81 FR 64447 - Application To Rescind and Issue and Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Emera Maine

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 182 (September 20, 2016)

Page Range		64447-64448
FR Document		2016-22621

Emera Maine (Applicant or Emera Maine) has applied for authority to rescind Export Authorization Order E-6751 and for the coincident issuance of an authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

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 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-427]


 Application To Rescind and Issue and Authorization To Export 
Electric Energy; Emera Maine

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Emera Maine (Applicant or Emera Maine) has applied for 
authority to rescind Export Authorization Order E-6751 and for the 
coincident issuance of an authorization to transmit electric energy 
from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the 
Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on 
or before October 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, motions to intervene, or requests for 
more information should be addressed to: Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE-20, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350. Because of 
delays in handling conventional mail, it is recommended that documents 
be transmitted by overnight mail, by electronic mail to 
[email protected], or by facsimile to 202-586-8008.

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 Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
824a(e)).
    On March 31, 2016, DOE received an application from Emera Maine to 
rescind DOE Order E-6751 issued to Maine Public Service Company on 
December 5, 1963 for authority to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Canada and to issue a new Export Authorization to 
Emera Maine. Emera Maine is a new company formed when Maine Public 
Service Company and Bangor Hydro Electric Company merged. Emera Maine 
is requesting to export electric energy over facilities currently 
covered by Presidential permit that they own as well as any facilities 
at the U.S.-Canada border appropriate for third party access. In its 
application, Emera Maine states that it will make all necessary 
commercial arrangements and will obtain any and all other regulatory 
approvals required in order to export electric energy. The existing 
international transmission facilities to be utilized by the Applicant 
have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant 
to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open 
access transmission by third parties.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this 
proceeding should file a comment or protest to the application at the 
address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with 
Rule 211 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Rules of 
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become 
a party to these proceedings should file a motion to intervene at the 
above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five 
copies of such comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be 
sent to the address provided above on or before the date listed above.
    Comments and other filings concerning Emera Maine's application to 
export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE 
Docket No. EA-427. An additional copy is to be provided to Tim Pease, 
Director, Legal & Regulatory Affairs AND Chad Wilcox, Manager, Rates, 
Emera Maine, P.O. Box 932, Bangor, ME 04401 AND Bonnie A. Suchman, 
Suchman Law LLC, 8104 Paisley Place, Potomac, MD 20854.
    A final decision will be made on this application after the 
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE's National 
Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and 
after a determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not 
have an adverse impact on the

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sufficiency of supply or 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://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 
emailing Angela Troy at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2016.
Christopher Lawrence,
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2016-22621 Filed 9-19-16; 8:45 am]
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A meeting involving members of the for ERE8 are open only to SEQ authorization under section 202(e) of
Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to the delegates, as well as to representatives the Federal Power Act (16
International Energy Agency (IEA) in of the Directorate-General for U.S.C. 824a(e)).
connection with the IEA’s 8th Competition of the European On March 31, 2016, DOE received an
Emergency Response Exercise (ERE8) Commission and representatives of application from Emera Maine to
for SEQ Delegates Only (EXSEQ) will be members of the IEA Group of Reporting rescind DOE Order E–6751 issued to
held at the Conference Centre of the Companies may attend the meeting as Maine Public Service Company on
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 27, observers. The meeting will also be December 5, 1963 for authority to
Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris, open to representatives of the Secretary transmit electric energy from the United
France, on September 29, 2016. ERE8 of Energy, the Secretary of State, the States to Canada and to issue a new
will be held from 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. on Attorney General, and the Federal Trade Export Authorization to Emera Maine.
September 29, 2016. The purpose of Commission severally, to any United Emera Maine is a new company formed
ERE8 is to train IEA Government States Government employee designated when Maine Public Service Company
delegates in the use of IEA emergency by the Secretary of Energy, and to the and Bangor Hydro Electric Company
response procedures by reacting to a representatives of Committees of the merged. Emera Maine is requesting to
hypothetical oil and gas supply Congress. export electric energy over facilities
disruption scenario. currently covered by Presidential permit
Issued in Washington, DC, September 15,
ERE8 will involve break-out groups, 2016.
that they own as well as any facilities
the constitution of which is under the at the U.S.-Canada border appropriate
Thomas Reilly,
control of the IEA. The IEA anticipates for third party access. In its application,
Assistant General Counsel for International Emera Maine states that it will make all
that individual break-out groups will and National Security Programs.
not include multiple IAB or Reporting necessary commercial arrangements and
[FR Doc. 2016–22610 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] will obtain any and all other regulatory
Company representatives that would
qualify them as separate ‘‘meetings’’
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P approvals required in order to export
within the meaning of the Voluntary electric energy. The existing
Agreement, and accordingly attendance international transmission facilities to
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY be utilized by the Applicant have
by additional full-time federal
employees to monitor individual break- [OE Docket No. EA–427] previously been authorized by
out groups is not expected to be Presidential permits issued pursuant to
required. Application To Rescind and Issue and Executive Order 10485, as amended,
The agenda for ERE8 is under the Authorization To Export Electric and are appropriate for open access
control of the IEA. It is expected that the Energy; Emera Maine transmission by third parties.
IEA will adopt the following agenda: Procedural Matters: Any person
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery
Draft Agenda of the 2016 Eighth desiring to be heard in this proceeding
and Energy Reliability, DOE. should file a comment or protest to the
Emergency Response Exercise (ERE8) for ACTION: Notice of application.
SEQ Delegates Only (EXSEQ), 29 application at the address provided
September 2016, Conference Centre of SUMMARY: Emera Maine (Applicant or above. Protests should be filed in
the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emera Maine) has applied for authority accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
to rescind Export Authorization Order Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
27, Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris,
E–6751 and for the coincident issuance Rules of Practice and Procedures (18
France:
of an authorization to transmit electric CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to
Introduction to Supply Disruption become a party to these proceedings
Scenario 1 energy from the United States to Canada
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal should file a motion to intervene at the
—Introduction & presentation of oil above address in accordance with FERC
and gas scenario Power Act.
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies
Discussion/Analysis of Expected Market DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
of such comments, protests, or motions
Reactions to intervene must be submitted on or to intervene should be sent to the
Discussion/Analysis of Expected Market before October 20, 2016. address provided above on or before the
Reactions ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, date listed above.
Breakout Discussion motions to intervene, or requests for Comments and other filings
Plenary Discussion more information should be addressed concerning Emera Maine’s application
Closing Remarks to: Office of Electricity Delivery and to export electric energy to Canada
End of Exercise Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, should be clearly marked with OE
As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii) U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Docket No. EA–427. An additional copy
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Independence Avenue SW., is to be provided to Tim Pease, Director,
Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), the Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because Legal & Regulatory Affairs AND Chad
meetings of the IAB are open to of delays in handling conventional mail, Wilcox, Manager, Rates, Emera Maine,
representatives of members of the IAB it is recommended that documents be P.O. Box 932, Bangor, ME 04401 AND
and their counsel; representatives of transmitted by overnight mail, by Bonnie A. Suchman, Suchman Law
members of the IEA’s Standing Group electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ LLC, 8104 Paisley Place, Potomac, MD
on Emergency Questions and the IEA’s hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 20854.
Standing Group on the Oil Markets; 8008. A final decision will be made on this
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representatives of the Departments of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of application after the environmental
Energy, Justice, and State, the Federal electricity from the United States to a impacts have been evaluated pursuant
Trade Commission, the General foreign country are regulated by the to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
Accounting Office, Committees of Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
Congress, the IEA, and the European sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the part 1021) and after a determination is
Commission; and invitees of the IAB, Department of Energy Organization Act made by DOE that the proposed action
the SEQ, the SOM, or the IEA. Meetings (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require will not have an adverse impact on the

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sufficiency of supply or reliability of the On January 19, 2012, DOE issued Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
U.S. electric power supply system. Order No. EA–243–B to TPS, which part 1021) and after a determination is
Copies of this application will be authorized the Applicant to transmit made by DOE that the proposed action
made available, upon request, for public electric energy from the United States to will not have an adverse impact on the
inspection and copying at the address Canada as a power marketer for a five- sufficiency of supply or reliability of the
provided above, by accessing the year term using existing international U.S. electric power supply system.
program Web site at http://energy.gov/ transmission facilities. That authority Copies of this application will be
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy expires on March 1, 2017. On made available, upon request, for public
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. September 1, 2016, TPS filed an inspection and copying at the address
Issued in Washington, DC, on September application with DOE for renewal of the provided above, by accessing the
14, 2016. export authority contained in Order No. program Web site at http://energy.gov/
Christopher Lawrence,
EA–243 for an additional five-year term. node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
In its application, TPS states that it at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity
does not own or operate any electric
Delivery and Energy Reliability. Issued in Washington, DC, on September
generation or transmission facilities,
[FR Doc. 2016–22621 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] 14, 2016.
and it does not have a franchised service
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
area. The electric energy that TPS Christopher Lawrence,
proposes to export to Canada would be Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity
surplus energy purchased from third Delivery and Energy Reliability.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [FR Doc. 2016–22622 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am]
parties such as electric utilities and
[OE Docket No. EA–243–C] Federal power marketing agencies BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
pursuant to voluntary agreements. The
Application To Export Electric Energy; existing international transmission
Tenaska Power Services Co. facilities to be utilized by TPS have DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
previously been authorized by
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery Federal Energy Regulatory
Presidential Permits issued pursuant to
and Energy Reliability, DOE. Commission
Executive Order 10485, as amended,
ACTION: Notice of application. and are appropriate for open access Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
SUMMARY: Tenaska Power Services Co. transmission by third parties.
(Applicant or TPS) has applied to renew Procedural Matters: Any person The following notice of meeting is
its authority to transmit electric energy desiring to be heard in this proceeding published pursuant to section 3(a) of the
from the United States to Canada should file a comment or protest to the government in the Sunshine Act (Pub.
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal application at the address provided L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b:
Power Act. above. Protests should be filed in
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Energy Regulatory Commission.
to intervene must be submitted on or Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 DATE AND TIME: September 22, 2016,
before October 20, 2016. CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 10:00 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, become a party to these proceedings PLACE:Room 2C, 888 First Street NE.,
motions to intervene, or requests for should file a motion to intervene at the Washington, DC 20426.
more information should be addressed above address in accordance with FERC
to: Office of Electricity Delivery and Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies STATUS: Open.
Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, of such comments, protests, or motions MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda.
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 to intervene should be sent to the * Note—Items listed on the agenda
Independence Avenue SW., address provided above on or before the may be deleted without further notice.
Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because date listed above.
of delays in handling conventional mail, Comments and other filings CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
it is recommended that documents be concerning TPS’s application to export Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone
transmitted by overnight mail, by electric energy to Canada should be (202) 502–8400.
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@ clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA– For a recorded message listing items
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 243–C. An additional copy is to be struck from or added to the meeting, call
8008. provided directly to both Norma Rosner (202) 502–8627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services Co., This is a list of matters to be
electricity from the United States to a 1701 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 100, considered by the Commission. It does
foreign country are regulated by the Arlington, TX 76006 and Neil L. Levy, not include a listing of all documents
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to King & Spalding LLP, 1700 relevant to the items on the agenda. All
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, public documents, however, may be
Department of Energy Organization Act DC 20006. viewed on line at the Commission’s
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require A final decision will be made on this Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using
authorization under section 202(e) of application after the environmental the eLibrary link, or may be examined
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the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. impacts have been evaluated pursuant in the Commission’s Public Reference
824a(e)). to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Room.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of application.
Dates		Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before October 20, 2016.
FR Citation		81 FR 64447