[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17978-17979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8868]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-262]


Application To Export Electric Energy; TransCanada Power 
Marketing, Ltd.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: TransCanada Power Marketing, Ltd.. (TCPM) 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 May 13, 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: Rosalind Carter (Program Office) 202-
586-7903 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 March 6, 2002, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from TCPM to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. TCPM is 
formed under Delaware law with its principal place of business in 
Westborough, MA. TCPM is wholly owned by TransCanada Pipeline USA Ltd., 
which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada Pipelines Limited. 
TCPM does not own or control any electric power generation or 
transmission facilities and does not have a franchised electric power 
service area in the United States. TCPM operates as a power marketer 
and broker of electric power at wholesale and retail and provides 
services in related areas such as fuel supplies and transmission 
services.
    TCPM will purchase the power to be exported from electric utilities 
and federal power marketing agencies within the United States and 
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 TCPM, 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 section 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 TCPM application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket

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EA-262. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Angela Avery, 
Legal Counsel (Regulatory), TransCanada Power Marketing Ltd., 450--1st 
Street, SW., Calgary, Alberta T2P 5H1.
    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 ``Regulatory Programs,'' 
then ``Electricity Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from 
the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2002.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power 
Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 02-8868 Filed 4-11-02; 8:45 am]
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