[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20653-20654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3817]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-257-B]


Application to Amend Authority to Export Electric Energy; Emera 
Energy Service, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Emera Energy Service, Inc. (EES) has applied to amend 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 May 8, 2006.

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 202-586-5860).

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

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202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On April 5, 2002, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-257 authorizing EES to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada as a power marketer, primarily using international 
transmission facilities located at the United States border with Canada 
in the States of Maine and Vermont. On April 5, 2004, in Order No. EA-
257-A, DOE renewed the EES authorization to export electric energy to 
Canada for a five-year term that expires on April 5, 2009.
    On April 5, 2006, EES filed an application with DOE to amend the 
export authority contained in Order No. EA-257-A to add to its list of 
authorized export points the existing international transmission 
facilities presently owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 
Bonneville Power Administration, International Transmission Company, 
Long Sault, Inc., Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., New York Power 
Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., and Northern States Power 
Company.
    EES has indicated that during 2005 and 2006 it had inadvertently 
exported electric energy to Canada over one international transmission 
line for which it did not have export authority. ESS has requested that 
any export authority granted by DOE in this proceeding retroactively 
authorize those previously unauthorized exports.
    ESS has also requested expedited treatment of this amendment 
application and that the authorization, if granted, be effective for a 
period of five years beginning May 1, 2006. In response to the ESS 
request, DOE has shortened the comment period to 15 days.
    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 EES application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-257-B. Additional copies are to 
be filed directly with Calvin Bell, Emera Energy Services, Inc., One 
Cumberland Place, Suite 102, Bangor, ME 04401 and Michael E. Small, 
Wendy N. Reed, Deborah C. Brentani, Wright & Talisman, P.C., 1200 G 
Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005 and Mr. Richard J. Smith, 
Assistant Secretary, Emera Energy Services, Inc., c/o Emera 
Incorporated, 1894 Barrington 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 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 program's Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/electricityregulation/. Upon reaching the Home page, scroll down and 
select ``Pending Proceedings.''

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17, 2006.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 06-3817 Filed 4-20-06; 8:45 am]
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