[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 59 (Friday, March 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15825-15826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6798]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-258-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Brascan Energy Marketing 
Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Brascan Energy Marketing Inc. (BEMI) 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 requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before April 12, 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: Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202-
586-4608 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 April 26, 2002, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-258 authorizing Maclaren 
Energy, Inc. (now known as Brascan Energy Marketing Inc.) to transmit 
electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer. 
That two-year authorization expires on April 26, 2004.
    On February 12, 2004, FE received an application from Brascan 
Energy Marketing Inc. (BEMI) to renew its authorization to transmit 
electric energy from the United States to Canada. BEMI is a power 
marketer that is incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada, with 
its principal place of business in

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Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. BEMI does not own generation or transmission 
assets and does not have a franchised electric power service area. BEMI 
operates as a wholesale and retail marketer of electric power and 
arranges services in related areas such as fuel supplies and 
transmission services.
    BEMI proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to 
Canada over the existing international transmission facilities owned by 
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, 
Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, International Transmission Company, 
Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric 
Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power Inc., New 
York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States 
Power, and Vermont Electric Transmission Company.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by BEMI, as 
more fully described in the application, 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 DOE on or before the 
date listed above.
    Comments on the BEMI application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-258-A. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Patricia Bood, General Counsel, Brascan 
Energy Marketing Inc., 480 de la Cite Blvd., Suite 200, Gatineau, 
Quebec J8T 8R3 and Amy S. Koch, Patton Boggs LLP, 2550 M Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037.
    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 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.de.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Electricity 
Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Procedures'' from the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2004.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power 
Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 04-6798 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
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