[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 235 (Tuesday, December 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 67676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32554]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA-194 and EA-196]


Applications to Export Electric Energy; Enserch Energy Services, 
Inc. and Minnesota Power

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of applications.

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SUMMARY: Enserch Energy Services, Inc. (EES) and Minnesota Power have 
applied for authority to transmit electric energy from the United 
States 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 January 7, 1999.

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)).
    The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 
has received applications from the following companies for 
authorization to export electric energy to Canada:

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                                                   Application   Docket
                   Application                         date        No.
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Enserch Energy Services, Inc.....................     10/13/98    EA-194
Minnesota Power, Inc.............................     11/18/98    EA-196
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    In Docket No. EA-194, EES proposes to transmit electric energy from 
the United States to Canada that it purchases from electric utilities 
and Federal power marketing agencies. EES is a wholly-owned subsidiary 
of Enserch Corporation. Texas Utilities Company, a holding company, 
owns all of the outstanding stock of the Enserch Corporation. EES is a 
power marketing company which does not own or control any facilities 
for the generation or transmission of electricity, nor does it have a 
franchised service area.
    In Docket No. EA-196, Minnesota Power, a generation and 
transmission-owning public utility with its service territory in 
northern Minnesota, proposes to export electric energy to Canada that 
it purchases from other electric utilities, Federal power marketing 
agencies, and other entities authorized to sell power for resale.
    Each of the above exporters proposes to arrange for the delivery of 
electric energy to Canada over transmission facilities owned by Basin 
Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Citizens 
Utilities, Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, 
Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault Incorporated, Maine 
Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, 
Inc., Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York Power Authority, Niagara 
Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States Power and Vermont Electric 
Transmission Company.
    The construction of each of the international transmission 
facilities to be utilized by these applicants, as more fully described 
in the applications, has previously been authorized by a Presidential 
permit issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

    Any person desiring to become a party to this proceeding or to be 
heard by filing comments or protest 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 
each petition and protest should be filed with the DOE on or before the 
date listed above.
    Comments on the EES application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-194. Additional copies are to 
be filed directly with Thomas W. Pounds, Vice President--Legal Affairs, 
and Ms. Janet Dixon, Senior Attorney, Legal Department, Enserch Energy 
Services, Inc., 1301 Fannin, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77002.
    Comments on Minnesota Power's application to transmit electric 
energy to Canada should be marked with Docket EA-196. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Steven W. Tyacke, Esq., Minnesota Power, 
Inc., 30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
    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, 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 or by 
accessing the Fossil Energy Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Regulatory'' and then 
``Electricity'' and ``News'' from the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on December 2, 1998.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-32554 Filed 12-7-98; 8:45 am]
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