[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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