[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 7865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3831]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-201]
Application To Export Electric Energy; Public Service Electric
and Gas Company
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) has applied
for authority to transmit electric energy from the United States 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 March 19, 1999.
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: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
9506 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.
824a(e)).
On January 19, 1998, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from PSE&G to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. PSE&G, a
generation and transmission-owning public utility with its service
territory in New Jersey, proposes to export electric energy to Canada
that is surplus to its native load or is purchased from other sources.
PSE&G proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to
Canada over the international transmission facilities owned by Basin
Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Citizens
Utilities, Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative,
Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric
Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, Inc.,
Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk
Power Corporation, Northern States Power, and Vermont Electric
Transmission Company.
The construction of each of the international transmission
facilities to be utilized by PSE&G, 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 person 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
each petition and protest should be filed with the DOE on or before the
date listed above.
Comments on the PSE&G application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-201. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with Dennis Sobieski, Manager, Market
Development, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, 80 Park Plaza,
T21, P.O. Box 570, Newark, New Jersey 07102 and Richard P. Bonnifield,
General Solicitor, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, 80 Park
Plaza, T5G, P.O. Box 570, Newark, New Jersey 07102.
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 (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 or by
accessing the Fossil Energy Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Regulatory'' and then
``Electricity'' from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, D.C., on February 11, 1999.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex,
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-3831 Filed 2-16-99; 8:45 am]
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