[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33991-33992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11917]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-212-C]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Coral Power, L.L.C.

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

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Coral Power, L.L.C. (Coral) has applied to renew its authority 
to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant 
to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before July 20, 2007.

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-
8008).

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 by the Department of Energy 
(DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 
authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
    On June 9, 1999, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. 
EA-212 authorizing Coral to transmit electric energy from the United 
States to Mexico as a power marketer for a two-year term. On August 13, 
2001, in Order No. EA-212-A, DOE renewed that authorization for a two-
year term. On July 8, 2002, Coral filed an application with DOE to 
amend the existing export authorization contained in Order No. EA-212-A 
to add a list of authorized export points. On August 26, 2002, in Order 
No. EA-212-B, DOE renewed that authorization for a five-year term. That 
authorization will expire on August 26, 2007.
    On May 31, 2007, Coral filed an application with DOE to renew the 
export authority contained in Order No. EA-212-B for an additional 
five-year term and requested expedited treatment of the application so 
that its authorization will not lapse. Coral does not own or control 
any transmission or distribution assets, nor does it have a franchised 
service area. The electric energy which Coral proposes to export to 
Mexico would be purchased from electric utilities and Federal power 
marketing agencies within the United States.
    Coral will arrange for the delivery of exports to Mexico over the 
international transmission facilities currently owned by San Diego Gas 
and Electric Company, El Paso Electric Company, Central Power and Light 
Company, and Comision Federal de Electricidad, the national utility of 
Mexico.
    The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of each of 
the international transmission facilities to be utilized by Coral 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 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 date 
listed above.
    Comments on the Coral application to export electric energy to 
Mexico should be clearly marked with Docket No. EA-212-C. Additional 
copies are to be filed directly with Robert Reilley, Vice President, 
Regulatory Affairs, Coral Power, L.L.C., 909 Fannin, Plaza Level One, 
Houston, TX 77010 and Jane Barnett, Regulatory analyst, Coral Power, 
L.L.C., 909 Fannin, Plaza Level One, 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, 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

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program's Home Page at http://www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2007.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability.
 [FR Doc. E7-11917 Filed 6-19-07; 8:45 am]
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