[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 2429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00511]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-389]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Great Bay Energy VI, LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: Great Bay Energy VI, LLC (GBE VI) has applied for 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 February 13, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be 
addressed to: Michael Rodrigue, 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: Michael Rodrigue (Program Office) at 
202-586-2942, 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 December 19, 2013, DOE received an application from GBE VI for 
authority to transmit electric energy as a power marketer from the 
United States to Canada for five years using existing international 
transmission facilities. GBE VI states that neither it, nor its 
corporate affiliates, owns any electric transmission facilities or 
holds a franchised service area.
    The electric energy that GBE VI proposes to export to Canada will 
be surplus energy, meaning it will be purchased from electric utilities 
and other entities within the United States and will be surplus to the 
system of the generator. GBE IV states that the existing international 
transmission facilities that it proposes to utilize have been 
authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 
10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open access transmission by 
third parties. GBE VI states that it will make all necessary commercial 
arrangements and will obtain all regulatory approvals required to 
schedule and deliver the proposed exports, including scheduling its 
transactions with the appropriate balancing authority areas in 
compliance with the reliability criteria standards and guidelines 
established by the North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) and 
NERC's member regional councils.
    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 GBE VI application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-389. An 
additional copy is to be provided directly to Ruta Kalvaitis Skucas, 
Pierce Atwood LLP, 900 17th St. NW., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20006 
and Eric Sanchez, Controller, Great Bay Energy, LLC, AM Tower 9th 
Floor, 207 Calle del Parque, San Juan, PR 00912. 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 January 8, 2014.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2014-00511 Filed 1-13-14; 8:45 am]
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