[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 29563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13627]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA-239]


Application to Export Electric Energy; Aroostook Valley Electric 
Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: Aroostook Valley Electric Company (AVEC) has applied for 
authority to transmit electric energy from the United States 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 June 15, 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: Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202-586-
9506 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 April 27, 2001, the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the 
Department of Energy (DOE) received an application from AVEC to 
transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada. AVEC, a 
Maine corporation, owns and operates a 31-MW wood-burning generation 
facility located in Fort Fairfield, Maine (``the Plant''). This Plant 
originally was owned by Fairfield Energy Venture (Fairfield).
    On October 8, 1985, DOE issued an order (ERA Docket PP-83EA) 
authorizing Fairfield and Maine Public Service Company (MPSC) jointly 
to export the electrical output of the Plant to Canada over the MPSC 
electric system. On December 4, 1985, DOE approved a request by 
Fairfield to remove its name from that export authorization, leaving 
MPSC the sole entity authorized to export the Plant's electrical output 
to Canada. On October 26, 1994, Fairfield sold the Plant to AVEC; 
however, the Plant remained connected to the MPSC electric system and 
AVEC continued to rely upon MPSC's export authorization for delivery of 
the Plant's electrical output to Canada. AVEC now requests its own and 
separate authority to export the output of the Plant to Canada using 
the existing MPSC transmission facilities.

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 Secs. 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 AVEC application to export electric energy to 
Canada should be clearly marked with Docket EA-239. Additional copies 
are to be filed directly with Edward F. Tancer, Secretary, Aroostook 
Valley Electric Company, c/o FPL Energy, LLC, 700 Universe Blvd., Juno 
Beach, Florida 33408, and Glenn J. Berger, Victor A. Contract, Skadden, 
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 1440 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20005-2111.
    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, 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 ``Regulatory Programs,'' 
then ``Electricity Regulation,'' and then ``Pending Proceedings'' from 
the options menus.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2001.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, Office of Coal & Power Im/
Ex, Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.
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