[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50486-50487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20487]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-294-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; TexMex Energy, LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: TexMex Energy, LLC (TexMex) has applied to renew its authority 
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant 
to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before September 20, 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.

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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 February 22, 2007 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order 
No. EA-294-A, which authorized TexMex to transmit electric energy from 
the United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a five-year term 
using existing international transmission facilities. That authority 
expired on February 22, 2012. On July 23, 2012, TexMex filed an 
application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in 
Order No. EA-294-A for an additional five-year term.
    It is reasonable to presume that all of the electric energy that 
TexMex proposes to export to Mexico will 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 TexMex 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 TexMex application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-294-B. An 
additional copy is to be provided directly to Guillermo Gonzalez G., c/
o Protama S.A. de C.V., Tonala 44, Col. Roma, Mexico D.F., Mexico 06700 
and Douglas F. John and Matthew T. Rick, John & Hengerer, 1730 Rhode 
Island Ave. NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. 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 August 14, 2012.
Jon Worthington,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012-20487 Filed 8-20-12; 8:45 am]
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