[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31256]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy
[FE Docket No. 98-83-NG]
Rumford Power Associates Limited Partnership; Order Granting
Long-Term Authorization To Export Natural Gas to Canada for Subsequent
Re-Import
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of order.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy
(DOE) gives notice that it issued DOE/FE Order No. 1434 on November 9,
1998, granting Rumford Power Associates Limited Partnership (RPA)
authorization to export to Canada for re-import to the United States up
to 46,000 Mcf of natural gas per day. RPA intends to purchase this gas
from Aquila Energy Marketing Corporation. The exported and imported gas
would be used as fuel to operate RPA's new 265 megawatt cogeneration
facility in Rumford, Maine. The project is expected to begin
construction in November 1998. Gas for testing purposes will be
required in March 2000 with commercial operation targeted for July
2000. Volumes of gas not used at the cogeneration facility would be
sold by RPA to customers in the United States.
The authorized quantity would be exported and imported on an
interruptible basis for a testing period of five months, and thereafter
on a firm basis for eight years commencing on commercial operation of
the cogeneration plant. This gas would be exported from the United
States at St. Clair, Michigan/St. Clair, Ontario, and equivalent
volumes would be re-imported into the United States at Pittsburg, New
Hampshire/East Hereford, Quebec. RPA will take delivery of the gas in
Canada at Dawn, Ontario. The source of this gas would be Canada and the
United States. Gas not needed for the electric generating facility that
would be sold by RPA to third parties may be imported at alternative
border points.
This order may be found on the FE web site at http://
www.fe.doe.gov., or on our electronic bulletin board at (202) 586-7853.
It is also available for inspection and copying in the Office of
Natural Gas & Petroleum Import and Export Activities Docket Room, 3E-
033, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington,
D.C. 20585-0334, (202) 586-9478. The Docket Room is open between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Issued in Washington, D.C., November 12, 1998.
John W. Glynn,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulation, Office of Natural Gas & Petroleum
Import and Export Activities, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-31256 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
