[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2840]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-361]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Aquilon Power Ltd.
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Aquilon Power Ltd. (Aquilon Power) 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 March 11, 2010.
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: Anthony Como (Program Office) 202-586-
5935 or Lot Cooke (Program Attorney) 202-586-0503.
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 January 11, 2010, DOE received an application from Aquilon Power
for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to
Canada as a power marketer using international transmission facilities
located at the United States border with Canada. Aquilon Power does not
own any electric transmission facilities nor does it hold a franchised
service area. The electric energy which Aquilon Power proposes to
export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased from electric
utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other entities within
the United States. Aquilon Power has requested an electricity export
authorization with a 5-year term.
The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by Aquilon
Power 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 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
petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the date
listed above.
Comments on the Aquilon Power application to export electric energy
to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-361. Additional
copies are to be filed directly with Mike Neylan, Aquilon Power Ltd.,
280 King Street. East, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5A 1K7 and
David M. Perlman and William E. Wolf, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, 2000 K
Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006-1872. 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 http://www.oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at
Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-2840 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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