[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39445-39446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14807]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-293]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Coral Energy Management, 
LLC

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Coral Energy Management, LLC (Coral) 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 July 30, 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.,

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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 May 24, 2004, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department 
of Energy (DOE) received an application from Coral to transmit electric 
energy from the United States to Mexico for a period of five years. 
Coral is owned by subsidiaries of Shell Oil Company and InterGen, N.V., 
with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Coral does not 
own or control any electric generation facilities, nor does it have a 
franchised electric power service area. The electric energy which Coral 
proposes to export to Mexico would be purchased from electric utilities 
and other suppliers within the U.S.
    Coral 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, Baja California Power, and Comision Federal de 
Electricidad, the national electric utility of Mexico. The construction 
of each of the international transmission facilities to be utilized, as 
more fully described in the application, has previously been authorized 
by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as 
amended.
    FE notes that Coral has requested it be authorized to export 
electric energy using the 230-kV international transmission facilities 
currently owned by Baja California Power, Inc. (also an Intergen 
affiliate) and authorized by Presidential Permit PP-234. These 
facilities have not previously been authorized for third-party use 
since they do not interconnect with the system of the Comision Federal 
de Electricidad. Rather, these facilities connect directly to the 
Energia de Baja California (EBC) powerplant located in Mexicali, 
Mexico, and can be used in the export mode at a maximum rate of 
transmission of 17 megawatts (MW) only to deliver electric energy to 
the powerplant during startup. Presently, EBC is the only entity 
authorized to export over the PP-234 facilities. If granted an 
electricity export authorization in this docket, Coral's use of these 
facilities also would be limited to exports not to exceed an 
instantaneous transmission rate of 17 MW.
    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 Coral application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket EA-293. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Robert Reilley, Vice President, 
Regulatory Affairs, 909 Fannin, Plaza Level 1, Houston, TX 77010.
    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 June 24, 2004.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power 
Import/Export, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
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