[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 78980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31743]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-280-B]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Direct Energy Marketing, 
Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: Direct Energy Marketing, Inc. (DEMI) 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 3, 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 November 5, 2003, DOE issued Order No. EA-280, which authorized 
DEMI to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada for a 
two-year term as a power marketer using existing international 
transmission facilities. DOE renewed the DEMI export authorization in 
Order No. EA-280-A on March 17, 2006. Order No. EA-280-A expired on 
November 5, 2010. On November 5, 2010, DEMI filed an application with 
DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-280-A 
for an additional ten-year term.
    DEMI has requested expedited treatment of their application. DEMI 
states that due to recent personnel changes, the impending termination 
of their current export authorization was only recently discovered. 
Because that authorization has expired, DEMI wishes to have expedited 
treatment of this application in order to minimize the disruption to 
its electricity trade with Canadian interests. DEMI also indicated that 
it has not engaged in the export of electricity since its authorization 
expired and will not do so unless and until DEMI receives an Order 
granting renewal of its export authority in this proceeding. In 
response to DEMI's request for expedited treatment, DOE has shortened 
the public comment period to 15 days.
    The electric energy that DEMI 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 DEMI 
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 DEMI application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-280-B. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Judith Kim, FERC Attorney, Direct 
Energy, LP, 12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77046 and 
Katherine Krause, Director, U.S. Compliance, Direct Energy, LP, 12 
Greenway Plaza, Suite 600, Houston, Texas. 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 13, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-31743 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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