[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52527-52528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26634]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA-156 and EA-157]


Applications to Export Electric Energy; Inland Pacific Resources 
and Consolidated Edison

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE

AGENCY: Notice of applications.

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SUMMARY: Inland Pacific Resources, Inc., a power marketer, and 
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, a public utility, 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 November 7, 1997.


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ADDRESS: 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-
586-5883 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 to Canada, pursuant to section 
202(e) of the FPA:

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            Applicant                 Application date      Docket No.  
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Inland Pacific Resources Inc.      9/16/97..............  EA-156        
 (IPRI).                                                                
Consolidated Edison Company of     9/23/97..............  EA-157        
 New York, Inc. (Con Edison).                                           
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    IPRI, a power marketing company, does not own or control any 
facilities for the generation or transmission of electricity, nor does 
it have a franchised service area. IPRI proposes to transmit to Canada 
electric energy purchased from electric utilities and other suppliers 
within the U.S. Con Edison is a regulated public utility serving 
customers in the New York City metropolitan area. Con Edison proposes 
to transmit to Canada electric energy that is excess to its system or 
purchased from electric utilities or other suppliers within the U.S.
    The applicants would arrange for the exported energy to be 
transmitted to Canada over the international facilities owned by Basin 
Electric, 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 IPRI's request to 
export to Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-156. 
Additional copies are to be filed directly with Edward A. Finklea, Ball 
Janik LLP, 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97204 AND 
Inland Pacific Resources Inc., c/o Jan Marston, President, Inland 
Pacific Energy Services Ltd., 1600--1095 West Pender Street, Vancouver, 
B.C. V6E2M6, Canada. Comments on Con Edison's request to export to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-157. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with John F. Gallagher III, Esq., 4 Irving 
Pace--Rm. 1815 South, Manhattan, NY 10003.
    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 October 1, 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. 97-26634 Filed 10-7-97; 8:45 am]
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