[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27586-27587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11107]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. PP-399]


Application To Rescind Presidential Permit; Application for 
Presidential Permit; Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. and MATL LLP

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (Montana Alberta Tie) and MATL LLP 
(MATL) filed a joint application to voluntarily transfer the facilities 
authorized by Presidential Permit No. PP-305, as amended, to MATL. The 
application requested that the Department of Energy (DOE) rescind the 
Presidential permit held by Montana Alberta Tie and simultaneously 
issue a permit to MATL covering the same international transmission 
facilities.

DATES: Comments or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before 
June 13, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to intervene should be addressed as 
follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-20), 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 
at 202-586-5260, or by email to [email protected], or 
Katherine Konieczny (Program Attorney) at 202-586-0503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance, 
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United 
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United 
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a 
Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as 
amended by EO 12038. Existing Presidential permits are not transferable 
or assignable. However, in the event of a proposed voluntary transfer 
of facilities, in accordance with DOE regulations at 10 CFR 205.323, 
the existing permit holder and the transferee are required to file a 
joint application with DOE that includes a statement of reasons for the 
transfer.
    On April 17, 2014, Montana Alberta Tie and MATL jointly filed an 
application with DOE requesting, as an alternative to amending the 
existing Presidential permit, rescission of Presidential Permit No. PP-
305, as amended, issued to Montana Alberta Tie and a simultaneous 
issuance of a Presidential permit to MATL for the same international 
transmission facilities. The international transmission facilities 
authorized by Presidential Permit No. PP-305, as amended, include one 
230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line running from Great Falls, Montana 
north to a point at the Canadian border near Cut Bank, Montana.
    The rescission and reissuance is being requested for business 
reasons so that the transmission facilities can be jointly

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owned and operated by both Montana Alberta Tie and MATL. MATL, which is 
a U.S. entity organized under the laws of the state of Montana, will 
own and operate the transmission facilities on the U.S. side the 
border, and Montana Alberta Tie, which is a Canadian entity, will 
remain the owner and operator of the portion of the facilities in 
Canada.
    Procedural Matters: Any person may comment on this application by 
filing such comment at the address provided above. Any person seeking 
to become a party to this proceeding must file a motion to intervene at 
the address provided above in accordance with Rule 214 of FERC's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies of each comment 
or motion to intervene should be filed with DOE on or before the date 
listed above.
    Additional copies of such motions to intervene also should be filed 
directly with: Stacy Myers, Senior Legal Counsel, Green Power 
Transmission, Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., 1100 Louisiana St., Suite 
2500, Houston, TX 77002 AND Travis Allen, Senior Regulatory Analyst, 
Green Power Transmission, Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., 1100 Louisiana 
St., Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002.
    Before a Presidential permit may be granted or amended, DOE must 
determine that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the 
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. In addition, DOE 
must consider the environmental impacts of the proposed action (i.e., 
granting the Presidential permit or amendment, with any conditions and 
limitations, or denying the permit) pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. DOE also must obtain the concurrences 
of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense before taking 
final action on a Presidential permit application.
    Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above. In 
addition, the application may be reviewed or downloaded electronically 
at http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-policy-coordination-and-implementation/international-electricity-regulatio-2. Upon reaching the 
home page, select ``Pending Applications.''

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2014.
Christopher A. Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2014-11107 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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