[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 40689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14771]


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 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-421]


Application To Export Electric Energy; ReEnergy Fort Fairfield 
LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: ReEnergy Fort Fairfield LLC (Applicant or ReEnergy Fort 
Fairfield) 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 July 22, 2016.

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 May 12, 2016, DOE received an application from ReEnergy Fort 
Fairfield for authority to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Canada from its 37 megawatt (MW) capacity biomass-fired 
electric generation facility located in Fort Fairfield, Maine.
    In its application, ReEnergy Fort Fairfield states that it owns the 
37 MW capacity generation facility noted above. ReEnergy Fort Fairfield 
proposes to transmit the electric output across the Emera Maine 
transmission system into Canada, where the power is wheeled through New 
Brunswick Power Corporation's (NBPC) transmission system, and is 
transmitted back into the United States over the international electric 
transmission lines of Maine Electric Power Company, Inc. (MEPCO) to 
ISO-NE. ReEnergy Fort Fairfield will use the same Emera Maine 
transmission facilities previously 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 ReEnergy Fort Fairfield's 
application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly 
marked with OE Docket No. EA-421. An additional copy is to be provided 
directly to both William Ralston, ReEnergy Fort Fairfield LLC, 30 
Century Hill Drive, Suite 101, Latham, NY 12110 and to Stephen C. 
Palmer, Esq., Alston & Bird LLP, 950 F Street NW., Washington, DC 
20004.
    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 June 15, 2016.
Brian Mills,
Senior Planning Advisor, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2016-14771 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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