[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 14924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7441]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-211-A]


Application to Export Electric Energy; DTE Energy Trading, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: DTE Energy Trading, Inc. (DTE) 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 April 12, 2002.

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: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
9506 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 June 24, 1999 the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department 
of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-211 authorizing DTE 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, Citizen Utilities, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, 
International Transmission Company (formally The Detroit Edison 
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. That two-year authorization expired on June 24, 
2001.
    On March 5, 2002, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from DTE to transmit 
electric energy from the United States to Canada. Further, DTE requests 
that an electricity export authorization be issued for a 5-year term 
and that consideration of the application be expedited so that it may 
participate in the new competitive marketplace scheduled to begin in 
Ontario, Canada, on May 1, 2002.

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 DTE application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-211-A. Additional copies are to 
be filed directly with Raymond O. Sturdy, Jr., DTE Energy Company, 2000 
Second Avenue, 688 WCB, Detroit, MI 48226 and Sandra C. Steffen, DTE 
Energy Trading, Inc., 200 Ashley Mews, 414 South Main Street, Ann 
Arbor, MI 48104.
    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-211. 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-211 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.de.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Electricity Regulation'' 
and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2002.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & 
Power Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 02-7441 Filed 3-27-02; 8:45 am]
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