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**DATES :**  Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before December 9, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 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 Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 586–8008.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) at (202) 586–5260, or by email to Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov.

**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 FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On January 17, 2007 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA– 315, which authorized BP Energy to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing international transmission facilities. That authority will expire on January 17, 2012. On October 31, 2011, BP Energy filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA–315 for an additional five-year term.

The electric energy that BP 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. The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by BP Energy 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 (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 on the BP Energy application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 315–A. An additional copy is to be filed directly with Casey P. McFaden, BP Americas Inc., 201 Helios Way, Houston, TX 77079, casey.mcfaden@bp.com and Michael C. Griffen, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 111 Pennsylvania, Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004, mgriffen@morganlewis.com. 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 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 November 3,

2011. Brian Mills, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

[FR Doc. 2011–29017 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**[OE Docket No. EA–314–A]**

**Application To Export Electric Energy; BP Energy Company** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of application.

**SUMMARY :**  BP Energy Company (BP Energy) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

**DATES :**  Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before December 9, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 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 Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 586–8008.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) at (202) 586–5260, or by email to Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov

**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 FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On February 22, 2007 the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA– 314, which authorized BP Energy to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico as a power marketer for a five-year term using existing international transmission facilities. That authority will expire on February 22, 2012. On October 31, 2011, BP Energy filed an application with DOE for renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA–314 for an additional five-year term.

The electric energy that BP Energy proposes to export to Mexico 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 BP Energy 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 (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 on the BP Energy application to export electric energy to Mexico should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 315–A. An additional


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copy is to be filed directly with Casey P. McFaden, BP Americas Inc., 201 Helios Way, Houston, TX 77079, casey.mcfaden@bp.com AND Michael C. Griffen, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 111 Pennsylvania, Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004, mgriffen@morganlewis.com . 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 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 November 3,

2011. Brian Mills, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

[FR Doc. 2011–29020 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**International Energy Agency Meetings**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Meetings.

**SUMMARY :**  The Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will meet on November 16–17, 2011, at the headquarters of the IEA in Paris, France, in connection with a meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) on November 16 and 17; and on November 17 in connection with a joint meeting of the SEQ and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Market on November 17.

**DATES :**  November 16–17, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  9, rue de la Fe  ́ de

 ́ ration, Paris, France.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Diana D. Clark, Assistant General for International and National Security Programs, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–3417.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  In accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA), the following notice of meeting is provided:

Meetings of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the International Energy Agency (IEA) will be held at the headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue de la
Fe

 ́ de

 ́ ration, Paris, France, on November 16, 2011, beginning at 9:30 a.m., and continuing on November 17 at 9:30 a.m.; and on November 17 commencing at 11:15 a.m. The purpose of this notice is to permit attendance by representatives of U.S. company members of the IAB at a meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ), which is scheduled to be held at the headquarters of the IEA on November 16 commencing at 9:30 a.m.; and a joint meeting of the SEQ and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Market (SOM) on November 17 commencing at 11:15 a.m. The IAB will also hold a preparatory meeting among company representatives on November 16 at the same location at 8:30 a.m. The agenda for this preparatory meeting is to review the agendas for the SEQ meeting and the joint SEQ/SOM meeting on November

17.

The agenda of the SEQ meeting on November 16–17 is under the control of the SEQ. It is expected that the SEQ will adopt the following agenda:
1. Adoption of the Agenda 2. Approval of the Summary Record of the 133rd Meeting 3. Status of Compliance with IEP Stockholding Commitments 4. Emergency Response Review Program

—Schedule of Emergency Response

Reviews —Emergency Response Review of Hungary —Emergency Response Review of Korea —Questionnaire Response of France —Questionnaire Response of Switzerland —Questionnaire Response of The

Netherlands 5. Emergency Response Exercises

—Preparations for ERE6 6. Emergency Response Measures

—Costs and Benefits of Stockholding 7. Policy and Other Developments in Member Countries —Mid-Term ERR of Luxembourg —Mid-Term ERR of Italy —Oral Reports by Administrations 8. Report from the Industry Advisory Board 9. Review of Libya Collective Action

—Draft Evaluation —Emergency Questionnaire QuE 10. Report on the 2011 Ministerial

—Future Work on Electricity Security —Presentation on Energy Security Model

(MOSES) and Future Work on the Model 11. Activities with International Organizations and Non-Member
Countries —ASEAN (APSA) —China —Indonesia —Emergency Response Assessment of

Chile —Report on Recent Discussions with India

and Thailand 12. Documents for Information

—Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA

Member Countries on July 1, 2011 —Base Period Final Consumption: 3Q 2010–2Q 2011 —Updated Emergency Contacts List
13. Other Business

—Tentative Schedule of Next Meetings:

—March 28–30, 2012 —June 26–28, 2012 —November 27–29, 2012 (ERE6)

The agenda of the joint SEQ/SOM meeting on November 17 is under the control of the SEQ and the SOM. It is expected that the SEQ and SOM will adopt the following agenda:

1. Introductory Remarks by the Director of Energy Markets and Security 2. Adoption of the Agenda 3. Approval of the Summary Record of the June 2011 Joint Meeting 4. Oil Market Update 5. Report on Joint Activities

—G20 Work on Oil, Coal, and Gas Market

Volatility —G20 Work on Price Reporting Agencies

(PRAs) —Upcoming IEA/IEF/OPEC Workshops:

—Physical and Financial Market
Interactions (Vienna, November 2011) —Oil and Energy Market Outlooks (Riyadh, January 2012) 6. Gas Market Update 7. Workshop: The Market Implications of OECD Refinery Rationalization
8. Other Business

—Tentative Schedule of Upcoming

Meetings: —March 27–29, 2012 —June 26–28, 2012 —November 27–29, 2012

As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the meetings of the IAB are open to representatives of members of the IAB and their counsel; representatives of members of the IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency Questions and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil Markets; representatives of the Departments of Energy, Justice, and State, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Accounting Office, Committees of Congress, the IEA, and the European Commission; and invitees of the IAB, the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA.

Issued in Washington, DC, November 2,

2011. Diana D. Clark, Assistant General Counsel for International and National Security Programs.

[FR Doc. 2011–29024 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am]

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