[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50487-50488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20489]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-328-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; RBC Energy Services LP

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: RBC Energy Services LP (RBC 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 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.

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 September 26, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order 
No. EA-328 authorizing RBC 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-328 will expire on September 
26, 2012. On July 26, 2012, RBC Energy filed an application with DOE 
for renewal of that authority for an additional five-year term.
    In its application, RBC Energy states that neither it nor its 
affiliates ``owns, operates or controls any electric power transmission 
or distribution facilities in the United States.'' RBC Energy states 
and it is reasonable to presume, 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 RBC Energy. The application also indicates that RBC 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 RBC 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 RBC Energy application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 328-A. An additional 
copy is to be provided directly to Matthew S. Arnold, Senior Counsel, 
Royal Bank of Canada, 200 Bay Street, 14th Floor, North Tower, Toronto, 
Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5 and with

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Elizabeth Jordan, Vice President, Compliance, RBC Capital Markets, 200 
Bay Street, 9th Floor, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5. 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. 2012-20489 Filed 8-20-12; 8:45 am]
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