[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35949-35950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17174]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-216-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; TransAlta Energy Marketing 
(U.S.) Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

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ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: TransAlta Energy Marketing (U.S.) Inc., (TEMUS) 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 August 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Imports/Exports (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) 202-586-2793.

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 August 31, 1999, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-216 authorizing TEMUS to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power 
marketer using the international electric transmission facilities owned 
and operated by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power 
Administration, Citizens Utilities, International Transmission Company, 
Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of the Highgate 
Project, Inc., Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power Company, Maine 
Public Service Company, Minnesota Power and Light Co., Inc., Minnkota 
Power, New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Northern 
States Power, and Vermont Electric Transmission Company. That two-year 
authorization will expire on August 31, 2001.
    On June 15, 2001, TEMUS filed an application with FE for renewal of 
this export authority and requested that the authorization be granted 
for a five-year term.
    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 TEMUS request to export to Canada should be clearly 
marked with Docket EA-216-A. Additional copies are to be filed directly 
with Sterling Koch, Counsel & Assistant Secretary, TransAlta Energy 
Marketing (U.S.) Inc., Box 1900, Station ``M'', 110-12th Avenue, S.W., 
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 2M1 and Donna J. Bobbish, Counsel, Vinson 
& Elkins L.L.P., 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20004-1008.
    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 No. EA-216. 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-216 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 ``Electricity,'' from the 
Regulatory Info menu, and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from the options 
menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2001.
Anthony Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power 
Imports/Exports, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil 
Energy.
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