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it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

202–586–5260. 

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 August 31, 1999 the Department of 

Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–216, 

which authorized TEMUS to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada as a power marketer for a twoyear term using existing international 

transmission facilities. DOE renewed 

the TEMUS export authorization two 

additional times: On August 16, 2001 in 

Order No. EA–216–A and again on May 

17, 2006 in Order No. EA–216–B. Order 

No. EA–216–B will expire on May 17, 

2011. On December 22, 2010, TEMUS 

filed an application with DOE for 

renewal of the export authority 

contained in Order No. EA–216–B for a 

five-year term. 

The electric energy that TEMUS 

proposes to export to Canada would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities, Federal power marketing 

agencies, and other entities within the 

United States. The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

TEMUS 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 TEMUS application 

to export electric energy to Canada 

should be clearly marked with Docket 

No. 216–C. Additional copies (one each) 

are to be filed directly with Sterling 

Koch, TransAlta Corporation, 110–12th 

Avenue, SW., Calgary Alberta, Canada 

T2P 2M1 and Stephen Angle, Vinson & 

Elkins L.L.P, The Willard Office 

Building, 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

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 

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 January 13, 

2011. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1240 Filed 1–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–289–B] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Intercom Energy, Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Intercom Energy, Inc. 

(Intercom) has applied to renew its 

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 February 22, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 

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 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

202–586–5260. 

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 May 19, 2004, the Department of 

Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–289, 

which authorized Intercom to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Mexico as a power marketer for a twoyear term using existing international 

transmission facilities. DOE renewed 

the Intercom export authorization on 

May 17, 2006 in Order No. EA–289–B. 

That Order will expire on May 17, 2011. 

On December 15, 2010, Intercom filed 

an application with DOE for renewal of 

the export authority contained in Order 

No. EA–289 for a five-year term. 

The electric energy that Intercom 

proposes to export to Mexico would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities, Federal power marketing 

agencies, and other entities within the 

United States. The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

Intercom 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 Intercom 

application to export electric energy to 

Mexico should be clearly marked with 

Docket No. 289–B. Additional copies 

(one each) are to be filed directly with 

Ernesto Pallares, CEO, Intercom Energy, 

Inc., 1330 Orange Ave., Suite 327, 

Coronado, CA 92118 and Joelle K. Ogg, 

Brunenkant Law Firm, LLP, 805 15th 

Street, NW., Suite 510, 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 adversely 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 December 

22, 2010. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1242 Filed 1–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2010–0595; FRL–9255–6; 

EPA ICR No. 2402.01; OMB Control No. 

2040–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Willingness To 

Pay Survey for § 316(b) Existing 

Facilities Cooling Water Intake 

Structures (New) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request for a new 

collection. The ICR, which is abstracted 

below, describes the nature of the 

information collection and its estimated 

burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before February 22, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2010–0595 to: 

(1) EPA by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: OW–Docket@epa.gov, 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 

2010–0595. 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2010– 

0595. Please include a total of 3 copies. 

• Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA 

Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OW–2010–0595. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation and 

special arrangements should be made. 

(2) OMB by mail to: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik 

Helm, Office of Water, Office of Science 

and Technology, Engineering and 

Analysis Division, Economic and 

Environmental Assessment Branch, 

4303T, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–566–1049; fax number: 

202–566–1053; e-mail address: 

Helm.Erik@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On July 21, 2010 (74 FR 42438), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received five 

comments during the comment period, 

which are addressed in the ICR. Any 

additional comments on this ICR should 

be submitted to EPA and OMB within 

30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2010–0595 which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is 202–566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Water Docket is 202– 

566–1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, CBI, or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Willingness to Pay Survey for 

Section 316(b) Existing Facilities 

Cooling Water Intake Structures: 

Instrument, Pre-test, and 

Implementation. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2402.01, 

OMB Control No. 2040–NEW. 

ICR status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. An 

Agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, 

after appearing in the Federal Register 

when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9, are displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: Section 316(b) of the Clean 

Water Act (CWA) requires EPA to 

ensure that the location, design, 

construction, and capacity of cooling 

water intake structures (CWIS) reflect 

the best technology available (BTA) to 

protect aquatic organisms from being 

killed or injured by impingement or 

entrainment. At question here is the 

regulation of the existing steam electric 

and manufacturing facilities. 

Under Executive Order 12866, EPA is 

required to estimate the potential 

benefits and costs to society of proposed 

rule options of significant rules. To 

assess the importance of the ecological 

gains from the section 316(b) regulation, 

EPA requests approval from the OMB to 

conduct a stated preference survey. Data 

from the associated stated preference 

survey will be used to estimate values 

(willingness to pay, or WTP) derived by 

households for changes related to the 

reduction of fish losses at CWIS, and to 

provide information to assist in the 

interpretation and validation of survey 

responses. EPA has designed the survey 

to provide data to support the following 

specific objectives: [a] The estimation of 

the total values that individuals place 

on preventing losses of fish and other 

aquatic organisms caused by 316(b) 

facilities; [b] to understand how much 

individuals value preventing fish losses, 

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