[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20805-20806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8330]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-210-C]


Application to Export Electric Energy; PPL EnergyPlus, LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: PPL EnergyPlus, LLC. (PPL EnergyPlus) 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 7, 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 July 19, 1999, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-210 authorizing PPL EnergyPlus to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Canada as a power marketer for a two-year term. DOE 
subsequently renewed that authority two additional times in Order No. 
EA-210-A on November 13, 2001 and in Order No. EA-210-B on August 17, 
2007. The current export authority in Order No. EA-210-B will expire on 
August 17, 2012. On March 16, 2012, PPL EnergyPlus filed an

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application with DOE for renewal of that authority for an additional 
five-year term.
    In its application, PPL EnergyPlus states that it ``does not own 
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 the power to PPL 
EnergyPlus. The application also indicates that PPL EnergyPlus 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 PPL EnergyPlus 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 PPL EnergyPlus application to export electric 
energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 210-C. An 
additional copy is to be filed directly with Jesse A. Dillon, Esq., 
Senior Counsel, PPL Services Corporation, Two North Ninth Street, 
Allentown, PA 18101 AND Sandra E. Rizzo, Esq., Bracewell & Giuliani 
LLP, 2000 K Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006. 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 April 2, 2012.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012-8330 Filed 4-5-12; 8:45 am]
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