Application To Export Electric Energy; ConocoPhillips Company, 11633 [2013-03714]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 19, 2013 / Notices events resulting from natural phenomena such as earthquakes, fires and tornados, has been moved from the end of Session I to the beginning of Session II. The date and place of the meeting and hearing remain unchanged. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Marcelyn Atwood, General Manager, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788– 4016. This is a toll-free number. Dated: February 13, 2013. Peter S. Winokur, Chairman. [FR Doc. 2013–03796 Filed 2–14–13; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3670–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA–336–A] Application To Export Electric Energy; ConocoPhillips Company Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of Application. AGENCY: ConocoPhillips Company (CoP) has applied to renew 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 motions to intervene must be submitted on or before March 21, 2013. ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be addressed to: Lamont Jackson, 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 Lamont.Jackson@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586–8008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lamont Jackson (Program Office) at 202–586–0808, or by email to Lamont.Jackson@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 Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). On April 17, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA–336, which authorized CoP to TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Feb 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing international transmission facilities. That authority expires on April 17, 2013. On November 29, 2012, CoP filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA–336 for an additional five-year term. In its application, CoP states that neither it nor any of its affiliates currently own or control electric generating or transmission facilities except for those facilities necessary to connect generation facilities to the transmission grid. CoP states that all of the electric energy that CoP proposes to export to Mexico will be surplus to the needs of the selling entities. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by CoP 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 on the CoP application to export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–336–A. An additional copy is to be provided directly to both Casey P. McFaden and Charles F. Eisenhardt, ConocoPhillips Company, 600 North Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11633 Issued in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2013. Brian Mills, Director of Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2013–03714 Filed 2–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP13–553–000. Applicants: TC Offshore LLC. Description: Service Agmt— Housekeeping to be effective 3/14/2013. Filed Date: 2/11/13. Accession Number: 20130211–5070. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/25/13. Docket Numbers: RP13–554–000. Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P. Description: 02/11/13 Negatiated Rates—JP Morgan Ventures Corp (HUB)—6025–89 to be effective 2/9/ 2013. Filed Date: 2/11/13. Accession Number: 20130211–5128. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/25/13. Docket Numbers: RP13–555–000. Applicants: Northwest Pipeline GP. Description: Housekeeping Filing— CSOFO to be effective 4/1/2013. Filed Date: 2/11/13. Accession Number: 20130211–5175. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/25/13. Docket Numbers: RP13–556–000. Applicants: Gulf Shore Energy Partners, LP. Description: Gulf Shore Energy Partners, LP GAS TARIFF ORIGINAL VOLUME NO. 1 Baseline Filing to be effective 3/13/2013. Filed Date: 2/11/13. Accession Number: 20130211–5190. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/25/13. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. E:\FR\FM\19FEN1.SGM 19FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-336-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; ConocoPhillips Company

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips Company (CoP) has applied to renew 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 motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before March 21, 2013.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lamont Jackson (Program Office) at 
202-586-0808, or by email to Lamont.Jackson@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 Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On April 17, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA-336, which authorized 
CoP to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a 
power marketer for a five-year term using existing international 
transmission facilities. That authority expires on April 17, 2013. On 
November 29, 2012, CoP filed an application with DOE for renewal of the 
export authority contained in Order No. EA-336 for an additional five-
year term.
    In its application, CoP states that neither it nor any of its 
affiliates currently own or control electric generating or transmission 
facilities except for those facilities necessary to connect generation 
facilities to the transmission grid. CoP states that all of the 
electric energy that CoP proposes to export to Mexico will be surplus 
to the needs of the selling entities. The existing international 
transmission facilities to be utilized by CoP 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 on the CoP application to export electric energy to Mexico 
should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-336-A. An additional 
copy is to be provided directly to both Casey P. McFaden and Charles F. 
Eisenhardt, ConocoPhillips Company, 600 North Dairy Ashford, Houston, 
TX 77079. 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2013.
Brian Mills,
Director of Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2013-03714 Filed 2-15-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

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