Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 113 / Monday, June 14, 2010 / Notices 33611 

August 19, 2005, in Order No. EA–182– 

B. That Order will expire on August 21, 

2010. On May 13, 2010, HQUS filed an 

application with DOE for renewal of the 

export authority contained in Order No. 

EA–182–B for an additional five-year 

term. 

The electric energy that HQUS 

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 

HQUS 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 on or before the date listed above. 

Comments on the HQUS application 

to export electric energy to Canada 

should be clearly marked with Docket 

No. EA–182–C. Additional copies are to 

be filed directly with Helene Cossette, 

Hydro-Quebec Production, 75, 

boulevard Rene-Levesque West, 17th 

Floor, Montreal Canada H2Z 1A4 and 

Jerry L. Pfeffer, Skaden, Arps, Slate, 

Meagher & Flom LLP, 1440 New York 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 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 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 emailing 

Odessa Hopkins at Odessa.Hopkins

@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2010. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2010–14198 Filed 6–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Implementing the National Broadband 

Plan by Empowering Consumers and 

the Smart Grid: Data Access, Third 

Party Use, and Privacy 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: On May 11, 2010, the 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a Request for Information seeking 

comments and information from 

interested parties to assist DOE in 

understanding current and potential 

practices and policies for the states and 

other entities to empower consumers 

(and perhaps others) through access to 

detailed energy information in 

electronic form—including real-time 

information from smart meters, 

historical consumption data, and 

pricing and billing information. DOE 

will hold a public meeting as part of this 

request for information. 

DATES: The Department will hold a 

public meeting on June 29, 2010, from 

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Washington, 

DC. Any person wishing to speak at the 

public meeting should submit a request 

to do so before 4 p.m., June 25, 2010. 

If there are time constraints, those who 

have submitted a request will be given 

preference. Written comments are 

welcome, especially following the 

public meeting, and should be 

submitted by July 12, 2010 and reply 

comments by July 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8e069, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

note that foreign nationals participating 

in the public meeting are subject to 

advance security screening procedures. 

If a foreign national wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, please 

inform DOE of this fact as soon as 

possible by contacting Katharine 

Dickerson at 202–586–5281 so that the 

necessary procedures can be completed. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments, identified by ‘‘NBP RFI: Data 

Access,’’ by any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

E-mail: broadband@hq.doe.gov. 

Include ‘‘NBP RFI: Data Access’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

Mail: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of the General Counsel, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

6A245, Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maureen C. McLaughlin, Senior Legal 

Advisor to the General Counsel (202) 

586–5281; broadband@hq.doe.gov. 

For Media Inquires you may contact 

Jen Stutsman at 202–586–4940 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

11, 2010, the Department of Energy 

(DOE) published a Request for 

Information seeking comments and 

information from interested parties to 

assist DOE in understanding current and 

potential practices and policies for the 

states and other entities to empower 

consumers (and perhaps others) through 

access to detailed energy information in 

electronic form—including real-time 

information from smart meters, 

historical consumption data, and 

pricing and billing information. (75 FR 

26203) The request for information 

asked interested parties, including 

industry, consumer groups and state 

governments, to report on state efforts to 

enact Smart Grid privacy and data 

collection policies. The request for 

information also sought input regarding 

individual electric utility practices and 

policies regarding data access and 

collection; third party access to detailed 

energy information; and the role of the 

consumer in balancing the benefits of 

access and privacy. Finally, the request 

for information sought comment on 

what policies and practices should 

guide policymakers in determining who 

can access consumers’ energy 

information and under what conditions. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2010. 

Scott Blake Harris, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–14251 Filed 6–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Implementing the National Broadband 

Plan by Studying the Communications 

Requirements of Electric Utilities To 

Inform Federal Smart Grid Policy 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: On May 11, 2010, the 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a Request for Information seeking 

comments and information from 

interested parties to assist DOE in 

understanding the communications 

requirements of utilities. DOE will hold 

a public meeting as part of this Request 

for Information. 

DATES: The Department will hold a 

public meeting on June 17, 2010, from 

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Washington, DC. 

Any person wishing to speak at the 

public meeting should submit a request 

to do so before 4 p.m., June 15, 2010. 


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