[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46422-46423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23483]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-191]
Application to Export Electric Energy; Sempra Energy Trading
Corp.
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Application.
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SUMMARY: Sempra Energy Trading Corp. (SET) has applied for authority to
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
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DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before October 1, 1998.
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.
824a(e)).
On August 7, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of
Energy (DOE) received an application from SET to transmit electric
energy from the United States to Canada. SET, a power marketing
company, does not own or control any facilities for the generation or
transmission of electricity, nor does it have a franchised service
area. SET proposes to transmit to Canada electric energy purchased from
electric utilities and other suppliers within the U.S.
SET proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to
Canada over 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, 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 SET, 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 protest 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 SET application to export electric energy to Canada
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-191. Additional copies are to
be filed directly with Michael A. Goldstein, Esq., Vice President and
General Counsel, Sempra Energy Trading Corp., One Greenwich Plaza,
Greenwich, CT 06830.
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 then
``Electricity'' from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 25, 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. 98-23483 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
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