[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-217]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-318-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; AEP Energy Partners, Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: AEP Energy Partners, Inc. (AEPEP) 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 motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before February 9, 2012.

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], 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].

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 February 22, 2007 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order 
No. EA-318, which authorized CSW Power Marketing to transmit electric 
energy from the United States to Mexico for a five-year term using 
existing international transmission facilities. CSW Power Marketing 
changed its name to AEPEP. On June 27, 2007, DOE rescinded Order No. 
EA-318 and issued Order No. EA-318-A to AEPEP under the same terms and 
conditions as the previous authorization. That authority will expire on 
February 22, 2012. On December 19, 2011, AEPEP filed an application 
with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-
318-A for a ten-year term.
    The electric energy that AEPEP proposes to export to Mexico will be 
purchased on the wholesale market in addition to purchase agreements 
AEPEP has entered into with the coal-fired Oklaunion Unit No. 1 near 
Vernon, Texas and various wind farms in the state of Texas. The power 
and energy to be purchased by AEPEP will be surplus to the needs of the 
selling entities.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
by AEPEP have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued 
pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended. In addition to 
facilities determined by DOE to be appropriate for open access 
transmission by third parties, AEPEP was also authorized to export 
using small radial block-loaded facilities at Redford and Presidio, 
Texas.
    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 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 AEPEP application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 318-B. An additional 
copy is to be filed directly with Jay E. Jadwin, Chief Counsel, 
American Electric Power Service Corporation, 155 W. Nationwide Blvd., 
Suite 500, Columbus, OH 43215 AND Carolyn Y. Thompson, Jones Day, 51 
Louisiana Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001-2113.
    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 January 4, 2012.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012-217 Filed 1-9-12; 8:45 am]
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