[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39380-39381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14393]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-223-A]


Application to Export Electric Energy; CMS Marketing, Services 
and Trading Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: CMS Marketing, Services and Trading Company (CMS) 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 June 24, 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 July 11, 2000, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA-223 authorizing CMS 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

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Transmission Company. That two-year authorization expires on July 11, 
2002.
    On May 30, 2002, DOE received an application from CMS to renew its 
authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to 
Canada. Further, CMS requests that an electricity export authorization 
be issued for a 5-year term.
    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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission'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 CMS application to export electric energy to Canada 
should be clearly marked with Docket EA-223-A. Additional copies are to 
be filed directly with Francis X. Berkemeier, Attorney, 212 W. Michigan 
Avenue, Jackson, MI 49201 and Karyl M. Lawson, General Counsel, 1021 
Main St., Ste. 2900, Houston, TX 77002.
    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-223. 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-223 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 FE Home Page at http://www.fe.de.gov. Upon reaching the 
FE Home page, select ``Electricity Regulation'' and then ``Pending 
Proceedings'' from the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 4, 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. 02-14393 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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