[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26668-26669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12922]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-355]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Scotia Capital Energy Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Scotia Capital Energy Inc. (Scotia Capital) 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 July 6, 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 26, 2009, DOE received an application from Scotia Capital 
for authority 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. Scotia Capital does 
not own any electric transmission facilities nor does it hold a 
franchised service area. The electric energy which Scotia Capital 
proposes to export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased from 
electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other 
entities within the United States. Scotia Capital has requested an 
electricity export authorization with a 5-year term.
    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 Scotia Capital application to export electric 
energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-355. 
Additional copies are to be filed directly with Cecilia Williams, 
Managing Director and Head of Compliance, Scotia Capital, 40 King 
Street West, 33rd Floor, Toronto, ON, M5H 1H1, Canada and David J. 
Levine, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 13th Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20005-3096. 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 website at http://www.oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at 
[email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-12922 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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