[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4234-4235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2046]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-172]


Application To Export Electric Energy; the Power Company of 
America, L.P.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The Power Company of America, L.P. (PCA), a power marketer, 
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 February 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex (FE-27), Office of 
Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0350 (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. 
Sec. 824a(e)).
    On January 15, 1998, PCA applied to the Office of Fossil Energy 
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export 
electric energy to Canada, as a power marketer, pursuant to section 
202(e) of the FPA. Specifically, PCA has proposed to transmit to Canada 
electric energy purchased from electric utilities and other suppliers 
within the U.S.
    PCA would arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted to 
Canada over the international transmission facilities

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owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power 
Administration, Citizens Utilities, Detroit Edison Company, Eastern 
Maine Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Maine 
Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power 
and Light Company, Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York Power 
Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States Power, and 
Vermont Electric Transmission Company. Each of these transmission 
facilities, as more fully described in the application, has previously 
been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive 
Order 10485, as amended.

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, comments and protests should be filed with the DOE on 
or before the date listed above. Additional copies are to be filed 
directly with Stephen C. Smith, President, The Power Company of 
America, Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830 and Lynn H. Hargis, 
Robert F. Shapiro, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, 1200 New Hampshire Ave., 
N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036.
    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, 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 January 23, 1998.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal and Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Coal and Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-2046 Filed 1-27-98; 8:45 am]
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