[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 6607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2792]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-257-C]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Emera Energy Services, 
Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Emera Energy Services, Inc. (EES) 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 March 12, 2009.

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 202-586-8008).

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 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. That Order was renewed on April 5, 
2004, in Order No. EA-257-A, and amended on May 17, 2007, in Order No. 
EA-257-B, to add additional existing international transmission 
facilities to the list of authorized export points. The current export 
authorization will expire on April 5, 2009. On January 28, 2009, EES 
filed an application with DOE to renew the export authority contained 
in Order No. EA-257-B for an additional five-year term.
    The electric energy which EES proposes to export to Canada would be 
surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power 
marketing agencies, and other entities within the United States.
    EES will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada over the 
international transmission facilities owned by Bangor Hydro-Electric 
Company, 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 EES 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 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 No. EA-257-C. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Rebecca Gasek, Emera Energy Services, 
Inc., 1894 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 2A8 and 
Wendy N. Reed, Deborah C. Brentani, Wright & Talisman, P.C., 1200 G 
Street, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. 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 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/permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at 
[email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-2792 Filed 2-9-09; 8:45 am]
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