[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45607-45608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19018]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-281-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Manitoba Hydro

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Manitoba Hydro (Manitoba) 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 (FPA).

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before September 2, 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: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 
202-586-5260 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 November 17, 2003, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order 
No. EA-281, which authorized Manitoba to transmit electric energy from 
the United States to Canada as a power marketer using existing 
international transmission facilities for a two-year term. DOE renewed 
the Manitoba export authorization as of November 17, 2005, in Order No. 
EA-281-A for an additional five-year term. That Order will expire on 
November 17, 2010. On July 15, 2010, Manitoba filed an application with 
DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-281-A 
for an additional ten-year term.
    The electric energy that Manitoba 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 
Manitoba have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued 
pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate

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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 Procedure (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 Manitoba application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-281-B. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with K. Jennifer Moroz, Manitoba Hydro 
Law Department, 360 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3C 0G8 
and Giuseppe Fina, Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux, L.L.P., 1701 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006. A final decision will be 
made on this application after the environmental impacts have been 
evaluated pursuant to DOE's National Environmental Policy Act 
Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 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 July 28, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-19018 Filed 8-2-10; 8:45 am]
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