[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20376]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-189]
Application to Export Electric Energy; PanCanadian Energy
Services Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
AGENCY: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: PanCanadian Energy Services Inc. (PCES) 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 August 31, 1998.
ADDRESS: 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 July 20, 1998, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from PCES, a power
marketer and wholly-owned subsidiary of PanCanadian Energy Inc., to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada.
Specifically, PCES proposes to transmit to Canada electric energy
purchased from U.S. electric utilities and Federal power marketing
agencies.
PCES proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to
Canada over transmission facilities owned by Basin Electric Power
Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Bradfield Electric,
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, 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 PCES, 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 PCES application to export electric energy to
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-189. Additional copies
are to be filed directly with Lee A. Alexander, Dickstein Shapiro Morin
& Oshinsky LLP, Washington, DC 20037 AND Patricia A. McCunn Miller,
PanCanadian Petroleum Limited, 125 9th Avenue, N.W., Calgary, Alberta
T2P 2S5, Canada.
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
``Electricity'' from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, DC on July 23, 1998.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex,
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-20376 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]
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