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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 function of the Assistant 

Secretary for Postsecondary Education. 

Dated: March 25, 2009. 

Daniel T. Madzelan, 

Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. E9–7224 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. EA–98–L] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Western Systems Power Pool 

AGENCY: Office Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Application. 

SUMMARY: Thirteen members of the 

Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP) 

are authorized to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act. One authorized exporter, 

TransCanada Energy Marketing ULC 

(TCEM), has transferred its wholesale 

electric trading operations to an affiliate 

and requests that the electricity export 

authorization contained in Order No. 

EA–98–K be amended to reflect this 

change. 

DATES: Comments, protests or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before April 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability (Mail 

Code OE–20), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 

202–586–5860). 

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) 

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

On September 5, 1996, in Order No. 

EA–98–C, the Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

authorized 42 members of the WSPP to 

export electric energy to Canada. In 

several subsequent proceedings in the 

EA–98 docket, the list of members 

authorized to export was modified to 

add, delete, or reflect corporate name 

changes. The most recent order, EA–98– 

K, was issued on November 9, 2007, and 

authorizes 13 WSPP member companies 

individually to transmit electric energy 

to Canada. The international 

transmission facilities authorized for 

use by those exporters are owned by the 

Bonneville Power Administration, also a 

WSPP member. The facilities consist of 

two 500-kV transmission lines and one 

230-kV transmission line that 

interconnect with facilities of BC Hydro, 

and one 230-kV line that interconnects 

with West Kootenay Power, Limited. 

The construction and operation of these 

international transmission facilities was 

previously authorized by Presidential 

Permits PP–10, PP–46, and PP–36, 

respectively. The current authorization 

to various members of the WSPP to 

export electric energy to Canada will 

expire on April 25, 2012. 

On February 23, 2009, WSPP 

submitted an application on behalf of 

TCEM, one of the 13 authorized 

exporters, informing DOE that TCEM 

would transfer its wholesale electric 

trading operations to its newly formed 

affiliate, TransCanada Energy Sales Ltd. 

(TES), effective March 1, 2009, and 

requested an order be issued to WSPP 

removing TCEM as an authorized 

exporter and adding TES. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to become a party to this 

proceeding 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. 

Additional copies are to be filed directly 

with Matthew K. Segers, Wright & 

Talisman, P.C., 1200 G Street, NW., 

Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005–3802. 

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 26, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–7167 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463; 86 Stat.770) requires that public 

notice of these teleconferences be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: April 15, 2009 at 1–2 p.m. EDT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Burch, STEAB Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Commercialization and 

Project Management, Golden Field 

Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 

Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, 

Telephone 303–275–4801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: To make 

recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

regarding goals and objectives, 

programmatic and administrative 

policies, and to otherwise carry out the 

Board’s responsibilities as designated in 

the State Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. No. 

101–440). 

Tentative Agenda: Discuss ways 

STEAB can support DOE’s 

implementation of the Economic 

Recovery Act, commercialization efforts 

for both energy efficiency and 

renewable energy, consider potential 

collaborative activities involving the 

State Energy offices, and update 

members on their routine business 

matters. 

Public Participation: The 

teleconference is open to the public. 


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Written statements may be filed with 

the Board either before or after the 

teleconference. Members of the public 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Gary Burch at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests to make oral comments must 

be received five days prior to the 

teleconference; reasonable provision 

will be made to include requested 

topic(s) on the agenda. The Chair of the 

Board is empowered to conduct the 

teleconference in a fashion that will 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the 

teleconference will be available for 

public review and copying within 60 

days on the STEAB Web site, http:// 

www.steab.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 24, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–7164 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Notice of Final Policy; Revised Policy 

on Determining Net Requirements of 

Pacific Northwest Utility Customers 

Under Sections 5(b)(1) and 9(c) of the 

Northwest Power Act 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of final policy. 

SUMMARY: In July 2007, the Bonneville 

Power Administration released its LongTerm Regional Dialogue Final Policy 

(RD Policy) and associated Record of 

Decision (ROD). The RD Policy 

proposed specific, related changes to 

BPA’s May 2000 Policy on Determining 

Net Requirements Under Sections 

5(b)(1) and 9(c) of the Northwest Power 

Act (5(b)/9(c) Policy) that BPA 

identified as necessary for the 

successful implementation of the RD 

Policy. Accordingly, BPA conducted a 

limited-scope review of its 5(b)/9(c) 

Policy for the purpose of supporting the 

implementation of the RD Policy. 

Section II.B.8 of the RD Policy 

describes the limited changes to the 

5(b)/9(c) Policy. BPA issued its 2008 

Proposal for Modifications to BPA’s 

Policy on Determining Net 

Requirements Under Sections 5(b) and 

9(c) of the Northwest Power Act for 

public comment in September 2008. 

Proposed modifications to the 5(b)/9(c) 

Policy were limited to the changes 

stated in the RD Policy and necessary 

enabling language. Upon review and 

consideration of comment, BPA is now 

releasing its Revised Policy on 

Determining Net Requirements of 

Pacific Northwest Utility Customers 

Under Sections 5(b)/(1) and 9(c) of the 

Northwest Power Act and its associated 

ROD. 

DATES: On March 19, 2009, the BPA 

Administrator signed the 5(b)/9(c) ROD 

adopting the Revised Policy on 

Determining Net Requirements of 

Pacific Northwest Utility Customers 

Under Sections 5(b)(1) and 9(c) of the 

Northwest Power Act. 

ADDRESSES: The Revised 5(b)/9(c) Policy 

and ROD are available on the BPA Web 

site at http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/ 

regionaldialogue/implementation/ 

documents/. Copies are also available by 

contacting BPA’s Public Information 

Center at (800) 622–4520. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Wilson, Regional Dialogue 

Program Manager, at (503) 230–7638. 

Issued in Portland, Oregon on March 20, 

2009. 

Stephen J. Wright, 

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, 

Bonneville Power Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–7168 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–81–000] 

Atmos Energy Corporation; Notice of 

Application 

March 24, 2009. 

Take notice that on March 13, 2009, 

Atmos Energy Corporation, Lincoln 

Centre II, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, 

Texas 75240, filed in Docket No. CP09– 

81–000, an application pursuant to 

section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA), as amended, and part 157 of the 

regulations of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission), 

for a service area determination for the 

Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia 

area, all as more fully set forth in the 

application, which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. The filing may also be 

viewed on the Web at http://ww.ferc.gov 

using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the 

docket number excluding the last three 

digits in the docket number field to 

access the document. There is an 

‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site 

that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is 

added to a subscribed docket(s). For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to James 

H. Jeffries IV, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 

Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 

North Tryon Street, Suite 4700, 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202–4003, 

telephone 704–331–1000, e-mail 

jimjeffries@mvalaw.com. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, within 90 days of 

this Notice the Commission staff will 

either complete its environmental 

assessment (EA) and place it into the 

Commission’s public record (eLibrary) 

for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review. If 

a Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review is issued, it will indicate, among 

other milestones, the anticipated date 

for the Commission staff’s issuance of 

the final environmental impact 

statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. 

The filing of the EA in the 

Commission’s public record for this 

proceeding or the issuance of a Notice 

of Schedule for Environmental Review 

will serve to notify Federal and State 

agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

Federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 


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