[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47472-47473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23825]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA-155]


Application to Export Electric Energy to Canada; ProMark Energy, 
Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE

ACTION: Notice of Application.

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SUMMARY: ProMark Energy, Inc. (ProMark), a power marketer, has 
submitted an application to export electric energy to Canada pursuant 
to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.


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DATES: Comments, protests or requests to intervene must be submitted on 
or before October 9, 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)).
    On August 27, 1997, ProMark, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., applied to the Office of 
Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization 
to export electric energy, as a power marketer, to Canada, pursuant to 
section 202(e) of the FPA. Specifically, ProMark has proposed to 
transmit to Canada electric energy purchased from electric utilities 
and other suppliers within the U.S.
    ProMark would arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted to 
Canada over the international facilities owned by Citizens Utilities, 
Detroit Edison Company, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Joint 
Owners of the Highgate Project, Maine Electric Power Company, Maine 
Public Service Company, New York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk Power 
Corporation, 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 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 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. Additional copies are to be filed directly with 
Kenneth Bekman, ProMark Energy, Inc., 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Suite 
B-100, Rye, New York, 10580 AND Steven J. Ross, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 200361-1795.
    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 September 2, 1997.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal and Power Im/Ex, 
Office of Coal and Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 97-23825 Filed 9-8-97; 8:45 am]
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