[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 64 (Friday, April 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17398-17399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7486]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-289]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Intercom Energy, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Intercom Energy, Inc. (Intercom) 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 May 3, 2004.

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: Rosalind Carter (Program Office) (202) 
586-7983 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 February 27, 2004, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from Intercom to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico. Intercom is 
a California company with its principal place of

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business in Chula Vista, California. Intercom does not own or control 
any electric generation facilities, nor does it have a franchised 
electric power service area. The electric energy which Intercom 
proposes to export to Mexico would be purchased from electric utilities 
and other suppliers within the U.S.
    Intercom proposes 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 Intercom application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket EA-289. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Ernesto Pallares, Chief Executive 
Officer, Intercom Energy, Inc., 303 H Street, Suite 401, Chula Vista, 
CA 91910 and Jon L. Brunenkant, James W. Moeller, Brunenkant & Haskell, 
LLP, 805 15th Street, NW., Suite 1101, Washington, DC, 20005 and Daniel 
J. Morgin, The Morgin Law Firm, P.C., 110 Juniper Street, San Diego, CA 
92101.
    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 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.doe.gov. Upon 
reaching the Fossil Energy Home page, select ``Regulatory Programs,'' 
then ``Pending Proceedings'' from the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2004.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & 
Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 04-7486 Filed 4-1-04; 8:45 am]
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