[Federal Register: January 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 11)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[OE Docket No. EA-319]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Fortis Energy Marketing &
Trading GP
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Fortis Energy Marketing & Trading GP (FEMT) 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 February 20, 2007.
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 202-586-5860).
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) (16 U.S.C.
824a(e)).
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On October 24, 2006, the Department of Energy received an
application from FEMT for authority to transmit electric energy from
the United States to Canada as a power marketer. FEMT is a Delaware
limited partnership with its principal place of business in Houston,
TX. FEMT has requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-
year term. FEMT does not own or control any generation, transmission,
or distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised service area. The
electric energy which FEMT proposes to export to Canada would be
surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power
marketing agencies, and other entities within the U.S.
FEMT 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 FEMT has
previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to
Executive Order 10485, as amended.
At the conclusion of this proceeding, should DOE issue an order in
OE Docket No. EA-319, FEMT has requested that the authorization issued
to CMT in Order No. EA-319, be rescinded.
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 dates listed above.
Comments on the FEMT application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-319. Additional
copies are to be filed directly with JannaLyn Allen, Counsel, Fortis
Energy Marketing & Trading GP, 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4900,
Houston, TX 77002.
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 and at
http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E7-605 Filed 1-17-07; 8:45 am]
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