[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 52304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25185]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-154-A]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Niagara Mohawk Energy 
Marketing, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: Niagara Mohawk Energy Marketing, Inc. (NMEM) has applied for 
renewal of its 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 October 13, 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: On October 1, 1997, the Office of Fossil 
Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) authorized Niagara Mohawk 
Energy Marketing, Inc.1 to transmit electric energy from the 
United States to Canada as a power marketer (Order No. EA-154) using 
the international electric transmission facilities owned and operated 
by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, 
Citizens Utilities, Detroit Edison, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, 
Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Maine Electric Power Company, 
Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power, Minnkota Power 
Cooperative, New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 
Northern States Power, and Vermont Electric Transmission Company. That 
authorization will expire on October 1, 1999.
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    \1\ Order No. EA-154 was issued to Plum Street Energy Marketing, 
Inc. On October 28, 1998, Plum Street notified DOE that it had 
changed its name to Niagara Mohawk Energy Marketing, Inc.
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    On September 21, 1999, NMEM filed an application with FE for 
renewal of the export authority contained in Order No. EA-154. NMEM has 
requested that authorization be issued for a five-year term and that 
the international transmission facilities of Long Sault, Inc. be added 
to the list of authorized export points. DOE has provided a 15-day 
public comment period in response to NMEM's request for expedited 
processing of this application.

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 Sec. 385.211 or Sec. 385.214 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission'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 NMEM request to export should be clearly marked 
with Docket EA-154-A. Additional copies are to be filed directly with 
Ms. Robin R. Hope, Energy Transaction Administrator, Niagara Mohawk 
Energy Marketing, Inc., 507 Plum Street, Syracuse, NY 13204.
    DOE notes that the circumstances described in this application are 
virtually identical to those for which export authority had previously 
been granted in FE Order EA-154. Consequently, DOE believes that it has 
adequately satisfied its responsibilities under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 through the documentation of a 
categorical exclusion in the FE Docket EA-154 proceeding.
    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, DC, on September 22, 1999.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/
Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-25185 Filed 9-27-99; 8:45 am]
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