[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31059]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-306-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; MAG Energy Solutions, Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: MAG Energy Solutions, Inc. (MAG E.S.) 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 
to DOE and received on or before January 10, 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 April 6, 2006 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-306, which authorized MAG E.S. to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Canada for a five-year term as a power marketer using 
existing international transmission facilities. That Order will expire 
on April 6, 2011. On December 1, 2010, MAG E.S. filed an application 
with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-
306 for an additional five-year term.
    The electric energy that MAG E.S. 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 
MAG E.S. 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 and must be received on 
or before the date listed above.
    Comments on the MAG E.S. application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-306-A. Additional 
copies (one each) are to be filed directly with Martin Gauthier, 
Director, MAG Energy Solutions, Inc., 1010 Sherbrooke Quest, Suite 800, 
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2R7; AND Carol A. Smoots, Esq., Perkins 
Coie LLP, 607 14th Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005; AND 
Nidhi J. Thakar, Esq., Perkins Coie LLP, 607 14th Street, NW., Suite 
800, Washington, DC 20005. 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 6, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-31059 Filed 12-9-10; 8:45 am]
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