[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-17540]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-101]
Application for Authorization To Export Electricity; Washington
Water Power Company
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: Washington Water Power Company has requested authorization to
export electric energy 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 August 18, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Electricity (FE-52), Office of
Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Warren E. Williams (Program Office)
202-586-9629 or Michael Skinker (Program Attorney) 202-586-6667.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of electricity from the United
States to a foreign country may not occur without authorization under
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).
On May 24, 1994, the Washington Water Power Company (WWP) filed an
application with the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of
Energy (DOE) for authorization to export electric energy to Canada
pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. Specifically, WWP
has applied for authorization to sell firm capacity and associated
energy to West Kootenay Power, Limited (WKP), in the Provence of
British Columbia, Canada. The electric energy proposed for export would
be delivered to WKP over the existing Boundary/Waneta, 230,000-volt
international transmission line which is owned and operated by the
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The construction, connection,
operation, and maintenance of this line was previously authorized by
Presidential Permit PP-36.
WWP requested that the period of the export be from November 1,
1994, through February 28, 1995. During that period, WWP proposes to
make available, and WKP proposes to purchase, firm capacity and
associated energy in the following amounts:
November 1994................................. 30 megawatts (MW).
December 1994................................. 30 MW.
January 1995.................................. 40 MW.
February 1995................................. 30 MW.
Upon request from WKP, WWP may, at its sole discretion, increase
the amount of firm capacity made available during any month within the
term of the agreement. However, in no event, would the amount of
exported capacity exceed 100 MW.
The electric energy would be delivered to WKP utilizing the BPA
transmission system and the appropriate transmission rate schedules in
effect during the transaction period.
In an associated matter, on January 13, 1994, in FE Docket EA-86
(Order EA-86), the Office of Fossil Energy authorized WWP to export to
West Kootenay Power 40 MW of firm capacity and associated energy during
January 1994, and 30 MW of firm capacity and associated energy during
February 1994.
It is noted that this is the second application filed by WWP within
the year requesting similar authorizations. In the event WWP has
intentions of re-applying for subsequent four-month export
authorizations, the DOE will review this application for the
appropriateness of issuing a multi-year authorization in this
proceeding. The DOE feels that such an action, if warranted, may
facilitate WWP's participation in future beneficial commercial
arrangements and reduce regulatory burden.
Procedural Matters
Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this application
should file a petition to intervene or protest at the address provided
above in accordance with Secs. 385.211 or 385.214 of the Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Any such petitions and protests should be filed with the DOE on or
before the date listed above. Additional copies of such petitions to
intervene or protests also should be filed directly with: Charles M.
Goligoski, Power Resource Analyst, Washington Water Power, East 1411
Mission, P.O. Box 3727, Spokane, Washington 99220-3727.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.211, protests and comments will be
considered by the DOE in determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a petition
to intervene under 18 CFR 385.214. Section 385.214 requires that a
petition to intervene must state, to the extent known, the position
taken by the petitioner and the petitioner's interest in sufficient
factual detail to demonstrate either that the petitioner has a right to
participate because it is a State Commission; that it has or represents
an interest which may be directly affected by the outcome of the
proceeding, including any interest as a consumer, customer, competitor,
or a security holder of a party to the proceeding; or that the
petitioner's participation is in the public interest.
A final decision will be made on this application after a
determination is made by the DOE on whether the proposed action would
impair the sufficiency of electric supply within the United States or
would impede or tend to impede the coordination in the public interest
of facilities as required by Section 202(e) of the FPA.
Before an export authorization may be issued, the environmental
impacts of the proposed DOE action (i.e., granting the export
authorization, with any conditions and limitations, or denying it) must
be evaluated pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above.
Issued in Washington, DC, July 13, 1994.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs,
Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 94-17540 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]
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