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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–380] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

Freepoint Commodities, LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Freepoint Commodities, LLC 

has requested 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 requests 

to intervene must be submitted to DOE 

and received on or before July 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests 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 

Lamont.Jackson@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lamont Jackson (Program Office) 202– 

586–0808. 

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 FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). 

On April 15, 2011, DOE received an 

application from Freepoint 

Commodities requesting authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada for ten years as a power 

marketer. Freepoint Commodities 

proposes to use existing authorized 

international electric transmission 

facilities that are appropriate for open 

access by third parties, including 

facilities that have been authorized but 

not yet constructed and placed into 

operation. Neither Freepoint 

Commodities nor any of its affiliates 

owns, controls or operates any electric 

transmission facilities in the United 

States. 

The electric energy that Freepoint 

Commodities proposes to export to 

Canada would be surplus energy 

purchased from electric utilities and 

Federal power marketing agencies 

within the United States. The existing 

international transmission facilities to 

be utilized by Freepoint Commodities 

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 become a party to these 

proceedings or to be heard by filing 

comments or protests to this application 

should file a petition to intervene, 

comment, or protest at the address 

provided above in accordance with 

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 

petition and protest should be filed with 

DOE and must be received on or before 

the date listed above. 

Comments on the Freepoint 

Commodities application to export 

electric energy to Canada should be 

clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA– 

380. An additional copy is to be filed 

directly with Daniel M. Hecht, General 

Counsel, Freepoint Commodities, LLC, 

1281 E. Main Street, Third floor, 

Stamford, CT 06902 and Margaret A. 

Moore, Vincenzo Franco, and Julia 

Wood, Van Ness Feldman, P.C., 1050 

Thomas Jefferson St., NW., seventh 

floor, Washington, DC 20007. 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 

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:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/ 

permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing 

Odessa Hopkins at 

Odessa.Hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 21, 

2011. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–379] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

Freepoint Commodities, LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Freepoint Commodities, LLC 

has requested authority to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted to DOE 

and received on or before July 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests 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 

Lamont.Jackson@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lamont Jackson (Program Office) 202– 

586–0808. 

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 FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). 

On April 15, 2011, DOE received an 

application from Freepoint 

Commodities requesting authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Mexico for ten years as a power 

marketer. Freepoint Commodities 

proposes to use existing authorized 

international electric transmission 

facilities that are appropriate for open 

access by third parties, including 

facilities that have been authorized but 

not yet constructed and placed into 

operation. Neither Freepoint 

Commodities nor any of its affiliates 

owns, controls or operates any electric 

transmission facilities in the United 

States. 

The electric energy that Freepoint 

Commodities proposes to export to 

Mexico would be surplus energy 

purchased from electric utilities and 

Federal power marketing agencies 

within the United States. The existing 

international transmission facilities to 

be utilized by Freepoint Commodities 

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 become a party to these 

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proceedings or to be heard by filing 

comments or protests to this application 

should file a petition to intervene, 

comment, or protest at the address 

provided above in accordance with 

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 

petition and protest should be filed with 

DOE and must be received on or before 

the date listed above. 

Comments on the Freepoint 

Commodities application to export 

electric energy to Mexico should be 

clearly marked with OE Docket No.EA– 

379. An additional copy is to be filed 

directly with Daniel M. Hecht, General 

Counsel, Freepoint Commodities, LLC, 

1281 E. Main Street, Third floor, 

Stamford, CT 06902 and Margaret A. 

Moore, Vincenzo Franco, and Julia 

Wood, Van Ness Feldman, P.C., 1050 

Thomas Jefferson St., NW., seventh 

floor, Washington, DC 20007. 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 

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:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/ 

permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing 

Odessa Hopkins at 

Odessa.Hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 21, 

2011. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16145 Filed 6–27–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE Response to Recommendation 

2010–2 of the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, Pulse Jet 

Mixing at the Waste Treatment and 

Immobilization Plant 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On May 20, 2011, the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

reaffirmed their Recommendation 2010– 

2, concerning Pulse Jet Mixing at the 

Waste Treatment and Immobilization 

Plant, to the Department of Energy. In 

accordance with section 315(b) of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 

42 U.S.C. 2286d(d), The following 

represents the Secretary of Energy’s 

final decision on the recommendation 

and the reasoning for his decision. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data, 

views, or arguments concerning the 

Secretary’s response to: Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana 

Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, 

DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Steven Petras, Nuclear Engineer, 

Departmental Representative to the 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 

Office of Health, Safety and Security, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 20, 

2011. 

Mari-Josette Campagnone, 

Departmental Representative to the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Office of 

Health, Safety and Security. 

June 20, 2011 

The Honorable Peter S. Winokur, 

Chairman, 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 

625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20004–2901. 

Dear Mr. Chairman: 

This letter responds to your May 20, 2011, 

letter which reaffirmed the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board (Board) 

Recommendation 2010–2, Pulse Jet Mixing 

(PJM) at the Waste Treatment and 

Immobilization Plant (WTP). 

Your reaffirmation letter interpreted the 

Department of Energy’s (DOE) February 10, 

2011, response to Recommendation 2010–2 

as a rejection of sub-recommendations 3 and 

4. The intent of our response was not to reject 

any of the sub-recommendations, but to 

clarify the actions being taken to validate the 

design, operation, and safety of the WTP PJM 

and transfer systems. 

Our response explained that we agreed 

with both the intent of your 

Recommendation and that more testing and 

analyses should be conducted to provide 

additional confidence that the WTP PJM and 

transfer systems will achieve design and 

operating requirements. Since then, we have 

worked closely to ensure a mutual 

understanding of your Recommendation. The 

enclosure to this letter documents the 

significant progress we have collectively 

made in achieving the necessary clarification 

and a path forward for implementing your 

Recommendation. DOE is encouraged by the 

level of clarity achieved to date, and 

confident we have established the 

foundational premises needed to bring each 

of the remaining issues to closure, using the 

Implementation Plan (IP) as the vehicle for 

documenting a final technical approach that 

can be mutually endorsed. 

This clarification serves to restate my 

decision to accept your Recommendation 

2010–02. We believe our IP will meet the 

underlying safety improvement objectives of 

your Recommendation. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

§ 2286e, an IP for this Recommendation will 

be prepared and delivered to the Board no 

later than 90 days after publication of this 

response in the Federal Register. 

We look forward to further working with 

the Board and your staff to reach final closure 

on the intent and scope of deliverables while 

maintaining our obligations to address 

Hanford’s environmental liabilities. We are 

confident that the IP for Recommendation 

2010–2 is being developed, such that the 

WTP Project completes its design and 

construction activities with full assurance of 

nuclear safety for the life of WTP operations. 

Mr. Dale Knutson is the responsible 

manager for Recommendation 2010–02. If 

you have any further questions, please 

contact me or Dr. Ine ́s R. Triay, Assistant 

Secretary for Environmental Management, at 

(202) 586–7709. 

Sincerely, 

Steven Chu 

Enclosure 

Enclosure to 2010–2 Reaffirmation 

Response 

DOE has taken, and continues to take, 

steps to increase confidence that the 

pulse jet-mixed vessels will comply 

with operating requirements. Your 

reaffirmation letter highlights several 

primary elements of the 

Recommendation, and we believe our 

shared concerns regarding pulse jet 

mixing at the Waste Treatment Plant 

(WTP) will be adequately addressed by 

the Department of Energy’s (DOE) 

current direction related to resolving 

pulse jet mixing and transfer system 

uncertainty. The project will rely on 

preventing nuclear criticality safety 

hazards by establishing and 

implementing waste acceptance criteria 

(WAC) for any waste transferred to 

WTP. A large scale test program will be 

used to determine the performance 

limits of the mixing, sampling, and 

transfer systems and its results will be 

used to confirm the WAC are 

implemented with due consideration for 

uncertainties and margins. 

Significant progress has been made on 

achieving the clarifications needed to 

further develop, and ultimately 

complete the implementation plan for 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board’s (Board) Recommendation 2010– 

2. The Board’s May 20, 2011, letter 

which reaffirmed the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 

2010–2, Pulse Jet Mixing at the Waste 

Treatment and Immobilization Plant, 

identified the following residual 

concerns; progress in achieving 

clarification on each of those concerns 

is provided: 

• Testing must be done at the proper 

scale to demonstrate the limits of 

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