[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11437-11438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4643]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-297-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; SESCO Enterprises Canada, 
LTD

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: SESCO Enterprises Canada, LTD. (SESCO Canada) 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 September 7, 2004 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order 
No. EA-297, which authorized SESCO Canada 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 SESCO Canada export authorization on May 17, 2006 in Order No. EA-
297-A for a five-year term, which will expire on May 17, 2011. On 
January 24, 2011, SESCO Canada filed an application with DOE for 
renewal of the export authority

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contained in Order No. EA-297-A for a five-year term.
    The electric energy that SESCO Canada 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 
SESCO Canada 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 SESCO Canada application to export electric energy 
to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 297-B. Additional 
copies (one each) are to be filed directly with Michael Schbiger, CEO, 
SESCO Enterprises Canada, Ltd., 2 Tower Center, Suite 1202, East 
Brunswick, NJ 08816 and Carol A. Smoots, Esq. and Nidhi J. Thakar, 
Esq., Perkins Coie, LLP, 700 13th Street, NW., Suite 600, 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. 2011-4643 Filed 3-1-11; 8:45 am]
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