Applications to Export Electric Energy: Endure Energy, LLC

Federal Register: June 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 105)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

OE Docket No. EA-354

Application to Export Electric Energy; Endure Energy, L.L.C.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Endure Energy, L.L.C. (Endure Energy) 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 July 6, 2009.

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 May 15, 2009, DOE received an application from Endure Energy for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer. The energy to be exported would be delivered to

Canada over international electric transmission facilities deemed to be appropriate by DOE for third party transportation. The electric energy which Endure Energy proposes to export to Canada would be surplus energy purchased from electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other entities within the United States. Endure Energy has requested an electricity export authorization with a 5-year term.

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 Endure Energy application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-354. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Mark A. Blackton, Executive Vice

President, Endure Energy, L.L.C., 7300 College Boulevard, Suite 600,

Overland Park, KS 66210 and William A. Mogel, Attorney at Law, 5812

Madaket Road, Bethesda, MD 20816. 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, 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 May 28, 2009.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and

Energy Reliability.

FR Doc. E9-12916 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am

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