Application To Export Electric Energy; New Brunswick Power Generation Corporation

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy [OE Docket No. EA-345] AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE. ACTION: Notice of application. 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 ( printed page 703…