[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4272-4273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2170]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Nos. EA-138 and EA-139]


Applications to Export Electric Energy; Global Energy Services, 
LLC

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
SUMMARY: Global Energy Services, LLC (GES), a limited liability 
company, has submitted applications to export electric energy to Mexico 
and Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before February 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex (FE-52), Office of 
Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
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. 
Sec. 824a(e)).
    On January 14, 1997, GES filed two applications with the Office of 
Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization 
to export electric energy to Mexico (Docket EA-138) and Canada (Docket 
EA-139), as a power marketer, pursuant to section 202(e) of the FPA. 
Specifically, GES has proposed to transmit to Mexico and Canada 
electric energy purchased from electric utilities and federal power 
marketing agencies.
    GES would arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted to 
Mexico over one or more of the international transmission or 
subtransmission lines owned by San Diego Gas & Electric Company, El 
Paso Electric Company, Central Power and Light Company, and Comision 
Federal de Electricidad. For electricity exports to Canada, GES would 
arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted over facilities owned 
by Basin Electric, Bonneville Power Administration, Citizens Utilities, 
Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Main Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners 
of the Highgate Project, Maine Electric Power Company, Maine Public 
Service Company, Minnesota Power and Light Company, Minnkota Power, New 
York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States 
Power and Vermont Electric Transmission Company. Each of the 
transmission facilities, as more fully described in the application, 
has previously been issued a Presidential permit pursuant to Executive 
Order 10485, as amended.
    As noted above, GES proposes to export electricity to Mexico over 
lines owned and operated by the El Paso Electric Company (EPE) and 
permitted under Presidential Permits Nos. PP-48, as amended, and PP-92. 
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 EPE. This 
authority was delegated to FERC for the sole purpose of authorizing 
FERC to take any actions necessary to effectuate open

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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 1, 1996, at 61 FR 56525.

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. Comments on GES's request to export to Mexico 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-138. Comments on GES's request 
to export to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-139. 
Additional copies are to be filed directly with: Peter G. Esposito; 
Daniel A. King, John, Hengerer and Esposito, 1200 17th St., NW, Suite 
600, Washington, DC 20036-3006, (202) 429-8808 and Edward J. Faneuil, 
Global Energy Services, LLC , Watermill Center, 800 South Street, 
Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9161, (617) 894-8800.
    A final decision will be made on these applications 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 actions 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 January 23, 1997.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Systems, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 97-2170 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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