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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 February 25, 

2015. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04497 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–407] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Vitol Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Application. 

SUMMARY: Vitol Inc. (Vitol or Applicant) 

has applied for authority to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the 

Federal Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before April 3, 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 February 10, 2015, DOE received 

an application from Vitol for authority 

to transmit electric energy from the 

United States to Mexico as a power 

marketer for a five-year term using 

existing international transmission 

facilities. The Applicant is also 

requesting an expedited review of the 

Application and for DOE to issue the 

requested authorization within 60 days. 

In its application, Vitol states that it 

does not own or control any electric 

generation or transmission facilities, 

and it does not have a franchised service 

area. The electric energy that Vitol 

proposes to export to Mexico 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 Vitol application to 

export electric energy to Mexico should 

be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 

EA–407. An additional copy is to be 

provided directly to both Robert F. Viola 

and Kolby Kettler, Vitol Inc., 1100 

Louisiana Street, Suite 5500, Houston, 

TX 77002. 

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 February 25, 

2015. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04499 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Procedure Requiring 

Designation of U.S. Resident Agent for 

Applicants and Authorization Holders 

That Neither Reside in Nor Have a 

Place of Business or Other Corporate 

Presence in the United States 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of procedure. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

is hereby notifying both applicants for 

authorizations to import or export 

natural gas, including liquefied natural 

gas (LNG), and the current holders of 

such authorizations that neither reside 

in nor have a place of business or other 

corporate presence in the United States 

that they must identify an agent resident 

within the United States to receive 

service of legal process. This notice 

applies to any such applicant and/or 

authorization holder that has not 

already identified a U.S. agent in its 

existing proceeding in a filing or other 

correspondence with DOE/FE. 

DATES: This procedural change is 

effective March 4, 2015. Those affected 

by the change must comply by April 3, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submissions of information 

required by this procedure can be made 

using one of the following: 

Electronic Filing by Email 

fergas@hq.doe.gov. 

Regular Mail 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

P.O. Box 44375, Washington, DC 20026– 

4375. 

Hand Delivery or Private Delivery 

Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.) 

U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34), 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security 

and Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Beverly Howard, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of 

Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, 

Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal 

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