[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 22579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9967]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-185-C]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Morgan Stanley Capital 
Group Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. (MSCG) 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 June 1, 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 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 August 21, 1998, DOE issued Order No. EA-185 authorizing MSGC to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer using existing international electric transmission facilities 
for two years. On August 14, 2000, DOE issued Order No. EA-185-A, which 
renewed MSCG's authority for a five-year period. On August 19, 2005, 
DOE issued Order No. EA-185-B, authorizing MSCG's authority for an 
additional five-year period, which expires on August 21, 2010. On 
February 17, 2010, MSCG filed an application with DOE to renew the 
export authority contained in Order No. EA-185-B for an additional 
five-year period.
    The electric energy that MSCG proposes to export to Canada would be 
surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power 
marketing agencies and other entities within the United States. The 
existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by MSCG 
have previously been authorized by Presidential permits 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 MSCG application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-185-C. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Edward J. Zabrocki, Morgan Stanley 
& Co. Incorporated, 2000 Westchester Ave., Purchase, NY 10577 and 
Daniel E. Frank, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, 1275 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. 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 April 20, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-9967 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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