[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 91 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 26809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9083]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-327]


Application To Export Electric Energy; DC Energy, LLC

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: DC Energy, LLC (DC Energy) has applied for authority to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to 
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before June 11, 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.

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 May 1, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) received an 
application from DC Energy for authority to transmit electric energy 
from the United States to Canada as a power marketer. DC Energy, a 
Delaware limited partnership with its principal place of business in 
Vienna, Virginia, has requested an electricity export authorization 
with a 5-year term. DC Energy does not own or control any electric 
generation, transmission, or distribution assets, nor does it have a 
franchised service area. The electric energy which DC Energy proposes 
to export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased from electric 
utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other entities within 
the United States.
    DC Energy will arrange for the delivery of exports to Canada over 
the international transmission facilities 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, Vermont Electric Power Company, 
and Vermont Electric Transmission Co.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by DC Energy 
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 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 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 DC Energy application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-327. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Stephen C. Palmer, Alston & Bird 
LLC, The Atlantic Building, 950 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004-
1404.
    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 and at 
http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
 [FR Doc. E7-9083 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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