[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54558-54559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25438]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-284-B]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Sempra Energy Solutions 
LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Sempra Energy Solutions LLC (SES) applied to renew its 
authority to export electric energy from the United States to Mexico 
for a period of five years pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 
Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before November 23, 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

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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 September 4, 2003, DOE issued Order No. EA-284 authorizing 
Sempra Energy Solutions LLC (SES) to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a term of three-years. 
On March 12, 2007, DOE issued Order No. EA-284-A, which renewed that 
authority for an additional three-year term. That authority will expire 
on March 12, 2010. On September 30, 2009, DOE received an application 
from SES, as later amended on October 6, 2009, to renew its authority 
to export electric energy to Mexico for a five-year term.
    The electric energy which SES proposes to export to Mexico would be 
surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power 
marketing agencies and other entities. The energy SES purchases will be 
delivered to Mexico over transmission facilities owned by San Diego Gas 
and Electric Company (SDG&E). The construction, operation, maintenance 
and connection of these facilities was previously 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 SES application to export electric energy to Mexico 
should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-284-B. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Greg Bass, Sempra Energy Solutions LLC, 
401 West A Street, Suite 500, San Diego, CA 92101. 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 October 16, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-25438 Filed 10-21-09; 8:45 am]
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