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1Newco is a limited partnership in which

Westcoast Power Marketing, Inc. and Coastal Gas

Services Company each owns indirectly a 49.5%

limited partnership interest, and Newco US, Inc.

owns a 1% general partnership interest.

establishing standards and procedures

for interstate and national comparisons.

On February 11, 1997, between the

hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. there

will be discussing the qualifications of

nominees for vacancies in the

membership of the National Assessment

Governing Board. The review and

subsequent discussions of this

information relate solely to the internal

personnel rules and practices of an

agency and will disclose information of

a personal nature where disclosure

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy if

conducted in open session. Such

matters are protected by exemptions (2)

and (6) of Section 552b(c) of Title 5

U.S.C.

A summary of the activities of the

meeting and related matters, which are

informative to the public, consistent

with the policy of 5 U.S.C., 552b, will

be available to the public within

fourteen days after the meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Education, National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dated: January 7, 1997.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

[FR Doc. 97–581 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA–135 and EA–136]

Applications to Export Electric Energy;

Newco US, L.P.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Newco US, L.P. (Newco), a

limited partnership, has submitted an

application to export electric energy to

Mexico and Canada pursuant to section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before February 10, 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:

Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202–

586–4708 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 November 29, 1996, Newco filed

two applications with the Office of

Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of

Energy (DOE) for authorization to export

electric energy to Mexico (Docket EA–

135) and Canada (Docket EA–136), as a

power marketer, pursuant to section

202(e) of the FPA.1 Specifically, Newco

has proposed to transmit to Mexico and

Canada electric energy purchased from

electric utilities and federal power

marketing agencies.

Newco would arrange for the exported

energy to be transmitted to Mexico over

one or more of the following

international transmission or

subtransmission lines for which

Presidential permits (PP) have been

previously issued:

Owner Location Voltage Presidential

permit No.

San Diego Gas & Elect. ................................................. Miguel, CA ...................................................................... 230 KV PP–68

Imperial Valley, CA ........................................................ 230 KV PP–79

El Paso Electric .............................................................. Diablo, NM ..................................................................... 115 KV PP–92

Ascarate, TX .................................................................. 115 KV PP–48

Central Power and Light ................................................ Brownsville, TX .............................................................. 138 KV PP–94

69 KV PP–94

Comision Federal de Electricidad .................................. Eagle Pass, TX .............................................................. 138 KV PP–50

Laredo, TX ..................................................................... 138 KV PP–57

Falcon Dam, TX ............................................................. 138 KV PP–57

Newco would arrange for the exported energy to be transmitted to Canada over one or more of the following

international transmission or subtransmission lines for which Presidential permits (PP) have been previously issued:

Owner Location Voltage Presidential

permit No.

Basin Electric .................................................................. Tioga, ND ....................................................................... 230-kV PP–64

Bonneville Power Administration .................................... Blaine, WA ..................................................................... 2–500-kV PP–10

Nelway, WA .................................................................... 230-kV PP–36

Nelway, WA .................................................................... 230-kV PP–46

Citizens Utilities .............................................................. Derby Line, VT ............................................................... 120-kV PP–66

Detroit Edison ................................................................. St. Clair, MI .................................................................... 345-kV PP–38

Maryville, MI ................................................................... 230-kV PP–21

Detroit, MI ....................................................................... 230-kV PP–21

St. Clair, MI .................................................................... 345-kV PP–58

Eastern Maine Elect. Coop ............................................ Calais, ME ...................................................................... 69-kV PP–32

Joint Owners of Highgate Project .................................. Highgate, VT .................................................................. 345-kV2 PP–82

Maine Electric Power Co ................................................ Houlton, ME ................................................................... 345-kV PP–43

Maine Public Service Co ................................................ Limestone, ME ............................................................... 69-kV PP–12

Fort Fairfield, ME ........................................................... 69-kV PP–12

Aroostook County, ME ................................................... 138-kV PP–29

Madawaska, ME ............................................................. 2–69–kV PP–29

Minnesota Power and Light Co ...................................... International Falls, MN ................................................... 115-kV PP–78
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Owner Location Voltage Presidential

permit No.

Minnkota Power .............................................................. Roseau County, MN ....................................................... 230-kV PP–61

New York Power Authority ............................................. Massena, NY .................................................................. 765-kV PP–56

Massena, NY .................................................................. 2–230–kV PP–25

Niagara Falls, NY ........................................................... 2–345–kV PP–74

Devils Hole, NY .............................................................. 230-kV PP–30

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp ........................................ Devils Hole, NY .............................................................. 230-kV PP–31

Northern States Power ................................................... Red River, ND ................................................................ 230-kV PP–45

Roseau County, MN ....................................................... 500-kV PP–63

Vermont Electric Transmission Co ................................. Norton, VT ...................................................................... ±450-kV DC PP–76

2These facilities were constructed at 345-kV but operated at 120-kV.

As noted above, Newco proposes to

export electricity to Mexico over lines

owned and operated by the El Paso

Electric Company (EPE) and permitted

under Presidential Permits Nos. PP–48,

as amended, and PP–92. On October 29,

1996, the Secretary of Energy signed

Delegation Order No. 0204–163 which

delegated and assigned to the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

authority to carry out such functions

vested in the Secretary to regulate

access to, and the rates, terms and

conditions for, transmission services

over the facilities of EPE. This authority

was delegated to FERC for the sole

purpose of authorizing FERC to take any

actions necessary to effectuate open

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 Newco’s

request to export to Mexico should be

clearly marked with Docket EA–135.

Comments on Newco’s request to export

to Canada should be clearly marked

with Docket EA–136. Additional copies

are to be filed directly with: Jeffrey D.

Watkiss; Sarah G. Novosel, Bracewell

and Patterson, L.L.P., 2000 K St., NW,

Suite 500; Washington, DC 20006, Fax:

(202) 223–1225 and Peter Leier,

Westcoast Power Marketing, Inc., 421–

7th Avenue, SW., Suite 1100, Calgary,

Alberta, Canada, 728 4K9 and Laurence

C. Mosher, Jr., Fulbright & Jaworski,

L.L.P., 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100,

Houston, TX 77010–3095, Fax (713)

651–5246).

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 2,

1997.

Anthony J. Como,

Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office

of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil

Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–594 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah

River Site

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Savannah River Site.

DATES AND TIMES:

Monday, January 27, 1997:

6:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. (Joint Meeting of

Issues-based Committee Chairs)

6:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. (Public Comment

Session)

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. (Subcommittee

Meetings

Tuesday, January 28, 1997: 8:30 a.m.–

4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Hilton, Palmetto Dunes,

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerri Flemming, Public Accountability

Specialist, Environmental Restoration

and Solid Waste Division, Department

of Energy Savannah River Operations

Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, S.C. 29802

(803) 725–5374.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management and related activities.

Tentative Agenda:

Monday, January 27, 1997

6:00 p.m.—Joint meeting of issues-based

subcommittee chairs

6:30 p.m.—Public comment session (5-

minute rule)

7:00 p.m.—Subcommittee meetings

9:00 p.m.—Adjourn

Tuesday, January 28, 1997

8:30 a.m.

Approval of minutes, agency updates

(∼ 15 minutes)

Public comment session (5-minute

rule) (∼ 15 minutes)

Facilitator update and review of

recommendations (∼ 1 hour)

Election of subcommittee chairs and

administrative subcommittee report

and proposal to amend bylaws (∼ 1

hour 15 minutes)

Spent fuel forum update (∼ 15

minutes)

Nuclear materials management

subcommittee report (∼ 30 minutes)

12:00 p.m.—Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Cancer registry presentation (∼ 30

minutes)

Allied General Nuclear Services

presentation (∼ 30 minutes)

Environmental restoration and waste

management subcomittee report (∼

1 and half hours)

—Riverwater shutdown system

environmental impact statement

—Russian melter

—F/H groundwater phase I and II

4:00 p.m.—Adjourn