[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26765-26766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10918]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-196-D]


Application to Export Electric Energy; ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a 
Minnesota Power

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: ALLETE, Inc., d/b/a Minnesota Power (Minnesota Power) 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.

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before June 7, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be 
addressed to: Lamont Jackson, 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: Lamont Jackson (Program Office) at 
202-586-0808, or by email at [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 Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On June 4, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA-196-C, which authorized 
Minnesota Power to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing 
international transmission facilities. That authority expires on June 
4, 2013. On April 25, 2013, Minnesota Power filed an application with 
DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-196-C 
for an additional five-year term.
    In its application, Minnesota Power states that it owns electric 
generation and transmission facilities and sells and distributes 
electricity within its northern Minnesota service territory. The 
electric energy that Minnesota Power proposes to export to Canada would 
be surplus energy purchased

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from electric utilities and other entities within the United States. 
The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by 
Minnesota Power 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 (18 CFR 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 Minnesota Power application to export electric 
energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-196-D. 
An additional copy is to be provided directly to Christopher D. 
Anderson, Associate General Counsel, ALLETE, Inc, 30 West Superior 
Street, Duluth, MN 55802. 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 
sufficiency of supply or 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 2, 2013.
Jon Worthington,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2013-10918 Filed 5-7-13; 8:45 am]
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