[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 60 (Thursday, March 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14781-14782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5785]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-223-B]


Application To Export Electric Energy; CMS Energy Resource 
Management Company

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

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: CMS Energy Resource Management Company (CMS) has applied to 
renew its 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 on 
or before April 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (Fax 202-586-8008).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-
586-9624 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-2793.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United 
States to a foreign country are regulated and require authorization 
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On July 11, 2000, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-223 authorizing CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer for a two-year term. On July 1, 2002, in Order No. EA-223-A, 
DOE renewed that authorization for a five-year term which expires on 
July 1, 2007. On February 11, 2004, the applicant notified DOE that it 
had changed its name to CMS Energy Resource Management Company.
    On March 13, 2007, CMS filed an application with DOE to renew the 
export authority contained in Order No. EA-223-A for an additional 
five-year term. CMS does not own or control any transmission or 
distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised service area. The 
electric energy which CMS proposes to export to Canada would be 
purchased from electric utilities and Federal power marketing agencies 
within the United States.
    CMS will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada over the 
international transmission facilities currently owned by Basin Electric 
Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Eastern Maine 
Electric Cooperative, International Transmission Co., Joint Owners of 
the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power Company, 
Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., Minnkota Power 
Cooperative, Inc., New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corp., Northern States Power Company, and Vermont Electric Transmission 
Co.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by CMS 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 Sec. Sec.  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 on or before the date 
listed above.
    Comments on the CMS application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-223-B. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with John E. Palincsar, Senior Corporate 
Attorney, One Energy Plaza, EP5-430, Jackson, MI, 49201.
    A final decision will be made on this application after the 
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and a determination is made by the 
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 or by 
accessing the program's Home Page at http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E7-5785 Filed 3-28-07; 8:45 am]
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