[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22626]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA-153 and EA-154]


Applications To Export Electric Energy to Canada; Citizens Power 
Sales and Plum Street Energy Marketing, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Applications.

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SUMMARY: Citizens Power Sales (CP Sales) and Plum Street Energy 
Marketing, Inc. (PSEM), power marketers, have submitted applications to 
export electric energy to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the 
Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before September 25, 1997.

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, 
Washington, DC 20585-0350 (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. 
Sec. 824a(e)).
    The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 
has received applications from the following companies for 
authorization to export electric energy, as power marketers, to Canada, 
pursuant to section 202(e) of the FPA:

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                                                  Application    Docket 
                    Applicant                         date        No.   
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Citizens Power Sales............................     8/15/97      EA-153
Plum Street Energy Marketing, Inc...............     8/15/97      EA-154
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    These power marketing companies do not own or control any 
facilities for the generation or transmission of electricity, nor do 
they have franchised service areas. Each power marketer proposes to 
transmit to Canada electric energy purchased from electric utilities 
and other suppliers within the U.S.
    The applicants would arrange for the exported energy to be 
transmitted to Canada over the international transmission facilities 
owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power 
Administration, Citizens Utilities, Detroit Edison Company, Eastern 
Maine Electric Cooperative, Joint Owners of the Highgate Project, Maine 
Electric Power Company, Maine Public Service Company, Minnesota Power 
and Light Company, Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York Power 
Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States Power, and 
Vermont Electric Transmission Company. Each of the transmission 
facilities, as more fully described in these applications, has 
previously been authorized by a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 
Executive Order 10485, as amended.

PROCEDURAL MATTERS: Any persons desiring to become a party to these 
proceedings 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 Secs. 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 CP Sales 
request to export to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-
153. Additional copies are to be filed directly with Joseph C. Bell and 
Jolanta Sterbenz, Hogan & Hartson, 555 Thirteenth Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20004-1109 AND William Roberts, Vice President Utility 
Contracting, Citizens Power Sales, 160 Federal Street, Boston, MA 
02110. Comments on PSEM's request to export to Canada should be clearly 
marked with Docket EA-154. Additional copies are to be filed directly 
with: Matthew J. Picardi, General Counsel and Secretary, Plum Street 
Energy Marketing, Inc., 507 Plum Street, Syracuse, NY 13204 AND Scott 
P. Klurfeld, Swidler & Berlin Chartered, 3000 K Street, NW, Suite 300, 
Washington, DC 20007.
    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, 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 August 20, 1997.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 97-22626 Filed 8-25-97; 8:45 am]
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