[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 193 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51691-51692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25339]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy
[Docket EA-123]


Application to Export Electric Energy; PECO Energy Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: PECO Energy Company (PECO), an investor-owned utility, has 
submitted an application to export electric energy to Canada pursuant 
to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before October 17, 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 electric energy 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 6, 1996, PECO 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. PECO, an

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investor-owned utility that owns generation, transmission, and 
distribution facilities in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
also engages in activities similar to those of power marketers. In this 
application, PECO proposes to purchase energy for export in the 
wholesale power marketplace rather than transmit electric energy from 
PECO's own system.
    PECO asserts that the energy it proposes to transmit to Canada 
would be surplus to the requirements of the selling utility or 
generator. PECO would arrange for the exported energy to be wheeled 
from the selling entities, over 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: Basin Electric's 230-kilovolt 
(kV) line at Tioga, North Dakota (PP-64); Bonneville Power 
Administration's (BPA) 2--500-kV lines at Blaine, Washington (PP-10); 
BPA's 200--230-kV lines at Nelway, British Columbia (PP-36, PP-46); 
Citizens Utilities' 120-kV line at Derby Line, Vermont (PP-66); Detroit 
Edison's (Detroit) 2--345-kV lines at St. Clair, Michigan (PP-38, PP-
58); Detroit's 230-kV line at Maryville, Michigan (PP-21); Detroit's 
230-kV line at Detroit, Michigan (PP-21); Joint Owners of the Highgate 
Project's 345-kV line (operated at 120-kV) at Franklin, Vermont (PP-
82); Maine Electric Power Company's 345-kV line at Houlton, Maine (P-
43); Maine Public Service's 138-kV line at Aroostook County, Maine (PP-
29); Minnesota Power's 115-kV line at International Falls, Minnesota 
(PP-78); Minnesota Power's 230-kV line at Roseau County, Minnesota (PP-
61); New York Power Authority's (NYPA) 2--230-kV lines at Massena, New 
York (PP-25); NYPA's 230-kV line at Devil's Hole, New York (PP-30); 
NYPA's 765-kV line at Fort Covington, New York (PP-56); NYPA's 2--345-
kV lines at Niagara Falls, New York (PP-74); Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation's 230-kV line at Devil's Hole, New York (PP-31); Northern 
States Power's (NSP) 230-kV line at Red River, North Dakota (PP-45); 
NSP's 500-kV line at Roseau County, North Dakota (PP-63); and Vermont 
Electric Transmission Company's 450-kV DC line at Norton, 
Vermont (PP-76).
    In a related matter, in Order No. EA-98-C, issued September 5, 1996 
(Docket EA-98-C), PECO was authorized to export electricity to British 
Columbia Hydro & Power Authority, and other future Canadian members of 
the Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP), under the terms and conditions 
of WSPP's pooling agreement and service schedules approved by the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

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. Additional copies are to be 
filed directly with: Marjorie R. Philips, Esq., PECO Energy Company--
Power Team, 2004 Renaissance Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406 
(facsimile 610-292-6644).
    A final decision will be made on this applications after the 
environmental impacts of the proposed action 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 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 September 27, 1996.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-25339 Filed 10-2-96; 8:45 am]
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