[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7937]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EA-141]


Application To Export Electric Energy; Inland Pacific Energy 
Services Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

AGENCY: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Inland Pacific Energy Service Corporation (Inland Pacific), a 
power marketer, has submitted an application 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 April 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: 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 March 6, 1997, Inland Pacific filed an application with the 
Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) for 
authorization to export electric energy to Canada pursuant to section 
202(e) of the FPA. Specifically, Inland Pacific has proposed to 
transmit to Canada electric energy purchased from electric utilities 
and federal power marketing agencies.
    Inland Pacific 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, New York Power Authority, Niagara 
Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern States Power and Vermont Electric 
Transmission Company. Each of the international transmission 
facilities, as more fully described in the application, has previously 
been issued a Presidential permit 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: Paula E. Pyron, 
Andrew K. Soto; Ball Janik LLP, 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 1100, 
Portland, Oregon 97204, (503) 228-2525 and J. Gary Stauffer, Executive 
Vice President, Inland Pacific Energy Services Corp., 1124 W. 
Riverside, Suite 4000, Spokane, Washington 99201 (509) 459-1363.
    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 March 24, 1997.
Anthony J. Como,
Manager, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Systems, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 97-7937 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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