[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31453-31454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14700]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-105]
Application to Export Electricity; NorAm Energy Services, Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: NorAm Energy Services, Inc. (NorAm) has submitted an
application to export electric energy to Canada and Mexico pursuant to
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act. NorAm is both a broker and a
marketer of electric power. It does not own or control any electric
generation or transmission facilities.
DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before July 17, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Electricity (FE-52), Office of
Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202-586-0678).
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).
On June 2, 1995, NorAm filed an application with the Office of
Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization
to export electric energy to Canada and Mexico pursuant to section
202(e) of the Federal Power Act. NorAm owns no generation or
transmission facilities but has been certified by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC) as a power marketer. NorAm proposes to
export, on either a firm or interruptible basis, electric power that
will be surplus to the system of the generator thereof. NorAm further
proposes to export the electric energy through the following
transmission facilities for which Presidential permits have been
issued:
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Presidential permit holder Permit Number Voltage Location
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Basin Electric Coop............................ PP-64 230 kV Tioga, ND.
Bonneville Power Admin......................... PP-10 2-500 kV Blaine, WA.
PP-36 230 kV Nelway, BC.
PP-46 230 kV Nelway, BC.
Bradfield Electric............................. PP-87 69 kV Tyee Lake.
Citizens Utilities............................. PP-66 120 kV Derby Line, VT.
Detroit Edison................................. PP-38 345 kV St Clair, MI.
PP-21 230 kV Marysville, MI.
230 kV Detroit, MI.
PP-58 345 kV St Clair, MI.
Eastern Maine Electric Coop.................... PP-32 69 kV Calais, ME.
Fraser Paper Ltd............................... PP-11 69 kV Madawaska, ME.
Joint Owners of Highgate....................... PP-82 345 kV Franklin, VT.
Long Sault..................................... PP-24 2-115 kV Massena, NY.
Maine Electric Power Company................... PP-43 345 kV Houlton, ME.
Maine Public Service........................... PP-12 69 kV Limestone, ME.
69 kV Ft Fairfield, ME.
PP-29 138 kV Aroostock, ME.
2-69 kV Madawaska, ME.
Minnesota Power & Light........................ PP-78 115 kV Intnl Falls, MN.
Minnkota Power................................. PP-61 230 kV Roseau County, MN.
New York Power Authority....................... PP-30 230 kV Devil's Hole, NY.
PP-74 2-345 kV Niagara Falls, NY.
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PP-56 765 kV Fort Covington, NY.
PP-25 2-230 kV Massena, NY.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp...................... PP-31 230 kV Devil's Hole, NY.
2-69 kV
2-69 kV Queenstown, NY.
Northern States Power.......................... PP-45 230 kV Red River, ND.
PP-63 500 kV Roseau County, MN.
Vermont Electric Trans. Co..................... PP-76 450 kV DC Norton, VT.
345 kV Sandy Pond to Millbury #3.
345 kV Millbury #3 to West Medway.
Washington Water Power......................... PP-86 230 kV Northport, WA.
Comision Federal de Electricidad............... PP-50 138 kV Eagle Pass, TX.
PP-57 138 kV Loredo, TX.
138 kV Falcon Dam, TX.
Central Power & Light.......................... PP-94 138 kV Brownsville, TX.
69 kV
El Paso Electric............................... PP-48 115 kV Ascarate, TX.
PP-92 115 kV Diablo, NM.
San Diego Gas & Electric....................... PP-49 69 kV San Ysidro, CA.
PP-68 230 kV Miguel, CA.
PP-79 2-230 kV Imperial Valley, CA.
So. California Edison.......................... PP-27 161 kV Andrade, CA.
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This is the third application for export that FE has accepted from
an individual entity that does not own or operate physical facilities.
The FE decision to accept applications from power marketers, as opposed
to the ``traditional'' electric power entities which own and/or operate
physical facilities, is based on the marketer taking possession of the
electric energy inside the United States. This situation is
distinguished from the power broker which simply facilitates a sale of
electric energy without ever taking ownership of the commodity.
Procedural Matters
Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this application
should file a petition to intervene or protest at the address provided
above in accordance with Secs. 385.211 or 385.214 of the Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Any such petitions and protests should be filed with DOE on or
before the date listed above. Additional copies of such petitions to
intervene or protest also should be filed directly with: Michael L.
Wallace, General Counsel, NorAm Energy Services, Inc., PO Box 4455,
Houston, TX 77210 (FAX 713-654-5513) AND MaryJane Reynolds, Morrison &
Reynolds, Suite 405, 1110 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 (FAX
202-466-3502).
Pursuant to 18 CFR 385.211, protests and comments will be
considered by the DOE in determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a petition
to intervene under 18 CFR 385.214. Section 385.214 requires that a
petition to intervene must state, to the extent known, the position
taken by the petitioner and the petitioners interest in sufficient
factual detail to demonstrate either that the petitioner has a right to
participate because it is a State Commission; that it has or represents
an interest which may be directly affected by the outcome of the
proceeding, including any interest as a consumer, customer, competitor,
or a security holder of a party to the proceeding; or that the
petitioner's participation is in the public interest.
A final decision will be made on this application after the DOE
determines whether the proposed action would impair the sufficiency of
electric supply within the United States or would impede or tend to
impede the coordination in the public interest of facilities as
required by Section 202(e) of FPA.
Before an export authorization may be issued, the environmental
impacts of the proposed DOE action (i.e., granting the export
authorization, with any conditions and limitations, or denying it) must
be evaluated pursuant to the National Environment Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA).
Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above.
Issued in Washington, D.C., June 8, 1995.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs,
Fossil Energy
[FR Doc. 95-14700 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
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