[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20968-20969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9078]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-377]


Application To Export Electric Energy; DC Energy Texas, LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: DC Energy Texas, LLC (DCE Texas) has requested 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 May 16, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be 
addressed to: Lamont Jackson, 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: Lamont Jackson (Program Office) 202-
586-0808.

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 March 18, 2011, DOE received an application from DCE Texas 
requesting authority to transmit electric energy from the United States 
to Mexico for five years as a power marketer. DCE Texas proposes to use 
existing authorized international electric transmission facilities that 
are appropriate for open access by third parties, including facilities 
that have been authorized but not yet constructed and placed into 
operation. Neither DCE Texas nor any of its affiliates owns, controls 
or operates any electric transmission facilities, nor do they hold a 
franchise service area for sale, distribution or transmission of 
electricity.
    The electric energy that DCE Texas 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 
DCE Texas 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 DCE Texas application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-377. An 
additional copy is to be filed directly with Stephen C. Palmer, Alston 
& Bird, LLC, Atlantic Building, 950 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20004-1404 and Joelle K. Ogg, General Counsel, DC Energy,

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LLC, 8065 Leesburg Pike, sixth floor, Vienna, VA 22182. 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 emailing Odessa Hopkins at 
[email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2011.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2011-9078 Filed 4-13-11; 8:45 am]
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