[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42512-42513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17004]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-342-A]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Royal Bank of Canada

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) 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 August 15, 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 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 Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On September 4, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA-342, which authorized 
RBC 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 September 4, 2013. 
On July 3, 2013, RBC filed an application with DOE for renewal of the 
export authority contained in Order No. EA-342 for an additional five-
year term.
    In its application, RBC states that it does not own, operate or 
control any electric generating or transmission facilities nor does the 
applicant have a franchised service area. The electric energy that RBC 
proposes to export to Canada would 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 RBC 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 RBC application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-342-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 Elizabeth Jordan, Director, Compliance, RBC 
Capital Markets, 200 Bay Street, 9th Floor, South Tower, Toronto, 
Ontario, Canada M5J 2J2. A final decision will be made on this 
application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated 
pursuant to DOE's National Environmental Policy

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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 July 9, 2013.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2013-17004 Filed 7-15-13; 8:45 am]
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