[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3882-3883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1242]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-289-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Intercom Energy, Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Intercom Energy, Inc. (Intercom) has applied to renew its 
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico 
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, 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 19, 2004, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-289, which authorized Intercom to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a two-year term using 
existing international transmission facilities. DOE renewed the 
Intercom export authorization on May 17, 2006 in Order No. EA-289-B. 
That Order will expire on May 17, 2011. On December 15, 2010, Intercom 
filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority 
contained in Order No. EA-289 for a five-year term.
    The electric energy that Intercom proposes to export to Mexico 
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 
Intercom 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 Intercom application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket No. 289-B. Additional 
copies (one each) are to be filed directly with Ernesto Pallares, CEO, 
Intercom Energy, Inc., 1330 Orange Ave., Suite 327, Coronado, CA 92118 
and Joelle K. Ogg, Brunenkant Law Firm, LLP, 805 15th Street, NW., 
Suite 510, 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

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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 22, 2010.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2011-1242 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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