[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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