[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28455-28456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13395]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-210]
Application To Export Electric Energy; PP&L EnergyPlus Company
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: PP&L EnergyPlus Company (PP&L EnergyPlus) 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 June 25, 1999.
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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: Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202-
586-4708 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 May 4, 1999, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department
of Energy (DOE) received an application from PP&L EnergyPlus to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. PP&L
EnergyPlus, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, is a power
marketer that does not own or control any electric generation or
transmission facilities nor does it have any franchised service
territory in the United States.
PP&L EnergyPlus 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, Maine Electric Power
Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power & Light, 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 PP&L EnergyPlus, 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 PP&L EnergyPlus application to export electric
energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-210.
Additional copies are to be filed directly with Jesse A. Dillion, Esq.
Senior Counsel, PP&L, Inc., Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA
18101, and John F. Cotter, Sr. Vice President--Marketing, PP&L
EnergyPlus Co., Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, and
Douglas H. Rosenberg, Esq., Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, 5000 Columbia
Center, 701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-7078.
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 or by
accessing the Fossil Energy Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Regulatory Programs,''
then ``Electricity Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from
the options menus.
Issued in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 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. 99-13395 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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