Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Notices 19649 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, April 29, 

2015 at 2:00 p.m. 

PLACE: The Williamsburg Woodlands 

Hotel, 105 Visitor Center Drive, 

Williamsburg, VA 23185, Phone: (757) 

220–7960. 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND

CONSIDERATION: 

• Consideration of Research Report: 

Urban/Rural Study 

• Report of the EAC Standards Board 

• Report of the EAC Board of 

Advisors 

• Report of the EAC Transition Team 

AGENDA: The Commission will receive a 

presentation on the DRAFT Urban/Rural 

Study Research Report, and consider the 

proposed document for approval. The 

Commission will receive a presentation 

on a report from the EAC Standards 

Board. The Commission will receive a 

presentation on a report from the EAC 

Board of Advisors. The Commission 

will receive a presentation on a report 

from the EAC Transition Team. The 

Commission will consider other 

administrative matters. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener at (301) 563–3961. 

Dated: April 9, 2015. 

Bryan Whitener, 

Director of Communications & Clearinghouse. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08530 Filed 4–9–15; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–409] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

Saracen Power LP 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Application. 

SUMMARY: Saracen Power LP (Applicant 

or Saracen Power) 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 motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before May 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 

to: 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 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

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 Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

§ 824a(e)). 

On April 13, 2009, DOE issued Order 

No. EA–350 to Saracen Power LLC, 

which authorized Saracen Power to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada as a power marketer for 

a five-year term using existing 

international transmission facilities. On 

December 16, 2009, DOE issued Order 

No. EA–350–A, which changed the 

name of Saracen Power LLP to Saracen 

Power LP. All other terms and 

conditions of Order No. EA–350 

remained unchanged. On April 13, 

2014, Saracen Power’s authority to 

export electricity under EA–350–A 

expired. On February 26, 2015, Saracen 

Power filed an application with DOE for 

renewal of the export authority 

contained in Order No. EA–350–A for 

an additional five-year term. DOE will 

treat Saracen Power’s Application as a 

new authorization request under OE 

Docket No. EA–409 due to the fact that 

the export authority contained in Order 

No. EA–350–A expired on April 13, 

2014. 

In its Application, Saracen Power 

reports that it ‘‘has engaged in only one 

electricity export transaction since its 

authorization expired on April 13, 2014; 

specifically, Saracen Power transmitted 

800 MWh to Canada over the OntarioMichigan Interconnection facilities 

(Presidential Permit No. PP–230) on 

February 22, 2015.’’ Application at 2. 

Since this export transaction, the 

Applicant has suspended further 

exports and ‘‘is updating its internal 

compliance calendar and procedures to 

ensure that future reauthorizations are 

sought and obtained in a timely manner, 

to avoid future lapses of its electricity 

export authorization.’’ Id. 

In its application, the Applicant states 

that it does not own or operate any 

electric generation or transmission 

facilities, and it does not have a 

franchised service area. The electric 

energy that the Applicant proposes to 

export to Canada would be surplus 

energy purchased from third parties 

such as electric utilities and Federal 

power marketing agencies pursuant to 

voluntary agreements. The existing 

international transmission facilities to 

be utilized by the Applicant 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 be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies 

of such comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene should be sent to the 

address provided above on or before the 

date listed above. 

Comments and other filings 

concerning the Saracen Power’s 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

OE Docket No. EA–409. An additional 

copy is to be provided directly to both 

Allison P. Duensing, The Saracen Group 

of Companies, Five Greenway Plaza, 

Suite 1310, Houston, TX 77046 and to 

Daniel E. Frank, Sutherland Asbill & 

Brennan LLP, 700 Sixth Street NW., 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001. 

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 

sufficiency of supply or 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://energy.gov/ 

node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 7, 

2015. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08424 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] 

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