[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 75994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30624]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-220-C]


Application To Export Electric Energy; NRG Power Marketing LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: NRG Power Marketing LLC (NRGPML) 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 January 6, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350. Because of delays 
in handling conventional mail, it is recommended that documents be 
transmitted by overnight mail, by electronic mail to 
[email protected], or by facsimile to 202-586-8008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 
202-586-5260.

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 May 3, 2000 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-
220, which authorized NRGPML 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 NRGPML export authorization two additional times; in Order No. EA-
220-A on September 24, 2002 and in Order No. EA-220-B on August 23, 
2005. Order No. EA-220-B expired on August 23, 2010. On September 15, 
2010, NRGPML filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export 
authority contained in Order No. EA-220-B for an additional five-year 
term.
    The electric energy that NRGPML 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 NRGPML 
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 and received by DOE on or 
before the date listed above.
    Comments on the NRGPML application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-220-C. An additional 
copy is to be filed directly with Alan Johnson, NRG Power Marketing 
LLC, 211 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540. 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 December 2, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-30624 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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