[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60702-60703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17093]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-318]


Application To Export Electric Energy; CSW Power Marketing

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: CSW Power Marketing (CPMI) 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 November 15, 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: Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202-
586-9624 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 September 18, 2006, the Department of Energy (DOE) received an 
application from CPMI for authority to transmit electric energy from 
the United States to Mexico as a power marketer. CPMI has requested an 
electricity export authorization with a 5-year term. CPMI does not own 
or control any generation, transmission, or distribution assets, nor 
does it have a franchised service area. The electric energy which CPMI 
proposes to export to Mexico would be surplus energy purchased from 
electric utilities, Federal power marketing agencies, and other 
entities within the U.S.
    CPMI will arrange for the delivery of exports to Mexico over the 
international transmission facilities owned by San Diego Gas & Electric 
Company, El Paso Electric Company, Central Power & Light Company, 
Sharyland Utilities, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the national 
electric utility of Mexico.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by CPMI has 
previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 
Executive Order 10485, as amended.
    DOE notes that CPMI shall have no authority to export electricity 
to Mexico until the conclusion of this proceeding and the issuance of 
an order granting authority to export.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to these 
proceedings 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 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 
petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the dates 
listed above.
    Comments on the CPMI application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-318. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with John C. Crespo, American Electric 
Power, 155 W. Nationwide Blvd., Suite 500, Columbus, Ohio 43215 and 
John R. Lilyestrom, Geo. F. Hobday, Jr., 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, and a determination is made by DOE 
that the proposed action will not adversely impact on 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, by 
accessing the program Web site at http://www.oe.energy.gov/permitting/electricity_imports_exports.htm, or by e-mailing Odessa Hopkins at 
[email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2006.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
 [FR Doc. E6-17093 Filed 10-13-06; 8:45 am]
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