[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67430-67431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28237]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-243-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Tenaska Power Services Co.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Tenaska Power Services Co. (Tenaska) 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 motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before December 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or motions 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].gov, or by facsimile to (202) 586-8008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 
at (202) 586-5260, or by email to [email protected].gov.

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 16, 2001, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-243 which authorized Tenaska 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 Tenaska 
export authorization on March 1, 2007 in Order No. EA-243-A. That 
authority will expire on March 1, 2012. On September 13, 2011, Tenaska 
filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority 
contained in Order No. EA-243-A for an additional five-year term.
    The electric energy that Tenaska 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 
Tenaska 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 be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the application at the 
address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with 
Rule 211 of the Federal

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Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Rules of Practice and Procedures 
(18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to these 
proceedings should file a motion to intervene at the above address in 
accordance with FERC Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such comments, 
protests, or motions to intervene should be sent to the address 
provided above on or before the date listed above.
    Comments on the Tenaska application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 243-B. An additional 
copy is to be filed directly with Norma Rosner Iacovo, Associate 
General Counsel, Tenaska Power Services Co., 1701 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 
100, Arlington, TX 76006 and Neil L. Levy, King & Spalding LLP, 1700 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006-4706. 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://energy.gov/node/11845 or by 
emailing Angela Troy at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2011.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2011-28237 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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