[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60265-60266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30292]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-134]
Application To Export Electric Energy to Mexico; Arizona Public
Service Company
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
AGENCY: Notice of application.
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SUMMARY: Arizona Public Service Company (APS), a regulated public
utility, has submitted an application to export electric energy to
Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on
or before December 27, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Import & Export Activities
(FE-52), Office of Coal & Power Systems, 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 November 12, 1996, APS filed an application with the Office of
Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization
to export electric energy to the Comision Federal de Electricidad
(CFE), the national electric utility of Mexico, pursuant to section
202(e) of the FPA. Specifically, APS, has proposed to transmit to CFE
electric energy purchased in the wholesale power marketplace, or when
available, excess energy from its own system.
APS would arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted to CFE
over one or more of the following international transmission or
subtransmission lines for which Presidential permits (PP) have been
previously issued:
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Owner Location Presidential voltage Permit 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.
69 kV..................... PP-94.
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Comision Federal de Electricidad.. Eagle Pass, TX....... 138 kV.................... PP-50.
Laredo, TX........... 138 kV.................... PP-57.
Falcon Dam, TX....... 138 kV.................... Not required.
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On November 17, 1995, in Order EA-104, APS was authorized to export
electric energy to Mexico through the facilities of San Diego Gas and
Electric Company. The energy to be exported was designated economy
energy. By this application APS seeks a more broad authorization to
include firm energy, if available.
In a related matter, on October 29, 1996, the Secretary of Energy
signed Delegation Order No. 0204-163, which delegated and assigned to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authority to carry out
such functions vested in the Secretary to regulate access to, and the
rates, terms and conditions for, transmission services over the
facilities of the El Paso Electric Company (EPE). This authority was
delegated to FERC for the sole purpose of authorizing FERC to take any
actions necessary to effectuate open access transmission over the
United States portion of EPE's electric transmission lines connecting
the Diablo and Ascarate substations in the United States with the
Insurgentes and Riverena substations in Mexico. Notice and a copy of
the Delegation Order were published in the Federal Register on November
1st at 61 FR 56525.
In its application, APS also requested authority to transmit
electric energy to CFE through a San Diego Gas & Electric Company
(SDG&E) owned 69-kV transmission line authorized in PP-49. On February
1, 1996, in Order PP-49-1, DOE amended the previously issued
Presidential permit by authorizing SDG&E to remove the cross-border
span and retain the U.S. portion of the facilities for domestic
purposes to help increase reliability of service to regional customers
in the U.S.
Procedural Matters
Any persons desiring to become a party to this proceeding or to be
heard by filing comments or protests to this application should file a
petition to intervene, comment 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:
Dennis Beals, Manager, Bulk Power Technical Services, Arizona Public
Service Company, P.O. Box 53999, Station 9860, Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999
and Bruce A. Gardner, Esq., Senior Attorney, Arizona Public Service
Company, P.O. Box 53999, Station 9820, Phoenix, AZ 85072-3507.
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 November 21, 1996.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Systems,
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-30292 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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