[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11436-11437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4604]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-290-B]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Ontario Power Generation

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) 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 April 1, 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 June 23, 2004 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-290, which authorized OPG 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 OPG 
export authorization on June 21, 2006 in Order No. EA-290-A. Order No. 
EA-290-A will expire on June 21, 2011. On January 10, 2011, OPG filed 
an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained 
in Order No. EA-290-A for a five-year term.
    The electric energy that OPG 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 OPG 
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 OPG application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 290-B. Additional copies 
(one each) are to be filed directly with Andrew Barret, VP, Regulatory 
Affairs and Corporate Strategy, Ontario Power Generation Inc.,

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700 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario M5G 1XG and Jerry L. Pfeffer, 
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLP, 1440 New York Avenue, NW., 
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 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 February 23, 2011.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2011-4604 Filed 3-1-11; 8:45 am]
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