[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 30836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12457]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-97-D]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Portland General Electric
Company
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: Portland General Electric Company (PGE) 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 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for
more information should be addressed to: 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
[email protected], or by facsimile to 202-586-8008.
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 25, 2004, DOE issued Order No. EA-97-C, which authorized
PGE to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a
power marketer for a 10-year term using existing international
transmission facilities. That authority expires on June 25, 2014. On
May 09, 2014, PGE filed an application with DOE for renewal of the
export authority contained in Order No. EA-97-C for an additional 10-
year term. PGE is also requesting expedited treatment of this renewal
application and issuance of an Order within 45 days to avoid any lapse
in PGE's authority to export electricity to Canada.
In its application, PGE owns electric generating, transmission, and
distribution facilities for service to wholesale and retail customers.
The electric energy that PGE proposes to export to Canada would not
occur if such action would jeopardize PGE's system or the regional
system. The existing international transmission facilities to be
utilized by PGE 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 PGE application to export electric energy to Canada
should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-97-D. An additional copy
is to be provided directly to Loretta Mabinton, Associate General
Counsel, Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW. Salmon Street, 1
WTC 1301, Portland, OR 97204 and to Connie Colter, Risk Management--
Power Operations, Portland General Electric Company, 121 SW. Salmon
Street, 3 WTC 0306, Portland, OR 97204. 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 by request to the
addresses provided above or by accessing the program Web site at http://energy.gov/node/11845.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2014.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2014-12457 Filed 5-28-14; 8:45 am]
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