34178 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. PP–241]

Application for Presidential Permit,

Enron North America Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Enron North America Corp.

(Enron) has applied for a Presidential

permit to construct, operate, maintain,

and connect an electric transmission

line across the U.S. border with Mexico.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before July 27, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Import and Export (FE–27),

Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585–0350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael T. Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–2793..

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

construction, operation, maintenance,

and connection of facilities at the

international border of the United States

for the transmission of electric energy

between the United States and a foreign

country is prohibited in the absence of

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as

amended by EO 12038.

On May 4, 2001, Enron filed an

application with the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) for a Presidential permit. Enron

proposes to construct two 300-megawatt

(MW) converter stations in the vicinity

of Brownsville, Texas, and a doublecircuit 230,000 volt (230-kV) alternating

current (AC) transmission line across

the U.S. border to connect with similar

facilities of the Comision Federal de

Electricidad, the national electric utility

of Mexico, in the vicinity of Matamoros,

Mexico. The first converter station

would convert 138-kV AC power from

the City of Brownsville Public Utility

Board’s Loma Alta Substation to 150-kV

DC power. A 150-kV DC transmission

line would connect the first converter

station with the second which would

then convert the DC power to 230-kV

AC power. The 230-kV transmission

line proposed to cross the U.S.-Mexican

border would extend from the second

converter station. Depending on the

configuration of the two converters (colocated at one site or constructed at

separate sites) total length of the DC and

AC transmission lines within the US

would be between 5.7 and 8.7 miles.

Since restructuring of the electric

power industry began, resulting in the

introduction of different types of

competitive entities into the

marketplace, DOE has consistently

expressed its policy that cross-border

trade in electric energy should be

subject to the same principles of

comparable open access and nondiscrimination that apply to

transmission in interstate commerce.

DOE has stated that policy in export

authorizations granted to entities

requesting authority to export over

international transmission facilities.

Specifically, DOE expects transmitting

utilities owning border facilities to

provide access across the border in

accordance with the principles of

comparable open access and nondiscrimination contained in the FPA

and articulated in Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission Order No. 888

(Promotion Wholesale Competition

Through Open Access NonDiscriminatory Transmission Services

by Public utilities; FERC Stats. & Regs.

¶ 31,036 (1996)), as amended. In

furtherance of this policy, on July 27,

1999, (64 FR 40586) DOE initiated a

proceeding in which it noticed its

intention to condition existing and

future Presidential permits, appropriate

for third party transmission, on

compliance with a requirement to

provide non-discriminatory open access

transmission service. That proceeding is

not yet complete. However, in this

docket DOE specifically requests

comment on the appropriateness of

applying the open access requirement

on Enron’s proposed 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 §§ 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.

Additional copies of such petitions to

intervene or protests also should be

filed directly with: Robert Frank,

Director, Government Affairs, Enron

Corp., 1400 Smith Street, Houston, TX

77002 AND Jeffrey D. Watkiss/Andrea

M. Settanni, Bracewell & Patterson,

L.L.P., 2000 K Street, NW, Suite 500,

Washington, DC 20006.

Before a Presidential permit may be

issued or amended, the DOE must

determine that the proposed action will

not adversely impact on the reliability

of the U.S. electric power supply

system. In addition, DOE must consider

the environmental impacts of the

proposed action (i.e., granting the

Presidential permit, with any conditions

and limitations, or denying the permit)

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969. DOE also must

obtain the concurrence of the Secretary

of State and the Secretary of Defense

before taking final action on a

Presidential permit application.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above. In addition, the

application may be reviewed or

downloaded from the Fossil Energy

Home Page at: http://

www.FE.DOE.GOV. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Electricity’’ from the options menu,

and then ‘‘Pending Proceedings.’’

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 21,

2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Systems, Office of

Coal & Power Im/Ex Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 01–16112 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP99–466–005]

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 21, 2001.

Take notice that on June 15, 2001,

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership (Great Lakes) tendered for

filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1,

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 29A

and Substitute First Revised Sheet No.

50D.

Great Lakes states that these changes

are proposed to be effective October 1,

1999 and January 1, 2001, respectively.

Great Lakes states that these tariff

sheets are being filed to correct

pagination errors that occurred when

reserving a range of sheets for future use

in earlier tariff filings. As a result of

those errors, the electronic Great Lakes

tariff includes the reserved sheets as

currently effective, with outdated text.

The instant filing will resolve any

inconsistencies in Great Lakes’

electronic tariff, and it will conform the

affected sheets to the Commission’s

pagination requirements.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2001 / Notices 34179

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Protests will be considered

by the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room. This filing may

be viewed on the web at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm

(call 202–208–2222 for assistance).

Comments, protests and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at http:/

/www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–16057 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–217–001]

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership; Notice of Proposed

Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 21, 2001.

Take notice that on June 15, 2001,

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited

Partnership (Great Lakes) tendered for

filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following with an effective date of June

1, 1996:

Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 70

Great Lakes states that this tariff sheet

is being filed to correct a pagination

error that occurred when reserving a

range of sheets for future use in an

earlier tariff filing. As a result of that

error, the electronic Great Lakes tariff

includes the reserved sheets as currently

effective, with outdated text. The instant

filing will resolve any inconsistencies in

Great Lakes’ electronic tariff, and it will

conform the affected sheets to the

Commission’s pagination requirements.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed in accordance with Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Protests will be considered

by the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room. This filing may

be viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Comments, protests and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–16059 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. EL01–93–000]

Mirant Americas Energy Marketing,

L.P., Mirant New England, LLC, Mirant

Kendall, LLC, Mirant Canal, LLC,

Complainant, v. ISO New England Inc.,

Respondent; Notice of Complaint

June 21, 2001.

Take notice that on June 20, 2001,

Mirant Americas Energy Marketing,

L.P., Mirant New England, LLC, Mirant

Kendall, LLC and Mirant Canal, LLC

(the Mirant Parties) tendered for filing a

complaint pursuant to Sections 206 and

306 of the Federal Power Act against the

ISO New England Inc. (ISO–NE) in

connection with ISO–NE’s proposed

revisions to procedures for mitigation of

generation resources run or used out of

economic merit order during

transmission constraints.

The Mirant Parties have served copies

of the complaint upon the ISO–NE and

the New England Power Pool.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214). All such motions or protests

must be filed on or before June 29, 2001.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room. This filing may

also be viewed on the Internet at http:/

/www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222) for assistance. Answers

to the complaint shall also be due on or

before June 29, 2001. Comments,

protests and interventions may be filed

electronically via the internet in lieu of

paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)

and the instructions on the

Commission’s web site at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–16062 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–457–000]

Northern Border Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

June 21, 2001.

Take notice that on June 14, 2001,

Northern Border Pipeline Company

(Northern Border) tendered for filing to

become part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

tariff sheets to become effective July 16,

2001:

First Revised Sheet Number 202

First Revised Sheet Number 301

Northern Border states that the

purpose of this filing is to revise

Northern Border’s FERC Gas Tariff to

permit Northern Border to have the

ability, from time to time, to contract for

off-system pipelines’ services without

prior Commission approval. Northern

Border also requests that the Company

grant Northern Border a waiver of the

‘‘shipper must hold title to the gas’’

policy. Northern Border is making this

tariff filing to be consistent with the

Commission’s policy findings as Docket

No. CP95–218, et al. (Texas Eastern).

Northern Border states that copies of

this filing have been sent to all of

Northern Border’s contracted shippers

and interested state regulatory

commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the