[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 221 (Friday, November 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 64591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22434]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-331]


Application to Export Electric Energy; The Royal Bank of Scotland 
plc

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) has applied for authority 
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant 
to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before December 17, 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 by the Department of Energy 
(DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 
authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)).
    On October 2, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) received an 
application from RBS for authority to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Mexico as a power marketer. RBS has requested an 
electricity export authorization with a 5-year term. RBS does not own 
or control any generation, transmission, or distribution assets, nor 
does it have a franchised service area. The electric energy which RBS 
proposes to export to Mexico would be surplus energy purchased from 
electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other 
entities within the U.S.
    RBS will arrange for the delivery of exports to Mexico over the 
international transmission facilities owned by San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company, El Paso Electric Company, Central Power & Light Company, 
Sharyland Utilities, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the national 
electric utility of Mexico.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by RBS has 
previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 
Executive Order 10485, as amended.
    DOE notes that RBS shall have no authority to export electricity to 
Mexico until the conclusion of this proceeding and the issuance of an 
order granting authority to export.
    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 RBS application to export electric energy to Mexico 
should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-331. Additional copies are 
to be filed directly with Paul Stevelman, Esq., Managing Director and 
Deputy General Counsel, RBS Greenwich Capital, 600 Steamboat Road, 
Greenwich, CT 06830 AND Brian Chisling, Esq., Senior Counsel, Simpson 
Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3954.
    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, by accessing the program Web site at 
http://www.oe.energy.gov/permitting/electricity_imports_exports.htm, 
or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 9, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E7-22434 Filed 11-15-07; 8:45 am]
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