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)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64447-64448]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22621]


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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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