[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 23238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9319]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-326-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Citigroup Energy Canada 
ULC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Citigroup Energy Canada ULC (CECU) 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 18, 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 May 17, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-326 authorizing CECU to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term. The current 
export authority in Order No. EA-326 will expire on May 17, 2012. On 
April 3, 2012, CECU filed an application with DOE for renewal of that 
authority for an additional ten-year term.
    In its application, CECU states that it ``does not currently own or 
control electric generation or transmission facilities in any wholesale 
market in interstate commerce or have a power supply system of its own 
on which its exports of electricity could have a reliability, fuel use, 
or system stability impact.'' CECU states that the electric power 
proposed to be exported to Canada will be purchased from electric 
utilities and federal power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary 
agreements and will be surplus to the system needs of the entities 
selling the power to CECU. The application also indicates that CECU is 
a power marketer authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(FERC) to sell energy, capacity, and specified ancillary services at 
market-based rates.
    The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized 
by CECU 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 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 CECU application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 326-A. An additional 
copy is to be filed directly with Victoria Sharp, Citigroup Energy 
Inc., 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77056 and with 
Vincenzo Franco, Esq., Van Ness Feldman, P.C., 1050 Thomas Jefferson 
St. NW., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20007. 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 12, 2012.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012-9319 Filed 4-17-12; 8:45 am]
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