[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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