[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6788]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. PP-85-2]


Application To Transfer Presidential Permit; Westmin Resources, 
Inc. and Boliden Westmin (Canada) Limited

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Westmin Resources, Inc. (WRI) and Boliden Westmin (Canada) 
Limited (BWCL) jointly applied to transfer Presidential Permit PP-85-A 
from WRI to BWCL.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before April 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Import/Export, FE-27, 
Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosalind Carter (Program Office) at 
202-586-7983 or Michael T. Skinker (Program Attorney) at 202-586-2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance, 
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United 
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United 
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a 
Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as 
amended by EO 12038.
    Existing Presidential permits are not transferable or assignable. 
However, in the event of a proposed voluntary transfer of facilities, 
in accordance with the regulations at 10 CFR 205.323, the existing 
permit holder and the transferee are required to file a joint 
application for transfer of the permit that includes a statement of 
reasons for the transfer.
    On October 5, 1988, DOE issued Presidential Permit PP-85 to WRI for 
a 35,000-volt alternating current transmission line which crosses the 
U.S. international border from British Columbia, Canada, passes through 
the State of Alaska, and re-enters British Columbia at a second point 
on the U.S. international border. On November 13, 1989, at the request 
of WRI, DOE reissued the Presidential permit (PP-85-A) in the name of 
Westmin Mines, Inc.
    On October 22, 2002, WRI and BWCL jointly filed an application to 
transfer Presidential Permit PP-85-A from WRI \1\ to BWCL. BWCL is a 
Canadian corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of 
Boliden Mineral AB, a Swedish corporation. BWCL, will own and operate 
the U.S. portion of the transmission facilities.
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    \1\ In the application for transfer of Presidential Permit PP-
85-A, the applicants submitted information indicating that on June 
14, 1993, Westmin Mines, Inc. changed its name to Westmin Resources, 
Inc.
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    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 Sec. Sec.  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.
    Additional copies of such petitions to intervene or protests also 
should be filed directly with: W.S. Garton AND James Lemoine, Bull, 
Housser & Tupper, 3000--1055 West George Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6E 
3R3, Canada.
    Before a Presidential permit may be issued or amended, the DOE must 
determine that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the 
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. In addition, DOE 
must consider the environmental impacts of the proposed action (i.e., 
granting the Presidential permit, with any conditions and limitations, 
or denying the permit) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969. DOE also must obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Defense before taking final action on a 
Presidential permit application.
    Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, 
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above. In 
addition, the application may be reviewed or downloaded from the Fossil 
Energy home page at: http://www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the Fossil 
Energy home page, select ``Electricity Regulation'' from the options 
menu, and then ``Pending Proceedings.''

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2003.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power 
Systems, Office of Coal & Power Import/Export, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 03-6788 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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