[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28455-28456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13395]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-210]


Application To Export Electric Energy; PP&L EnergyPlus Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: PP&L EnergyPlus Company (PP&L EnergyPlus) has 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 June 25, 1999.


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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: Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202-
586-4708 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 May 4, 1999, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department 
of Energy (DOE) received an application from PP&L EnergyPlus to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. PP&L 
EnergyPlus, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, is a power 
marketer that does not own or control any electric generation or 
transmission facilities nor does it have any franchised service 
territory in the United States.
    PP&L EnergyPlus proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric 
energy to Canada over the international 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, Maine Electric Power 
Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power & Light, 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 PP&L EnergyPlus, 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 person 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 
each petition and protest should be filed with the DOE on or before the 
date listed above.
    Comments on the PP&L EnergyPlus application to export electric 
energy to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-210. 
Additional copies are to be filed directly with Jesse A. Dillion, Esq. 
Senior Counsel, PP&L, Inc., Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 
18101, and John F. Cotter, Sr. Vice President--Marketing, PP&L 
EnergyPlus Co., Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101, and 
Douglas H. Rosenberg, Esq., Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, 5000 Columbia 
Center, 701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-7078.
    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 or by 
accessing the Fossil Energy Home Page at http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Regulatory Programs,'' 
then ``Electricity Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from 
the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 1999.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-13395 Filed 5-25-99; 8:45 am]
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