[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21150]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Dockets EA-98-B and EA-98-C]


Applications to Amend Electricity Export Authorization; Western 
Systems Power Pool

Agency: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

Action: Notice of application.

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Summary: The Western Systems Power Pool (``WSPP'') has filed an 
application to renew the electricity export authorization issued 
September 2, 1994, in Order EA-98. WSPP's authorization to export 
electric energy to Canada will expire on September 2, 1996. In a 
separate filing, WSPP has applied to amend its export authorization by 
adding 10 additional member companies.

Dates: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before September 4, 1996.

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, S.W., Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202-287-5736).

For Further Information Contact: Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202-
586-4708 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 September 2, 1994, in Docket EA-98, the Office of Fossil Energy 
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) authorized 22 members of the 
WSPP to export electric energy to a foreign member, British Columbia 
Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro), and other future Canadian 
members. The facilities to be utilized for these exports are the 
international transmission facilities owned and operated by the 
Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), also a WSPP member. The 
facilities consist of two 500-kV transmission lines at Blaine, 
Washington, and one 230-kV transmission line at Nelway, British 
Columbia, that interconnect with facilities of BC Hydro, and one 230-kV 
line, also at Nelway, connecting to West Kootenay Power, Limited. The 
construction and operation of these international transmission 
facilities was previously authorized by Presidential Permits PP-10, PP-
46, and PP-36, respectively.
    On March 4, 1996, in Order EA-98-A, DOE amended the export 
authorization by adding 10 new member companies to the list of 
authorized electricity exporters.
    On July 8, 1996, WSPP, on behalf of its member companies, submitted 
an application to renew the export authorization issued September 2, 
1996, for an additional period. In a related activity, on July 12, 
1996, WSPP, again on behalf of its member companies, submitted an 
application to further amend the export authorization by adding 10 new 
member companies to the list of authorized electricity exporters.
    The new members are:

Aquila Power Corporation
Citizens Lehman Power Sales
CNG Power Service Corporation
Destec Power Services, Inc.
Electric Clearinghouse, Inc.
K N Marketing Inc.
PECO Energy Company
Philbro Inc.
Southern Energy Marketing, Inc.
Tenneco Energy Marketing Company

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 Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's 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. Comments on WSPP's request 
to extend the effective date of the export authorization in Order EA-98 
should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-98-B. Comments on WSPP's 
request to add new members should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-
98-C. Additional copies of such petitions to intervene or protest also 
should be submitted to Michael E. Small, Wright & Talisman, P.C., 1200 
G Street, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20005.
    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 August 14, 1996.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal and Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-21150 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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