[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64207-64208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25344]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-345-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; New Brunswick Energy 
Marketing Corporation (f/k/a New Brunswick Power Generation Corp.)

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation (NBEMC), formerly 
known as New Brunswick Power Generation Corporation, 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.

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DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before November 27, 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 December 5, 2008, DOE issued Order No. EA-345, which authorized 
NBEMC, under its former name New Brunswick Power Generation 
Corporation, 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 
December 5, 2013. On October 5, 2013, NBEMC filed an application with 
DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-345 
for an additional five-year term.
    NBEMC, a Canadian corporation, is a power marketer in New Brunswick 
Province, Canada. The principal business of NBEMC, as directed by 
statute, is the import and export of energy to and from the Province of 
New Brunswick. NBEMC states that it does not own, operate, or control 
any physical assets such as electric generating or transmission 
facilities, and it does not have a franchised service area. The 
electric energy that NBEMC proposes to export to Canada would be 
surplus energy purchased from electric utilities and other suppliers 
within the United States. The existing international transmission 
facilities to be utilized by NBEMC 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 NBEMC application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-345-A. An 
additional copy is to be provided directly to NB Energy Marketing 
Corporation, Attn: Secretary and General Counsel, P.O. Box 2040, 
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5G4 and Steven Hudson, P.O. Box 1058, 45 
Memorial Circle, Augusta, Maine 04332. 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 October 22, 2013.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2013-25344 Filed 10-25-13; 8:45 am]
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