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number and title for this Federal 

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Dated: May 31, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. E9–14427 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. PP–89–2] 

Application To Amend Presidential 

Permit; Bangor Hydro-Electric 

Company 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Application. 

SUMMARY: Bangor Hydro-Electric 

Company (BHE) has applied to amend 

the Presidential permit issued in Order 

No. PP–89–1. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before July 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lamont Jackson (Program Office) at 

202–586–0808, or by e-mail to 

Lamont.Jackson@hq.doe.gov, or Michael 

T. Skinker (Program Attorney) at 202– 

586–2793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and connection of facilities at the 

international border of the United States 

for the transmission of electric energy 

between the United States and a foreign 

country is prohibited in the absence of 

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as 

amended by EO 12038. 

On December 30, 2005, DOE issued a 

Presidential permit to BHE in Order No. 

PP–89–1, authorizing it to construct a 

345,000-volt (345-kV) transmission line 

that originates at BHE’s Orrington, 

Maine, substation and extends 

approximately 85 miles eastward 

crossing the U.S. international border 

with Canada in the vicinity of 

Baileyville, Maine. Article 3 of that 

Order limited operation of the permitted 

facilities, in combination with the 345- 

kV international transmission line 

owned by Maine Electric Power 

Company (MEPCo; Presidential Permit 

PP–43), to an instantaneous rate of 

transmission of 1,000 MW in the import 

mode and 400 MW in the export mode. 

On April 17, 2009, BHE applied to 

DOE to amend Presidential Permit PP– 

89–1 by increasing the export limit 

contained in Article 3 from 400 MW to 

550 MW. To support its application, 

BHE has provided engineering studies 

that demonstrate that the addition of the 

PP–89–1 facilities, along with upgrades 

to the MEPCo 345-kV international 

transmission facility, can allow for 

scheduled electric power flows across 

the New Brunswick-New England 

Interface in continuous quantities up to 

550 MW in the export mode. 

When DOE issues electricity export 

authorizations or Presidential permits, it 

routinely places limits on the amount of 

power allowed to be exported or 

transmitted over a permitted 

international transmission line. DOE 

usually defines these power limits as 

the ‘‘maximum instantaneous rate of 

transmission.’’ In its application, BHE 

also has requested that DOE change the 

way it refers to this limit to ‘‘scheduled 

rate of transmission.’’ BHE asserts that 

this is a clearer description of how 

energy is scheduled and actually flows 

over the power system in North 

America. BHE’s application further 

asserts that ‘‘an instantaneous flow that 

exceeds a scheduled flow for a short 

period presents no material reliability 

risk.’’ DOE specifically seeks comment 

on the appropriateness of using this new 

way of referring to the power limits 

placed in export authorizations and 

Presidential permits. 

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 (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of 

each comment, petition and protest 

should be filed with DOE on or before 

the date listed above. 

Additional copies of such petitions to 

intervene or protests also should be 

filed directly with: Mr. Robert J.S. Hanf, 

Bangor Hydro Electric Co., 21 Telcom 

Drive, Bangor, ME 04402; and Mr. James 

Spurr, Emera, Inc., 1894 Barrington 

Street, Barrington Tower, Halifax, Nova 

Scotia, Canada B3J2A8. 

Before a Presidential permit may be 

granted or amended, DOE must 

determine that the proposed action will 

not adversely impact on the reliability 

of the U.S. electric power supply 

system. In addition, DOE must consider 

the environmental impacts of the 

proposed action (i.e., granting the 

Presidential permit or amendment, with 

any conditions and limitations, or 

denying the permit) pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. DOE also must obtain the 

concurrences of the Secretary of State 

and the Secretary of Defense before 

taking final action on a Presidential 

permit application. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above. In addition, the 

application may be reviewed or 

downloaded electronically at http:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/permitting/ 

electricity_imports_exports.htm. Upon 

reaching the home page, select ‘‘Pending 

Applications.’’ 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 16, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–14447 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–357] 

Application to Export Electric Energy; 

Hunt Electric Power Marketing, L.L.C. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Hunt Electric Power 

Marketing, L.L.C. (HEPM) has applied 

for authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Mexico 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before July 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

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29198 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 117 / Friday, June 19, 2009 / Notices 

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 June 4, 2009, DOE received an 

application from HEPM for authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Mexico as a power marketer. 

HEMP proposes to deliver electric 

power to Mexico over any international 

transmission facility authorized by 

Presidential permit that is appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. The electric energy which 

HEPM proposes to export to Mexico 

would be surplus to the needs of the 

selling entities. HEPM has requested an 

electricity export authorization with a 5- 

year term. 

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 HEPM application 

to export electric energy to Mexico 

should be clearly marked with Docket 

No. EA–357. Additional copies are to be 

filed directly with Maria Coello, Hunt 

Electric Power Marketing, L.L.C., 1900 

North Akard Street, Dallas, TX 75201 

and James M. Bushee, Sutherland Asbill 

& Brennan LLP, Austin Centre, 701 

Brazos Street, Suite 970, Austin, TX 

78701–3232. 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 June 16, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–14446 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Certification Notice—220] 

Office Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability; Notice of Filing of SelfCertification of Coal Capability Under 

the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use 

Act 

AGENCY: Office Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of filing. 

SUMMARY: On February 6, 2009, the 

Florida Municipal Power Agency, as 

owner of a new base load electric 

powerplant, submitted a coal capability 

self-certification to the Department of 

Energy (DOE) pursuant to section 201(d) 

of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel 

Use Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and 

DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. 

Section 201(d) of FUA requires DOE to 

publish a notice of receipt of selfcertifications in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability 

self-certification filings are available for 

public inspection, upon request, in the 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room 

8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Russell at (202) 586–9624. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of 

FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et 

seq.), provides that no new base load 

electric powerplant may be constructed 

or operated without the capability to use 

coal or another alternate fuel as a 

primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA 

section 201(d), in order to meet the 

requirement of coal capability, the 

owner or operator of such a facility 

proposing to use natural gas or 

petroleum as its primary energy source 

shall certify to the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary) prior to construction, or 

prior to operation as a base load electric 

powerplant, that such powerplant has 

the capability to use coal or another 

alternate fuel. Such certification 

establishes compliance with FUA 

section 201(a) as of the date it is filed 

with the Secretary. The Secretary is 

required to publish a notice in the 

Federal Register reciting that the 

certification has been filed. 

The following owner of a proposed 

new base load electric powerplant has 

filed a self-certification of coalcapability with DOE pursuant to FUA 

section 201(d) and in accordance with 

DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61: 

Operator: Florida Municipal Power 

Agency. 

Capacity: 300 megawatts (MW). 

Plant Location: Cane Island Power 

Park in Osceola County, Florida. 

In-Service Date: June 2011. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 15, 

2009. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E9–14445 Filed 6–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2660–024] 

Domtar Maine Corporation; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests 

June 15, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: New License. 

b. Project No.: 2660–024. 

c. Date Filed: March 19, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Domtar Maine 

Corporation. 

e. Name of Project: Forest City Project. 

f. Location: On Forest City Stream, a 

tributary of the St. Croix River in 

Washington and Aroostock Counties, 

Maine and Canada. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Scott Beal, 

Domtar Maine Corporation, 144 Main 

Street, Baileyville, Maine 04694, (207) 

427–4004. 

i. FERC Contact: John Costello, (202) 

502–6119. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests: 60 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Kimberly 

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