[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59007-59008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29353]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-98-H]


Application for Electricity Export Authorization; Western Systems 
Power Pool

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: The Western Systems Power Pool (WSPP) has filed an application 
on behalf of certain of its members to renew the electricity export 
authorization issued September 5, 1996, in Order EA-98-C.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before December 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Import/Export; (FE-27), 
Office of Coal & Power, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. (FAX 202-287-
5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
9506 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 September 5, 1996, in Docket EA-98-C, the Office of Fossil 
Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) authorized 42 members of 
the WSPP to export electric energy to Canada. In several later 
proceedings in the EA-98 docket, the list of authorized member-
exporters was modified to add, delete, or reflect corporate name 
changes. The most recent order in the docket, EA-98-G, authorized 49 
member companies to transmit electric energy to Canada. The 
international transmission facilities utilized for these exports are 
the owned and operated by the Bonneville Power Administration, also a 
WSPP member. The facilities consist of two 500-kV transmission lines at 
Blaine, Washington, and one 230-kV transmission line at Nelway, British 
Columbia, that interconnect with facilities of BC Hydro, and one 230-kV 
line, also at Nelway, connecting to West Kootenay Power, Limited. The 
construction and operation of these international transmission 
facilities was previously authorized by Presidential Permits PP-10, PP-
46, and PP-36, respectively. The WSPP authorization to

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export electric energy to Canada expired on September 5, 2001.
    On August 8, 2001, WSPP submitted, on behalf of certain member 
companies, an application to renew the electricity export authorization 
contained in Order EA-98-C. That application was further supplemented 
on August 17, 2001. The following 21 WSPP member companies now seek 
authorization to export electric energy to Canada: Aquila Power 
Corporation; Avista Corporation; Avista Energy, Inc.; Candela Energy 
Corporation; Edison Mission Marketing and Trading, Inc.; El Paso 
Electric Company; El Paso Merchant Energy, L.P.; Enron Power Marketing, 
Inc.; Idaho Power Company; Kansas City Power & Light; Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company; PacifiCorp; PanCanadian Energy Services, Inc.; 
Powerex Corporation; Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative; Puget 
Sound Energy; Southern California Edison Company; TransAlta Energy 
Marketing (U.S.) Inc.; TransCanada Energy Ltd.; Tucson Electric Power 
Company; and UtiliCorp United, Inc.

Procedural Matters

    Any persons 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 385.211 or 385.214 of the FERC's rules of practice 
and procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of such 
petitions and protests should be filed with the DOE on or before the 
date listed above. Additional copies are to be filed directly with: 
Michael E. Small, General Counsel to the WSPP, Wright & Talisman, P.C., 
1200 G Street, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005-3802.
    At the time this notice is being published, delivery of both 
regular and overnight mail to the Department of Energy headquarters 
building has been disrupted. DOE will consider facsimile transmissions 
to 202-287-5736, received before the closing date, as timely. 
Commenters should also submit original documents using traditional mail 
systems.
    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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 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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