[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4262-4263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01412]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-404]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Chubu TT Energy Management 
Inc.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Chubu TT Energy Management Inc. (Chubu TT) has applied for 
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 February 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed to: 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.

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 January 12, 2015, DOE received an application from Chubu TT for 
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada 
for five years using existing international transmission facilities. 
Chubu TT is in the process of becoming a licensed competitive 
electricity provider in Ontario, Canada. Chubu TT is also in the 
process of applying for market-based rate authority from the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (``FERC'') in order to trade and market 
electricity in the United States. Chubu TT states that it will make all 
of the necessary commercial arrangements and will obtain any and all of 
the required regulatory approvals in order to effect any power exports.
    The electric energy that Chubu TT proposes to export to Canada 
would be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities and other 
entities within the United States. The existing international 
transmission facilities to be utilized by Chubu TT 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 and other filings concerning the Chubu TT Energy 
Management Inc. application to export electric energy to Canada should 
be clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA-404. An additional copy is to 
be provided directly to both Rob Coulbeck, Chubu TT Energy Management 
Inc., Goreway Power Station, 8600 Goreway Drive, Brampton, Ontario L6T 
0A8 Canada and to Joseph H. Fagan, Day Pitney LLP, 1100 New York Avenue 
NW., Suite 300 E, Washington, DC 20005.
    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

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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 22, 2015.
Brian Mills,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2015-01412 Filed 1-26-15; 8:45 am]
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