[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12737-12738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5798]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket Nos. EA-363 and EA-364]


Applications To Export Electric Energy; Noble Energy Marketing 
and Trade Corp.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Under two separate applications, Noble Energy Marketing and 
Trade Corp. (NEMT) has applied for authority to transmit electric 
energy from the United States to Mexico and 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 April 16, 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

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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 29, 2010, DOE received two applications from NEMT for 
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico 
and from the United States to Canada as a power marketer using 
international transmission facilities located at the United States 
borders with Mexico and Canada. NEMT does not own any electric 
transmission facilities nor does it hold a franchised service area. The 
electric energy which NEMT proposes to export would be surplus energy 
purchased from electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, 
and other entities within the United States. NEMT has requested 
electricity export authorizations with a 5-year term.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by NEMT 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 NEMT applications to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-364; for exports to 
Canada please use Docket No. EA-365. Additional copies are to be filed 
directly with Joseph Limone, Noble Energy Marketing and Trade Corp., 
333 Ludlow Street, Suite 1230, Stamford, CT 06902. 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 February 19, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-5798 Filed 3-16-10; 8:45 am]
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