[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3881-3882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1240]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-216-C]


Application To Export Electric Energy; TransAlta Energy Marketing 
(U.S.) Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: TransAlta Energy Marketing (U.S.) Inc. (TEMUS) 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 February 22, 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,

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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 31, 1999 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-216, which authorized TEMUS to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Canada as a power marketer for a two-year term using 
existing international transmission facilities. DOE renewed the TEMUS 
export authorization two additional times: On August 16, 2001 in Order 
No. EA-216-A and again on May 17, 2006 in Order No. EA-216-B. Order No. 
EA-216-B will expire on May 17, 2011. On December 22, 2010, TEMUS filed 
an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained 
in Order No. EA-216-B for a five-year term.
    The electric energy that TEMUS 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 TEMUS 
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 TEMUS application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. 216-C. Additional 
copies (one each) are to be filed directly with Sterling Koch, 
TransAlta Corporation, 110-12th Avenue, SW., Calgary Alberta, Canada 
T2P 2M1 and Stephen Angle, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P, The Willard Office 
Building, 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. 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 have an 
adverse 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 January 13, 2011.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2011-1240 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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