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the Defense Department Advisory 

Committee on Women in the Services. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

to the Point of Contact listed above at 

the address detailed above NLT 5 p.m., 

Thursday, March 19, 2009. If a written 

statement is not received by Thursday, 

March 19, 2009, prior to the meeting, 

which is the subject of this notice, then 

it may not be provided to or considered 

by the Defense Department Advisory 

Committee on Women in the Services 

until its next open meeting. The 

Designated Federal Officer will review 

all timely submissions with the Defense 

Department Advisory Committee on 

Women in the Services Chairperson and 

ensure they are provided to the 

members of the Defense Department 

Advisory Committee on Women in the 

Services. 

If members of the public are 

interested in making an oral statement, 

a written statement must be submitted 

as above. After reviewing the written 

comments, the Chairperson and the 

Designated Federal Officer will 

determine who of the requesting 

persons will be able to make an oral 

presentation of their issue during an 

open portion of this meeting or at a 

future meeting. Determination of who 

will be making an oral presentation will 

depend on time available and if the 

topics are relevant to the Committee’s 

activities. Two minutes will be allotted 

to persons desiring to make an oral 

presentation. Oral presentations by 

members of the public will be permitted 

only on Monday, March 23, 2009 from 

4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. before the full 

Committee. Number of oral 

presentations to be made will depend 

on the number of requests received from 

members of the public. 

February 27, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–4775 Filed 3–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–260–C] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

EPCOR Energy Marketing (US) Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: EPCOR Energy Marketing 

(US) Inc. (EPCOR) has applied to renew 

its 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 April 6, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, 

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 April 8, 2002, the Department of 

Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–260 

authorizing EPCOR Merchant and 

Capital (US) Inc. to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

as a power marketer using international 

transmission facilities located at the 

United States border with Canada. On 

October 13, 2004, DOE issued Order No. 

EA–260–A which renewed that 

authorization for a five-year period. On 

November 21, 2006, DOE issued Order 

No. EA–260–B which amended the 

previous authorization to reflect a name 

change to EPCOR Energy Marketing 

(US) Inc. EPCOR’s Order will expire on 

April 8, 2009. On February 9, 2009, 

EPCOR filed an application with DOE to 

renew the export authority contained in 

Order No. EA–260–A for an additional 

five-year term. 

The electric energy which EPCOR 

proposes to export to Canada would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities, Federal power marketing 

agencies, and other entities within the 

United States. EPCOR 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 EPCOR 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 

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 EPCOR application 

to export electric energy to Canada 

should be clearly marked with Docket 

No. EA–260–C. Additional copies are to 

be filed directly with Ken Tsukishima, 

Director, Comodity Portfolio 

Management, EPCOR Energy Marketing 

(US) Inc., EPCOR Place, 505—2nd Street 

SW., 8th Floor, Calgary, Alberta T2P 

1N8, Canada and Lisa H. Tucker, Esq., 

William M. Keyser, Esq., K&L Gates 

LLP, 1601 K Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20006. 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 website at http:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/ 

permits_pending.htm, or by emailing 

Odessa Hopkins at 

Odessa.Hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–4773 Filed 3–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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