[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30213-30214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14710]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. EA-181, EA-182, EA-183, EA-184, EA-185, EA-186]
Applications to Export Electric Energy; H.Q. Energy Services
(U.S.) Inc., NGE Generation, Inc., Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.,
and New England Power Pool
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of applications.
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SUMMARY: H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc. (HQUS) and Morgan Stanley
Capital Group, Inc. (Morgan Stanley), both power marketers, have
submitted applications to export electric energy to Mexico and to
Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. NGE
Generation, Inc. (NGE Gen), a generation-owning subsidiary of New York
State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG), has submitted an application
to export electric energy to Canada. The New England Power Pool
(NEPOOL) has submitted an application to export electric energy to
Canada on an emergency basis.
DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before July 6, 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)).
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
has received applications from the following companies for
authorization to export electric energy to Mexico, pursuant to section
202(e) of the FPA:
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Application
Applicant date Docket No.
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H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc...... 4/27/98 EA-181
Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.... 5/15/98 EA-184
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FE has also received applications from the following companies for
authorization to export electric energy to Canada, pursuant to section
202(e) of the FPA:
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Application
Applicant date Docket No.
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H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc........ 4/27/98 EA-182
NGE Generation, Inc.................... 5/4/98 EA-183
Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc...... 5/15/98 EA-185
New England Power Pool................. 5/15/98 EA-186
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HQUS is a power marketer and wholly-owned subsidiary of Hydro-
Quebec, the provincial electric utility of Canada's Province of Quebec.
In Docket Nos. EA-181 and EA-182, HQUS proposes to export to Mexico and
to Canada, respectively, electric energy purchased from a variety of
entities such as power marketers, independent power producers (IPP's),
U.S. electric utilities and Federal power marketing agencies, and from
Hydro-Quebec or other foreign utilities. HQUS claims that the purchased
energy would be surplus to the needs of these entities.
In Docket Nos. EA-184 and EA-185, Morgan Stanley proposes to export
to Mexico and to Canada, respectively, electric energy purchased from
U.S. electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, IPP's,
qualifying small power production and cogeneration facilities, and
other sellers.
HQUS and Morgan Stanley would arrange for the exported energy to be
transmitted to Mexico over the international transmission facilities
owned by the Central Power & Light Company, El Paso Electric Company,
San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Comision Federal de Electricidad,
the national electric utility of Mexico.
HQUS and Morgan Stanley each proposed to arrange for the exported
energy to be transmitted to Canada over the international transmission
facilities owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power
Administration, Bradfield Electric Incorporated, Citizens Utilities,
Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Fraser
Paper Limited, Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault
Incorporated, 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.
NGE Gen is a generator and seller of electric energy and an
affiliate of NYSEG, an investor-owned electric and gas utility, which
is a subsidiary of Energy East. As a result of a Restructuring
Agreement, NGE Gen supplies NYSEG with capacity and energy which NYSEG
uses to serve its retail customers in New York State. In Docket EA-183,
NGE Gen proposes to export to Canada electric energy that it obtains
from two sources: NGE Gen's system generation that is surplus to the
needs of NYSEG; and energy that NGE Gen purchases from U.S. utilities
and power marketing agencies. The exported energy would be transmitted
to Canada using the international transmission facilities of Niagara
Mohawk Power Company and the New York Power Authority.
New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) is a collection of 130 electric
utilities and power marketers in New England. In Docket EA-186 NEPOOL
requests authority, on behalf of its members, to export up to 200
megawatts (MW) of emergency electric energy to Hydro Quebec using the
transmission facilities of the Joint Owners of the Highgate Project.
Operational control of all bulk power facilities in the New England
region is under the authority of ISO New England Inc., an independent
system operator accepted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
NEPOOL asserts that the proposed emergency exports will not be combined
with other electricity exports over the Highgate Project so as to
result in an instantaneous transmission rate in excess of the existing
export limitation of 200 MW.
The construction of each of the international transmission
facilities to be utilized by these applicants, as more fully described
in the applications, 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 any or all of these
proceedings or to be heard by filing comments or protests to these
applications should file a petition to intervene, comment or protest at
the address provided above in
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accordance with Secs. 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 such petitions and protests should
be filed with the DOE on or before the date listed above.
Comments on HQUS's request to export to Mexico should be clearly
marked with Docket EA-181. Comments on HQUS's request to export to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-182. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with Gilles Marchand, Marchand, Lemieus, 75,
boul. Rene-Levesque, W. 4th etage, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2Z 1A4,
Mathew LaRocque, H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc., 159 State Street,
Montpelier, Vermont 05602 and Pierre F. De Ravel d'Esclapon, H. Lisa
Moses, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. 125 West 55th Street, New
York, New York 10019-5389.
Comments on NGE Gen's request to export to Canada should be clearly
marked with Docket EA-183. Additional copies are to be filed directly
with John R. Tigue, Manager--Bulk Power Sales, New York State Electric
& Gas Corp., Corporate Drive, Kirkwood Industrial Park, P.O. Box 5224,
Binghamton, New York 13902-5224 and Nicholas A. Giannasca, Esq., Huber
Lawrence & Abell, 605 Third Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, New York
10158.
Comments on Morgan Stanley's request to export to Mexico should be
clearly marked with Docket EA-184. Comments on Morgan Stanley's request
to export to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-185.
Additional copies are to be filed directly with William H. Penniman,
Daniel E. Frank, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, 1275 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-2415 and William F. McCoy, Esq., VP
and Counsel, Morgan Stanley & Co., 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10023.
Comments on NEPOOL's request to export to Canada should be clearly
marked with Docket EA-186. Additional copies are to be filed directly
with Richard M. Chapman, Chair, NEPOOL Executive Committee, Vermont
Electric Power Company, Inc., Pinnacle Ridge Ave., RR1 Box 4077,
Rutland, VT 05701 and David T. Doot, Esq., Day, Berry & Howard,
CityPlace I, Hartford,CT 06103-3499.
A final decision will be made on these 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 actions will not adversely impact on the
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system.
Copies of these applications will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 29, 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. 98-14710 Filed 6-2-98; 8:45 am]
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