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access transmission over the United

States portion of EPE’s electric

transmission lines connecting the

Diablo and Ascarate substations in the

United States with the Insurgentes and

Riverena substations in Mexico. Notice

and a copy of the Delegation Order were

published in the Federal Register on

November 1, 1996, at 61 FR 56525.

Procedural Matters

Any persons 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 §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of such petitions and protests

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above. Comments

on GES’s request to export to Mexico

should be clearly marked with Docket

EA–138. Comments on GES’s request to

export to Canada should be clearly

marked with Docket EA–139.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with: Peter G. Esposito; Daniel A. King,

John, Hengerer and Esposito, 1200 17th

St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC

20036–3006, (202) 429–8808 and

Edward J. Faneuil, Global Energy

Services, LLC , Watermill Center, 800

South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts

02254–9161, (617) 894–8800.

A final decision will be made on these

applications 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 actions will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of these applications will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 23,

1997.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil

Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–2170 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. EA–140]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

Public Service Company of New

Mexico

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

SUMMARY: Public Service Company of

New Mexico (PNM), a regulated public

utility, has submitted an application to

export electric energy 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 February 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–52), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202–287–

5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

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 January 16, 1997, PNM filed an

application with the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) for authorization to export

electric energy to Comision Federal de

Electricidad (CFE), the Mexican national

electric utility, or other power

customers in Mexico, for a term of five

years, pursuant to section 202(e) of the

FPA. Specifically, PNM has proposed to

engage in open-ended transactions to

transmit and exchange wholesale

electric energy under terms and

contracts to be negotiated in the future.

PNM asserts that a series of State

regulatory actions have left the utility

with 170 megawatts (MW) of excess

generating capacity that could be

dedicated for the sale in the wholesale

market. PNM further asserts that it will

schedule all power consistent with the

reliability criteria, standards, and guides

of the North American Electric

Reliability Council and the Western

Systems Coordinating Council.

The electric energy PNM proposes to

sell to CFE would be delivered to

Mexico using San Diego Gas & Electric

Company’s two 230-kilovolt

transmission facilities at Miguel and

Imperial Valley, California. The

construction and operation of these

international transmission lines was

previously authorized by Presidential

Permit numbers PP–68 and PP–79,

respectively.

Procedural Matters

Any persons 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 §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of such petitions and protests

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above. Additional

copies are to be filed directly with: John

T. Stough, Jr., Long, Aldridge & Norman,

L.L.P., 701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.,

Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20004 And

Patrick T. Ortiz, Secretary and General

Counsel, Public Service Company of

New Mexico, Alvarado Square,

Albuquerque, N.M. 87158.

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.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 23,

1997.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal and Power Systems, Office of Fossil

Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–2171 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

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Certification of the Radiological

Condition of the General Motors Site in

Adrian, Michigan

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of certification.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) has completed remedial actions

to decontaminate the General Motors

site in Adrian, Michigan. Formerly, the

property was found to contain

quantities of residual radioactive

material resulting from activities

conducted by DOE’s predecessors at the

former Bridgeport Brass Specialty

Metals Plant. Radiological surveys show

that the property now meets applicable

requirements for radiologically

unrestricted use, and the certification

docket is now available.

ADDRESSES: The certification docket is

available at the following locations:

Public Reading Room, Room 1E–190,

Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585;

Public Document Room, Oak Ridge

Operations Office, U.S. Department of

Energy, 200 Administration Road,

Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831;