[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 193 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51690-51691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25338]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Dockets EA-121 and EA-122]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Electric Clearinghouse, 
Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Electric Clearinghouse, Inc. (ECI) has submitted applications 
to export electric energy to Mexico and Canada pursuant to section 
202(e) of the Federal Power Act. ECI 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 October 18, 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, SW., Washington, DC 20585 (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 September 17, 1996, ECI filed two applications with the Office 
of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for 
authorization to export electric energy, as a power marketer, to Mexico 
(Docket EA-121) and Canada (Docket EA-122) pursuant to section 202(e) 
of the FPA. ECI neither owns nor controls any facilities for the 
generation or transmission of electricity, nor does it have a 
franchised service area. Rather, ECI 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.
    The electric energy ECI proposes to transmit to Mexico and Canada 
will be purchased from electric utilities and other entities as 
permitted by the FERC. ECI agrees to comply with the terms and 
conditions contained in the export authorization issued for those 
cross-border facilities it proposes to use as well as any other 
conditions imposed by DOE, including providing written evidence that 
sufficient transmission access to complete the export transaction has 
been obtained.
    In Docket EA-121, ECI proposed to export the electric energy to 
Mexico over one or more of the following international transmission 
lines for which Presidential permits (PP) have been previously issued:

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                                                                                           Presidential  permit 
             Owner                             Location                     Voltage                 No.         
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San Diego Gas & Elect..........  Miguel, CA.........................  230 kV              PP-68.                
                                 Imperial Valley, CA................  230 kV              PP-79.                
El Paso Electric...............  Diablo, NM.........................  115 kV              PP-92.                
                                 Ascarate, TX.......................  115 kV              PP-48.                
Central Power and Light........  Brownsville, TX....................  138 kV              PP-94.                
Comision Federal De              Eagle Pass, TX.....................  138 kV              PP-50.                
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                                 Laredo, TX.........................  138 kV              PP-57.                
                                 Falcon Dam, TX.....................  138 kV              Not required.         
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    In Docket EA-122, ECI proposes to export the electric energy to 
Canada over one or more of the following international transmission 
lines for which Presidential permits (PP) have been previously issued:

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                                                                                           Presidential  permit 
             Owner                             Location                     Voltage                 No.         
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Basin Electric.................  Tioga, ND..........................  230-kV              PP-64.                
Bonneville Power Administration  Blaine, WA.........................  2-500-kV            PP-10.                
                                 Nelway, WA.........................  230-kV              PP-36.                
                                 Nelway, WA.........................  230-kV              PP-46.                
Citizens Utilities.............  Derby Line, VT.....................  120-kV              PP-66.                
Detroit Edison.................  St. Clair, MI......................  345-kV              PP-38.                
                                 Maryville, MI......................  230-kV              PP-21.                
                                 Detroit, MI........................  230-kV              PP-21.                
                                 St. Clair, MI......................  345-kV              PP-58.                
Eastern Maine Elect. Coop......  Calais, ME.........................  69-kV               PP-32.                
Joint Owners of Highgate         Highgate, VT.......................  345-kV \1\          PP-82.                
 Project.                                                                                                       
Maine Electric Power Co........  Houlton, ME........................  345-kV              PP-43.                
Maine Public Service Co........  Limestone, ME......................  69-kV               PP-12.                
                                 Fort Fairfield, ME.................  69-kV               PP-12.                
                                 Aroostook County, ME...............  138-kV              PP-29.                
                                 Madawaska, ME......................  2-69-kV             PP-29.                
Minnesota Power and Light Co...  International Falls, MN............  115-kV              PP-78.                
Minnkota Power.................  Roseau County, MN..................  230-kV              PP-61.                
New York Power Authority.......  Massena, NY........................  765-kV              PP-56.                
                                 Massena, NY........................  2-230-kV            PP-25.                
                                 Niagara Falls, NY..................  2-345-kV            PP-74.                
                                 Devils Hole, NY....................  230-kV              PP-30.                
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp......  Devils Hole, NY....................  230-kV              PP-31.                
Northern States Power..........  Red River, ND......................  230-kV              PP-45.                
                                 Roseau County, MN..................  500-kV              PP-63.                
Vermont Electric Transmission    Norton, VT.........................  450-kV  PP-76.                
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\1\ These facilities were constructed at 345-kV but operated at 120-kV.                                         

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 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 ECI's request to export to Mexico 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-121. Comments on ECI's request 
to export to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-122. 
Additional copies are to be filed directly with: Peter G. Esposito, 
John Hengerer & Esposito, 1200 17th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, 
D.C. 20036 (facsimile 202-429-8805) AND Kathryn L. Patton, Regulatory 
Counsel, Electric Clearinghouse, Inc., 13430 Northwest Freeway, Suite 
1200, Houston, TX 77040-6095 (facsimile 713-507-6834).
    A final decision will be made on these applications after the 
environmental impacts of the proposed actions 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 these applications will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 27, 1996.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-25338 Filed 10-2-96; 8:45 am]
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