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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 Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25, 

2015. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04497 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–407] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Vitol Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Application. 

SUMMARY: Vitol Inc. (Vitol or Applicant) 

has applied for authority to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the 

Federal Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before April 3, 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 Electricity.Exports@

hq.doe.gov, 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 February 10, 2015, DOE received 

an application from Vitol for authority 

to transmit electric energy from the 

United States to Mexico as a power 

marketer for a five-year term using 

existing international transmission 

facilities. The Applicant is also 

requesting an expedited review of the 

Application and for DOE to issue the 

requested authorization within 60 days. 

In its application, Vitol states that it 

does not own or control any electric 

generation or transmission facilities, 

and it does not have a franchised service 

area. The electric energy that Vitol 

proposes to export to Mexico would be 

surplus energy purchased from third 

parties such as electric utilities and 

Federal power marketing agencies 

pursuant to voluntary agreements. The 

existing international transmission 

facilities to be utilized by the Applicant 

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 Vitol application to 

export electric energy to Mexico should 

be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 

EA–407. An additional copy is to be 

provided directly to both Robert F. Viola 

and Kolby Kettler, Vitol Inc., 1100 

Louisiana Street, Suite 5500, Houston, 

TX 77002. 

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 Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25, 

2015. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04499 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Procedure Requiring 

Designation of U.S. Resident Agent for 

Applicants and Authorization Holders 

That Neither Reside in Nor Have a 

Place of Business or Other Corporate 

Presence in the United States 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of procedure. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

is hereby notifying both applicants for 

authorizations to import or export 

natural gas, including liquefied natural 

gas (LNG), and the current holders of 

such authorizations that neither reside 

in nor have a place of business or other 

corporate presence in the United States 

that they must identify an agent resident 

within the United States to receive 

service of legal process. This notice 

applies to any such applicant and/or 

authorization holder that has not 

already identified a U.S. agent in its 

existing proceeding in a filing or other 

correspondence with DOE/FE. 

DATES: This procedural change is 

effective March 4, 2015. Those affected 

by the change must comply by April 3, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submissions of information 

required by this procedure can be made 

using one of the following: 

Electronic Filing by Email 

fergas@hq.doe.gov. 

Regular Mail 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026– 

4375. 

Hand Delivery or Private Delivery 

Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Beverly Howard, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of 

Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal 

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1The authority to regulate the imports and 

exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural 

gas, under section 3 of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717b) 

has been delegated to the Assistant Secretary for FE 

in Redelegation Order No. 00–006.02 issued on 

November 17, 2014. 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478; 

(202) 586–9387. 

Edward B. Myers, Cassandra S. 

Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of the Assistant General Counsel 

for Electricity and Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 

586–3397, (202) 586–9793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is 

authorized under the Natural Gas Act, 

15 U.S.C. 717b(a), (c), to regulate the 

import and export of natural gas to or 

from the United States.1 As the number 

of applicants and authorization holders 

regulated under these statutory 

provisions continues to increase, DOE/ 

FE is aware that many such applicants 

and authorization holders neither reside 

in nor have a place of business or other 

corporate presence in the United States. 

Applications to import or export natural 

gas are informal adjudications 

conducted in accordance with DOE 

regulations, 10 CFR part 590, and the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

551, et seq. Applicants therefore must 

be available to receive and respond to 

timely service of process of DOE/FE 

orders and other filings, including 

pleadings submitted by parties in 

application proceedings. Additionally, 

authorization holders are subject to 

continuing agency jurisdiction and to 

terms, conditions, and reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements set forth in 

each authorization. To monitor and 

enforce compliance with its 

authorizations, DOE/FE must have the 

means to serve legal process on 

authorization holders within the United 

States. 

Accordingly, DOE/FE has determined 

that applicants and authorization 

holders that neither reside in nor have 

a place of business or other corporate 

presence in the United States must 

identify an agent within the jurisdiction 

of the United States to receive service of 

process regarding their pending 

application or existing authorization, 

respectively. As noted above, this action 

will help to ensure that all applicants 

and authorization holders are notified 

promptly of any agency or party filing 

in their proceeding, and that DOE/FE 

has the means to monitor and enforce 

compliance with the terms, conditions, 

and other requirements of its 

authorizations. 

Compliance with this procedural 

change shall be accomplished in the 

following manner: Within 30 days of the 

date of publication of this Notice in the 

Federal Register, all applicants and 

authorization holders that do not reside 

in the United States and do not have a 

place of business or other corporate 

presence in the United States must 

provide DOE/FE with the name, 

address, and telephone number of an 

agent in the United States designated to 

receive service of legal process in 

connection with their pending 

application(s) and/or existing 

authorization(s). This requirement does 

not apply to any such applicant and/or 

authorization holder that has already 

identified a U.S. agent in its existing 

proceeding in a filing or other 

correspondence with DOE/FE. 

For purposes of complying with this 

procedural requirement, the U.S. agent 

may be a natural person residing in the 

United States, a U.S. corporation, or a 

foreign corporation registered to 

conduct business in the United States 

(including the applicant or 

authorization holder itself), provided 

that the domestic or foreign corporation 

has a business address in the United 

States and is authorized by its articles 

of incorporation to act as agent. 

Submissions shall include the docket 

number and the order number(s) (if 

appropriate), the agent’s name and 

complete U.S. address, and the consent 

of the applicant or authorization holder 

to service of process on the designated 

agent as long as the authority of the 

agent continues. This requirement shall 

be a continuing obligation of applicants 

and authorization holders. Accordingly, 

it shall be incumbent upon applicants 

and authorization holders to designate a 

new agent in the event an agent 

discontinues its service as agent. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26, 

2015. 

John A. Anderson, 

Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04461 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; 

Notice of Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Secretary of Energy 

Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was 

reestablished pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice 

is provided in accordance with the Act. 

DATES: Tuesday, March 31, 2015—11:30 

a.m.–2:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 8E– 

089, Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone: (202) 

586–3787; email: seab@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Board was 

established to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

the Department’s basic and applied 

research, economic and national 

security policy, educational issues, 

operational issues, and other activities 

as directed by the Secretary. 

Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting 

is the quarterly meeting of the Board. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 11:30 a.m. on March 31st. The 

tentative meeting agenda includes 

consideration of the reports of the SEAB 

task forces on nuclear nonproliferation 

and the national laboratories, a briefing 

on Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), 

and an opportunity for comments from 

the public. The meeting will conclude at 

2:30 p.m. Agenda updates and the draft 

task force reports will be posted on the 

SEAB Web site prior to the meeting: 

www.energy.gov/seab. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to 

Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on 

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at seab@

hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name, 

organization, citizenship, and contact 

information. Anyone attending the 

meeting will be required to present 

government-issued identification. Please 

note that the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) has determined that 

regular driver’s licenses (and ID cards) 

from the following jurisdictions are not 

acceptable: Alaska, American Samoa, 

Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, 

Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, 

Oklahoma, and Washington. Acceptable 

alternate forms of Photo-ID include: 

U. S. Passport or Passport Card 

An Enhanced Driver’s License or 

Enhanced ID-Card issued by the states 

of Minnesota, New York or 

Washington 

(Enhanced licenses issued by these 

states are clearly marked Enhanced or 

Enhanced Driver’s License) 

A military ID or other government 

issued Photo-ID card 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

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