[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 20375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8081]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-296-B]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Rainbow Energy Marketing 
Corporation

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Rainbow Energy Marketing Corporation (Rainbow) 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 May 4, 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 November 9, 2004 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-296 authorizing Rainbow to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada as a power marketer for a two-year term. That Order 
expired on November 9, 2006. On September 17, 2007, DOE issued Order 
No. EA-210-A to Rainbow for a five-year term. That Order will expire on 
September 17, 2012. On March 13, 2012, Rainbow filed an application 
with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-
296-A for an additional five-year term.

    Note: You need to start identifying more specifics about the 
applicant, such as the type of entity.

    In its application, Rainbow states that it ``does not own or 
control any physical electric generation or transmission facilities in 
the U.S. and does not have any franchised service territory in the 
U.S.'' Therefore, the electric power proposed to be exported to Canada 
will be surplus to the needs of the entities selling power to Rainbow. 
The application also indicates that Rainbow is a power marketer 
authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to sell energy, 
capacity, and specified ancillary services at market-based rates.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
by Rainbow 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 Rainbow application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 296-B. An additional 
copy is to be filed directly with Joseph M. Wolfe, Rainbow Energy 
Marketing Corporation, Kirkwood Office Tower, 919 South 7th Street, 
Suite 405, Bismarck, ND 58504. 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].

    Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2012.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012-8081 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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