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disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

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Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, 

Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the 

Office of Postsecondary Education, to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

Dated: October 16, 2009. 

Daniel T. Madzelan, 

Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. E9–25389 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–64–A] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Basin Electric Power 

Cooperative (Basin Electric) has applied 

to amend its authorization to export 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada issued pursuant to section 

202(e) of the Federal Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before November 23, 2009. 

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 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 March 6, 1980, DOE issued Order 

No. EA–64 authorizing Basin Electric to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Saskatchewan Power 

Corporation (SaskPower), the provincial 

electric utility of Saskatchewan, Canada, 

using Basin Electric’s international 

transmission facilities known as the 

Tioga-Saskatchewan 230-kV intertie. 

Construction of these facilities was 

authorized by DOE in Presidential 

Permit No. PP–64. Order No. EA–64 

contained limits on the capacity and 

energy that could be exported during 

peak and non-peak times in accordance 

with the 1978 Interconnection and 

Transaction Agreement between Basin 

Electric and SasksPower. For peaking 

exports, Basin Electric was limited to a 

capacity of 100 megawatts with an 

energy limit of 438,000 megawatt hours 

(MWH) in any calendar year. 

On October 13, 2009, Basin Electric 

applied to DOE to amend Order No. EA– 

64 in order to be able to export to 

NorthPoint Energy Solutions, a 

subsidiary of SaskPower, and future 

purchasers inside Canada. In addition, 

Basic Electric seeks to remove the 

438,000–MWH energy limit and 

increase the capacity limit to 165 MW, 

which Basin Electric claims is the 

present total transfer capacity of the 

Tioga-Saskatchewan 230-kV intertie. 

The electric energy which Basin 

Electric proposes to export to Canada 

would be provided from its own 

generation resources or purchased by 

Basin Electric from other sources. 

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 Basin Electric 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

Docket No. EA–64–A. Additional copies 

are to be filed directly with Dave Rantz, 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 1717 

Interstate Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58503. 

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 e-mailing 

Odessa Hopkins at 

Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 

2009. 

Ellen Russell, 

Acting Director, Permitting and Siting, Office 

of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–25437 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–284–B] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

Sempra Energy Solutions LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Sempra Energy Solutions LLC 

(SES) applied to renew its authority to 

export electric energy from the United 

States to Mexico for a period of five 

years pursuant to section 202(e) of the 

Federal Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before November 23, 2009. 

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 


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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 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 September 4, 2003, DOE issued 

Order No. EA–284 authorizing Sempra 

Energy Solutions LLC (SES) to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Mexico as a power marketer for a term 

of three-years. On March 12, 2007, DOE 

issued Order No. EA–284–A, which 

renewed that authority for an additional 

three-year term. That authority will 

expire on March 12, 2010. On 

September 30, 2009, DOE received an 

application from SES, as later amended 

on October 6, 2009, to renew its 

authority to export electric energy to 

Mexico for a five-year term. 

The electric energy which SES 

proposes to export to Mexico would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities, Federal power marketing 

agencies and other entities. The energy 

SES purchases will be delivered to 

Mexico over transmission facilities 

owned by San Diego Gas and Electric 

Company (SDG&E). The construction, 

operation, maintenance and connection 

of these facilities was previously 

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 

§§ 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 SES application to 

export electric energy to Mexico should 

be clearly marked with Docket No. EA– 

284–B. Additional copies are to be filed 

directly with Greg Bass, Sempra Energy 

Solutions LLC, 401 West A Street, Suite 

500, San Diego, CA 92101. 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 e-mailing 

Odessa Hopkins at 

Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–25438 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 9 

a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2009, 

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Shilo Inn, 50 Comstock 

Street, Richland, Washington 99352, 

Phone: (509) 946–4661 or (800) 222– 

2244, Fax: (509) 943–6741. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: Paula_K_Call@rl.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Agency Updates (Department of 

Energy Office of River Protection and 

Richland Operations Office; Washington 

State Department of Ecology; U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency): 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act; 

• Committee Updates, including: 

Tank Waste Committee; River and 

Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and 

Environmental Protection Committee; 

Public Involvement Committee; and 

Budgets and Contracts Committee; 

• Central Plateau Strategy Work 

Session; 

• Tank Closure & Waste Management 

Environmental Impact Statement 

Overview; 

• Draft advice on the Tri-Party 

Agreement (TPA) Community Relations 

Plan; 

• Draft advice on the Hanford 

Cleanup Completion Framework; 

• Draft advice on the Proposed 

Consent Decree and TPA modifications; 

• NEPA/CERCLA/RCRA Tutorial; 

• Board Business. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Paula Call at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Paula Call at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. This notice 

is being published less than 15 days 

prior to the meeting date due to 

programmatic issues that had to be 

resolved prior to the meeting date. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Paula Call’s office at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.hanford.gov/ 

?page=413&parent=397. 

Issued at Washington, DC on October 16, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–25433 Filed 10–21–09; 8:45 am] 

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