[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15390-15391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8374]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-178]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Citizens Power Sales

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Citizens Power Sales (CP Sales), a power marketer, 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 April 30, 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. 
824a(e)).
    On March 19, 1998, CP Sales applied to the Office of Fossil Energy 
(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to export 
electric energy to Mexico, as a power marketer, pursuant to section 
202(e) of the FPA. Specifically, CP Sales has proposed to transmit to 
Mexico electric energy purchased from electric utilities and other 
suppliers within the U.S.
    CP Sales would arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted to 
Mexico over the international transmission facilities owned by Comision 
Federal de Electricidad, the national electric utility of Mexico, 
Central Power & Light Company, El Paso Electric Company, and San Diego 
Gas & Electric Company. The construction of 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 (EO) 10485, as amended by EO 12038.

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 Joseph C. Bell, Jolanta Sterbenz, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., 
555 Thirteen Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004-1109 and William 
Roberts, Vice

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President of Utility Contracting, Citizens Power Sales, 160 Federal 
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
    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 March 24, 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. 98-8374 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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