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Balancing Authority, Midwest ISO will 

not take title to electric energy under 

any circumstances, but will buy or sell 

such energy ‘‘for and on behalf of’’ its 

Market Participants (as defined in the 

Midwest ISO Tariff) and will distribute 

revenues or collect the costs of such 

energy as set forth in the Tariff. 

In addition, in operating as a 

Balancing Authority, Midwest ISO will 

be a member of a contingency reserve 

sharing group that includes Manitoba 

Hydro and proposes to export 

emergency energy to Manitoba Hydro 

under the terms of the contingency 

reserve sharing agreement. 

Traditionally, DOE has required that 

the last entity to hold title to the 

electricity inside the U.S. obtain export 

authority. The rationale being that such 

an entity could affect the transfer and, 

therefore, impact the operational 

reliability of the system. Although 

Midwest ISO is not the title holder of 

the electricity bring exported, DOE 

believes that as a Balancing Authority, 

Midwest ISO occupies the position of 

affecting the export and as an RTO, has 

the legal responsibility for the reliable 

operation of the electric system. 

Based on the above, DOE believes that 

Midwest ISO must obtain authorization 

to export electricity under section 202(e) 

of the FPA. However, because of the 

fairly recent introduction of different 

types of entities, like RTOs, ISOs, 

Balancing Authorities, and similarly 

situated entities, each of whom may 

affect the transmission of electric energy 

from the United States to a foreign 

country and be responsible for the 

reliable operation of the electric system, 

DOE is inviting comments on the 

appropriateness of issuing export 

authorizations to entities like Midwest 

ISO. For the time being, DOE will 

address the question of whether a 

particular entity needs an export 

authorization on a case-by-case basis. 

DOE intends to initiate a proceeding in 

the near future to explore the more 

general question of what types of 

entities need an electricity export 

authorization from DOE. In that 

proceeding, DOE will be looking for 

ways to reduce the administrative 

burden on entities engaged in the 

international electricity market, while 

continuing to satisfy our statutory 

obligations. 

The electric energy which Midwest 

ISO proposes to export to Canada would 

be transmitted over the international 

transmission facilities owned by 

International Transmission Co., 

Minnesota Power, Inc., Minnkota Power 

Cooperative, Inc., and Northern States 

Power Company/Xcel.The construction, 

operation, maintenance, and connection 

of each of these international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

Midwest ISO has previously been 

authorized by a Presidential permit 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended. 

On December 22, 2008, Midwest ISO 

submitted an application for emergency 

temporary authorization to export 

electric energy to Canada in this docket, 

asserting that FERC had issued a final 

order on December 18, 2008, 

authorizing Midwest ISO to begin 

operating its Ancillary Services Market 

on January 6, 2009. The application 

requested that DOE issue an emergency 

temporary export authorization pending 

completion of this proceeding. On 

December 24, 2008, DOE granted 

Midwest ISO the temporary authority to 

export electric energy to Canada 

beginning January 6, 2009 as requested, 

until final resolution of the matter in 

this proceeding. 

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 Midwest ISO 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

Docket No. EA–343. Additional copies 

are to be filed directly with Gregory A. 

Troxell, Assistant General Counsel, 

Midwest ISO, P.O. Box 4202, Carmel, 

Indiana 46082–4202. 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 March 4, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–5167 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open teleconference meeting of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee under 

the Biomass Research and Development 

Act of 2000. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that agencies publish these 

notices in the Federal Register to allow 

for public participation. This notice 

announces the meeting of the Biomass 

Research and Development Technical 

Advisory Committee. 

DATES: March 19, 2009 at 11 a.m.–12 

p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting will be conducted 

via conference call. Call-in information 

can be obtained by contacting T.J. 

Heibel at (410) 997–7778 ext. 223; email: theibel@bcs-hq.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valri Lightner, Designated Federal 

Official for the Committee, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–0937 

or T.J. Heibel at (410) 997–7778 ext. 223; 

e-mail: theibel@bcs-hq.com 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Feedstock Subcommittee Report 

Out. 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Valri 

Lightner at 202–586–0937; e-mail: 


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valri.lightner@ee.doe.gov or T.J. Heibel 

at (410) 997–7778 ext. 223; e-mail: 

theibel@bcs-hq.com You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least 5 business days before the meeting. 

Members of the public will be heard in 

the order in which they sign up at the 

beginning of the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Chair of the Committee will 

make every effort to hear the views of 

all interested parties. If you would like 

to file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. The Chair will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. This notice 

is being published less than 15 days 

before the date of the meeting due to 

programmatic issues. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at http:// 

www.brdisolutions.com/publications/ 

default.aspx#meetings. 

Issued at Washington, DC on March 4, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–5074 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13348–000] 

Buckeye Water Conservation and 

Drainage District; Notice of Conduit 

Exemption Application Accepted for 

Filing and Soliciting Comment, 

Motions To Intervene, and Competing 

Applications 

March 4, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Application for 

Exemption for Small Conduit Facility. 

b. Project No: 13348–000. 

c. Date Filed: December 19, 2008. 

d. Applicant: Buckeye Water 

Conservation and Drainage District. 

e. Name of Project: South Extension 

Canal Project. 

f. Location: The project is located near 

the town of Buckeye in Maricopa 

County, Arizona. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Ed Gerak, 

General Manager, Buckeye Water 

Conservation and Drainage District, P.O. 

Box 1726, Buckeye, AZ 85326, (623) 

386–2196. 

i. FERC Contact: Anthony DeLuca, 

(202) 502–6632 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, competing 

applications (without notices of intent), 

or notices of intent to file competing 

applications: 45 days from the issuance 

of this notice. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable 

to be filed electronically, documents 

may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an 

original and eight copies should be 

mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. For more information on how to 

submit these types of filings please go 

to the Commission’s Web site located at 

http://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about 

this project can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13348) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, call toll-free 1–866–208– 

3372. 

k. Description of Request: Buckeye 

Water Conservation and Drainage 

District (BWCDD) requests Commission 

approval for exemption for small 

conduit hydroelectric facility. This 

proposal consists of adding a steel tube 

penstock, one Schneider Linear 

Hydroengine (SLH), and a draft tube to 

a recently improved impoundment 

structure located on a BWCDD canal 

known as the South Extension Canal 

(SEC). The canal is operated for the 

distribution of water for agricultural 

purposes and there are no consumptive 

water supply facilities associated with 

the SEC project. The hydraulic capacity 

of the plant will be 0.52 cubic meters 

per second (18.4 cubic feet per second) 

and SLH will have an estimated average 

annual generation of 32,000 kWh. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–5251 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER09–747–000] 

Robbins Energy LLC; Supplemental 

Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate 

Filing Includes Request for Blanket 

Section 204 Authorization 

March 3, 2009. 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding, of Robbins 

Energy LLC’s application for marketbased rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate schedule, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability is March 23, 

2009. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding(s) are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an eSubscription link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 


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