[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 24002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11998]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-352]


Application to Export Electric Energy; NaturEner Tie Line, LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: NaturEner Tie Line, LLC (NaturEner) 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 June 22, 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 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 May 11, 2009, DOE received an application from NaturEner for 
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. 
NaturEner is engaged in the marketing of electric power at wholesale 
from wind power generating stations located in the State of Montana. 
NaturEner does not own any electric transmission facilities nor does it 
hold a franchised service area. The electric energy which NaturEner 
proposes to export to Canada would be generated at wind powered 
generating stations (wind farms) located in the State of Montana and 
developed by an affiliate, NaturEner USA, LLC, a Delaware limited 
liability company. The electricity would be delivered to Canada using 
the international transmission facilities authorized by Presidential 
Permit No. PP-305, issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 10485, as 
amended, and currently under construction by the permit holder, Montana 
Alberta Tie Ltd. (MATL). NaturEner has acquired contractual rights to 
300 MW of northbound transmission service on the MATL line and has 
requested an electricity export authorization with a 20-year term, the 
expected operating life of the wind farms from which it will acquire 
electric energy, and the effective term of the Transmission Service 
Agreements.
    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 NaturEner application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-352. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Nancy Murray, General Counsel, 
NaturEner Tie Line, LLC, 394 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, San Francisco, 
CA 94111 and James B. Vasile, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 1919 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. 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/permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at 
[email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
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