[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53406-53407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26515]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-254 and EA-255]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Aquila Energy Marketing 
Corporation and Aquila, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Aquila Energy Marketing Corporation (AEM) and Aquila, Inc. 
(ILA) have applied to transfer AEM's authority to export electric 
energy from the United States to Mexico and to Canada, pursuant to 
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act, to ILA.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before November 21, 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: 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 August 23, 2001, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order 
Nos. EA-147-B and EA-148-B granting authority to AEM to export electric 
energy from the United States to Mexico and to Canada, respectively, 
through August 23, 2006, AEM and ILA have now applied to transfer AEM's 
export authority from AEM to ILA. The applicants request that the 
voluntary transfer be effective on the date of the liquidation of AEM 
and its merger into ILA. The applicants will provide the DOE with 
notice of completion of the liquidation and merger.
    AEM, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in 
Kansas City, Missouri, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ILA, formerly 
Aquila Energy Corporation, which in turn is

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80% owned by UtiliCorp United Inc. (``UtiliCorp'') and 20% owned by the 
public. AEM is currently authorized to do business in all states in 
which it operates. AEM does not own or control any electric generation 
or transmission facilities nor does it have a franchised service area. 
UtiliCorp owns and operates transmission facilities in the United 
States through its operating divisions. AEM is engaged in the marketing 
of power as both a broker and as a marketer of electric power at 
wholesale. AEM purchases the power that it sells from cogeneration 
facilities, federal power marketing agencies, electric utilities and 
exempt wholesale generators.
    ILA is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business 
in Kansas City, Missouri. AEM is a subsidiary of ILA. ILA is 80% owned 
by UtiliCorp and 20% owned by the public. ILA is restructuring its 
trade entities. AEM will be liquidated and merged into ILA. Upon 
completion of the liquidation and merger, ILA will engage in power 
marketing activities.
    In FE Docket No. EA-254, ILA proposes to export electric energy to 
Mexico and to arrange for the delivery of those exports to Mexico over 
the international transmission facilities owned by San Diego Gas and 
Electric Company, El Paso Electric Company, Central Power and Light 
Company, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the national utility of 
Mexico. In FE Docket No. EA-255, ILA proposes to export electric energy 
to Canada and to arrange for the delivery of those exports to Canada 
over the international transmission facilities owned by Basin Electric 
Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power Administration, Citizens 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 of each of the international transmission 
facilities to be utilized by ILA 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 these 
applications 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 ILA applications to export electric energy to 
Mexico and/or Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-254 and/or 
Docket EA-255, respectively. Additional copies are to be filed directly 
with Kevin Fox, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Aquila 
Energy Marketing Corporation, 1100 Walnut Street, Suite 3300, Kansas 
City, Missouri 64106 and Kathryn A. Flaherty, Blackwell Sanders Peper 
Martin, 13710 FNB Parkway, Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
    A final decision will be made on these applications 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 these applications will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above or by 
accessing the Fossil Energy homepage at http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select then ``Electricity 
Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 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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