[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15390-15391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8374]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-178]
Application to Export Electric Energy; Citizens Power Sales
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Citizens Power Sales (CP Sales), a power marketer, has
submitted an application to export electric energy to Mexico pursuant
to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before April 30, 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.
824a(e)).
On March 19, 1998, CP Sales applied to the Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export
electric energy to Mexico, as a power marketer, pursuant to section
202(e) of the FPA. Specifically, CP Sales has proposed to transmit to
Mexico electric energy purchased from electric utilities and other
suppliers within the U.S.
CP Sales would arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted to
Mexico over the international transmission facilities owned by Comision
Federal de Electricidad, the national electric utility of Mexico,
Central Power & Light Company, El Paso Electric Company, and San Diego
Gas & Electric Company. The construction of 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 (EO) 10485, as amended by EO 12038.
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 Joseph C. Bell, Jolanta Sterbenz, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.,
555 Thirteen Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004-1109 and William
Roberts, Vice
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President of Utility Contracting, Citizens Power Sales, 160 Federal
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
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 March 24, 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. 98-8374 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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