonneville to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Power Administration, also a WSPP Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR member. The facilities consist of two part 1021) and after a determination is 500-kV transmission lines and one 230made by DOE that the proposed action kV transmission line that interconnect will not have an adverse impact on the with facilities of British Columbia reliability of the U.S. electric power Hydro and Power Authority, and one supply system. Copies of this application will be 230-kV transmission line that made available, upon request, for public interconnects with West Kootenay inspection and copying at the address Power, Limited. The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection provided above, by accessing the program Web site at https://energy.gov/ of these international transmission to renew the authority of those members to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada, pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The WSPP application also requested new export authority for two other members to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 4, 2012 / Notices node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2012. Brian Mills, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2012–8078 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] emcdonald on DSK29S0YB1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Order will expire on September 17, 2012. On March 13, 2012, Rainbow filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA–296–A for an additional fiveyear term. Note: You need to start identifying more specifics about the applicant, such as the type of entity. In its application, Rainbow states that it ‘‘does not own or control any physical DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY electric generation or transmission facilities in the U.S. and does not have [OE Docket No. EA–296–B] any franchised service territory in the U.S.’’ Therefore, the electric power Application to Export Electric Energy; proposed to be exported to Canada will Rainbow Energy Marketing be surplus to the needs of the entities Corporation selling power to Rainbow. The AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery application also indicates that Rainbow and Energy Reliability, DOE. is a power marketer authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ACTION: Notice of application. to sell energy, capacity, and specified SUMMARY: Rainbow Energy Marketing ancillary services at market-based rates. Corporation (Rainbow) has applied to The existing international renew its authority to transmit electric transmission facilities to be utilized by energy from the United States to Canada Rainbow have previously been pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal authorized by Presidential permits Power Act (FPA). issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate DATES: Comments, protests, or motions for open access transmission by third to intervene must be submitted on or parties. before May 4, 2012. Procedural Matters: Any person ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or desiring to be heard in this proceeding motions to intervene should be should file a comment or protest to the addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy application at the address provided above. Protests should be filed in Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal Department of Energy, 1000 Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Independence Avenue SW., Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in handling conventional mail, CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to these proceedings it is recommended that documents be should file a motion to intervene at the transmitted by overnight mail, by above address in accordance with FERC electronic mail to Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such comments, protests, or motions to facsimile to 202–586–8008. intervene should be sent to the address FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provided above on or before the date Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) listed above. at 202–586–5260, or by email to Comments on the Rainbow Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov. application to export electric energy to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of Canada should be clearly marked with electricity from the United States to a OE Docket No. 296–B. An additional foreign country are regulated by the copy is to be filed directly with Joseph Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to M. Wolfe, Rainbow Energy Marketing sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Corporation, Kirkwood Office Tower, Department of Energy Organization Act 919 South 7th Street, Suite 405, (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require Bismarck, ND 58504. A final decision authorization under section 202(e) of will be made on this application after the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). the environmental impacts have been On November 9, 2004 the Department evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA– Environmental Policy Act Implementing 296 authorizing Rainbow to transmit Procedures (10 CFR Part 1021) and after electric energy from the United States to a determination is made by DOE that the Canada as a power marketer for a twoproposed action will not have an year term. That Order expired on adverse impact on the reliability of the November 9, 2006. On September 17, U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of this application will be 2007, DOE issued Order No. EA–210–A made available, upon request, for public to Rainbow for a five-year term. That VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:09 Apr 03, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20375 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. Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2012. Brian Mills, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2012–8081 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Notice of Availability of Secretarial Determination and Basis for Determination Under Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (NDAA) for Closure of the F-Tank Farm at the Savannah River Site and Clarification for Its Record of Decision: Savannah River Site HighLevel Waste Tank Closure Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Secretarial Determination and Basis for Section 3116 Determination for Closure of the F-Tank Farm (FTF) at the Savannah River Site (FTF 3116 Basis Document). DOE prepared and approved the FTF 3116 Basis Document pursuant to Section 3116(a) of the NDAA, which provides that the Secretary of Energy may, in consultation with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), determine that certain waste from reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel is not high-level waste if the provisions set forth in Section 3116(a) are satisfied. To make the determination for the FTF, the Secretary of Energy determined that the waste in the FTF: (1) Does not require permanent isolation in a deep geologic repository for spent fuel or high-level radioactive waste; (2) has had highly radioactive radionuclides removed to the maximum extent practical; and (3)(A) does not exceed concentration limits for Class C low-level waste and will be disposed of in compliance with the performance objectives in 10 CFR part 61, Subpart C and pursuant to a State approved closure plan or State-issued permit; or (3)(B) exceeds concentration limits for Class C low-level waste but will be disposed of in compliance with the performance objectives of 10 CFR part 61, Subpart C; pursuant to a Stateapproved closure plan or State-issued SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20374-20375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8078]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-98-M]


Application To Export Electric Energy; WSPP Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: WSPP Inc. (WSPP) has applied, on behalf of ten of its members, 
to renew the authority of those members to transmit electric energy 
from the United States to Canada, pursuant to section 202(e) of the 
Federal Power Act (FPA). The WSPP application also requested new export 
authority for two other members to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Canada.

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before April 19, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be 
addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 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 
Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202-586-8008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 
at 202-586-5260, or by email to Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov.

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 September 5, 1996, DOE authorized 42 members of the WSPP to 
export electric energy to Canada (Order No. EA-98-C). Over time, the 
specific members authorized to export has changed through the addition 
or deletion of various members in several subsequent proceedings in the 
EA-98 docket. Current Order No. EA-98-L was issued on May 6, 2009, and 
authorizes 13 WSPP member companies individually to transmit electric 
energy to Canada. That Order will expire on April 25, 2012.
    The international transmission facilities authorized for use by 
those exporters are owned by the Bonneville Power Administration, also 
a WSPP member. The facilities consist of two 500-kV transmission lines 
and one 230-kV transmission line that interconnect with facilities of 
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, and one 230-kV transmission 
line that interconnects with West Kootenay Power, Limited. The 
construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of these 
international transmission facilities was previously authorized by 
Presidential Permits PP-10, PP-46, and PP-36, respectively.
    WSPP filed an application with DOE on February 24, 2012, which was 
subsequently amended, on behalf of the following member companies for 
renewal of their export authority contained in Order No. EA-98-L: 
Avista Corporation, Edison Mission Marketing and Trading, Inc., Idaho 
Power Company, Northern States Power Company, PacifiCorp, Portland 
General Electric Company, Powerex Corporation, Public Service Company 
of Colorado, Puget Sound Energy, and TransCanada Energy Sales Ltd. The 
application, as amended, also requested new export authority for the 
following two members: BP Energy Company and Twin Eagle Resource 
Management, LLC.
    WSPP also requested that DOE expedite the processing of its 
application in order to avoid any lapse in the export authority for 
some of its members. Accordingly, DOE has shortened the public comment 
period to 15 days.
    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 (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 on the WSPP application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-98-M. An 
additional copy is to be filed directly with Arnold B. Podgorsky, 
General Counsel to WSPP and Patrick L. Morand, Associate, Wright & 
Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005-
3802. 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 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/

[[Page 20375]]

node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2012.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012-8078 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.