[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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