[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29137-29138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7672]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-184-A]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Morgan Stanley Capital 
Group Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. (MSCG) has applied to renew 
its authorization 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 5, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability (Mail Code OE-20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0350 (FAX 202-586-5860).

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 July 23, 1998, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-184 authorizing MSCG to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico. That Order expired on July 23, 2000. On April 27, 
2006, MSCG filed an application with DOE to renew the export authority 
contained in Order No. EA-184 for a five-year term.
    MSCG proposes to export electric energy to Mexico and to arrange 
for the delivery of those exports over the international transmission 
facilities presently owned by San Diego Gas & Electric Company, El Paso 
Electric Company, Central Power & Light

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Company and Comission Federal de Electricidad, the national electric 
utility of Mexico.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to this 
proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to these 
applications 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 MSCG application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket EA-184-A. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with William F. McCoy, Managing Director and 
Counsel, Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., 2000 Westchester Avenue, Purchase, 
NY 10577 and Daniel E. Frank, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, 1275 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004-2415.
    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, 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 
e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2006.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E6-7672 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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