[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34591-34592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14606]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-236-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; American Electric Power 
Service Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC), on behalf 
of its public utility operating companies, has applied for authority to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to 
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before June 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex (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: Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202-
586-4708 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 April 5, 2001, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from AEPSC, on 
behalf of its public utility operating companies, to transmit electric 
energy from the United States to Mexico. Notice of the export 
application was placed in the Federal Register on April 18, 2001, and 
an order authorizing exports to Mexico was issued on June 15, 2001. 
That order will expire on June 15, 2003.
    On May 21, 2003, AEPSC applied for an extension of its 
authorization. This application was again filed by AEPSC on behalf of 
its public utility affiliates, namely: Appalachian Power Company; AEP 
Texas Central Company; Columbus Southern Power Company; Indiana 
Michigan Power Company; Kentucky Power Company; Ohio Power Company; 
Public Service Company of Oklahoma; Southwestern Electric Power 
Company; and AEP Texas North Company (collectively, the ``AEP Operating 
Companies'' or the ``Applicants''). AEPSC is incorporated under the 
laws of the State of New York and has its principal place of business 
in Columbus, Ohio. The electric energy which the applicants propose to 
export to Mexico would be either from surplus generation of the AEP 
Operating Companies or from purchases made on the wholesale market.
    The applicants propose to arrange for the delivery of electric 
energy to Mexico over the international transmission facilities owned 
by San Diego Gas & Electric Company, El Paso Electric Company, Central 
Power and Light Company, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the 
national electric utility of Mexico. The construction of each of the 
international transmission facilities to be utilized by the applicants, 
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 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.
    Comments on the AEPSC application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket EA-236-A. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with F. Mitchell Dutton, Esq., American 
Electric Power Service Corporation, 1 Riverside Plaza, 15th Floor, 
Columbus, Ohio 43215-2373 and John R. Lilyestrom, Esq., Hogan & 
Hartson, LLP, 555 13th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
    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 (NEPA), and a determination is made by 
the DOE that the proposed action will not adversely impact the 
reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system.

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    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.doe.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 June 5, 2003.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/
Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 03-14606 Filed 6-9-03; 8:45 am]
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