Application for Presidential Permit; ITC Lake Erie Connector Project, 42490-42491 [2015-17655]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. PP–412]
Application for Presidential Permit; ITC
Lake Erie Connector Project
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
ITC Lake Erie Connector LLC
(ITC Lake Erie) has applied for a
Presidential Permit to construct,
operate, maintain, and connect an
electric transmission line across the
United States border with Canada.
DATES: Comments or motions to
intervene must be submitted on or
before August 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to
intervene should be addressed as
follows: Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
at 202–586–5260 or via electronic mail
at Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov,
Katherine Konieczny (Program
Attorney) at 202–586–0503.
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 (E.O.) 10485, as
amended by E.O. 12038.
On May 29, 2015, ITC Lake Erie filed
an application with the Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability of the Department of Energy
(DOE) for a Presidential Permit. ITC
Lake Erie has it principal place of
business in Novi, Michigan. ITC Lake
Erie is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
ITC Lake Erie Holdings LLC, which is,
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though another entity, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC Lake Erie proposes to construct
and operate the ITC Lake Erie Connector
Project (the project), a ± 320 kilovolt
(kV) high-voltage direct current (HVDC)
bi-directional electric transmission line
that would originate Haldimand County,
Ontario, Canada, and terminate in Erie
County, Pennsylvania. The proposed
project facilities would be capable of
transmitting up to 1000 megawatts
(MW) of power.
The U.S. portion of the proposed
project would cross the U.S.-Canada
border in Lake Erie as a submerged line,
buried in the lake bed, and would run
approximately 35.4 miles before
reaching the shore on private property,
west of Erie Bluffs Park. From the shore,
the line would be buried underground
for approximately 7.1 miles, along
mostly roadway rights-of-way and
terminate at the proposed Erie Converter
Station. From the Erie Converter
Station, a 345 kV alternating current
(AC) transmission line would run
approximately 1,900–3,000 feet
(depending on final routing)
underground and connect into the U.S.
grid at the existing Erie West Substation
owned by Penelec. The total length of
the Project would be 72.4 miles, with
the U.S. portion totaling about 42.5
miles.
The Project would be operated in
accordance with the established
engineering and technical criteria of the
Independent System Operator of
Ontario (IESO) and the PJM
Interconnection (PJM). In the U.S., the
Project would be placed under
operational control of PJM.
Since the restructuring of the electric
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
authorizations granted to entities
requesting authority to export over
international transmission facilities.
Specifically, DOE expects transmitting
utilities owning border facilities to
provide access across the border in
accordance with the principles of
comparable open access and nondiscrimination contained in the Federal
Power Act and articulated in Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Order No. 888 (Promoting Wholesale
Competition Through Open Access
Non-Discriminatory Transmission
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Services by Public Utilities; FERC Stats.
& Regs. ¶31,036 (1996)), as amended. In
furtherance of this policy, DOE invites
comments on whether it would be
appropriate to condition any
Presidential Permit issued in this
proceeding on compliance with these
open access principles.
Procedural Matters: Any person may
comment on this application by filing
such comment at the address provided
above. Any person seeking to become a
party to this proceeding must file a
motion to intervene at the address
provided above in accordance with Rule
214 of FERC’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies
of each comment or motion to intervene
should be filed with DOE on or before
the date listed above.
Additional copies of such motions to
intervene also should be filed directly
with: Andrew Jamieson, Counsel, ITC
Holdings Corp., 27175 Energy Way,
Novi, MI 48377, ajamieson@
itctransco.com AND John R. Staffier,
Stunz, Davis & Staffier, P.C., 555
Twelfth Street NW., Suite 360,
Washington, DC 20004, jstaffier@
sdatty.com AND Ellen S. Young, Stunz,
Davis & Staffier, P.C., 555 Twelfth Street
NW., Suite 360, Washington, DC 20004
eyoung@sdatty.com.
Before a Presidential Permit may be
issued or amended, DOE must
determine that the proposed action is in
the public interest. In making that
determination, DOE considers the
environmental impacts of the proposed
project pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
determines the project’s impact on
electric reliability by ascertaining
whether the proposed project would
adversely affect the operation of the U.S.
electric power supply system under
normal and contingency conditions, and
any other factors that DOE may also
consider relevant to the public interest.
Also, DOE must obtain the concurrences
of the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense before taking final
action on a Presidential Permit
application.
Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the address
provided above, or by accessing the
program Web site at https://energy.gov/
oe/services/electricity-policycoordination-and-implementation/
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2015.
Christopher A. Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, National Electricity
Delivery Division, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. PP-412]
Application for Presidential Permit; ITC Lake Erie Connector
Project
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: ITC Lake Erie Connector LLC (ITC Lake Erie) has applied for a
Presidential Permit to construct, operate, maintain, and connect an
electric transmission line across the United States border with Canada.
DATES: Comments or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before
August 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to intervene should be addressed as
follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-20),
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
at 202-586-5260 or via electronic mail at
Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, Katherine Konieczny (Program Attorney)
at 202-586-0503.
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 (E.O.) 10485, as
amended by E.O. 12038.
On May 29, 2015, ITC Lake Erie filed an application with the Office
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability of the Department of
Energy (DOE) for a Presidential Permit. ITC Lake Erie has it principal
place of business in Novi, Michigan. ITC Lake Erie is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of ITC Lake Erie Holdings LLC, which is, though another
entity, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC Lake Erie proposes to construct and operate the ITC Lake Erie
Connector Project (the project), a 320 kilovolt (kV) high-
voltage direct current (HVDC) bi-directional electric transmission line
that would originate Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada, and terminate
in Erie County, Pennsylvania. The proposed project facilities would be
capable of transmitting up to 1000 megawatts (MW) of power.
The U.S. portion of the proposed project would cross the U.S.-
Canada border in Lake Erie as a submerged line, buried in the lake bed,
and would run approximately 35.4 miles before reaching the shore on
private property, west of Erie Bluffs Park. From the shore, the line
would be buried underground for approximately 7.1 miles, along mostly
roadway rights-of-way and terminate at the proposed Erie Converter
Station. From the Erie Converter Station, a 345 kV alternating current
(AC) transmission line would run approximately 1,900-3,000 feet
(depending on final routing) underground and connect into the U.S. grid
at the existing Erie West Substation owned by Penelec. The total length
of the Project would be 72.4 miles, with the U.S. portion totaling
about 42.5 miles.
The Project would be operated in accordance with the established
engineering and technical criteria of the Independent System Operator
of Ontario (IESO) and the PJM Interconnection (PJM). In the U.S., the
Project would be placed under operational control of PJM.
Since the restructuring of the electric 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 authorizations granted to entities requesting authority to
export over international transmission facilities. Specifically, DOE
expects transmitting utilities owning border facilities to provide
access across the border in accordance with the principles of
comparable open access and non-discrimination contained in the Federal
Power Act and articulated in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) Order No. 888 (Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open
Access Non-Discriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilities;
FERC Stats. & Regs. ]31,036 (1996)), as amended. In furtherance of this
policy, DOE invites comments on whether it would be appropriate to
condition any Presidential Permit issued in this proceeding on
compliance with these open access principles.
Procedural Matters: Any person may comment on this application by
filing such comment at the address provided above. Any person seeking
to become a party to this proceeding must file a motion to intervene at
the address provided above in accordance with Rule 214 of FERC's Rules
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies of each comment
or motion to intervene should be filed with DOE on or before the date
listed above.
Additional copies of such motions to intervene also should be filed
directly with: Andrew Jamieson, Counsel, ITC Holdings Corp., 27175
Energy Way, Novi, MI 48377, ajamieson@itctransco.com AND John R.
Staffier, Stunz, Davis & Staffier, P.C., 555 Twelfth Street NW., Suite
360, Washington, DC 20004, jstaffier@sdatty.com AND Ellen S. Young,
Stunz, Davis & Staffier, P.C., 555 Twelfth Street NW., Suite 360,
Washington, DC 20004 eyoung@sdatty.com.
Before a Presidential Permit may be issued or amended, DOE must
determine that the proposed action is in the public interest. In making
that determination, DOE considers the environmental impacts of the
proposed project pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, determines the project's impact on electric reliability by
ascertaining whether the proposed project would adversely affect the
operation of the U.S. electric power supply system under normal and
contingency conditions, and any other factors that DOE may also
consider relevant to the public interest. Also, DOE must obtain the
concurrences of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
before taking final action on a Presidential Permit application.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, or by
accessing the program Web site at https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-policy-coordination-and-implementation/international-electricity-regulatio-2.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13, 2015.
Christopher A. Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, National Electricity Delivery Division,
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department
of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-17655 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am]
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