[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4234-4235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2046]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-172]
Application To Export Electric Energy; the Power Company of
America, L.P.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: The Power Company of America, L.P. (PCA), a power marketer,
has submitted an application 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 February 27, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex (FE-27), Office of
Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-287-5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-
586-9624 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 January 15, 1998, PCA applied to the Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export
electric energy to Canada, as a power marketer, pursuant to section
202(e) of the FPA. Specifically, PCA has proposed to transmit to Canada
electric energy purchased from electric utilities and other suppliers
within the U.S.
PCA would arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted to
Canada over the international transmission facilities
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owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power
Administration, Citizens Utilities, Detroit Edison Company, Eastern
Maine Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Maine
Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power
and Light Company, Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York Power
Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States Power, and
Vermont Electric Transmission Company. Each of these transmission
facilities, as more fully described in the application, has previously
been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive
Order 10485, as amended.
Procedural Matters
Any persons desiring to become a party to this proceeding 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 Secs. 385.211 or 385.214 of the FERC's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of
such petitions, comments and protests should be filed with the DOE on
or before the date listed above. Additional copies are to be filed
directly with Stephen C. Smith, President, The Power Company of
America, Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830 and Lynn H. Hargis,
Robert F. Shapiro, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, 1200 New Hampshire Ave.,
N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036.
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 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 January 23, 1998.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal and Power Im/Ex,
Office of Coal and Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-2046 Filed 1-27-98; 8:45 am]
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