Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 203 / Thursday, October 22, 2009 / Notices 54559 

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] 

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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. 

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