[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43478-43479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12315]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-267-A]


Application To Amend Authority To Export Electric Energy; 
Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc. (CESI) 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 August 16, 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: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-
586-9624 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 July 18, 2002, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-267 authorizing CESI to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada as a power marketer using international transmission 
facilities located at the United States border with Canada. That 
authorization expired on July 18, 2004.
    On July 7, 2006, CESI filed an application with DOE to renew the

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export authority contained in Order No. EA-267. CESI has indicated that 
after expiration of Order No. EA-267, it inadvertently engaged in 
transactions resulting in the exportation of electricity to Canada. 
CESI has requested that any export authorization granted by DOE in this 
proceeding be made effective as of July 19, 2004, in order to validate 
those exports made subsequent to the expiration of its previous 
authorization. CESI asserts that it has not engaged in any transactions 
to export electric energy to Canada since June 1, 2006, and it commits 
not to engage in any further exports pending approval of the 
application in this proceeding.
    CESI has also requested expedited treatment of this amendment 
application and that the authorization, if granted, be effective for a 
period of five years. In response to the CESI request, DOE has 
shortened the comment period to 15 days.
    CESI 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.
    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 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 CESI application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-267-A. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with I. David Rosenstein, Esquire, General 
Counsel, Conectiv Energy, Legal Department, 800 North King Street, 
Wilmington, DE 19801 and Antonia A. Frost, Esquire, Bruder, Gentile and 
Marcoux, L.L.P., 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 900, Washington, 
DC 20006-5805.
    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, by 
e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2006.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E6-12315 Filed 7-31-06; 8:45 am]
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