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Agencies? 

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discretion, may invite attendees to 

address the Committee briefly on issues 

pertaining to the functions of the 

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this notice. If you are interested in 

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(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.) 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

James F. Manning, 

Delegated the Authority of the Assistant 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4448 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket Nos. EA–321, EA–322, EA–323, 

EA–324 and EA–325] 

Applications To Export Electric 

Energy; Emera Energy Services 

Subsidiaries 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Applications. 

SUMMARY: Five power marketing 

subsidiaries of Emera Incorporated 

(Emera) have applied to export 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 on or 

before April 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (Fax 202–

586–5860). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program 

Attorney) 202–586–2793. 

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 February 20, 2007, five 

subsidiaries of Emera each separately 

applied to the Department of Energy 

(DOE) for authority to export electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

as power marketers. The electric energy 

which each applicant proposes to export 

to Canada would be surplus energy 

purchased from electric utilities, 

Federal power marketing agencies, and 

other entities within the U.S. The 

applicants are: Emera Energy Services 

Subsidiary No. 1 LLC (Emera Energy 

Sub No. 1) (OE Docket No. EA–321); 

Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 2 

LLC (Emera Energy Sub No. 2) (OE 

Docket No. EA–322); Emera Energy 

Services Subsidiary No. 3 LLC (Emera 

Energy Sub No. 3) (OE Docket No. EA–

323); Emera Energy Services Subsidiary 

No. 4 LLC (Emera Energy Sub No. 4) (OE 

Docket No. EA–324); and Emera Energy 

Services Subsidiary No. 5 LLC (Emera 

Energy Sub No. 5) (OE Docket No. EA–

325). 

Each applicant proposes to export 

electric energy to Canada and to arrange 

for the delivery of those exports to 

Canada over the international 

transmission facilities presently owned 

by Citizens Utilities, Eastern Maine 

Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of 

the Highgate Project, Maine Electric 

Power Company, Maine Public Service 

Company, and Vermont Electric 

Transmission Company. 

The construction of each of the 

international transmission facilities to 

be utilized by the applicants has 

previously been authorized by a 

Presidential permit issued pursuant to 

Executive Order 10485, as amended. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to become a party to this 

proceeding 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 FERC’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of 

each petition and protest should be filed 

with the DOE on or before the date 

listed above. 

Comments on the applications to 

export electric energy to Canada should 

be clearly marked with OE Docket Nos. 

EA–321, EA–322, EA–323, EA–324 or 

EA–325 as listed above. Additional 

copies are to be filed directly with 

Calvin Bell, Emera Energy Services, Inc., 

One Cumberland Place, Suite 102, 

Bangor, ME 04401, and Richard J. 

Smith, Assistant Secretary, Emera 

Incorporated, 1894 Barrington Street, 

17th Floor, Barrington Tower, P.O. Box 

910, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 

2W5 and Michael E. Small, Wendy N. 

Reed, Deborah C. Brentani, Wright & 

Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street, NW., 

Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005. 

A final decision will be made on each 

of these applications after the 

environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and 

determinations are made by the DOE 

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adversely impact on the reliability of the 

U.S. electric power supply system. 

Copies of these applications will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above or by accessing the OE 

Web site at http://www.oe.energy.gov/ 

304.htm. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 5, 

2007. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E7–4323 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 

92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, April 5, 2007, 9 a.m.–

5 p.m.; Friday, April 6, 2007, 8:30 a.m.–

4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Monarch Hotel, 12566 

Southeast 93rd Avenue, Clackamas, 

Oregon 97015, Phone: (503) 652–1515, 

Fax: (503) 652–7609. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik 

Olds, Federal Coordinator, Department 

of Energy Richland Operations Office, 

2440 Stevens Drive, P.O. Box 450, H6–

60, Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 

376–8656; Fax: (509) 376–1214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Update from the River and Plateau 

Committee on 100 Area cleanup status. 

• Presentation from the Columbia 

River Toxics Program. 

• Advice from the Health, Safety and 

Environmental Protection Committee on 

workers’ compensation programs. 

• Advice from the Budgets and 

Contracts Committee on Fiscal Year 

2007, 2008 and 2009 allocations and 

funding. 

• Tank Waste Committee report on 

Tank Farm System Integration Issue 

Manager work towards Hanford 

Advisory Board Advice #192. 

• Tank Waste Committee report on 

Double-Shell Tank Integrity Issue 

Manager work. 

• Tank Closure and Waste 

Management Environmental Impact 

Statement update. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Erik Olds’ office at the address 

or telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s Freedom of Information Public 

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except 

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be 

available by writing to Erik Olds’ office 

at the address or telephone number 

listed above. 

Issued at Washington, DC on March 6, 

2007. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–4332 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho 

National Laboratory 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National 

Laboratory. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 

Stat. 770) requires that public notice of 

this meeting be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 8 

a.m.–5 p.m.; Wednesday, March 21, 

2007, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. 

Opportunities for public participation 

will be held Tuesday, March 20, from 1 

p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 4 

p.m.; and Wednesday, March 21, from 

9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

These times are subject to change; 

please contact the Federal Coordinator 

(below) for confirmation of times prior 

to the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel, 1555 

Pocatello Creek Road, Pocatello, Idaho 

83201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert L. Pence, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 

Office, 1955 Fremont Avenue, MS–

1203, Idaho Falls, ID 83415. Phone (208) 

526–6518; Fax (208) 526–8789 or e-mail: 

pencerl@id.doe.gov or visit the Board’s 

Internet home page at: http:// 

www.inlemcab.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Topics (agenda topics may 

change up to the day of the meeting; 

please contact Robert L. Pence for the 

most current agenda): 

• TAN–607 Hot Shop Engineering 

Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA). 

• Yucca Mountain Briefing. 

• General EE/CA Philosophy. 

• Spent Nuclear Fuel Next Steps and 

Plan. 

• Subsurface Disposal Area Draft 

Feasibility Study. 

• Budget Discussions. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral presentations 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Robert L. Pence at the address 

or telephone number listed above. The 

request must be received five days prior 

to the meeting and reasonable provision 

will be made to include the presentation 

in the agenda. The Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Individuals wishing to make 

public comment will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. This notice is being 

published less than 15 days prior to the 

meeting date due to programmatic 

issues that had to be resolved prior to 

the meeting date. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s Freedom of Information Public 

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 


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