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(formally Detroit Edison Company),

Joint Owners of the Highgate Project,

Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power

Company, Maine Public Service

Company, Minnesota Power, Inc.,

Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York

Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk

Power Corporation, Northern States

Power, and Vermont Electric

Transmission Company.

The construction of each of the

international transmission facilities to

be utilized by Allegheny, as more fully

described in the applications, has

previously been authorized by a

Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any person 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 each petition and protest

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Comments on the Allegheny

application to export electric energy to

Mexico should be clearly marked with

Docket EA–237. Comments on the

Allegheny application to export electric

energy to Canada should be clearly

marked with Docket EA–238.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with Daniel L. Gordon, President,

Allegheny Energy Global Markets, LLC,

2 World Financial Center, 36th Floor,

New York, NY 10080 and Patricia J.

Clark, Esq., Allegheny Energy Supply

Company, LLC, 4350 Northern Pike,

Monroeville, PA 15146.

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 or by accessing the

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Regulatory’’, then ‘‘Electricity’’, then

‘‘Pending Proceedings’’ from the options

menus.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 25,

2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 01–10772 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–235]

Application to Export Electric Energy;

Sempra Energy Resources

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Sempra Energy Resources

(SER) has applied for authority to

transmit electric energy from the United

States to Mexico pursuant to section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before May 31, 2001.

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. 824a(e)).

On March 28, 2001, the Office of

Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of

Energy (DOE) received an application

from SER to transmit electric energy

from the United States to Mexico. In a

related proceeding currently before DOE

(FE Docket PP–235), SER has applied for

a Presidential permit to construct,

operate, maintain, and connect a new

electric transmission facility between

San Diego Gas and Electric Company’s

(SDG&E’s) Imperial Valley Substation in

Imperial County, California, and the

Termoele ́ctrica de Mexicali (TDM)

powerplant SER proposes to construct

in the vicinity of Mexicali, Baja

California, Mexico. The electric energy

SER proposes to export to Mexico

would be for the purpose of providing

‘‘black start’’ capability to the TDM

powerplant and for providing ancillary

equipment power when the facility’s

electrical generating equipment is not in

operation. Exports from the United

States to the TDM plant for ‘‘black start’’

purposes are expected to occur

routinely, such as during weekend plant

shutdowns, with a maximum of 12 MW

to be exported.

The electric energy SER proposes to

export to Mexico would be obtained

from its own generation sources or from

power purchase agreements and

delivered to SDG&E’s Imperial Valley

Substation using the existing domestic

transmission system. The exported

electricity would be transmitted to

Mexico over the facilities proposed in

FE Docket PP–235.

Procedural Matters: Any person

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

each petition and protest should be filed

with the DOE on or before the date

listed above.

Comments on the SER application to

export electric energy to Mexico should

be clearly marked with Docket EA–235.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with Alberto Abreu, Director, Permitting

and Licensing, Sempra Energy

Resources, 101 Ash Street, P.O. Box

1831, San Diego, CA 92112–4150.

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 or by accessing the

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Electricity’’ and then ‘‘Pending

Proceedings’’ from the options menus.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 25,

2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 01–10769 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

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