[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78979-78980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31745]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-366]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Twin Rivers Paper Company 
Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc. (Twin Rivers) has applied for 
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 
to DOE and received on or before January 18, 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 August 25, 2010, DOE received an application from Twin Rivers 
for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Canada over the existing international transmission facilities owned by 
Twin Rivers and authorized by Presidential permit No. PP-366. The 
international transmission facilities authorized by PP-366 consist of a 
three-phase, 6.6-kV line and a 138-kV line, operated at 69-kV, connect 
the integrated pulp and paper operations owned by Twin Rivers and its 
affiliate on either side of the international border. Twin Rivers has 
requested an export authorization in order to be able to supply 
emergency power as needed to Twin Rivers' Canadian operations using the 
PP-366 facilities.
    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 Twin Rivers application to export electric energy 
to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-366. Additional 
copies (one each) are to be filed directly with Wayne Johnson, Vice 
President Finance, 707 Sable Oaks Drive, Suite 010, South Portland, 
Maine 04106 and Steven A. Hudson, ESQ, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & 
Pachios, LLP, P.O. Box 1058, Augusta, Maine 04330. A final decision 
will be made on this application after the environmental impacts have 
been

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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. 2010-31745 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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