[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11411-11412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5360]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA-287]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy U.S. 
Subsidiary No. 1, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary No. 1, Inc. (Emera Energy Sub 
No.1) has applied to export 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 April 9, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Import/Export (FE-27), 
Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-287-5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
9506 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United 
States to a foreign country are regulated and require authorization 
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On January 30, 2004, Emera Energy Sub No. 1 applied to the 
Department of Energy (``DOE'') for authority to export electric energy 
from the Unites States to Canada. Emera Energy Sub No. 1, a Delaware 
corporation with its principal place of business in Rye, New Hampshire, 
is a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Emera Incorporated, a Nova 
Scotia corporation that is a diversified energy and services company. 
Emera Energy Sub No. 1 does not own or control any electric generation 
or transmission facilities nor does it have a franchised service area. 
Emera Incorporated owns and operates transmission facilities in the 
United States through its operating divisions. Emera Energy Sub No. 1 
will be engaged in the marketing of power as both a broker and as a 
marketer of electric power at wholesale. Emera Energy Sub No. 1 plans 
to purchase the power that it will export from cogeneration facilities, 
Federal power marketing agencies, electric utilities and exempt 
wholesale generators within the United States.
    In FE Docket No. EA-287, Emera Energy Sub No. 1 proposes to export 
electric energy to Canada and to arrange for the delivery of those 
exports to Canada over the international transmission facilities owned 
by Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of the Highgate 
Project, Maine Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, 
Vermont Electric Power Company, and Vermont Electric Transmission 
Company.
    The construction of each of the international transmission 
facilities to be utilized by Emera Energy Sub No. 1 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 this 
proceeding 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 FERC's Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 
385.214). Fifteen copies of each petition and protest should be filed 
with the DOE on or before the date listed above.
    Comments on the Emera Energy Sub No. 1 application to export 
electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-287. 
Additional copies are to be filed directly with Calvin Bell, Emera 
Energy Services, Inc., One Cumberland Place, Suite 102, Bangor, ME 
04401, Deborah C. Brentani, Wendy N. Reed, Wright & Talisman, P.C., 
1200 G Street, NW.,

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Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005 and Mr. Richard J. Smith, Assistant 
Secretary, Emera Energy U.S. Subsidiary No. 1, Inc., c/o Emera 
Incorporated, 1894 Barington Street, 18th Floor, Barrington Tower, P.O. 
Box 910, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA B3J 2W5.
    A final decision will be made on this application after the 
environmental impact has been evaluated pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by the 
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 or by 
accessing the Fossil Energy Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Electricity 
Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2004.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & 
Power Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 04-5360 Filed 3-9-04; 8:45 am]
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