[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12789-12790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6676]





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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA-100-B and EA-105-A-MX]


Applications to Export Electric Energy; San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company and NorAm Energy Services, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of applications.

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SUMMARY: San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), an investor owned 
utility, has submitted an application to renew its authority to export 
electric energy to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 
Power Act. NorAm Energy Services, Inc. (NorAm), a power marketer, has 
submitted an application to renew its authority to export electric 
energy to Mexico.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before April 15, 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 February 9, 1996, in Order EA-100-A, the Office of Fossil Energy 
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) authorized San Diego Gas & 
Electric Company (SDG&E) to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) on a 
non-firm basis at a maximum rate of transmission of 400 megawatts (MW). 
That order expires on April 19, 1998. On March 3, 1998, SDG&E filed an 
application for renewal of this export authority. The electric energy 
SDG&E proposes to export would be delivered to Canada over the 
international transmission facilities owned by the Bonneville Power 
Administration.
    On May 30, 1996, in FE Order No. EA-105-MX, FE authorized NorAm to 
export electric energy to Mexico, as a power marketer, using the 
facilities of SDG&E, El Paso Electric Company, Central Power and Light 
Company, and Comission Federal de Electridad, the national electric 
utility of Mexico. On March 6, 1998, NorAm submitted an application to 
FE to renew that authorization which will expire on May 30, 1998. In 
seeking renewal of its export authority, NorAm requested that the list 
of authorized border crossings be amended to include the following 
international transmission facilities owned by Arizona Public Service 
Company:

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                                       Voltage      Presidential permit 
              Location                   (kV)               No.         
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San Luis, AZ (San Luis-Canal Line).         34.5  PP-108                

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San Luis, AZ (San Luis-Industrial           34.5  PP-106                
 Park Line).                                                            
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Procedural Matters

     Any persons desiring to become a party to these proceedings or to 
be heard by filing comments or protests to these applications 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.
    Comments on SDG&E's request to export to Canada should be clearly 
marked with Docket EA-100-B. Additional copies are to be filed directly 
with Betty Cash Hunter, Power Contracts Administration, San Diego Gas & 
Electric Company, P.O. Box 1831, San Diego, CA 92112 AND James F. 
Walsh, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, P.O. Box 1831, San Diego, CA 
92112.
    Comments on NorAm's request to export to Mexico should be clearly 
marked with Docket EA-105-A-MX. Additional copies are to be filed 
directly with Kevin P. Erwin, General Attorney, NorAm Energy Services, 
inc., P.O. Box 4455, 1111 Louisiana, 7th Floor, Houston, TX 77210-4455.
    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 March 10, 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. 98-6676 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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