[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47459-47460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22842]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-249]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Exelon Generation Company, 
LLC

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) 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 October 12, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Import/Export (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: Rosalind Carter (Program Office) 202-
586-7983 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 20, 2001, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from Exelon to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. Exelon, a 
Pennsylvania corporation with its principal place of business in 
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, is a power marketer and wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, an electric utility holding company. 
Exelon owns generation facilities but does not have a franchised 
service area. The power to be exported will be generated by Exelon or 
will be purchased from electric utilities, power marketers, and federal 
power marketing agencies in the United States.
    Exelon proposes to arrange for the delivery of electric energy to 
Canada over the existing international transmission facilities owned by 
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, 
Citizen Utilities, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, International 
Transmission Company, Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Long Sault, 
Inc., 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, operation, 
maintenance, and connection of each of the international transmission 
facilities to be utilized by Exelon, 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 DOE on or before the 
date listed above.
    Comments on the Exelon application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-249. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Majorie R. Philips, Attorney, Exelon 
Generation Company, LLC, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348.
    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.de.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Electricity

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6, 2001.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power 
Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
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