Application to Export Electric Energy; ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power, 26765-26766 [2013-10918]

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AGENCY: ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power (Minnesota Power) has applied to renew its 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 motions to intervene must be submitted on or before June 7, 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 at 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 June 4, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA–196–C, which authorized Minnesota Power to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing international transmission facilities. That authority expires on June 4, 2013. On April 25, 2013, Minnesota Power filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA–196–C for an additional five-year term. In its application, Minnesota Power states that it owns electric generation and transmission facilities and sells and distributes electricity within its northern Minnesota service territory. The electric energy that Minnesota Power proposes to export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1 26766 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 8, 2013 / Notices from electric utilities and other entities within the United States. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by Minnesota Power 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 Minnesota Power application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–196–D. An additional copy is to be provided directly to Christopher D. Anderson, Associate General Counsel, ALLETE, Inc, 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802. 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. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2013. Jon Worthington, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. [FR Doc. 2013–10918 Filed 5–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:56 May 07, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC13–13–000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC Form 580); Comment Request; Revision Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments. AGENCY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 USC 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved information collection, FERC Form No. 580 (Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices). DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due July 8, 2013. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by Docket No. IC13–13–000) by either of the following methods: • eFiling at Commission’s Web site: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: https:// www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact FERC Online Support by email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 502–8659 for TTY. Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices (FERC Form No. 580). OMB Control No.: 1902–0131. Type of Request: Three-year approval of the FERC Form No. 580. Abstract: FERC Form No. 580 is collected in even numbered years. The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (PURPA) 1 amended the Federal Power Act (FPA) and directed the Commission to make comprehensive biennial reviews of certain matters related to automatic adjustment clauses (AACs) in wholesale rate schedules used by public utilities subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Specifically, the Commission is required to examine whether the clauses effectively provide the incentives for efficient use of resources and whether the clauses reflect only those costs that are either ‘‘subject to periodic fluctuations’’ or ‘‘not susceptible to precise determinations’’ in rate cases prior to the time the costs are incurred. The Commission is also required to review the practices of each public utility under AACs ‘‘to insure efficient use of resources under such clauses.’’ 2 In response to the PURPA directive, the Commission (Docket Number IN79–6– 000) established an investigation. Beginning in 1982, the Commission collected ‘‘Interrogatory on Fuel and Energy Purchase Practices’’ data every other year. In 2010, the Commission redesigned the form to collect the information electronically through use of a standard form. Based on filer comments in response to the new electronic form used in the 2010 and 2012 collections, FERC recommends the following changes to the form: Question 1 —Repair the email field to eliminate error messages. Question 2 —Add a column labeled ‘‘Is this AAC a fuel adjustment clause?’’ —Add a column labeled ‘‘Tariff volume number containing’’. This information will aid staff in locating AACs. —Remove the column and, thus, the request for information titled: Æ ‘‘Type/s of AAC’’ Æ ‘‘Type of costs that were passed through the AAC—if fuel, state fuel type’’ There has been an increasing number of AAC-related cost types. This field makes it difficult for Commission staff to repopulate the dropdowns for this column without additional OMB approval. The information otherwise gained from respondents supplying the information collected in these columns will not be lost. Staff will locate and 1 Enacted November 8, 1978 review requirement is set forth in two paragraphs of Section 208 of PURPA, 49 Stat. 851; 16 U.S.C. 824d. 2 The E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26765-26766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10918]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-196-D]


Application to Export Electric Energy; ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a 
Minnesota Power

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power (Minnesota Power) has 
applied to renew its 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 motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before June 7, 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 at 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 June 4, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA-196-C, which authorized 
Minnesota Power to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing 
international transmission facilities. That authority expires on June 
4, 2013. On April 25, 2013, Minnesota Power filed an application with 
DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-196-C 
for an additional five-year term.
    In its application, Minnesota Power states that it owns electric 
generation and transmission facilities and sells and distributes 
electricity within its northern Minnesota service territory. The 
electric energy that Minnesota Power proposes to export to Canada would 
be surplus energy purchased

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from electric utilities and other entities within the United States. 
The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by 
Minnesota Power 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 Minnesota Power application to export electric 
energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-196-D. 
An additional copy is to be provided directly to Christopher D. 
Anderson, Associate General Counsel, ALLETE, Inc, 30 West Superior 
Street, Duluth, MN 55802. 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 May 2, 2013.
Jon Worthington,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2013-10918 Filed 5-7-13; 8:45 am]
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