[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 15091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6142]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-211-C]


Application To Export Electric Energy; DTE Energy Trading, Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: DTE Energy Trading, Inc. (DTE Energy Trading) 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 April 13, 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 June 24, 1999, DOE issued Order No. EA-211, which authorized DTE 
Energy Trading 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 subsequently renewed that 
authority two additional times in Order No. EA-211-A on April 25, 2002 
and in Order No. EA-211-B on April 18, 2007. The current authority will 
expire on April 25, 2012. On January 26, 2012, DTE Energy Trading filed 
an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained 
in Order No. EA-211-B for an additional five-year term.
    The electric energy that DTE Energy Trading 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 DTE Energy Trading 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 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 DTE Energy Trading application to export electric 
energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 211-C. An 
additional copy is to be filed directly with Brian C. Drumm, DTE Energy 
Company, One Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226 AND Marcia Hissong, DTE 
Energy Trading, Inc., 414 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. 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 March 8, 2012.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012-6142 Filed 3-13-12; 8:45 am]
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