[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43232-43233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21272]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Dockets No. EA-119 and EA-120]
Application to Export Electric Energy; Edison Source
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE
AGENCY: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: Edison Source has submitted applications to export electric
energy to Mexico and Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal
Power Act. Edison Source is both a broker and a marketer of electric
energy. It does not own or control any electric generation or
transmission facilities.
DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before September 20, 1996.
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 (FAX 202-287-5736).
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 are regulated and require authorization
under section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C.
Sec. 824a(e)).
On July 31, 1996, Edison Source filed two applications with the
Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for
authorization to export electric energy, as a power marketer, to Mexico
and Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the FPA. Edison Source neither
owns nor controls any facilities for the transmission or distribution
of electricity, nor does it have a franchised service area. Rather,
Edison Source is a power marketer authorized by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) to engage in wholesale sale of electricity
in interstate commerce at negotiated rates pursuant to its filed rate
schedules.
The electric energy Edison Source proposes to transmit to Mexico
and Canada will be purchased from electric utilities and other entities
as permitted by the FERC. Edison Source agrees to comply with the terms
and conditions contained in the export authorization issued for those
cross-border facilities it proposes to use as well as any other
conditions imposed by DOE, including providing written evidence that
sufficient transmission access to compete the export transaction has
been obtained.
In Docket EA-119, Edison Source proposed to export the electric
energy to Mexico over one or more of the following international
transmission lines for which Presidential permits (PP) have been
previously issued:
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Location Voltage Owner Presidential permit
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Miguel, CA........................... 230 kV................. SDG&E.................. PP-68.
Imperial Valley, CA.................. 230 kV................. ....................... PP-79.
Diablo, NM........................... 115 kV................. El Paso Electric....... PP-92.
Ascarate, TX......................... 115 kV................. ....................... PP-48.
Brownsville, TX...................... 138 kV................. CPL.................... PP-94.
Eagle Pass, TX....................... 138 kV................. CFE.................... PP-50.
Laredo, TX........................... 138 kV................. CFE.................... PP-57.
Falcon Dam, TX....................... 138 kV................. CFE.................... Not required.
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In docket EA-120, Edison Source proposes to export the electric
energy to Canada over one or more of the following international
transmission lines for which Presidential permits (PP) have been
previously issued:
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Location Voltage Owner Presidential permit
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Tioga, ND............................ 230-kV................. Basin Electric......... PP-64.
Blaine, WA........................... 2-500-kV............... BPA.................... PP-10.
Nelway, BC........................... 230-kV................. ....................... PP-36.
Nelway, BC........................... 230-kV................. ....................... PP-46.
Derby Line, VT....................... 120-kV................. Citizens Utilities..... PP-66.
St. Clair, MI........................ 345-kV................. Detroit Edison......... PP-38.
Maryville, MI........................ 230-kV................. ....................... PP-21.
Detroit, MI.......................... 230-kV................. ....................... PP-21.
St Clair, MI......................... 345-kV................. ....................... PP-58.
Franklin, VT......................... 120-kV 1............... Joint Owners of the PP-82.
Highgate Project.
Houlton, ME.......................... 345-kV................. Maine Electric Power Co PP-43.
Arostock Cnty, ME.................... 138-kV................. Maine Public Svs....... PP-29.
Intnl Falls, MN...................... 115-kV................. Minnesota Power........ PP-78.
Roseau Cnty, MN...................... 230-kV................. Minnkota Power Corp.... PP-61.
Massena, NY.......................... 2-230-kV............... NYPA................... PP-25.
Devils Hole, NY...................... 230-kV................. ....................... PP-30.
Massena, NY.......................... 765-kV................. ....................... PP-56.
Niagara Falls, NY.................... 2-345-kV............... ....................... PP-74.
Devils Hole, NY...................... 230-kV................. Niagara Mohawk......... PP-30.
Red River, ND........................ 230-kV................. Northern States........ PP-45.
Roseau, MN........................... 500-kV................. Power Co............... PP-63.
Norton, VT........................... 450-kV DC.............. Vermont Electric PP-76.
Transmission Co.
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\1\ These facilities were constructed at 345-kV but operated at 120-kV.
Procedural Matters
Any persons 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 Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of
such petitions and protests should be filed with the DOE on or before
the date listed above. Comments on Edison Source's request to export to
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-119. Comments on
Edison Source's request to export to Canada should be clearly marked
with Docket No. EA-120. Additional copies are to be filed directly
with: Joseph C. Bell, Jolanta Sterbenz, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., Counsel
for Edison Source, 555 Thirteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004-
11009.
A final decision will be made on this applications after the
environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a determination is made by
the 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.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 15, 1996.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs,
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-21272 Filed 8-20-96; 8:45 am]
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