[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 11 (Thursday, January 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2271-2272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-605]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-319]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Fortis Energy Marketing & 
Trading GP

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Fortis Energy Marketing & Trading GP (FEMT) has applied for 
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 February 20, 2007.

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)).

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    On October 24, 2006, the Department of Energy received an 
application from FEMT for authority to transmit electric energy from 
the United States to Canada as a power marketer. FEMT is a Delaware 
limited partnership with its principal place of business in Houston, 
TX. FEMT has requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-
year term. FEMT does not own or control any generation, transmission, 
or distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised service area. The 
electric energy which FEMT proposes to export to Canada would be 
surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power 
marketing agencies, and other entities within the U.S.
    FEMT will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada over the 
international transmission facilities 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, Vermont Electric Power Company, 
and Vermont Electric Transmission Co.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by FEMT has 
previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 
Executive Order 10485, as amended.
    At the conclusion of this proceeding, should DOE issue an order in 
OE Docket No. EA-319, FEMT has requested that the authorization issued 
to CMT in Order No. EA-319, be rescinded.

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 dates listed above.
    Comments on the FEMT application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-319. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with JannaLyn Allen, Counsel, Fortis 
Energy Marketing & Trading GP, 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4900, 
Houston, TX 77002.
    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 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 and at 
http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
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