[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 28571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14054]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. EA-114]


Application to Export Electricity MidCon Power Services Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: MidCon Power Services Corp. (MPS) has requested authorization 
to export electric energy to Canada. MPS is a marketer of electric 
energy. It does not own or control any electric generation or 
transmission facilities.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted 
on or before July 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene should be 
addressed as follows: Office of Coal & Electricity (FE-52), Office of 
Fuels Programs, Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585-0350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William H. Freeman (Program Office) 
202-586- 5883 or Michael T. 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 May 21, 1996, MPS 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. 
MPS neither owns nor controls any facilities for the transmission or 
distribution of electricity, nor does it have a franchised retail 
service area. Rather, MPS is a power marketer authorized by the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to engage in the wholesale sale of 
electricity in interstate commerce at negotiated rates pursuant to its 
filed rate schedules.
    In its application, MPS proposes to sell electric energy to Canada. 
The electric energy MPS proposes to transmit to Canada would be 
purchased from electric utilities and other generators. MPS asserts 
that such energy would be surplus to the requirements of the selling 
utility or generator. MPS would arrange for the exported energy to be 
wheeled from the selling entities, over existing domestic transmission 
facilities, and delivered to the foreign purchaser over one or more of 
the following international transmission lines for which Presidential 
permits (PP) have been previously issued: New York Power Authority's 
(NYPA) 230-kilovolt (kV), lines at Massena, New York (PP-25), and 
Devil's Hole, New York (PP-30); NYPA 765 kV line at Fort Covington, New 
York (PP-56); the NYPA 345-kV lines at Niagara Falls, New York (PP-74); 
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation's (NIMO) 4.8-kV Hogansburg, New York 
line (PP-13); and NIMO's 13.2-kV line at Covington, New York, 230-kV(3 
Phase) and 2-69-kV lines at Devil's Hole, New York, 38-kV Buffalo, New 
York lines, 69-kV lines at Queenstown, New York, and 12-kV(3/cables) 
Rainbow Br., New York lines (PP-31).
    Any determination by the DOE to grant the request by MPS for export 
authorization will be conditioned to require MPS to comply with all 
reliability criteria, standards, and guidelines of the North American 
Electric Reliability Council and Regional Councils.

PROCEDURAL MATTERS: Any persons desiring to be heard or to protest this 
application should file a petition to intervene or protest at the 
address provided above in accordance with Secs. 385.211 or 385.214 of 
the rules of practice and procedure (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: Mr. Dennis Lawler, Vice President, MidCon Power Services 
Corp., 701 East 22nd Street, Lombard, Illinois 60148 AND Mr. Peter Y. 
Connor, Esq., 801 15th Street, Wilmette, Illinois 60091.
    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 May 31, 1996.
Anthony J. Como.
Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office of Fuels Programs, 
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-14054 Filed 6-4-96; 8:45 am]
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