[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 122 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 30557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15129]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-249-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Exelon Generation Company, 
LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) 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 July 27, 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 October 15, 2001, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order 
No. EA-249 authorizing Exelon to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Canada as a power marketer using certain international 
transmission facilities located at the United States border with 
Canada. On April 5, 2004, DOE issued Order No. EA-249-A which renewed 
that authorization for a five-year period. That Order expired on April 
5, 2009. On June 8, 2009, Exelon filed an application with DOE to renew 
the export authority contained in Order No. EA-249-A for an additional 
five-year term.
    Exelon is a power marketer that generates and sells electricity 
under its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved tariffs; Exelon 
does not have a franchised electric power service area. The electric 
energy which Exelon proposes to export to Canada would be surplus 
energy from its own generation or purchased from third parties. Exelon 
proposes to export the electric energy using transmission lines 
authorized by Presidential permit at the U.S. border with Canada 
determined by DOE to be appropriate for third party use and available 
for open access transmission.
    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 Exelon application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-249-B. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Noel H. Tarsk, Lead Counsel, 
Exelon Power team, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 300 Exelon Way, 
Kennett Square, PA 19348. 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 June 19, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-15129 Filed 6-25-09; 8:45 am]
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