[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 40711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11335]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-291-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Dominion Energy Marketing, 
Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Dominion Energy Marketing, Inc. (DEMI) 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 August 17, 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 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On June 25, 2004, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-291 authorizing DEMI to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada as a power marketer. That Order expired on June 25, 
2006.
    On June 23, 2006, DEMI filed an application with DOE for renewal of 
the export authority contained in Order No. EA-297 for an additional 
five-year term and requested that if accepted, the renewal be effective 
as of June 26, 2006. DEMI does not own or control any transmission or 
distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised service area. The 
electric energy which DEMI proposes to export to Canada would be 
purchased from electric utilities and Federal power marketing agencies 
within the U.S.
    DEMI will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada over the 
international transmission facilities currently owned by Basin Electric 
Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Eastern Maine 
Electric Cooperative, International Transmission Co., Joint Owners of 
the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power Company, 
Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., Minnkota Power 
Cooperative, Inc., New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corp., Northern States Power Company, and Vermont Electric Transmission 
Co.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by DEMI 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 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 DEMI application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-291-A. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Michael C. Regulinski, Esq., Dominion 
Resources Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA 23219 and 
David Martin Connelly, Esquire, Bruder, Gentile and Marcoux, L.L.P., 
1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006-5807.
    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 
contacting Odessa Hopkins at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 12, 2006.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability.
 [FR Doc. E6-11335 Filed 7-17-06; 8:45 am]
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