[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31341-31342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12761]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-327-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; DC Energy, LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: DC Energy, LLC (DC Energy) 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 June 25, 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 11, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-327 authorizing DC Energy 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-327 will expire on July 11, 
2012. On May 4, 2012, DC Energy filed an application with DOE for 
renewal of that authority for an additional ten-year term.
    In its application, DC Energy states that ``not any of its 
affiliates own, controls or operates any electric generation, electric 
distribution or transmission facilities * * *'' DC Energy 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 DC Energy. The application also indicates 
that DC Energy 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 DC Energy 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 DC Energy application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 327-A. An additional

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copy is to be filed directly with Joelle K. Ogg, General Counsel, DC 
Energy, LLC, 8065 Leesburg Pike, Sixth Floor, Vienna, VA 22182 and with 
Andrea Wolfman, Esq., Alston & Bird LLP, 950 F Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20004. 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 
if 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 May 18, 2012.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012-12761 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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