[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2840]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-361]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Aquilon Power Ltd.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Aquilon Power Ltd. (Aquilon Power) 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 March 11, 2010.

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: Anthony Como (Program Office) 202-586-
5935 or Lot Cooke (Program Attorney) 202-586-0503.

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 January 11, 2010, DOE received an application from Aquilon Power 
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. Aquilon Power does not 
own any electric transmission facilities nor does it hold a franchised 
service area. The electric energy which Aquilon Power proposes to 
export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased from electric 
utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other entities within 
the United States. Aquilon Power has requested an electricity export 
authorization with a 5-year term.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by Aquilon 
Power has previously been 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 Aquilon Power application to export electric energy 
to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-361. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Mike Neylan, Aquilon Power Ltd., 
280 King Street. East, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5A 1K7 and 
David M. Perlman and William E. Wolf, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, 2000 K 
Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006-1872. 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 January 29, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-2840 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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