[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 72186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27258]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-278-A]


Applications to Export Electric Energy; Direct Commodities 
Trading, Inc

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Direct Commodities Trading, Inc., (DCT) 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 January 12, 2005.

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 May 19, 2003, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department 
of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-278 authorizing DCT to transmit 
electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer. 
That two-year authorization will expire on May 19, 2005.
    On November 15, 2004, the FE received an application from DCT to 
renew its authorization to transmit electric energy from the United 
States Canada for terms of five years. DCT, a Canadian corporation, is 
a power marketer that does not own or control any electric generation 
or transmission facilities nor does it have any franchised service 
territory in the United States.
    DCT proposes to export electric energy to Canada and to arrange for 
the delivery of those exports over the international transmission 
facilities owned by New York Power Authority and Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation.
    The construction of each of the international transmission 
facilities to be utilized by DCT, as more fully described in the 
applications, 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 these applications 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 dates listed above.
    Comments on the DCT application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-278-A. Additional copies are to 
be filed directly with Jean-Jacques Taza, DCT Inc., 5413 St-Laurent 
Blvd., Suite 209, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2T 1S5.
    Copies of these applications 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 December 7, 2004.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 04-27258 Filed 12-10-04; 8:45 am]
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