[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22626]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. EA-153 and EA-154]
Applications To Export Electric Energy to Canada; Citizens Power
Sales and Plum Street Energy Marketing, Inc.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Applications.
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SUMMARY: Citizens Power Sales (CP Sales) and Plum Street Energy
Marketing, Inc. (PSEM), power marketers, have submitted applications to
export electric energy 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 September 25, 1997.
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.
Sec. 824a(e)).
The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE)
has received applications from the following companies for
authorization to export electric energy, as power marketers, to Canada,
pursuant to section 202(e) of the FPA:
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Application Docket
Applicant date No.
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Citizens Power Sales............................ 8/15/97 EA-153
Plum Street Energy Marketing, Inc............... 8/15/97 EA-154
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These power marketing companies do not own or control any
facilities for the generation or transmission of electricity, nor do
they have franchised service areas. Each power marketer proposes to
transmit to Canada electric energy purchased from electric utilities
and other suppliers within the U.S.
The applicants would arrange for the exported energy to be
transmitted 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
and Light Company, Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York Power
Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States Power, and
Vermont Electric Transmission Company. Each of the transmission
facilities, as more fully described in these applications, has
previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to
Executive Order 10485, as amended.
PROCEDURAL MATTERS: Any persons desiring to become a party to these
proceedings or to be heard by filing comments or protests to these
applications 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 and protests should be filed
with the DOE on or before the date listed above. Comments on CP Sales
request to export to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-
153. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Joseph C. Bell and
Jolanta Sterbenz, Hogan & Hartson, 555 Thirteenth Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20004-1109 AND William Roberts, Vice President Utility
Contracting, Citizens Power Sales, 160 Federal Street, Boston, MA
02110. Comments on PSEM's request to export to Canada should be clearly
marked with Docket EA-154. Additional copies are to be filed directly
with: Matthew J. Picardi, General Counsel and Secretary, Plum Street
Energy Marketing, Inc., 507 Plum Street, Syracuse, NY 13204 AND Scott
P. Klurfeld, Swidler & Berlin Chartered, 3000 K Street, NW, Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20007.
A final decision will be made on these applications 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 actions will not adversely impact on the
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system.
Copies of these applications will be made available, upon
request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided
above.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 20, 1997.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex,
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 97-22626 Filed 8-25-97; 8:45 am]
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