[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 59532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27656]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-275-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; NorthPoint Energy 
Solutions Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: NorthPoint Energy Solutions Inc. (NorthPoint) 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 December 18, 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 April 8, 2003, DOE issued Order No. EA-275 authorizing 
NorthPoint to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada 
as a power marketer using existing international electric transmission 
facilities for two years. On December 10, 2004, DOE issued Order No. 
EA-275-A, which renewed NorthPoint's authority for a five-year period, 
effective April 8, 2005. That authorization will expire on April 8, 
2010. On November 2, 2009, NorthPoint filed an application with DOE to 
renew the export authority contained in Order No. EA-275-A and has 
requested a ten-year term.
    The electric energy which NorthPoint proposes to export to Canada 
would be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal 
power marketing agencies and other entities within the United States. 
Each of the international transmission facilities to be utilized by 
NorthPoint has previously been authorized by a Presidential permit 
issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are 
appropriate for open access transmission by third parties.
    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 NorthPoint application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-275-B. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Douglas F. John and Elizabeth A. 
Zembruski, John & Hengerer, 1730 Rhode Island Ave., NW., Suite 600, 
Washington, DC, 20036 and General Counsel of SaskPower--Law, Land and 
Regulatory Affairs, 2025 Victoria Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 
S4P 0S1. 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 November 12, 2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9-27656 Filed 11-17-09; 8:45 am]
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