[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19924-19925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9580]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-236]


Application to Export Electric Energy; American Electric Power 
Service Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC), on behalf 
of its public utility operating companies, has applied for authority to 
transmit electric energy from the United States 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 May 18, 2001.

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 April 5, 2001, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from AEPSC to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico. This 
application was filed by AEPSC on behalf of its public utility 
affiliates, namely: Appalachian Power Company; Central Power & Light 
Company; Columbus Southern Power Company; Indiana Michigan Power 
Company; Kentucky Power Company; Ohio Power Company; Public Service 
Company of Oklahoma; Southwestern Electric Power Company; and West 
Texas Utilities Company (collectively, the ``AEP Operating Companies'' 
or the ``Applicants''). AEPSC is incorporated under the laws of the 
State of New York and has its principal place of business in Columbus, 
Ohio. The electric energy which the applicants propose to export to 
Mexico would be from either surplus generation of the AEP Operating 
Companies or from purchases on the wholesale market.
    The applicants propose to arrange for the delivery of electric 
energy to Mexico over the international transmission facilities owned 
by San Diego Gas & Electric Company, El Paso Electric Company, Central 
Power and Light Company, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the 
national electric utility of Mexico. The construction of each of the 
international transmission facilities to be utilized by the applicants, 
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 AEPSC application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket EA-236. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with F. Mitchell Dutton, Esq. American 
Electric Power Service Corporation, 1 Riverside Plaza, 15th Floor, 
Columbus, Ohio 43215-2373 and John R. Lilyestrom, Esq., Hogan & 
Hartson, LLP, 555 13th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004.
    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 (NEPA), 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

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2001.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/
Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
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