96-15580. Application to Export Electricity; Enron Power Marketing, Inc.  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 31092-31093]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-15580]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    
    [FE DOCKET NO. EA-115]
    
    
    Application to Export Electricity; Enron Power Marketing, Inc.
    
    AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
    
    ACTION: Notice of application.
    
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    SUMMARY: Enron Power Marketing, Inc., (EPMI) has requested 
    authorization to export electric energy to Canada. EPMI is a marketer 
    of electric energy. 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 19, 1996.
    
    ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be 
    addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Electricity (FE-52), Office of 
    Fuels Programs, Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
    Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William H. Freeman (Program Office) 
    202-586-5883 or Michael T. 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 June 3, 1996, EPMI filed an application with the Office of 
    Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization 
    to export electric energy to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the 
    FPA. EPMI neither owns nor controls any facilities for the transmission 
    or distribution of electricity, nor does it have a franchised retail 
    service area. Rather, EPMI is a power marketer authorized by the 
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to engage in the wholesale 
    sale of electricity in interstate commerce at negotiated rates pursuant 
    to its filed rate schedules.
        In its application, EPMI proposes to sell electric energy to 
    Canadian entities and specifically requests that the proposed export 
    authorization be issued without a time limit. The electric energy EPMI 
    proposes to transmit to Canada would be purchased from electric 
    utilities and Federal power marketing agencies in the United States. 
    EPMI asserts that the energy to be exported to Canada would be surplus 
    to the energy requirements of the selling utilities or electric 
    generators from which it is purchased in the U.S. EPMI would arrange 
    for the exported energy to be wheeled from the selling entities, over
    
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    existing domestic transmission facilities, and delivered to the foreign 
    purchaser over one or more of the following international transmission 
    lines for which Presidential permits (PP) have been previously issued:
    
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                                                                      Voltage                                       
          Presidential permit holder              Permit No.            (kV)                   Location             
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    Basin Electric Coop...................  PP-64.................          230  Tioga, ND.                         
    Bonneville Power Admin................  PP-10.................        2-500  Blaine, WA.                        
                                            PP-36.................          230  Nelway, BC.                        
                                            PP-46.................          230  Nelway, BC.                        
    Citizens Utilities....................  PP-66.................          120  Derby Line, VT.                    
    Detroit Edison........................  PP-36.................          345  St. Clair, MI.                     
                                            PP-21.................          230  Marysville, MI.                    
                                            ......................          230  Detroit, MI.                       
                                            PP-58.................          345  St. Clair, MI.                     
    Eastern Maine Electric Coop...........  PP-32.................           69  Calais, ME.                        
    Joint Owners of Highgate..............  PP-82.................          345  Franklin, VT.                      
    Maine Electric Power Co...............  PP-43.................          345  Houlton, ME.                       
    Maine Public Service..................  PP-12.................           69  Limestone, ME.                     
                                            ......................           69  Ft. Fairfield, ME.                 
                                            PP-29.................          138  Aroostock, ME.                     
                                            ......................         2-69  Madawaska, ME.                     
    Minnesota Power & Light...............  PP-78.................          115  Intnl. Falls, MN.                  
    Minnkota Power........................  PP-61.................          230  Roseau County, MN.                 
    New York Power Authority..............  PP-30.................          230  Devil's Hole, NY.                  
                                            PP-74.................        2-345  Niagara Falls, NY.                 
                                            PP-56.................          765  Fort Covington, NY.                
                                            PP-25.................        2-230  Massena, NY.                       
    Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.............  PP-31.................          230  Devil's Hole, NY.                  
    Northern States Power.................  PP-45.................          230  Red River, ND.                     
                                            PP-63.................          500  Roseau County, MN.                 
    Vermont Electric Trans. Co............  PP-76.................          450  DC Norton, VT.                     
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        Any determination by the DOE to grant the request by EPMI for 
    export authorization would be conditioned on EPMI obtaining access to 
    all transmission facilities necessary to effectuate the export and on 
    EPMI complying with all reliability criteria, standards, and guidelines 
    of the North American Electric Reliability Council and Regional 
    Councils.
    
    Procedural Matters
    
        Any persons 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 Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of 
    such petitions and protests should be filed with the DOE on or before 
    the date listed above. Additional copies are to be filed directly with: 
    Ms. Kathleen E. Magruder, Enron Capital & Trade Resources, 1400 Smith 
    Street, Houston, Texas 77251-1188 and Mr. David B. Ward, Flood & Ward, 
    1000 Potomac Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, D.C. 20007.
        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.
    
        Issued in Washington, DC, on June 12, 1996.
    Anthony J. Como,
    Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs, 
    Office of Fossil Energy.
    [FR Doc. 96-15580 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/19/1996
Department:
Energy Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of application.
Document Number:
96-15580
Dates:
Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted on or before July 19, 1996.
Pages:
31092-31093 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FE DOCKET NO. EA-115
PDF File:
96-15580.pdf