[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-345]

 
Application To Export Electric Energy; New Brunswick Power 
Generation Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: New Brunswick Power Generation Corporation (NB Power) has 
applied for 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 December 5, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be 
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 October 17, 2008, DOE received an application from NB Power for 
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. 
NB Power, a Canadian corporation, is a generation, transmission, and 
distribution company in New Brunswick Province, Canada. NB Power 
proposes to export surplus

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electric energy purchased from electric utilities and other suppliers 
within the U.S. and export the energy on its own behalf to Canada. NB 
Power has requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-year 
term. NB Power does not own or control any electric generation, 
transmission, or distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised 
service area. The electric energy which NB Power proposes to export to 
Canada would be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, 
Federal power marketing agencies, and other entities within the United 
States.
    NB Power 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 NB Power 
has previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant 
to Executive Order 10485, as amended.
    NB Power has recently been granted market-based rate authority by 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and is scheduled to become a 
member of ISO New England on December 1, 2008. Accordingly, NB Power 
has requested expedited consideration of its export application in 
order that it may participate in the ISO New England market as soon as 
its membership in ISO New England becomes effective. In response to NB 
Power's request, DOE has shortened the public comment period to 15 
days.
    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 Sec. Sec.  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 NB Power application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-345. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Bonnie A. Suchman, Troutman 
Sanders LLP, 401 9th Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004.
    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 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 November 14, 2008.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E8-27590 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]

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